Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan


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REPLACEMENT LOCAL PLAN STRATEGY

AIMS

Environmental Aims
a)	emphasise and protect elements of the environment which provide a sense of place and define local character;
b)	protect the countryside;
c)	ensure good quality public open space is available within reasonable walking distance of every home in the urban area and the larger villages and that this open space is maintained and protected.

Sustainability Aims
a)	create a sustainable pattern of development;
b)	safeguard and promote the vitality and viability of district and village centres;
c)	assess all new development in terms of sustainability to ensure the maintenance and enhancement of biodiversity, reducing the need to travel, the prudent use of natural resources, the maintenance of air, soil and water quality and the preservation of historic and natural features of interest and importance.

Access Aims
a)	encourage the reduction of road congestion and improve highway safety;
b)	reduce the growth in the number and distance of journeys by car;
c)	develop transport corridors from the City to the outlying areas to allow for convenient and attractive public transport;
d)	ensure that district centres, local centres and employment sites are accessible by a good choice of public transport;
e)	encourage a wide range of shopping and other facilities in district and other centres to meet the communities day to day needs thereby reducing the need to travel.

Housing Aims
a)	help satisfy all the housing needs of the Borough;
b)	protect and improve the residential amenity of existing and future residential areas.

Employment Aims
a)	enable new employment opportunities to be created and assist in the retention of jobs.


OBJECTIVES
ENVIRONMENT
Wider environmental objectives
1.	Encourage development which safeguards and improves the quality of life for residents, conserves energy and natural resources and minimises air, water or ground pollution.
Environment aims:- a) to c) Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aims:- a) to d)
2.	Maintain the individual character, variety and distinctiveness of specific areas, within the urban area, villages and the countryside.
Environment aim:- a) Sustainability aim:- c)
3.	Identify key environmental resources including urban and rural bio-diversity, and ensure that they are protected and, where necessary, enhanced.
Environment aims:- a) to c) Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aim:- b)

The Urban Area
4.	Raise the profile of key important features in the townscape including listed buildings, buildings of local interest, protected trees and prominent open spaces.
Environment aims:- a) and c) Sustainability aim:- c)
5.	Identify "landmark" buildings to help create and retain a sense of place.
Environment aim:- a)
6.	Protect and restore key locations in the urban area.
Environment aim:- a)

Urban fringe
7.	Protect important features in the landscape and increase woodland cover where appropriate.
Environment aims:- a) and b) Sustainability aim:- c)
8.	Identify and protect the most prominent open ridges which extend into the built-up area and create a sense of place which makes the local area distinctive and allows easy access for the urban population to the open countryside.
Environment aims:- a) and b) Access aims:- a) and b)
9.	Identify and protect areas of nature conservation value and sites of archaeological and historic interest in situ and throughout the Borough.
10.	Retain land of high grade agricultural quality and seek to prevent conflict between urban and rural land uses.
Environment aim:- a) applies to both Objectives
Sustainability aim:- c) applies to both Objectives

The Countryside
11.	Protect the areas of the countryside which are most important for their landscape, wildlife and natural features.
12.	Ensure continued protection for countryside areas which have remained relatively undisturbed by noise and are prized for their recreational and amenity value for this reason.
13.	Provide appropriate management of the countryside and comply with the objectives of the Greenwood Community Forest.
14.	Ensure that villages retain their integrity through the protection of open countryside surrounding them.
Environment aim:- b) applies to Objectives 11 to 14.
Access aims:- b) and c) apply to Objectives 11 to 14.
Sustainability aim:- c) applies to Objectives 11 to 13.

SUSTAINABILITY
1.	The Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan will be environmentally-led to ensure that the land use planning process works towards achieving sustainable development.
Environment aims:- a) to c) Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aims:- a) to e)
2.	Work towards the achievement of sustainable development by locating new development in areas which reduce the need to travel.
Environment aims:- a) to c) Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aims:- a) to e)
3.	To utilise as much urban land as possible which is suitable for housing development.
Housing aims:- a) and b) Access aim:- b) Environment aims:- a) and c) Sustainability aim:- a)
4.	To limit and control development in the rural settlements in order to safeguard their character.
Sustainability aim:- a) Environment aim:- a) Housing aim:- b)
5.	To promote the development of employment, retail and residential development around transport nodes and corridors.
Sustainability aims:- a) and b) Access aims:- a) to e)
6.	To maximise development potential around transport nodes and corridors by encouraging mixed development and higher density development.
Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aims:- a) to e)
7.	To ensure that new development makes explicit provision to encourage transport choice including public transport, cycling and walking.
Sustainability aim:- a) Access aims:- a) to c) Housing aim:- b)
8.	To control the level and location of car parking provision to promote overall transport aims and objectives.
Sustainability aims:- a) and b) Access aims:- a) to d)
9.	To secure a pattern and variety of development that is sustainable by concentrating shopping, cultural and community facilities in district and local centres so as to reduce the number of journeys, encourage joint trips and permit easier access by public transport or by means other than the car for the catchment populations.
Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aims:- a) to e)
10.	To ensure that retail development as required by the assessment of need (1999 levels), is concentrated in existing district and local centres and should there be significant increase in future needs a sequential approach should be applied.
Sustainability aims:- a) and b) Access aims:- a), b), d) and e)
11.	Exploit the employment potential of town and district centres.
Employment aim:- a) Environment aim:- a) Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aims:- a), b), d and e)
12.	Encourage major employment centres to be capable of being served with a range of transport choice.
Employment aim:- a) Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aims:- a) to e)

