[PPT] - L o c a l Pla n Wo rking Pa rty F or mat for the E ve ning PowerPoint Presentation

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Ashurst a nd Co lb ury Pa rish Co unc il

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c a l Pla n Wo rking Pa rty

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F

r

mat for the E ve ning

1. I

ntro duc tio ns

2. T

he L

c a l Pla n - Da vid I

llsle y, Ne w F

re st NPA
3. Que stio ns
4. K

e y Po ints fo r Ashurst – E mma L a c e y, Pa rish Co unc il

5. Que stio ns
6. Stra w Po ll
7. Wha t ne xt?
8. L
c a l c o nta c ts

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Da vid I llsle y BA MA MRT PI- Po lic y Ma na g e r _______________________________ Ne w F

re st Na tio na l Pa rk Pla nning Autho rity

(NF NPA)

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This evening

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Ba c kg ro und to the re vie w o f the lo c a l pla nning po lic ie s c o ve ring the Ne w F

re st Na tio na l Pa rk

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So me ke y pla nning issue s a nd c ha lle ng e s fa c ing the Ne w F

re st

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Dra ft L

c a l Pla n pub lic

c o nsulta tio n: 3 Oc to b e r – 28 No ve mb e r 2016

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T ime ta b le a nd ne xt ste ps in the L

c a l Pla n pre pa ra tio n pro c e ss

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Planning in the New Forest National Park

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Pla nning is a sta tuto ry func tio n fo r a ll NPAs – c o ve ring e nfo rc e me nt, de ve lo pme nt c o ntro l, mine ra ls & wa ste a nd pla nning po lic y.

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T he dra ft L

c a l Pla n se e ks to ta ke fo rwa rd the two sta tuto ry

Na tio na l Pa rk purpo se s a nd a sso c ia te d so c io -e c o no mic duty thro ug h:

Ø Pro te c tio n o f de sig na te d ha b ita ts within the Ne w F

re st

Ø Po lic ie s pro mo ting lo c a l distinc tive ne ss in ne w de ve lo pme nt Ø T

he sa fe g ua rding o f e xisting e mplo yme nt site s to pro vide lo c a l jo b s

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Housing Development in the English National Parks

Ø T

he dra ft So uth Do wns L

c al Plan (2015)

pro po se s a n a dditio na l 4,500 dwe lling s b y 2032 to a ddre ss lo c a l ho using ne e ds

Ø Yo rkshire Dale s Ho using De ve lo pme nt

Plan (2012) a llo c a te s 29 de ve lo pme nt site s (minimum de nsity 30 dwe lling s pe r he c ta re )

Ø T

he L ake Distric t Co re Strate g y (2010) pla ns fo r 900 a dditio na l dwe lling s b y 2030 within the ma in se ttle me nts o f the Pa rk While the E ng lish Na tio na l Pa rks a re no t c o nside re d to b e a ppro pria te lo c a tio ns fo r ma jo r de ve lo pme nt, ne ithe r a re the y wilde rne ss a re a s.

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Changes in national planning policy in recent years

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n 2012 the NPPF intro duc e d a “pre sumptio n in favo ur o f sustainab le de ve lo pme nt” into the pla nning syste m

§ Pla nning a utho ritie s sho uld,

“…e nsure that the ir L

c al Plan

me e ts the full, o b je c tive ly asse sse d ne e ds fo r marke t and affo rdab le ho using …”

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pro mo te susta ina b le

de ve lo pme nt in rura l a re a s, ne w ho using sho uld b e lo c a te d whe re it will e nha nc e o r ma inta in the vita lity o f rura l c o mmunitie s.

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SCC 19,500 dwe lling s WC 6,700 dwe lling s T VBC 3,500 dwe lling s* C&E DDC 8,500 dwe lling s NF DC 10,000 dwe lling s

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Housing needs arising in the New Forest National Park

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T he NPA jo intly c o mmissio ne d (with NF DC) a n a sse ssme nt o f lo c a l ho using ne e d in 2014

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T his c o nc lude d tha t the housing ne e d

a r ising within the Pa r k a mounts to a r

und 3,000 a dditiona l dwe lling s ove r

the ne xt 20 ye a r s (150 dwe lling s pe r a nnum); a nd 12,000 dwe lling s in the

Distric t a ro und the Na tio na l Pa rk

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T his c o mpa re s to the c urre nt le ve l o f de ve lo pme nt o f a ro und 25 dwe lling s pe r a nnum within the Na tio na l Pa rk

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Dwelling Completions in the New Forest National Park 2006 – 2016

Sinc e the Na tio na l Pa rk wa s de sig na te d in 2006, a to ta l o f 240 ne w dwe lling s ha ve b e e n c o mple te d o n a ppro pria te site s within the ma in villa g e s & o n rura l e xc e ptio ns site s a c ro ss the re st o f the Pa rk.

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Call for Sites Process

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Na tio na l po lic y re q uire s pla nning a utho ritie s to a sse ss the a va ila b ility

f la nd to me e t ide ntifie d ho using

ne e ds.

