Rushcliffe Borough Council Local Plan Update Richard Mapletoft Planning Policy Manager February 2015

Rushcliffe Local Plan What stage the Local Plan (Part 1: Core Strategy and Part 2: Land and Planning Policies) is at Identify the Core Strategy’s major development proposals Identify other key policy requirements What’s next for Part 1 (Core Strategy) and Part 2 (Land and Planning Policies)

Local Plan Rushcliffe Rushcliffe Core Strategy (Local Plan Part 1) Main strategic part of the Local Plan. Includes key policies and development proposals to 2028 Requires a minimum of 13,150 homes between 2011 to 2028 (774 per annum) Will increase Rushcliffe’s housing stock from 47,350 in 2011 to 60,500 in 2028 (28% increase) Draft plan examined by a Planning Inspector, including public hearings in July 2014 December 2014 – Planning Inspector found plan ‘sound’. Plan then adopted by the Borough Council on 22 December

Local Plan Rushcliffe Legal Challenge Legal challenge from Barton in Fabis Parish Council received on 29 January Parish Council seeking to have the Core Strategy quashed, on the basis that NPPF Green Belt policy has been inappropriately applied Will be heard in the High Court in London, probably within the next few months Aligned Core Strategies of Browtowe, Gedling and Nottingham City Council also challenged (by Calverton Parish Council). Due to be heard by the High Court on 24 March

Strategic allocation – land south of Clifton Member Workshop Local Plan Requirements 3,000 new homes (all to be delivered by 2028) 20 hectares of employment Up to 30% affordable housing. Gypsy and traveller pitches Neighbourhood centre - retail, education, health and other community facilities Significant open space provision

Planning application – land south of Clifton Member Workshop Outline planning application received July 2014 Up to 3,000 homes 20 hectares employment Infrastructure: neighbourhood centre; 2,500m2 of retail; 2 primary schools; new community park

Strategic allocation – Melton Road, Edwalton Member Workshop Local Plan Requirements 1,500 new homes (to be delivered by around 2026) Up to 4 hectares of employment generating development Up to 30% affordable housing Neighbourhood centre Community Park

Planning applications – Melton Road, Edwalton Member Workshop Bovis Homes – 388 homes Outline planning permission for 1,200 homes granted in 2009 but scheme unlikely to be implemented Fresh full planning applications being received, including Bovis Homes – for 388 homes, received June 2014 To guide this and other anticipated planning applications a ‘Development Framework Plan’ is being prepared Main role of Framework to identify how each application contributes to ‘site-wide’ infrastructure. To be published in February 2015 for consultation

Strategic allocation – land east of Gamston/north of Tollerton Member Workshop 2,500 new homes by 2028 and up to a further 1,500 homes post 2028 20 hectares of employment development Up to 30% affordable housing. Gypsy and traveller pitches Two new direct accesses onto A52 Open space provision Neighbourhood centre – retail, education, health and other facilities Local Plan Requirements

Strategic allocation – land north of Bingham Member Workshop Around 1,000 homes and 15.5 hectares of employment development (has planning permission, but development not started)

Strategic allocation – Former RAF Newton Member Workshop Around 550 homes and 6.5 hectares of employment development (has planning permission, but development not started)

Strategic allocation – Former Cotgrave Colliery Member Workshop Around 470 homes and 4.5 hectares of employment development (has planning permission and development started)

Local Plan Rushcliffe Plus new housing on the edge of main villages:   East Leake – minimum 400 homes (already planning permission for around 700 homes) Keyworth – minimum 450 homes Radcliffe on Trent – minimum 400 homes Ruddington – minimum 250 homes Specific locations for development yet to be identified Allocation of sites through Neighbourhood Plans prepared by parishes or by Borough Council in Part 2 of the Local Plan

Rushcliffe Local Plan Other key Core Strategy policies – Policy 8 Housing Size, Mix and Choice Affordable housing targets: Core Strategy requires affordable housing on sites of 5 homes or more However, recent national policy changes mean affordable housing cannot be asked for on sites of 10 homes or less – Core Strategy strategic sites Up to 30% – West Bridgford, Rushcliffe Rural, Radcliffe and Compton Acres 30% – ‘Leake’, Keyworth and Bingham 20% – Cotgrave 10%

Rushcliffe Local Plan Other key Core Strategy policies – Policy 4 Green Belt Policy 4 (Green Belt) identifies that the following villages will be inset from the Green Belt: At present, these villages are ‘washed over’ by the Green Belt Inset boundaries will be created through Part 2 of the Local Plan Bradmore Plumtree Bunny Newton Cropwell Butler Shelford Gotham Upper Saxondale

Local Plan Rushcliffe Next stages… Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies Issues and Options – Summer 2015 Preferred approach – Winter 2015 Examination of draft plan – Summer 2016 Adoption by Council – Winter 2016

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