HOUSING
1.	To generally maximise densities on new sites within the urban area (especially on brown field sites, other areas served well by public transport and/or close to employment opportunities).
Housing aim:- a) Access aims:- a) to d) Environment aim:- b) Sustainability aim:- a)
2.	Actively promote the conversion to residential use of buildings within the urban area as a way of utilising existing infrastructure and to safeguard the character of certain areas.
Housing aim:- a) Access aim:- a) to d) Environment aims:- a) and b)
3.	To provide an adequate supply of housing land to achieve a range and choice of housing.
Housing aims:- a) and b) Sustainability aim:- a)
4.	The provision of residential accommodation above shops and other commercial property.
Environment aims:- a) and b) Access aims:- a) to d) Housing aim:- a)
5.	To provide affordable housing in areas where there is a demonstrable need.
Housing aim:- a)
6.	To protect and create residential amenity through the good design of housing.
Environment aims:- a) and c) Access aim:- a) Housing aim:- b)

TRANSPORT
Density
1.	To develop transport nodes and corridors within the Borough with particular emphasis placed on encouraging good access to the city centre.
Access aims:- a) to d) Sustainability aims:- a) and c)
2.	To encourage the use of walking and cycling by promoting the provision of local convenience shops.
Access aims:- a) to e) Sustainability aims:- a) to c)

Accessibility
3.	To maximise the potential for dwellers in urban areas to gain access to the surrounding countryside without the need for a car.
Access aims:- a), b) and c) Environment aims:- a) and b) Sustainability aim:- a)
4.	To promote access to district and local centres to all elements of the community and all modes of transport.
Access aims:- b), d) and e) Sustainability aims:- a) to c)
5.	To allocate development in order to maximise the potential of city centre radial bus routes.
Environment aim:- a) Access aims:- a), b) and c) Sustainability aims:- a) and c)

Safety
6.	To promote highway safety with priority given to the safety of cyclists and pedestrians.
Access aim:- a) to d)

Linkage
7.	To encourage the linkage of different types of trips to reduce the length and number of total trips undertaken.
Access aims:- a) to e) Sustainability aims:- a) and c)

TOWN CENTRE AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENTS
1.	To enhance and improve the physical environment of the district shopping centres through quality design and ensure ease of access within centres for all members of the community.
Sustainability aims: a) to c) Access aims:- a), b), d) and e)
2.	To ensure district centres and where necessary local shopping centres cater for a choice of transport including, the car-borne shopper.
Sustainability aims:- a) and b)
3.	To ensure small, individual convenience shops meet the needs of the existing local population and new housing areas.
Access aims:- a) and b) Sustainability aims:- a) and c)
4.	To safeguard the vitality and viability of the existing district centres of Arnold, Carlton Square, Mapperley Plains and Netherfield with the following specific objectives:-
		Arnold - ensure Arnold's primary role through the retention of a range and quantity of convenience and comparison shops, the incorporation of new retail developments which could extend shopping choice and the consideration for the evening economy and complementary uses.
		Carlton Square - improve physical linkage between the Square and Tesco.
		Mapperley Plains - retention of retail and financial and professional service uses and limit rapid rise in food and drink uses.
		Netherfield - encourage a positive approach towards the re-use of vacant sites with consideration to alternative uses which could include service, leisure and residential. To contract the shopping centre.
Sustainability aims:- a) to c) Access aims:- a), b), d) and e)

EMPLOYMENT
1.	To recognise and reflect the Borough's potential to further contribute to the overall local economy (i.e. Nottingham Travel to Work Area), based on its geographical characteristics.
Employment aim:- a) Sustainability aims:- a) and b) Access aims:- a) to e)
2.	Offer the diversification of the economic base to ensure no single sector dominates the Borough's contribution to the local economy.
Employment aim:- a) Sustainability aims:- a) to b) Access aims:- a) to e)
3.	To provide an adequate supply of realistic and commercially viable sites for employment development.
Employment aim:- a) Sustainability aims:- a) Access aims:- a) to e)
4.	To recognise the role of the rural economy and enhance that role to ensure its continued support for the rural community.
Employment aim:- a) Sustainability aims:- a) and b) Access aims:- a), b), d) and e)

RECREATION
1.	To ensure protection of open space having recreational, conservation, wildlife, historical or amenity value.
Environment aims:- a), b) and c) Access aims:- a), b), c) and d) Housing aim:- b)
2.	To ensure the provision of suitable sites for recreation and open space and overcome deficiencies in distribution.
Environment aims:- a), b) and c) Access aims:- a), b), c) and d) Housing aim:- b)
3.	To encourage and make provision for leisure development in district and local centres.
Sustainability aims:- a) and b) Access aims:- b), d) and e)
4.	To ensure good public access to open space and the countryside.
Environment aims:- b) and c) Access aims:- a), b) and c)
5.	To create a network of recreational routes which provide access from the conurbation to the rural parts of the Borough.
Environment aim:- c) Access aims:- a), b) and c)

COMMUNITY SERVICES
1.	To provide easily accessible community services in town, district and local centres.
Environment aim:- a) Access aims:- a) to e) Housing aim:- b) Sustainability aims:- a) to c)
2.	To allow for the provision of community facilities in areas where there is a demonstrable need.
Environment aim:- a) Housing aim:- b) Access aims:- a), b) and d) Sustainability aims:- a) and b)
3.	To actively promote dual use of buildings and land for education, health and other community services.
Access aims:- a), b), d) and e) Housing aim:- b) Sustainability aims:- a) and b)
4.	To ensure existing community services are not placed under undue strain in areas where (extensive) new housing developments are proposed and to safeguard land for the expansion (or provision) of facilities where additional capacity will be required.
Environment aims:- a) and c) Access aim:- b) Housing aim:- b) Sustainability aims:- a) and b)
5.	To target areas deficient in community services and lacking in sufficient transport choice, particularly in rural areas where access can be a problem.
Environment aim:- a) Access aims:- a), b), d) and e) Sustainability aims:- a) and b)




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