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Pla n-ma ke rs sho uld issue a ‘ c a ll fo r po te ntia l site s’ a nd b ro a d lo c a tio ns fo r de ve lo pme nt, whic h sho uld b e a ime d a t a wide a udie nc e .

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T he c o mpre he nsive list o f site s sho uld b e a sse sse d a g a inst na tio na l po lic ie s a nd de sig na tio ns to e sta b lish whic h ha ve re a so na b le po te ntia l fo r de ve lo pme nt.

E nviro nme nt Ag e nc y F lo o d Risk Map

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Call for Sites Process

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T he NF NPA sta rte d this pro c e ss in Autumn 2015. All sub mitte d site s ha ve b e e n a sse sse d a g a inst a ra ng e o f c rite ria inc luding :

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nviro nme nt Ag e nc y F lo o d Risk ma pping

Ø pro ximity to inte rna tio na l, na tio na l a nd lo c a l na ture c o nse rva tio n

de sig na tio ns

Ø pro ximity to b uilt e nviro nme nt de sig na tio ns inc luding L

iste d Building s, Histo ric Pa rks & Ga rde ns a nd Co nse rva tio n Are a s

Ø a c c e ss to lo c a l fa c ilitie s, se rvic e s a nd pub lic tra nspo rt links (b us

a nd ra il)

Ø po te ntia l impa c t o n the wide r la ndsc a pe o f the Ne w F

re st

Na tio na l Pa rk

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Development of Ashurst

Ashurst in the 1940s Ashurst in the 1980s

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Constraints mapping - Ashurst

SSSI

E urope a n prote c te d ha bita t

SINC Anc ie nt Woodla nd F lood Risk Zone 3

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Constraints mapping - Ashurst

F lood Zone 3 SSSI SINC L iste d Building T POs (e xte nde d Aug ust 2016)

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Ashurst Village Design Statement (VDS) Adopted 2013

T he VDS a ims to :

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fo c us S106 c o ntrib utio ns to wa rds e nha nc ing the re c re a tio n g ro und

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pre ve nt the c o a le sc e nc e o f Ashurst with We st T

tto n

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hig hlig hts the ne e d fo r a ffo rda b le ho using fo r lo c a l re side nts

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sug g e sts the de ve lo pme nt o f sma lle r pro pe rtie s T he VDS pro vide s g uida nc e o n the de sig n o f ne w de ve lo pme nt in the Pa rish, b ut do e s no t se t o ut the sc a le o r lo c a tio n o f ne w de ve lo pme nt.

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Proposed Housing Allocations

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All the pro po se d ho using site s c a me thro ug h the c a ll fo r site s pro c e ss.

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De c isio n ta ke n to a llo c a te site s ra the r tha n ma ke sig nific a nt a me ndme nts to the de fine d villa g e b o unda rie s.

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Po te ntia l to de live r a ffo rda b le ho using o n-site fo r lo c a l pe o ple . Re c e nt c ha ng e s in na tio na l po lic y ha ve ma de this diffic ult to a c hie ve .

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Whartons Lane Proposed Allocation

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50 dwe lling s e q ua te s to 20 dwe lling s pe r he c ta re – (Wha rto ns Clo se 10dph, Wha rto ns L a ne 17dph)

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T POs surro unding the site e xte nde d fo llo wing upda te d a sse ssme nt in Summe r 2016. Sig nific a nt RPZs.

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2.5ha g re e nfie ld site – sing le o wne rship & no c o ve na nts o n the la nd

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Po te ntia l fo r up to 50 dwe lling s in the dra ft L

c a l Pla n. T

his wo uld inc re a se the dwe lling sto c k o f Ashurst b y just o ve r 5%.

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Po te ntia l to de live r a ffo rda b le ho using fo r lo c a l pe o ple . T he re a re 24 ho use ho lds o n the NF DC Ho using Re g iste r with lo c a l c o nne c tio ns.

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Affordable housing development in the New Forest National Park

E xa mple o f re c e ntly c o nstruc te d 100 m2 dwe lling s in the Ne w F

re st Na tio na l

Pa rk

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Issues still to be examined

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ia iso n with Ha mpshire Co unty Co unc il re g a rding the c a pa c ity o f the lo c a l sc ho o ls. HCC pla n fo r 0.5 c hildre n pe r ne w dwe lling a nd c a n re q uire de ve lo pe rs to c o ntrib ute to wa rds e duc a tio n pro visio n

´ Utility c o nne c tio ns a re a ll a va ila b le to the site a nd a furthe r

a sse ssme nt o f the ir c a pa c ity wo uld b e re q uire d

´ A site la yo ut ha s ye t to b e wo rke d up – it wo uld b e pre ma ture to

do so a t this sta g e in the L

c a l Pla n-ma king pro c e ss

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he e xa c t pro po rtio n o f o n-site a ffo rda b le ho using ha s ye t to b e wo rke d up – re q uire s via b ility te sting

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ra nspo rt Asse ssme nt wo uld b e re q uire d. Go ve rnme nt po lic y is tha t, “…de ve lo pme nt sho uld o nly b e pre ve nte d o r re fuse d o n transpo rt g ro unds whe re the impac ts are se ve re …” - NPPG

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Implications if we don’t get a Local Plan in place

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All pla nning a utho ritie s must ha ve a n up-to -da te L

c a l Pla n in

pla c e . T he NF NPA must ha ve sub mitte d its fina l dra ft L

c a l Pla n

fo r inde pe nde nt e xa mina tio n b y Ma rc h 2018.

