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WoodcoteWoodcoteMonday 2Monday 2ndnd July 2012July 2012

WelcomeWelcomeJulia WellsJulia Wells

Swyncombe Parish Council and Chilterns Swyncombe Parish Council and Chilterns Conservation Board MemberConservation Board Member

IntroductionIntroductionBettina KirkhamBettina Kirkham

Chairman Chilterns Conservation Board Planning Chairman Chilterns Conservation Board Planning CommitteeCommittee


Colin WhiteColin White

Planning OfficerPlanning OfficerChilterns Conservation BoardChilterns Conservation Board

Planning ReformsPlanning Reforms

Localism Act 2011Localism Act 2011Many provisions in force 6Many provisions in force 6thth April 2012April 2012Neighbourhood PlanningNeighbourhood PlanningAbolition of Regional PlansAbolition of Regional PlansDevelopment plan changes (Local Plan)Development plan changes (Local Plan)Duty to coDuty to co--operateoperateFor more information see DCLG website For more information see DCLG website www.communities.gov.ukwww.communities.gov.uk

Planning ReformsPlanning ReformsNational Planning Policy FrameworkNational Planning Policy Framework

In use end March 2012In use end March 2012Replaces PPGs and PPSs, though many Replaces PPGs and PPSs, though many good practice and advice notes remaingood practice and advice notes remainLocal Plan primacy stressedLocal Plan primacy stressed‘‘Sustainable developmentSustainable development’’ defineddefinedDesign, local distinctiveness and Design, local distinctiveness and materialsmaterialsBrownfield land and windfall includedBrownfield land and windfall includedFairly good AONB protectionFairly good AONB protection

Planning ReformsPlanning ReformsNeighbourhood PlanningNeighbourhood Planning

Local influence Local influence –– more more acceptableacceptableKey terms Key terms –– Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Development Plan, Development Plan, Neighbourhood Development Neighbourhood Development Order, Community Right to Order, Community Right to Build Order, Neighbourhood Build Order, Neighbourhood AreaArea

Neighbourhood Development PlanNeighbourhood Development Plan

Define the NeighbourhoodDefine the NeighbourhoodDesignate the Neighbourhood ForumDesignate the Neighbourhood ForumLPA duty to supportLPA duty to supportProduce and submit PlanProduce and submit PlanLPA validation checkLPA validation checkIndependent examinationIndependent examinationExaminersExaminers’’ reportreportPlan modificationsPlan modificationsReferendum (>50% of those that vote)Referendum (>50% of those that vote)Adoption by LPA Adoption by LPA –– development plandevelopment plan

Neighbourhood Development PlanNeighbourhood Development Plan

Some key issuesSome key issuesCore Strategy +1Core Strategy +1Can protect or regenerateCan protect or regenerateDesign is common themeDesign is common themeBaseline information (LPA?)Baseline information (LPA?)Technical issues can be complexTechnical issues can be complexVision and objectives Vision and objectives –– engage localsengage localsTiming is vital Timing is vital –– meet expectationsmeet expectationsKeep profile upKeep profile upTime consumingTime consumingCosts Costs –– beware!beware!


Geoff BottingGeoff Botting

Committee Member, Woodcote Committee Member, Woodcote Neighbourhood PlanNeighbourhood Plan

Neighbourhood Development Plans Neighbourhood Development Plans ––A local perspectiveA local perspective

Neighbourhood Planning:Neighbourhood Planning:A Local PerspectiveA Local Perspective

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WOODCOTE

An active community

Entirely within the Chilterns AONBOf some Victorian but mostly modern brick houses In which most work outside the village. In which fewer than half of those employed locally live in the village; and Probably best known for its famous Rally

A Village:

Of some 2500 – 400% larger than in the 1950’sWho care about Woodcote’s futureWho value the rural look and feel of the village and surrounding countryside;and Who feel very strongly that further development should not be allowed.

Woodcote Rally

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WOODCOTE FRONT RUNNER COUNCIL

Hilltop Field

Why? What are we hoping for ?

Approach

Budget



Get some control

WHY ARE WE DOING IT?

