1. FISKERTON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN MAY 19TH 2016

2. Fiskerton Neighbourhood Plan 2016 - 2035
The NPG has been guided by professional advice and the
Localism Act 2011 and Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012
(Government Rules for Planning)
Proposals outside of these guidelines have a serious risk of being rejected at the examination stage.

3. IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER
The Localism Act 2011 has given local residents more power to control development in their area
The Church Commissioners own most of the land in and around Fiskerton and are obliged by the Charity Commission and Parliament to maximise the value of their assets whilst acting responsibly.
The Government recognises a national shortage of houses. Villages without a Neighbourhood Plan could have development without local controls and little planning gain.

4. MORE IMPORTANT POINTS
The NPG propose a development of 200 approx. houses to maintain a viable sustainable community
The area North of Ferry Road has been selected as it is close to the School, Shop and Village Hall and it complies with the National Planning Policy Framework
The field North of Ferry Road and the Manor Farm Paddock both belong to the Church Commissioners so it is possible that the Village could acquire the Manor Farm Paddock as part of the planning gain
The Paddock with free access could be a highly valued community asset.

5. WHY HAVE A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN?
So local people can have influence on future plans
We know the Church Commissioners regard Fiskerton as a sustainable location for growth.
Without a plan we could have developments of much more than 200 houses with little planning gain for the residents
Fiskerton is allocated 15% growth in the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan, about 90 houses
With a NP we can negotiate with the CCs to receive planning gain that the residents want.

6. Fiskerton The Past

7. Church from Paddock

8. Plough Lane North (From Well Hill)

9. Carpenters Arms from the Paddock

10. Current Day Fiskerton

11. Paddock Today

12. Witham Flood Plain

13. St. Clement's Church looking East

14. Fiskerton 2016

15. Fiskerton 1945

16. Fiskerton Initial Post War Development

17. Fiskerton 1960s Development

18. Fiskerton Present Day

19. Proposed Development Sites

20. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPTIONS?
West of village, North of Lincoln Road. Rejected in early discussions due to: avoiding ribbon development, wish to form a green wedge between Fiskerton and Cherry (see Parish Plan)
North of Village, on Reepham Road. Rejected in early discussions due to: avoiding ribbon development, Primetake, wish to form a green wedge between Fiskerton and Reepham (see PP)

21. WEST OF THE VILLAGE

22. NORTH OF THE VILLAGE

23. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPTIONS?
South of village. Flood Plain
East of village along Ferry road. Rejected in early discussions due to: avoiding ribbon development
North East of village, North of Ferry Road. Proposed due to: close to community centres, complies with NPPF avoids ribbon development, rounds off village.

24. SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE

25. FLOOD PLAIN

26. East of the Village

27. North of The Existing Village Footprint

28. Site Information
The land is in the ownership of the Church Commissioners for England. It is located to the east of Fiskerton Church of England Primary School, to the north of Corn Close and properties on Ferry Road, and to the west of Hall Road.
It is a relatively flat area of land which is currently in agricultural use. It is located close to the village services and amenities including Fiskerton Primary School, Fiskerton Village Hall, the convenience store, and bus stops on Ferry Road.

29. The land is in flood zone 1 and is therefore at a low risk of flooding
The land is in flood zone 1 and is therefore at a low risk of flooding. As the land has not been previously developed, it is very unlikely that there will be any significant contamination or ground condition constraints. The land is not covered by, and does not lie adjacent to, any statutory ecology designations and is not covered by any landscape or other environmental designations which would impact on the principle of residential development.
All technical environmental considerations including transport, drainage, ecology, and so on will be thoroughly considered and assessed through a future planning application.

30. Evolution of the Proposals
A planning application has previously been prepared by the Church Commissioners for residential development on land off Chapel Road, Fiskerton (otherwise known as the Paddock) following a number of positive pre-application meetings with West Lindsey District Council. This proposal was for up to 38 new homes together with public open space and landscaping.
A public consultation event was held in November 2014 to discuss the proposals with the local community. However, concerns were raised about these proposals by the local community and Parish Council.

31. The Church Commissioners have chosen to review their approach to housing provision in Fiskerton and work with the local community to deliver housing in a location which is being pursued through the draft Neighbourhood Plan. The plans to build on the paddock were not submitted to West Lindsey District Council for determination and the paddock site is now proposed as recreational land through the Draft Fiskerton Neighbourhood Plan.
The Church Commissioners have engaged with the Fiskerton Neighbourhood Plan Group and will continue to maintain a dialogue through the preparation of the Neighbourhood Plan.

32. PLANS PRODUCED FOR THE CHURCH COMMISSIONERS BY jtp. Option 1

33. PLANS. Option 1

34. PLANS. Option 2

35. PLANS. Option 2

36. Housing Options
Two plans have been prepared by JTP architects to show how the site could be developed for approximately 200 new homes. Both options show a high proportion of open space and with a relatively low density of housing development (25 dwellings per hectare).
Option one has a gross site area of 10.4 hectares and is in a horizontal alignment from Fiskerton Church of England Primary School to the west and Hall Lane to the east. Two site accesses are shown from Corn Close and Hall Lane. On site open space is 0.45 hectares. In addition, there is further open space created through drainage easements. Off site open space (at the paddock) is 1.69 hectares. The developable area of the site (which includes roads, incidental open space and buffer planting) is 8.92 hectares.

37. Option two has a slightly larger site area of 10
Option two has a slightly larger site area of 10.8 hectares and is in an L-Shaped configuration. The access points remain the same as option one. On site open space is greater at 0.77 hectares and, as with option one, the paddock is included as recreational land. There is additional open space created by the drainage easements. The developable area of the site is 8.8 hectares.
Open space provision with both development options is significantly higher than the local authority policy requirement of 10% of the site area. Total open space including the paddock and drainage easements is 26% of the site area with option one and 29% with option two. A number of recreational options for the paddock could be considered including a mini football pitch, and a senior/U18 football pitch.

38. Both development options provide the opportunity to deliver a mix of house types to respond to local need and market requirements.
The proposed development of the site for housing must strike a balance between being viable for the landowners and providing planning gain (a cost to the development) to the local community. Priority must therefore be given to which elements of planning gain, such as the delivery of the paddock for recreational purposes, is of most importance to the local community.

39. Parish Area

40. WHAT NEXT?
There are two drop in open consultation events organised in the Village Hall. Thurs 26th May, pm and Sun 29th May, pm. Talk to planners and fill in a suggestion slip
Follow the progress of the Plan on the Fiskerton Parish Council web site and Facebook
Q & A

41. HAVE YOUR SAY. SHOW OF HANDS VOTE
Do you support the NPG and the Plan to propose 200 approx houses North of Ferry Road with planning gain to include the Manor Farm Paddock, a buffer strip and some recreation area (still to be finalised)? Yes/No/Abstain
Which of the plans proposed by the Church Commissioners do you prefer
Option 1 or 2?