Where are new homes in Thorne-Moorends being proposed ......How many new homes are being proposed? The emerging Doncaster Local Plan, and its supporting evidence base, has identified

Where are new homes in Thorne-Moorends being

proposed through the emerging Doncaster Local Plan?

How many new homes are being proposed?

The emerging Doncaster Local Plan, and its supporting evidence base, has identified Thorne-Moorends as one of 7 Main Towns in the borough. The Homes & Settlements

consultation (March 2016) proposed a housing allocation range to the town of 510-1,069 new homes over the plan period to 2032, but acknowledged that it would be difficult

to justify higher numbers in the town due to flood risk constraints and the need for a sequential approach to avoidance where possible. The latest, and most up-to-date

evidence base, now proposes a slightly different range/ target for Thorne-Moorends of 510 – 1,075 new homes during this same timeframe, but the same need for a

sequential approach to flood risk applies.

What are the main physical and policy constraints to growth at the Town of Thorne-Moorends?

Flood Risk – National policy states areas at risk of flooding should be avoided where possible. According to the Council’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

(November 2015) a large part of Thorne, and the surrounding land, and the entire of Moorends is at high risk of flooding (Flood Risk Zone 3). A small central area of

low flood risk (Flood Risk Zone 1) is found in the middle of Thorne. However, the maps do not take account of the presence of flood defences and how they may

reduce flood risk to the Town. Other sources of flood risk, such as surface water flooding, must also be considered.

Countryside – Thorne-Moorends are surrounded by a local Countryside designation identified on the map via the yellow shading. Please note, these are the current

boundaries as per the Unitary Development Plan and will need to be reviewed as part of the Doncaster Local Plan.

How many planning permissions already exist that will contribute towards the Towns’ housing need?

Some sites have already been built/approved for housing at the settlement as at the base date of the Local Plan (1st April 2015) and will contribute towards Thorne-

Moorends’ housing requirement range of 575-1,075 new homes therefore. The largest of these sites (i.e. sites which could provide at least 5+ new homes) are identified as

green outline sites on the map and summarised below in Table 1; these sites are proposed to be allocated. National policy states that planning permissions are assumed to

be deliverable sites unless clear evidence to the contrary.

There are also some smaller sites which have been built over the first 2 years of the plan period (1st April 2015- 31

st March 2017) which are also being included in the overall

numbers for Thorne-Moorends (but not shown on the map/summary table as they are too small to allocate). In summary, 523 of the 510-1,075 new homes have already

been built or have planning permission already granted as at 1st April 2017.

How much more housing needs to be identified at Thorne-Moorends?

Given the supply of new housing from completions on small sites and existing permissions 5+ units (523new homes) is already in excess of the bottom of the growth range

target/requirement, there is no need to find further sites, although any additional allocations will help provide further housing towards the top of the growth range.

What sites have been put forward to provide this additional housing by landowners/developers and which are being proposed to be supported/rejected through

the local plan?

There are a further 32 sites at Thorne-Moorends that have been considered through the site selection methodology process and shown on the map. A very brief summary of

each, including why the site is either being proposed (identified on the map via an orange outline) or rejected (shown with a red outline) as a new housing site in the

emerging local plan is provided in Table 2.

Are there any other sites being proposed for housing at the settlement?

At the time of writing, a further 2 sites have been promoted to the Council for consideration as housing sites, but were submitted too late to be included in the site selection

methodology work so far. However, the sites have been shown on the map (grey outline) and comments on them are welcomed.

Where can I find more information about the site selection process?

This document provides a very brief summary of the evidence base that has informed the decisions on whether sites should be supported or rejected. Further information

and detail therefore can be seen through the Site Selection Methodology & Results Report published alongside this consultation and available to view via:

www.doncaster.gov.uk/localplan

I want to let the Council know now what I think about these proposals. How can I do this?

This engagement stage runs until Friday 26th

October 2018. You can provide your comments and feedback to us via completing the Local Plan Draft Policies & Proposed

Sites response form available to download via the following web-link: www.doncaster.gov.uk/localplan The response form provides all the relevant information for how you

can return your comments to us or how you should contact us if you have any queries in respect to this stage, or any aspect of the emerging Doncaster Local Plan.