Threat

Woodcote 10k

Core Strategy → more new houses for Woodcote .Hilltop field

2008 Parish Plan Strong opposition to development

The PC wants development that met the village needs

Local Control A Parish Plan has only to be considered.An adopted Neighbourhood Plan carries statutory weight.

Funding £20,000 grant



Get some control

WHAT DO WE HOPE FOR ?

Rainbow over Woodcote

A (more) level playing field

Stability in a longer term binding agreement

Improved demographic balance

Less sense of powerlessness, less resentment, less conflict

Better match of development to need

Much greater local input

Recognition that some development can benefit Woodcote

No disruptive development

No speculative development

Community ownership and buy‐in



APPROACH

No precedentNo examplesNo guidance

Frontrunner

Organise around key questionsCreate a solid platform LearnBroadenAmend as guidance/regulations emergeEngage the village

Getting Started



GETTING STARTEDQuestion/ Work Group

Inputs Outputs

Parish PlanORCC Housing Need Survey

Exhibition Inputs

What is the Housing Need

Housing Need Statement

Potential Site List

Landowner Submissions & Data Gathering

SODC SHLAAWhere might new houses go?

LegislationVillage

WorkshopsCore Strategy

How are possible sites prioritised?

Selection Criteria

Exhibition Inputs

Workshops‐ Detail Design Preferences

Local Design Guides

What should new housing look like?

Design Requirements

What else should we consider?

Living in the Village

How do we comply with planning rules?

Sustainability Assessment


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WHAT NEXT?

Site Identification

Site Selection Criteria

Draft numbers and

sites

Village meeting

Parish Council Review

Public Examination

District Council Review

Village ferendum

Housing Need

Draft plan

DesignRe

Living in the Village

Sustainability Analysis


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BUDGET

Item Budget CommentsManagement 250 Meetings and sundries

Communication 750 Web site, e-mailings, leaflets

Village Consultations 1500 Probably 1500

Professional Services 6500 ?

Total 9000

7000 Front Runner Grant

2000 Parish

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Mike StubbsMike Stubbs

CoCo--opted Member, Chilterns Conservation opted Member, Chilterns Conservation Board Planning Committee Board Planning Committee

Before Localism ActBefore Localism Act

Regional Regional Planning Planning

PolicyPolicy

Core Strategy and Core Strategy and Local PlanningLocal Planning

National Planning PolicyNational Planning Policy

After Localism ActAfter Localism Act

Core Strategy andCore Strategy andLocal PlanLocal Plan

Neighbourhood PlanningNeighbourhood Planning

National Planning Policy in National Planning Policy in National Planning Policy FrameworkNational Planning Policy Framework

Housing and/or ...Housing and/or ...

Community or ...Community or ...

Design and characterDesign and character

Breakout One:Breakout One:

The traditional routeThe traditional route

Breakout One: The traditional routeBreakout One: The traditional route

MidwinterMidwinter

Breakout One: The traditional Breakout One: The traditional routeroute

Breakout Two:Breakout Two:

The neighbourhood The neighbourhood routeroute

Breakout Two: The Breakout Two: The Neighbourhood RouteNeighbourhood Route

Breakout Three:Breakout Three:

The neighbourhood The neighbourhood route?route?

Breakout Three: GREEN GROUPBreakout Three: GREEN GROUPLarge housing allocation @500Large housing allocation @500Considered a threat to settlement character Considered a threat to settlement character and would extend the settlement in an and would extend the settlement in an entirely odd wayentirely odd wayCore Strategy at early stage Core Strategy at early stage ‘‘issues and issues and optionsoptions’’

Breakout Three: RED GROUPBreakout Three: RED GROUPLocal Plan near to Local Plan near to public examination & public examination & allocates 3 sites @ 250 allocates 3 sites @ 250 homes totalhomes totalTwo sites at Gap Field Two sites at Gap Field and and ‘‘The InfillThe Infill’’ very very contentious with contentious with sensitive boundaries to sensitive boundaries to existing residentialexisting residential

Breakout Three: YELLOW GROUPBreakout Three: YELLOW GROUP

‘‘WindfallWindfall’’ old factory old factory in the middle of the in the middle of the settlementsettlementExisting Local Plan Existing Local Plan just adopted just adopted (approved)(approved)Parish Council keen Parish Council keen to engage with the to engage with the planning process. planning process.

