Wealden’s Local Development Framework Draft Core

Strategy

Councillor Roy Galley Portfolio Holder for Planning &

Development

Consultation

Issues and Options consultation– 2007

Exhibitions & drop in sessions

Early Parish Plans/ town masterplans

Parish planning conference

Joint LSP/LDF workshop

Parish Panel

Parish Clerks’ Seminar

Consultation ( cont’d)

Spatial Development Options – July 2009

Exhibitions and drop in sessions

Development of Parish bridging templates

Parish Planning Conference

Parish Panel

Joint LSP/ LDF workshops

WDC Member workshops

Evidence

Various Studies:•Flood Risk, Housing Market, Land availability, Viability, Retail, Employment, Landscape, Demographics

Consultation•Issues and Options 2007, Spatial Development Options 2009, LSP events, Infrastructure providers and statutory bodies, Parish templates, Town Masterplans

•National and Local Guidance and Strategies, Planning policy Statements, Sustainable Community Strategy

Evidence (cont’d)

•Infrastructure Delivery Plan •Sustainability Appraisal•Background papers-various

Strategy Development

Revocation of South East Plan – housing and employment targets and replacement policies need to be justified

LDF Sub July 2010 agreed to seek to Balance strategic needs of the District, with capacities, constraints and the aspirations and needs of local communities

Strategic Housing Need

•Completions WDC 1998-2010 ( 21yrs ) - 9023 dwellings - 429 dwelling per annum

Pop. increase –14,788•Office Nat.Stats PROJECTIONS –2006-27 (21yrs)

Population increase –16,200, Household increase 14,800

•ESCC trend based projection –2006-26

Population increase –16,934, Household increase. –11,459, increase in dwelling 11,910

Local Issues

•Land availability•Accessibility of Settlements•Environmental Constraints – Landscape and biodiversity

•Availability of Employment Land•The need to increase economic growth•Housing need, including affordable housing •Infrastructure capacities•Regeneration•Aspirations of Town Masterplans, and Parish/ Town responses to consultation

WCS 2 Distribution of Housing Growth 2006-2030 

Settlement Committed New

Allocation

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2030

Uckfield 742 1000 1742

Hailsham/Hellingly 1645 1300 2945

Polegate and

Willingdon

565 700 1265

Stone Cross 42 650 692

Crowborough 632 300 932

Heathfield 292 160 452

Adjacent to Tunbridge

Wells (Frant Parish)

0 120 120

Rural Villages 971 455 1426

Total 4889 4685 9574

Hailsham/ Hellingly Area Strategy

Uckfield Area Strategy

Polegate and Willingdon and Stone Cross Area Strategy

Crowborough Area Strategy

Heathfield Area Strategy

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WCS4 Strategic Development Areas •SD1: Land to the west of Uckfield•SD2: Land at East Hailsham•SD3: Land at North Hailsham•SD4: Land at Polegate/ Willingdon•SD5: Land at Dittons Road, Polegate •SD6: Land at South East Stone Cross•SD7: Land at North East Stone Cross•SD8: Land at Pine Grove, Crowborough•SD9: Land at Jarvis Brook, Crowborough•SD10:Land at South East Crowborough•SD11: Land at North West Heathfield•SD12: Land Adjacent to Tunbridge Wells, in the Parish of Frant

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Projected completions 3558

Uckfield urban extension (SD1) 1000

East Hailsham urban extension (SD2) 600

North Hailsham urban extension (SD3) 700

Crowborough - urban area (SD8 - SD9) 140

South East Crowborough urban extension (SD10)

160

Land at Polegate/ Willingdon (SD4) 700

Stone Cross urban extensions (SD6 - SD7)

650

Heathfield urban extension (SD11) 160

Tunbridge Wells urban extension (within Frant Parish SD12)

120

Villages 455

Note: Development boundaries for Uckfield, Hailsham, Polegate and Willingdon, Stone Cross, Crowborough and Heathfield are retained

Figure 9:Growth potential of rural settlements and where development boundaries will be retained

Development of settlement classification

Issues and Options 2007 – retention of development boundaries ?

Suggested settlement classification –2007

Proposed rural settlement classification– 2009

WCS6 Rural areas strategy  

Development boundaries will be retained at: Forest Row, Hartfield, Groombridge, Wadhurst, Mayfield, Frant, Buxted, Herstmonceux, Ninfield, Pevensey Bay, Horam and Alfriston 

Villages :Proposed scale of additional housing to be allocate up until 2030

Wadhurst – 70 additional dwellings

Frant Village – 20 additional dwellings

Herstmonceux – 70 additional dwellings

Ninfield – 50 additional dwellings

Horam – 100 additional dwellings

Maresfield – 50 additional dwellings

East Dean – 10 additional dwellings

Berwick Station – 20 additional dwellings

Framfield – 25 additional dwellings

Boreham Street – 10 additional dwellings

Ripe – 10 additional dwellings

Selmeston – 10 additional dwellings

Upper Dicker – 10 additional dwellings

WCS7 Effective provision of Infrastructure The release of land for development will depend upon there being sufficient capacity in the existing local infrastructure to meet the requirements generated by the proposed development. Where development would create the need to provide additional or improved community facilities, services and infrastructure to mitigate its impact, a programme of delivery must be agreed with the relevant infrastructure providers which will ensure that these improvements are provided at the time they are needed. These may involve coordinating contributions from the development with other investment streams. This approach will ensure that the necessary improvements can be completed in a timely manner to support growth. Arrangements for the provision or improvement of infrastructure to the required standard will be secured by planning agreement/ obligation, or by condition attached to the planning consent or by any other appropriate mechanism. The adequacy of infrastructure provision in Wealden will be the subject of regular review with infrastructure providers as part of the ongoing work on the Infrastructure Delivery Plan. This will include health, transport, utility services, and education providers and will be reported as part of the LDF monitoring arrangements in the Annual Monitoring Report.

WCS 9 Rural exception affordable housing In exceptional circumstances, planning permission may be granted for small scale affordable residential development in rural areas outside development boundaries in order to meet an identified local housing need among those people unable to compete in the normal housing market.  Suitable sites will be located within or be well-related to a settlement which either provides reasonable access to local services and facilities, or has good accessibility to larger settlements nearby which provide a range of services and facilities. The scale of the proposed affordable housing development should be appropriate in relation to the size of the settlement and sites should not be isolated or intrusive within the landscape. Sites developed under this policy will be subject to controls on the occupancy of the housing to ensure it continues to provide affordable homes which address local housing needs in perpetuity. The affordable homes will be managed by an approved Registered Provider.

Timetable

LDF Sub Committee – 19th Oct. 2010

Parish Conference – 3rd Nov. 2010

Joint meeting of PCN/S –10th Nov. 2010

Cabinet – 24th Nov 2010

Full Council 1st Dec. 2010

Submission Feb/ March 2011

Representations – 6 weeks

Examination _ summer 2011

Adoption – early 2012

Any questions ?