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Site Allocations and Policies
Development Plan Document
Proposed Submission Consultation
Contents of presentation
• What is the Site Allocations and Policies document?
• What are we now consulting on?• Main changes• Key proposals • The consultation process• The next steps• Any questions?
What is the Site Allocations and Policies document?
• Next document to be prepared in the Rutland Local Plan
• Develops in more detail the policies of the Core Strategy (adopted 2011)
Allocates sites for development
more detailed policies to be used in determining planning applications
• Previous consultation in 2011 and 2012
What are we now consulting on?
• Preferred Options consultation in October-November 2012 - more than 160 responses received
• all comments have been considered in drawing up the Proposed Submission document
• Consultation now taking place prior to the document being submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for public examination
• Comments made at this stage should relate to legal and procedural compliance and whether the plan is “sound”
Main changes
• No housing and employment allocations in Uppingham – to be considered in the Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan
• Some changes to housing allocations in Empingham and Ketton, including one new brownfield site in Ketton
• Comparison (non food) retail development on the retail allocations in Oakham
• Policy on the historic environment amended to clarify requirements relating to heritage assets
Key proposals
• Proposed Sites to be allocated for development
Policy SP1 – Sites for Residential development
9 sites – about 180 new dwellings
Phased to ensure continuity of housing supply and coordination of infrastructure
Site in Oakham and sites in the larger villages (local service centres) – no other sites to be allocated
Market towns - residential development
• Oakham (1 site) 40 dwellings
• No sites in Uppingham - to be considered in the Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan
Larger villages (local service centres)– residential development
• Greetham (1 site) 19 dwellings• Empingham (2 sites) 10 dwellings• Ryhall (1 site) 9 dwellings
• Ketton (4 sites) 106 dwellings
Policy SP2 - Sites for retail development
• Oakham (2 sites) for non-food comparison goods
Within and on the edge of town centre to meet the needs for future retail floorspace
Policy SP3 – Sites for waste management and disposal
• Ketton quarry (2 sites) advanced treatment facility and inert disposal
• Cottesmore (former railway sidings) (1 site) small scale preliminary treatment facilities
• Greetham (adjacent to the A1) small scale preliminary treatment facilities
Other policies – wide range of topics
• development in the towns, villages and countryside
• affordable housing and market housing on rural exception sites
• design of new development and protection of residential amenity
• the natural and historic environment and landscape character
• important open spaces and frontages
• Rutland Water area and Eyebrook Reservoir areas
• criteria for waste related development
Policies Map - whole of Rutland and detailed inset maps for each town and village
Consultation process6 week consultation period• 18 April– 4.45 pm 30 May 2013
Letter sent to all town/parish councils and meetings - notice for display on parish notice boards
Widespread publicity including:• Notice in local newspapers• Summary Leaflet• Exhibition at Council Offices and libraries in Rutland• “Roadshow” at which Planning Officers present to give advice
The next steps
• All duly made comments will be summarised and submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration at the public examination
• Public examination likely to be held in October 2013 independent inspector appointed by the Planning
Inspectorate to consider whether the plan is “sound” and meets legal
and procedural requirements
• Inspector makes recommendations to the Council. Adoption February 2014
Further information
• Council’s website www.rutland.gov.uk/siteallocations
• Email [email protected]
• Telephone 01572 722577
Copies of the Plan available – Printed copies and CD-ROM
Any questions?