Table 1: Completions & Existing Planning Permissions for new homes at Thorne-Moorends

Completions on small sites (1st

April 2015- 31st

March 2017 on sites of less than 5 units) Number of new homes

14

Site Ref: Site Name/Address:

588 Land off Lock Lane, Thorne, 5

653 Willow Grove, Thorne 10

711 Land off Willow Grove, Thorne 31

795 (N Plan Ref H1.5) Land on the East Side of South End, Thorne 13

805 The Old Vicarage, Stonegate, Thorne 11

806 Thorne House, St Nicholas Road, Thorne 8

807 Willow Grove, Thorne 35

846 Milton House, 67 Ellison Street, Thorne 6

889 Land North East of Industrial Park, King Edward Road, Thorne 70

896 Land on the South Side of Alexandra Road, Moorends 17

919 Land at Haynes Green, Thorne 8

949 Land off Site of Former Rising Sun Public House, Hatfield Road, Thorne 12

951 Land on the North East Side of Alexandra Street, Thorne 28

952 Open Land at Corona Drive, Thorne 14

958 Land off White Lane, Thorne 79

962 Amenity Grass Area, St Georges Close, Thorne 9

963 Land off West Street, Thorne 6

973 98 North Eastern Road, Thorne 6

985 3-5 Church Street, Thorne 5

987 Thorne Hall, Ellison Street, Thorne 5

988 Land off Coulman Road, Thorne 59

994 (N Plan Ref H1.3) Land Adjacent Peel Hill Motte, Church Street, Thorne 72

Total new homes identified 523

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Table 2: Proposed & Rejected Housing Sites

Site Ref:

Site Name/ Address: Potential Number of new homes

Proposed to be supported or rejected through the emerging local plan?

002 Bloomhill Road, Moorends

225 Rejected Housing Site – the site would lead to inappropriate development in an area of high flood risk (Flood Risk Zone 3) so fails the flood risk sequential test.

003 Land adj. Playing Fields, North Common


004 Land off Ivy Road, Thorne


005 Marshland Road, North Common, Thorne


009 Lands End, Thorne 29 Rejected Housing Site – the site would lead to inappropriate development in an area of high flood risk (Flood Risk Zone 3) so fails the flood risk sequential test.

034 Opposite Golf Course, Kirton Lane, Thorne


060 Land East of Wyke Gate Road, Thorne


071 Off St Michaels Drive, Thorne


081 Land off Alexandra Street, Thorne


083 Land to rear of Bloomhill Farm, Bloomhill Road, Moorends

91 (see also site ref 150 below)

Rejected Housing Site – the site would lead to inappropriate development in an area of high flood risk (Flood Risk Zone 3) so fails the flood risk sequential test.

089 Coulman Bungalow, Church Balk, Thorne


130 Burger Road, Burger Common, Thorne


133 (N Plan Ref H1.2)

Land off St Nicholas Road, Thorne

24 Proposed Housing Site - A 0.8ha site, with a potential capacity of 25 units. The site is vacant greenfield land, with adjacent residential development. The site borders a conservation area. The site has been assessed as part of the site selection process by the Neighbourhood Plan and has been supported as an allocation for housing for 24 dwellings. For this reason the site is supported as an allocation through the Local Plan also.

150 Land Adj. Bloomhill Stud Farm, Moorends

2 (capacity reduced from 156 units due to the significant overlap of this site with ref 083 above to avoid double counting)


160 Thorne South Urban Extension, Bradholme Farm, Thorne

2,846 Rejected Housing Site – the site would lead to inappropriate development in an area of high flood risk (Flood Risk Zone 3) so fails the flood risk sequential test. The site is no longer being promoted for a mixed use scheme (including an element of housing) so doubts around availability of the site for housing now also.