Breakout Three: BLUE GROUPBreakout Three: BLUE GROUP

Local Plan Local Plan recently adopted recently adopted and 150 homes and 150 homes allocatedallocatedNo specific site No specific site allocations (yet)allocations (yet)Parish keen to Parish keen to raise design raise design standards and standards and some unhappy at some unhappy at 150 homes 150 homes allocationallocation

Feedback Feedback –– key issueskey issues

Feedback key pointsFeedback key pointsYellowYellowIn favour of development on siteIn favour of development on siteTalk to local people Talk to local people –– explain advantages of explain advantages of housing development (incl. affordable), no housing development (incl. affordable), no traffic problem (already exists)traffic problem (already exists)Not need to go through NDP as can still have Not need to go through NDP as can still have consultation through site development consultation through site development process (not changing map of village)process (not changing map of village)? How many houses needed? But would ? How many houses needed? But would have been useful to decisionhave been useful to decision--making processmaking processNumbers might affect decisionNumbers might affect decision

Feedback key pointsFeedback key pointsGreenGreenLocal plan at early stage, probably best to Local plan at early stage, probably best to engage with LPA to help produce Local Plan, engage with LPA to help produce Local Plan, key driver is developer as not coming direct key driver is developer as not coming direct via LPAvia LPANDP not best route, as development is threat, NDP not best route, as development is threat, this is not a fixed site so could go this is not a fixed site so could go somewhere elsesomewhere elseIf did do NDP could you work back to front to If did do NDP could you work back to front to influence the Local Plan? Care influence the Local Plan? Care –– LP should LP should precede NDP, some places are looking at precede NDP, some places are looking at NDPsNDPs to cover a number of parishes (to get a to cover a number of parishes (to get a LP via another route?)LP via another route?)

Feedback key pointsFeedback key pointsBlueBlueLP adopted, concern in community LP adopted, concern in community objections swept asideobjections swept asideWant to engage with community properly, Want to engage with community properly, deal with design and affordability, get deal with design and affordability, get community buycommunity buy--in and so objections could in and so objections could be overcomebe overcomeEmpowering? YesEmpowering? Yes

Feedback key pointsFeedback key pointsRedRedCore Strategy near Core Strategy near EiPEiP, PC think contentious, PC think contentiousPC PC –– challenge Core Strategy to get numbers challenge Core Strategy to get numbers down, if still have numbers then do NDP so down, if still have numbers then do NDP so say where, when and howsay where, when and howEiPEiP sensible to engage insensible to engage in

Final thoughtsFinal thoughts

Final thoughts (1)Final thoughts (1)The Neighbourhood Plan (NP) becomes The Neighbourhood Plan (NP) becomes a formal part of the statutory a formal part of the statutory development plandevelopment planCertain Certain ‘‘basic conditionsbasic conditions’’ must be must be satisfiedsatisfiedThe Neighbourhood Plan cannot be used The Neighbourhood Plan cannot be used to promote fewer homes than in the to promote fewer homes than in the Local PlanLocal PlanIt could be very useful in producing It could be very useful in producing design guidancedesign guidance

Final thoughts (2)Final thoughts (2)

Community Infrastructure Levy money Community Infrastructure Levy money maymay be linked to a NPbe linked to a NPDistrict Councils have a duty to assistDistrict Councils have a duty to assistDespite what we have said NP may not Despite what we have said NP may not always be the right tool for the jobalways be the right tool for the job

Final thoughts (3)Final thoughts (3)So, if not NP what do we suggest?So, if not NP what do we suggest?You could consider the following:You could consider the following:

Village Design StatementVillage Design StatementVillage PlanVillage PlanSite Development BriefSite Development BriefNeighbourhood Development OrderNeighbourhood Development OrderCommunity Right to Build Order and,Community Right to Build Order and,If set on NP, smaller Neighbourhood Area If set on NP, smaller Neighbourhood Area (more control)(more control)

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