Regulation 19 Rutland Local Plan

Policy H1 – Sites proposed for residential development Comment

Provision is made in this Local Plan for the delivery of at least 123 homes per annum with an additional 10% allowance for flexibility. The Plan therefore makes provision for 2705 new dwellings distributed in accordance with the spatial strategy in Policy SS1.

To meet the residual requirement identified the following sites are proposed for residential development over the plan period. Sites are also shown on the Policies Map.

Site capacity is calculated on the basis of 30 dwellings per hectare, based on a net developable area and are therefore potential figures.

Policies H1.1 – H1.4 and H2 below set out detailed development principles which should be incorporated into the development proposal for each site. They also include a list of additional studies and evidence which will be required to support a planning application for each site. This list is not exhaustive and additional work may be requested as part of the planning application process.

Indicative capacity 94

Minimum 30% affordable housing

29 affordable homes / 65 market homes

The proposed development should be designed to incorporate the following key principles within the layout:

1. Retain and enhance all trees within the site and boundary hedgerows to contribute to the wider network of green corridors;
2. Ensure the design respects the form and character of the town in this location, as an extension along Stamford Road, and which considers potential effects on the setting of the adjacent Conservation Area;
3. Ensure the layout and detailed design including landscape mitigation measures alongside Stamford Road enhances the settlement edge and the wider 'setting' of the Conservation Area and preserves the distinct openness along Stamford Road;
4. Ensure the layout takes account of the Cordon Sanitaire in the north-east corner of the site;
5. Ensure appropriate access solution to avoid conflict with Sculthorpe Close opposite and the junction of A6003 with A606 and that highway mitigations measures are provided;
6. Provide safe, direct and convenient footway and cycleway connections through the site and to the town centre. This is likely to include a 3m wide shared footway/cycleway facility along the Stamford Road frontage, plus public transport improvements as a minimum.
7. Make appropriate provision for surface water management systems, including SUDS drainage system to ensure greenfield run off rates are maintained once the site is developed;
8. Provide an appropriate mix of housing choices which reflect the mix set out in the most up to date SHMA including 30% of the site capacity as affordable homes (a target of 24 homes);
9. Ensure 2% of site capacity to be provided as serviced self-build/custom build plots
10. Provide green infrastructure and landscaping incorporating an appropriate amount open space, for each relevant typology using the standards in Appendix 3, this should include "a LAP and a LEAP to meet the need for children's play; and
11. Submission of a Health Impact Assessment to identify and respond to the impacts of development on health and well being.

For Information:

An application for this site should be accompanied by the following evidence/surveys which include, where appropriate, evidence that the necessary mitigation measures have been planned into the design and layout of the development:

• Full Transport Assessment
• Stage 1 Safety Audit
• Detailed Design of off-site highway works
• Health Impact Assessment
• Historic Impact Assessment
• Archaeological Assessment
• Badger survey
• Ground level tree assessment
• Bat survey
• Agricultural Land Survey (if there is not enough information available from previous data)
• Lux lighting plan
• Reptile Survey
• A precautionary method statement to further reduce any risk of harm to reptiles and amphibians outside of the bird breeding season
• SUDs Drainage System

Indicative capacity 85

Minimum 30% affordable housing

26 affordable homes / 59 market homes

The proposed development should be designed to incorporate the following key principles within the layout:

1. Retain the line of mature trees along the northern boundary of the site along Manton Road;
2. Ensure the design and layout respects the form and character of the village in this location and enhances the settlement edge and the wider 'setting' of the Conservation Area;
3. Provide an appropriate mix of housing choices which reflect the mix set out in the most up to date SHMA including 30% of the site capacity as affordable homes (a target of 26 homes) ;
4. Ensure 2% of site capacity to be provided as serviced self-build/custom build plots
5. Make appropriate provision for surface water management systems, including a SUDS drainage system to ensure greenfield run off rates are maintained once the site is developed;
6. Provide green infrastructure and landscaping incorporating an appropriate amount open space, for each relevant typology using the standards in Appendix 3, this should include "a LAP and a LEAP to meet the need for children's play;
7. Open space provision should be on-site in the southwest corner along with provision of surface water retention basin as part of drainage proposals;
8. Provide safe, direct and convenient footway and cycleway connections through the site and to the village centre; and
9. Submission of a Health Impact Assessment to identify and respond to the impacts of development on health and well being.

