Contents
Foreword to the Consultation on the Deposit Local Development Plan
1 Introduction
1.1 The Character of the Plan Area
1.2 How the Plan has been Prepared
1.3 The State of the Park: The Issues
2 The Vision & Objectives for the Brecon Beacons National Park
2.1 The National Park Management Plan Vision
2.2 LDP Vision
2.3 Local Development Plan (LDP) Objectives
2.4 Policy Responses
3 Spatial Strategy
3.2 Location of Development
3.3 Implementing the Settlement Hierarchy
3.4 Mitigating Impact in the Location of Growth
3.5 Primary Key Settlement: BRECON
3.5.1 Brecon Context
3.5.2 Brecon Issues
3.5.3 Brecon 15 year Vision
3.5.4 Brecon Policy Responses
3.5.5 Brecon Land Allocations
3.6 Key Settlement: CRICKHOWELL
3.6.1 Crickhowell Context
3.6.2 Crickhowell Issues
3.6.3 Crickhowell 15 year Vision
3.6.4 Crickhowell Policy Responses
3.6.5 Crickhowell Land Allocations
3.7 Key Settlement: TALGARTH
3.7.1 Talgarth Context
3.7.2 Talgarth Issues
3.7.3 Talgarth 15 year Vision
3.7.4 Talgarth Policy Responses
3.7.5 Talgarth Land Allocations
3.8 Key Settlement: HAY-ON-WYE
3.8.1 Hay-on-Wye Context
3.8.2 Hay-on-Wye Issues
3.8.3 Hay-on-Wye 15 year Vision
3.8.4 Hay-on-Wye Policy Responses
3.8.5 Hay-on-Wye Land Allocations
3.9 Level 3: SETTLEMENTS
3.9.1 Settlements Context
3.9.2 Settlements Issues
3.9.3 Settlements 15 year Vision
3.10 Level 4: LIMITED GROWTH SETTLEMENTS
3.10.1 Limited Growth Settlements Context
3.10.2 Limited Growth Settlements Issues
3.10.3 Limited Growth Settlements 15 year Vision
3.11 Acceptable Exceptions Development
3.12 Level 5: COUNTRYSIDE
3.12.1 Countryside Context
3.12.2 Countryside Issues
3.12.3 Countryside15 year Vision
4 Overarching Policies
4.1 National Park Purposes
4.2 Appropriate Development in the National Park
4.3 Major Development in the National Park
4.4 Ministry of Defence Developments
4.5 Notifiable Installations
4.6 Environmental Protection
4.7 Biodiversity
4.7.2 Sites of European Importance
4.7.3 Sites of National Importance
4.7.4 SINCS (Site of Interest for Nature Conservation)
4.7.5 Local Sites of Nature Conservation Interest
4.8 Trees and Development
4.9 Water Resources
4.10 Light Pollution
4.11 Soil Quality
4.12 Air Quality
4.13 Natural Resources, Ecosystem Services and Food Security
4.14 Conserving the Historic Environment
4.15 Climate Change
4.15.1 Sustainable Development and Design
4.15.2 Renewable Energy
4.15.3 Location of Development Avoiding Areas Subject to Flooding
5 Topic Specific Policies
6 Housing
6.1 Scale of Housing provision
6.2 Detailed Housing Development Policies
6.2.1 Renovation of Former Dwellings in the Countryside
6.2.2 Demolition and Replacement of Dwellings
6.2.3 House Extensions and Ancillary Buildings
6.3 Providing Affordable Housing
6.4 Local Needs
6.5 Gypsy and Traveller Sites
7 Economic Wellbeing
7.1 Employment Policy
7.2 Small Scale Employment Sites
7.3 Protection of Employment Sites and Buildings
7.4 The Re-use and Adaptation of Existing Rural Buildings in the Countryside
7.5 Agriculture and Forestry
7.5.1 Housing for Essential Farming or Forestry Needs
7.5.2 Farm Diversification Including Farm Shops
7.5.3 Other Rural Economic Activities
7.6 New Farm and Forestry Buildings
7.7 Retail
7.7.1 Retail & Town Centres
7.7.2 Role, Function and Vitality of Identified Retail Centres
7.7.3 Supporting Existing Town Centers
7.7.4 Safeguarding Retail – Primary Retail Frontages
7.7.5 The Diversity of Uses in Town Centres
7.7.6 Retail in Level 3 and 4 Settlements
7.8 Sustainable Tourism
7.8.1 Tourist Accommodation
7.8.2 New Build Holiday Accommodation
7.8.3 Temporary/Non-permanent Holiday Accommodation
7.8.4 Caravans and Chalets
7.8.5 Low Impact Development
7.8.6 New or Extended Sites for Touring Caravans, Camper-vans and Tents
7.8.7 Outdoor Activity Centres
7.8.8 Tourism and Enjoyment
7.8.9 The Recreational use of Motor Vehicles and Craft
7.8.10 Rights of Way and Long Distance Routes
7.8.11 Pressure and Vulnerable Areas
8 Provision of Services and Facilities
8.1 Community Facilities
8.2 The Welsh Language
8.3 Planning Obligations
8.4Sustainable Infrastructure
8.5 Utility Services
8.5.1 Power-lines and Pipelines
8.5.2 Telecommunications
8.6 Utilities, Drainage, Sewerage Constraints
8.7 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS)
8.8 Sustainable Transport
8.9 Development Control and Transport
8.10 Cycling and Walking
8.11 Sustainable Use of Land
8.12 Dwellings Density
8.13 Previously Developed Land in the National Park
9 Waste
9.1 Regional Waste Strategy – The Regional Waste Plans
9.2 Energy from Waste
9.3 Composting
10 Sustainable Use of Minerals Resources
10.1 Minerals extraction in National Parks
10.2 New Sites or Extensions to Existing Sites in the National Park
10.3 Minerals Safeguarding
10.3.1 Sand and Gravel Resources
10.3.2 Safeguarding of Other Minerals Resources
10.4 Borrow Pits
10.5 Small Scale Quarrying for Local Needs
10.6 Recycled, Secondary and Waste Materials
10.7 Inactive Mineral Sites
11 Monitoring
Addendum Proposals Map for Consultation Deposit LDP November 2010
Appendices
Appendix 1: Portrait of the Park
Appendix 2: Requirements of Development
Appendix 3: National Policy
Appendix 4: Special Qualities of the National Park
Appendix 5: Water Conservation
Appendix 6: Planning Obligations
Appendix 7: Tree Species Native to the Brecon Beacons National Park
Appendix 8: Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Appendix 9: Mineral Working
Appendix 10: List of Supplementary Planning Guidance
Appendix 11: Glossary of Terms
List of Tables
Table 1.1: Summary of Key Issues
Table 2.1: National Park Management Plan Vision
Table 2.2: LDP Objectives
Table 3.1: Area Constraints
Table 3.2: Brecon Land Allocations
Table 3.3: Crickhowell Land Allocations
Table 3.4: Talgarth Land Allocations
Table 3.5: Hay-on-Wye Land Allocations
Table 3.6: Settlements Constraints
Table 3.7: Limited Growth Settlements Constraints
Table 6.1: Current Residential Allocations
Table 6.2: Phased Residential Allocations
Table 7.1: Mixed Use Allocations
Table 7.2: Retail Policy Cross Reference
List of Figures
Figure 1: Settlement Assessment Matrix