East Meon Neighbourhood Plan - update & next steps 14 Nov 15 EMPC & EMNP LG
What’s the purpose of this meeting? To give you a progress report on: Feedback from previous village meetings. The housing needs assessment conclusions WIP Village Character Design Statement Landscape reports WIP Proposed policies WIP Update on the sites proposed to the Neighbourhood Plan Next steps
What is the Neighbourhood Plan & Why do we need it? We need a Neighbourhood Plan to protect the character of East Meon and the surrounding countryside from unwelcome development and to give residents a very real say in how we would like to see our parish develop over time A Neighbourhood Plan can: • allow residents to have a very real influence on how the places where we live and work will develop over time • Determine type and location of future residential development • Develop policies that give priority for affordable/social housing to local families • Include policies related to building design standards • Identify and protect important landscapes and local green spaces
Who is working on the plan? Steering Team East Meon Parish Council Role : To provide focus; to take overall responsibility for the NP process and to ensure consistency with the strategic priorities of the SDNP Local Plan Leadership Team Chris Moor, Clint Hansen, Steve Ridgeon, George Thompson Role : Empowered to lead, consult and take decisions necessary for a successful outcome of the EMNP Volunteers and Experts Role: To provide input and assistance to the Leadership Group and the NP
Where have we come from? • The new team has been able to pick out and build on some of the work done previously • We have the Parish Plan, the Housing Needs Survey & Assessment, Green Spaces etc. • SDNP has a greater understanding of the challenges faced by more development in our village • Independent landscape character assessments (in addition to the SDNPs) • Draft policies have been written
What have the Steering & Leadership Groups been doing these past few months? Housing Reading Needs Input from Analysis documents residents Meeting SDNPA with Draft Local consultant Plan NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Meetings Understanding with SDNP proposed sites Feedback from previous Developing consultations Open Policies Preparing Spaces Developing for this Valued the website meeting views
Constraints we need to work within • East Meon has significant landscape constraints • Our NP must be consistent with national or SDNPA ( draft ) policies • There is a prescribed process to develop the plan • SDNPA has set East Meon a target of finding capacity for 15 dwellings deliverable within the next 5 years ( but will cover the period of the plan – 15 years ) • Your feedback and our guiding principle is that we don’t want any large developments • Development must be sustainable • Only sites of 3 or more dwellings can be included in the plan • Landscape, flood risk, traffic & access, sewage handling and environmental impact must all be considered for each site • Our evidence base must be watertight
Our NP will include the following contents …. • Introduction outlining – the Housing Needs Assessment – Landscape Character Assessments – Community involvement • How our NP conforms with the SDNP draft Local Plan and National Planning Policy Framework • East Meon Parish Profile • Vision for East Meon • Our NP Policies • All proposed development sites • Deliverable sites
Housing Needs Survey Summary • Between the 2001 and 2011 censuses: – East Meon has seen 12% growth in population compared to the East Hants average of 6% – We have fewer pre-school and secondary age children – We have fewer younger adults (18 – 44), more older adults (45 – 64) and a static population of 65 – 74 year olds • A proportion of the older population is seeking to downsize and some will require specialist housing when they move home • 58% of households are 1 or 2 person households with no children present • East Meon has a higher level of social housing (23%) compared to the East Hants average (14%) • The parish has a comparable proportion of smaller homes to East Hampshire but significantly less than SE England • There is support in the parish for building: – small homes for singles and couples – small family homes (2/3 bedrooms) – smaller homes to enable people to downsize
Last consultation meeting - feedback on sites & green spaces GREEN SPACES Top 5 first choice votes (most favoured first ) % SUPPORT CHURCHYARD 99 • A1 FOOTBALL PITCH 91 • No development FROGMORE ALLOTMENTS 96 GARSTON CLOSE 89 • A3 GLENTHORNE MEADOWS GREENS 92 • B2 RECREATIONAL GROUND / CRICKET PITCH 100 VILLAGE GREEN 97 • B4, B7, B11A, B15 (all =) VILLAGE HALL GRASS AREAS 94 WASHERS TRIANGLE 99 Top 5 based on cumulative votes (5 WORKHOUSE LANE ALLOTMENTS 97 points for first, 4 for 2 nd etc) • A1 • A3 TOTAL NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS FOR SITES TO 22 BE ADDED TO LOCAL GREEN SPACES • B3 GLEBE STRIP 10 • B4 SCHOOL PLAYING FIELDS 8 B10/B11 3 • B8 FROGMORE FOOTPATH 1 ABOVE FIGURES SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THERE WAS NO PROVISION ON THE FORM FOR FURTHER SUGGESTED SITES
Some of our written feedback … Typical comments: • “Traffic within the village as a whole has received scant attention.” • “Parking and congestion on Church St. is already an issue.” • “Any increase in traffic in Temple Lane…would further increase the risk of an accident ” • “Workhouse Lane often floods after heavy rainfall, the drains and sewer unable to cope with the level of wastewater and run off. It would be unacceptable to have any more houses built before this worrying situation is addressed.” • “Residents are being asked to vote tactically for their own environment instead of for the community as a whole.” • “My preference is for small pockets of development to avoid obscuring the visual beauty of the village from footpaths…” • “The village asked, at the previous pop -in session, for small developments, not large” • “I feel we should build…within the village boundary, where the is available land for no more than 1,2 or 3 houses…” • “Development on existing farmland would irrevocably change the nature of the landscape, and views from Park Hill and Small Down would be lost to future generations forever.”
With expert help, we are developing policies , potentially including… Remember: Our Policies must be consistent with SDNPA Draft Plan Policies • Which sites are preferred for development and a preference for when • The policy for each site – size of dwellings, affordable housing, small dwellings for 1 st time buyers or downsizers etc. • Restrictions on occupation – people living or working in the parish • Design – comply with the Village Design Statement • Preservation of Green Spaces including open and recreation spaces • Other community and tourism uses • Settlement Boundary • Affordable exception policy
Original plan of all proposed sites
We have already been able to eliminate some sites due to non-availability
Assessment criteria for remaining sites…. • Availability • Landscape Impact • Site Access • Traffic • Sewerage • Surface Water • Type of Development o Suitable for policy requirements • Location • Effect on Village/Street Character • Effect on Village Open Spaces • Effect on Conservation Area/Listed Buildings and Heritage Assets • Effect on Amenity of Adjacent Properties • Benefits & Adverse Effects not identified above • Best Use of Land • Effect on Biodiversity and Trees • Effect on Climate Change
Timetable & Next Steps 2015 2016 Today Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Prepare the East Meon Neighbourhood Plan NP Consultation Document ready X Community feedback on Consultation Doc Incorporate community feedback Share NP with SDNP X SDNP review NP Incorporate SDNP feedback NP document for external examiner ready X Examiner reviers East meon NP Incorporate examiner feedback Ready for referendum X
We’d like to hear from you …. http://www.eastmeon.org.uk/neighbourhood-plan/
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