For Information:

An application for this site should be accompanied by the following evidence/surveys which include, where appropriate, evidence that the necessary mitigation measures have been planned into the design and layout of the development:

• Detailed Design Code.
• Archaeological Programme of Works required
• Contaminated Land Investigation
• Noise Impact Assessment
• Construction Method Statement
• Removal of redundant current highway features
• Health Impact Assessment
• Bat Mitigation Method Statement
• Construction Environment Management Plan
• Detailed Design of off-site highway works

Indicative capacity 28

Minimum 30% affordable housing

9 affordable homes / 19 market homes

Including relocation of Empingham Medical Centre

The proposed development should be designed to incorporate the following key principles within the layout:

1. Provision of a new medical centre and associated car parking in accordance with policy INF4;
2. Retain the tree belt on the southern boundary to screen any potential development and retain and protect the trees on the north side of the site;
3. Provide swift boxes as the site is within a Swift Alert area;
4. Ensure the development is in keeping with the settlement form and pattern that retains the characteristic compact, regular linear pattern of the village;
5. Retain the views out from the settlement to undeveloped ridges of higher ground on the skyline including the church as a focal point which create an important backdrop to the village ;
6. Ensure mitigation of any potential impact of the development on nearby heritage assets and their setting;
7. Provide safe, direct and convenient footway and cycleway connections through the site, to the medical centre and to the village centre and are likely to include a 2m wide footway from the site to connect to the existing footway infrastructure to the north with a suitable crossing point for the bus stop as a minimum;
8. The repositioning of the gateway feature, the physical works of which to be carried out by the developer under a Section 278 agreement under the Highways Act 1980;
9. Make appropriate provision for surface water management systems, including SUDS drainage system to ensure greenfield run off rates are maintained once the site is developed;
10. Provide an appropriate mix of housing choices which reflect the mix set out in the most up to date SHMA including 30% of the site capacity as affordable homes (a target of 9 homes); and
11. Provide green infrastructure and landscaping incorporating an appropriate amount open space, for each relevant typology using the standards in Appendix 3, this should include a LAP and a LEAP to meet the need for children's play.

For Information:

An application for this site should be accompanied by the following evidence/surveys which include, where appropriate, evidence that the necessary mitigation measures have been planned into the design and layout of the development:

• Badger Survey
• Habitat survey
• Archaeological Pre-determination evaluation by desk based and appropriate field assessment
• Agricultural Land Survey (if there is not enough information available from previous data)

Indicative capacity 11

Minimum 30% affordable housing

4 affordable homes / 7 market homes

The proposed development should be designed to incorporate the following key principles within the layout:

1. Retain and enhance all trees within the site and boundary hedgerows to contribute to the wider network of green corridors;
2. Provision of a 10m wide ecological buffer strip adjacent the River Gwash, to form a wildlife corridor/green area;
3. Make appropriate provision for surface water management systems, including a SUDS drainage system to ensure greenfield run off rates are maintained once the site is developed;
4. Provide an appropriate mix of housing choices which reflect the mix set out in the most up to date SHMA including 30% of the site capacity as affordable homes (a target of 4 homes);
5. Provide safe, direct and convenient footway and cycleway connections through the site along Belmesthorpe Lane and to the village centre;
6. Ensure an appropriate access solution and highway mitigation measure are provided including a scheme of off-site highways improvements;
7. Provide green infrastructure and landscaping incorporating an appropriate amount open space, for each relevant typology using the standards in Appendix 3, this should include a LAP to meet the need for children's play; and
8. Ensure the layout and detailed design including landscape mitigation measures enhances the key views towards the site along Belmesthorpe Lane and terminating the view from both Back Lane and The Crescent and takes account of positive characteristics of the settlement generally and Belmesthorpe Lane specifically.

For Information:

An application for this site should be accompanied by the following evidence/surveys which include, where appropriate, evidence that the necessary mitigation measures have been planned into the design and layout of the development:

• A thorough site and contextual analysis
• Landscape Ecological Management Plan
• Construction Environment Management Plan for biodiversity
• SUDs Drainage System
• Detailed Design of off-site highway works
• Pre-condition Highway Survey