1. Border Group Neighbourhood Plan
Consideration of Representations – Key Housing issues
April 2017

2. Housing Requirement Number of dwellings Target 2011-2031 36
Completions/under construction
Outstanding planning permissions 2014 (HC advice) 3
Rural windfall approved since 2014* 2
Land available within settlement boundaries
Rural windfall allowance (outstanding)
Total 44

3. Current Distribution Parish Dwellings 2011 Dwellings in NDP Adforton
(2011 Census)
Dwellings in NDP
Adforton 68 9
Brampton Bryan 86
8/9
Lingen 82 11
Walford, Letton and Newton 79
8-10

4. Meeting the Housing Requirement
Sites have to be Developable
Sites have to be Deliverable
Available
Suitable
Achievable

5. Adforton

6. Adforton – Housing issues
Highway matters
Design matters
Dwelling type
Delivering housing

7. Brampton Bryan

8. Brampton Bryan – Housing issues
Settlement boundary
Rural building conversion
Alternative sites

9. Lingen

10. Lingen – Housing issues
Lingen is not a sustainable location
Insufficient regard to Conservation Area Status.
Level of Development
Highway safety
Housing need
Design requirements
Formal allocations
Specific sites including Nursery site

11. Walford

12. Walford – Housing issues
Lack of services and facilities
Flood risk
Level of Development
Highway safety
Impact on character of the settlement
Alternative sites
Formal allocations
Elan Valley Aqueduct

13. Housing issues Level of Development Housing need
Sustainability of location
Lack of services and facilities
Highway matters/safety
Impact on character of the settlement
Flood risk
Delivering housing/Formal allocations
Broad

14. Housing issues Design matters/requirements Dwelling type
Rural building conversion
Alternative sites
Insufficient regard to Conservation Area Status
Specific sites
Detailed

15. Border Group Parish Council
‘When representations have been received the NDP Steering Group be asked to give them due consideration and where appropriate and reasonable hold discussions with any parties suggesting improvements to the plan where these are relevant to those matters that an NDP can cover. The NDP Steering Group should include short reports on such discussions to the Parish Council together with a schedule of representations and list of any alterations arising from this particular consultation period.’

16. Housing Options No Change
Seek more development on a limited number of larger sites to replace any lost.
Change approach from spreading development equally across  settlements.
Undertake another 'call for sites‘.
Seek clear evidence that level of development cannot be accommodated.
Effectively restate HC Policy/extensions to SB

17. Restate HC Policy/Extensions to SB
New housing development will only be permitted in accordance with the following criteria:
(a) Should be directed away from areas at highest risk of flooding in accordance with national policy
(b) Located within or adjacent to existing Settlement Boundary or as close as constraints allow
(c) Density of development is appropriate and proportionate to its surroundings and immediate environmental conditions with 4-5 dwellings the optimum size of any development
(f) Is not backland development which impacts on the character of the village
(g) Safe and appropriate access can be achieved
(h) Can be accommodated safely within the existing highway infrastructure
(j) Ensures that any likely significant effect on the River Wye SAC is avoided or adequately mitigated; and
(k) Development shall not unduly harm the amenity of neighbouring properties and existing development shall not unduly harm the amenity of any new residential property.
Extract from Eardisland NDP