The Preferred Options Local Plan 2021 document is available to view online at the consultation portal.
Alternatively, you can view the document as a PDF below:
Preferred Options Local Plan 2021 (pdf / 18 MB)
The document sets out the current preferred spatial approach in terms of where development will be focused and the draft policies which will be used to determine planning applications. It is important to note that this is not the final stage of the plan as we are continuing to complete a number of key pieces of evidence, which may influence the final version of the plan. However, it provides an indication of our preferred approach at this stage.
It has been highlighted to us that the description of some of the sites in the Local Plan Preferred Options could be clearer. Although all sites are accompanied by individual site location maps, for further clarity please find below the revised site location descriptions.
- BRAY-B, page 191 of the consultation document. The site location is described as “land south of Brackenhill Lane”. For clarity, this site is East of Moat Way/North of Evergreen Way.
- HENS-L, page 227 of the consultation document. The site location is described as “Land north of Weeland Road”. For clarity, this site is North of Wand Lane.
- SHER-AA, page 267 of the consultation document. The site is described as Land to Prospect Farm, Low Street. For clarity, this site is the land to the North of the Former Gascoigne Wood Mine Site.
- ULLE-K, page 303 of the consultation document. This site is described as Land South of Barley Horn Road. For clarity, this site is the land to the East of Bell Lane
As part of the preparation of the Preferred Options Local Plan 2021, there have been a number of evidence base documents have been prepared to support the document, these are available to view online at the consultation portal.
Alternatively, links to these are available below:
- Map book (pdf / 11 MB)
- Preferred Options Interactive Policies Map
- This map includes all sites that have been submitted/rejected. For information on how to navigate and use our interactive map please see our how to guide (docx / 129 KB)
- Preferred Options Local Plan - Site Assessments
- Site assessment methodology
- Site assessment methodology Appendix D
- Site assessment database
- Individual site profiles
- Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
- Landscape character assessment
- Landscape sensitivity study
- Gypsy and Traveller accommodation assessment
- Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
- SHLAA - Appendix C - Parish maps
- SHLAA - Appendix C - Site assessment
- Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA)
- Town centre, retail and leisure study
- Local landscape designation review
- Level 1 SFRA and Level 2 SFRA
- Highways (Stage 1)
- Spatial strategy paper
- Strategic Countryside Gap paper
- Sustainability Appraisal (SA)
- Settlement hierarchy
Settlement hierarchy involves identifying and grouping together settlements that perform similar roles. It identifies the functions of settlements in terms of their housing, economic and commercial offers, as well as the scale of services and facilities already present within settlements. The settlement hierarchy will help to inform the spatial strategy for the Local Plan by ensuring that levels of growth reflect the sustainability of settlements.
Settlement Hierarchy Paper January 2021 (pdf / 328 KB)
Appendix 1: Full Survey of Settlements (xlsx / 32 KB)