244 Land off Coulman Road / Broadbent Gate Road, Thorne


245 Land at Micklethwaite's Farm, Moorends

362 (see also site ref 313 below)


248 Land at Former Thorne Colliery, Moorends (Site 1)


276 Bloomhill Road, Moorends

0 (capacity reduced from 142 units due to the significant overlap of this site with ref 083 and 150 above to avoid double counting)


311 Land rear of Bryson Close, Thorne


313 Land North East of Micklethwaites Farm, Moorends

26 (capacity reduced from 425 units due to significant overlap of this site with ref 245 above to avoid double counting)


331 Land off Coulman Road, Thorne


343 Alexander Street / North Eastern Road, Thorne



North Eastern Road, Thorne

53 Proposed Housing Site - A 2.5 ha rectangular site, which could potentially accommodate 63 units. This greenfield open space is bordered by housing to the south and east, a railway beyond a small green strip to the west, and fields to the north, which have also been submitted for consideration. Due to part of the northern area of the site (37%) being in high flood risk the site failed the first sift of the sequential test. However, it is possible for development to come forward on the rest of the site without any built development in the part that is Flood Risk Zone 3, although water compatible open space and landscaping would be appropriate on this part subject to wider Planning considerations. In order to avoid any conflicts with the Neighbourhood Plan as far as practicably possible, it is proposed to allocate the whole site, but make a reduction to the assumed site capacity to allow for a scheme just covering the low flood risk part of the site (circa 53 dwellings based on average density/net developable area). This would be 22 units short of the site assessment for the Neighbourhood Plan which proposed 75 dwellings. The developer requirements that accompany the preferred allocations will make clear that there is to be no built development in the small northern part of the allocation that is flood risk zone 3, although any water compatible uses such as open space and landscaping may be suitable. Given there is no ‘more vulnerable’ development being supported in flood risk zone 3 as part of the condition attached to this allocation, it is not considered that the requirements of the exception test are needed.

426 Land at Marshland Road, Moorends


427 Land at Marshland Road / rear of Kingsmede, Moorends


469 Land at Bloomhill Road, Moorends

68 (see sites refs 083, 150, & 276 also)

Rejected Housing Site – the site would lead to inappropriate development in an area of high flood risk (Flood Risk Zone 3) so fails the flood risk sequential test. Planning application for residential development refused in June 2018.

501 Adjacent 46 Marshlands Road, Moorends

16 Rejected Housing Site – the site would lead to inappropriate development in an area of high flood risk (Flood Risk Zone 3) so fails the flood risk sequential test. Planning application for residential development refused in June 2018.

503

East View Farm, Marshland Road, Moorends


505 South End Marina and adjacent Land, Thorne


508

Land off Marshlands Road / The Avenue, Moorends



Adjacent to Thorne South Station, South End Road, Thorne

25 Proposed Housing Site - 0.8ha long rectangular site with a potential capacity of 26 units. The site is greenfield with hard standing stretching across the length of the site. To the north and west are residential units, with a railway line to the south, and greenfield land with hard standing continuing to the east. The site has been assessed as part of the site selection process by the Neighbourhood Plan and has been supported as an allocation for housing for 45 dwellings. For this reason the site is supported as an allocation through the Local Plan also. The site forms part of the Council’s 5-Year Housing Land Supply Statement covering the period 2017-2022 and has recently been concluded as having a reasonable prospect of being delivered within that timescale. However, due to the Neighbourhood Plan looking to also deliver part of the site for station car parking as part of Policy T3: Increased Parking at Thorne South Station, the capacity has been reduced to an indicative 25 dwellings for the site to ensure a balance can be struck between the two land uses as current capacity estimates through the Neighbourhood Plan seem to be assuming the whole of the site will be delivered for housing? Although a higher density scheme may support a higher number of units and still allow an area of the site to be set aside for additional car parking, it is noted the priority in the Neighbourhood Plan is to increase the housing mix towards larger 3+ bed properties (Policy H3: Housing Mix).

Table 3: Proposed Housing Site Allocation Summary

Total potential of additional new homes

(Table 2)

6,036

Total new homes proposed to be

supported (Table 2)

102

Total new homes proposed to be

rejected (Table 2)

5,934

How does this compare to the

settlement’s housing requirement?

Requirement = 510-1,075 new homes Completions & Existing Planning Permissions = 523 new homes (Table 1) Proposed Housing Allocations = 102 new homes (Table 2) Total Housing Identified = 625 new homes (+115 new homes compared to the bottom of the target range, or 450 new homes below the top of the range)

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