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Ashurst a nd Co lb ury Pa rish Co unc il L o c a l Pla n Wo rking Pa rty

F or mat for the E ve ning 1. I ntro duc tio ns 2. T he L o c a l Pla n - Da vid I llsle y, Ne w F o 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 o c a l c o nta c ts

Da vid I llsle y BA MA MRT PI- Po lic y Ma na g e r _______________________________ Ne w F o re st Na tio na l Pa rk Pla nning Autho rity (NF NPA)

This evening § 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 o re st Na tio na l Pa rk § So me ke y pla nning issue s a nd c ha lle ng e s fa c ing the Ne w F o re st § Dra ft L o 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 § T ime ta b le a nd ne xt ste ps in the L o c a l Pla n pre pa ra tio n pro c e ss

Planning in the New Forest National Park § 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. § T he dra ft L o 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 o 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

Housing Development in the English National Parks 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. Ø T he dra ft So uth Do wns L o 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

Changes in national planning policy in recent years § I 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 o 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 …” § T o 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.

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

Housing needs arising in the New Forest National Park § 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 § 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 ound 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 § 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

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.

Call for Sites Process § 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 o f la nd to me e t ide ntifie d ho using ne e ds. § 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 . § 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 E nviro nme nt Ag e nc y to e sta b lish whic h ha ve F lo o d Risk Map re a so na b le po te ntia l fo r de ve lo pme nt.

Call for Sites Process § 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 : Ø E 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 o re st Na tio na l Pa rk

Development of Ashurst Ashurst in the 1940s Ashurst in the 1980s

Constraints mapping - Ashurst F lood Risk Zone 3 Anc ie nt Woodla nd SSSI SINC E urope a n prote c te d ha bita t

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

Ashurst Village Design Statement (VDS) Adopted 2013 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. T he VDS a ims to : § 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 § pre ve nt the c o a le sc e nc e o f Ashurst with We st T o tto n § 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 § sug g e sts the de ve lo pme nt o f sma lle r pro pe rtie s

Proposed Housing Allocations § 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. § 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. § 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 .

Whartons Lane Proposed Allocation § 2.5ha g re e nfie ld site – sing le o wne rship & no c o ve na nts o n the la nd § Po te ntia l fo r up to 50 dwe lling s in the dra ft L o 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%. § 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. § 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) § 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.

Affordable housing development in the New Forest National Park E xa mple o f re c e ntly c o nstruc te d 100 m 2 dwe lling s in the Ne w F o re st Na tio na l Pa rk

Issues still to be examined ´ L 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 o c a l Pla n-ma king pro c e ss ´ T 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 ´ A T 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

Implications if we don’t get a Local Plan in place § All pla nning a utho ritie s must ha ve a n up-to -da te L o 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 o c a l Pla n fo r inde pe nde nt e xa mina tio n b y Ma rc h 2018. § 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. § T he dra ft L o 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%. § 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 o c a l Pla n is sub mitte d to the Go ve rnme nt in 2017/ 18.