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F a ilure to a c hie ve this wo uld me a n tha t the Go ve rnme nt’ s ‘ pre sumptio n in fa vo ur o f de ve lo pme nt’ wo uld a pply a nd pla nning will b e do ne o n a ppe a l a s ha s b e e n the c a se in surro unding a re a s.

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T he dra ft L

c a l Pla n pro po sa ls fo r 700 a dditio na l dwe lling s in the

Pa rk re pre se nts le ss tha n 25% o f the ide ntifie d lo c a l ho using ne e d a nd wo uld inc re a se the dwe lling sto c k in the Pa rk b y le ss tha n 5%.

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T he NPA will b e re q uire d to justify this sig nific a nt sho rtfa ll whe n the fina l dra ft L

c a l Pla n is sub mitte d to the Go ve rnme nt in 2017/ 18.

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Stage in the process and next steps

Ultima te ly the L

c a l Pla n will b e sub mitte d fo r

inde pe nde nt e xa mina tio n b y a Go ve rnme nt a ppo inte d Pla nning I nspe c to r who issue s a le g a lly b inding re po rt to the Na tio na l Pa rk Autho rity.

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E mma L a c e y – L

c a l Pla n Wo rking Pa rty

_______________________________ Ashurst a nd Co lb ury Pa rish Co unc il

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Ge ne r al Obse r vations

´ A pla n fo r pro te c tio n a nd c o nse rva tio n ´ De ve lo pme nt fo c use d o n ‘ susta ina b le lo c a tio ns’ ´ E

mpha sis o n sma lle r ho me s

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he ‘ g re e n ha lo ’

´ 2800-3280 vs 700 dwe lling s ´ F

c us o n lo c a l a nd rura l

´ Pre dic te d 28% inc re a se in 65+ ´ Sma ll de ve lo pme nts = “c re e ping sub -urb a nisa tio n”

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Impor tant points for

ur

village …

´ Appro x 20 ne w ho me s sinc e 2006 (vs 24 pa in NP) ´ L

ittle ro o m fo r de ve lo pme nt inside the b o unda ry

´ Wha rto ns L

a ne site (o utside b o unda ry)

´ A c a ll fo r ‘ lo c a l g re e n spa c e s’ ´ Ac c o mmo da tio n fo r o lde r pe o ple ? ´ I

f la nd fe a ture d in L P, pla nning pro c e ss is simple r.

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Conside r ations for Ashur st Re side nts

´ Mo re de ve lo pme nt la nd pro po se d in Ashurst tha n

L yndhurst o r Bro c ke nhurst

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nc re a se d de nsity o f ho using fo r Wha rto ns L a ne a re a

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xa c e rb a ting c urre nt c o ng e stio n a nd sa fe ty issue s

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nc re a se s in the lo c a l c a r-b o rne c o mmunity

´ Se tting a pre c e de nt ´ I

f the Wha rto ns L a ne site DOE S a ppe a r in the L

c a l

Pla n…

´ Wha t this me a ns to the villa g e in pla nning te rms ´ Ho w c a n the villa g e influe nc e WHAT

mig ht b e b uilt?

´ Wha t input c a n the villa g e ha ve into whe re the CI

L c o ntrib utio ns g o ?

´ Suppo rt a nd c a re infra struc ture ´ Ho w do we re spo nd to the c a ll fo r ‘ lo c a l g re e n

spa c e s’ ?

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Str aw Poll

Ra ise yo ur ha nd if, a fte r a ll yo u’ ve he a rd…

1. Yo u do n’ t wa nt the Wha rto ns L

a ne fie lds to a ppe a r in the L

c a l Pla n
2. Yo u’ re ha ppy fo r it to a ppe a r in the L
c a l Pla n

fo r po te ntia lly

´ 1-25 dwe lling s ´ 26-50 dwe lling s ´ 50+ dwe lling s

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What ne xt?

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he vie ws o f the re side nts +

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he re se a rc h o f the Wo rking Pa rty

´ Pre se nte d to the full Pa rish Co unc il in

re po rt fo rm

´ Whe n a ppro ve d, re po rt se nt to Ne w

F

re st Na tio na l Pa rk Autho rity

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Have a vie w? Contac t us…

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mma L ac e y

la c e y.a shurstpc @ b tinte rne t.c o m 02380 293875

´ Clive White

c .white @ a shursta ndc o lb ury-pc .g o v.uk 02380 293046

´ Mike T

homas

mike -a shurstpc @ o utlo o k.c o m 07739 331833

´ Car

line Hubbar

d

c a hub b a rd@ ho tma il.c o .uk 02380 293369

´ NF

NPA Polic y T e am

po lic y@ ne wfo re stnpa .g o v.uk 01590 646600