Chapter 2 - Statement of Strategy |
GE 1 |
General policy guiding all development |
GE 2 |
Accessibility |
GE 3 |
Impact on residential amenity |
GE 4 |
Availability of utility services |
GE 5 |
Protection of water resources |
GE 6 |
Development and flood risk |
GE 7 |
Local distinctiveness |
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Chapter 3 - The Environment |
ENV 1 |
Section B: Sustainable Development |
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Section C: Urban Design |
ENV 2 |
Local setting and context |
ENV 3 |
Public spaces and squares |
ENV 4 |
Façades of development |
ENV 5/6/7 |
Accessibility / permeability |
ENV 8 |
Views, viewpoints and landmarks |
ENV 9 |
Materials |
ENV 10 |
Parking |
ENV 11 |
Safety and security |
ENV 12 |
Inner ring road corridor |
ENV 13 |
City corridors |
ENV 14 |
District Lighting Strategy |
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Section D: Urban and Rural Landscape (incl. Green Network) |
ENV 15 |
Strategic open space |
ENV 16 |
Development adjacent strategic open space |
ENV 17 |
Other green space |
ENV 18 |
Amenity open space |
ENV 19 |
Urban corridors |
ENV 20 |
Greenspace improvements |
ENV 21 |
Trees, hedgerows and woodland |
ENV 22 |
New landscape and development |
ENV 23 |
Provision and maintenance of open space in new development |
ENV 24 |
Rural landscape (general) |
ENV 25 |
Areas of Special County Value |
ENV 26 |
The Green Network in Chester District |
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Section E: Nature Conservation |
ENV 27/28 |
Nature Conservation Strategy (general) |
ENV 29 |
Features of Local Importance |
ENV 30 |
Strategic wildlife corridors |
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Section F: Archaeology |
ENV 31 |
Sites of National Importance |
ENV 32 |
Evaluation of archaeological sites |
EN33 |
Sites of Regional or County Importance (Grade A Sites) |
EN34 |
Sites of District or Local Importance (Grade B and C Sites) |
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Section G: Conservation Areas |
ENV 35 |
Demolition in conservation areas |
ENV 36 |
Recording |
ENV 37 |
New development in conservation areas |
ENV 38 |
Views |
ENV 39/40/41/42/43 |
City centre conservation areas |
ENV 44 |
The River Dee and canal corridors |
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Section H: Listed Buildings |
ENV 45 |
Protection of Listed Buildings |
ENV 46 |
Changes of use |
ENV 47 |
Local list of buildings of architectural or historical interest |
ENV 48 |
Historic parks&gardens and historic battlefields |
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Section I: Avertisments, Shop Fronts, Blinds&Security Shutters |
ENV 49 |
Design and location of advertisements |
ENV 50 |
Means of illumination |
ENV 51 |
Row signage |
ENV 52 |
Advance signs |
ENV 53 |
Shop front design |
ENV 54 |
Blinds, canopies and awnings |
ENV 55 |
Security shutters |
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Section J: Energy Conservation |
ENV 56 |
Generation of renewable energy |
ENV57 / 58 |
Energy efficient building design&site layout |
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Section K:Pollution |
ENV 59 |
Pollution in the plan area |
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Section L: Hazardous Installations |
ENV 60 |
New or extended hazardous installations |
ENV 61 |
Development in the vicinity of hazardous installations |
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Section M:Mineral Extraction and Waste Disposal |
ENV 62 |
Mineral extraction&waste disposal after uses |
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Section N: Green Belt |
ENV 63 |
Overall policy |
ENV 64 |
Agriculture and forestry |
ENV 65 |
Recreation and other open land uses |
ENV 66 |
Limited extensions, alterations or replacement of existing dwellings |
ENV 67 |
“Low Cost” housing in settlements in the Green Belt |
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Major developed sites in the Green Belt: |
ENV 68 / 69 |
i) The Countess of Chester Health Park |
ENV 70 |
ii) Chester Zoo |
ENV 71 |
iii) Dale Camp |
ENV 72 / 73 |
iv) BNFL / URENCO, Capenhurst |
ENV 74 |
Huntington Water Treatment Works and Ellesmere Port Waste Water Treatment Works |
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Section O: Telecommunications |
ENV 75 |
The siting of telecommunications developments |
ENV 76 / 77 |
Satellite dishes / antennas |
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Chapter 4 - Transport |
TR 1 |
General |
TR 2 / 3 / 4 |
Pedestrians |
TR 5 / 6 |
Cycling |
TR 7 |
Major transport improvements |
TR 8 / 9 |
Public transport – buses |
TR 10 |
Coaches |
TR 11/ 12 |
Public transport – rail |
TR 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 |
Parking |
TR 17 |
Safety and environmental |
TR 18 |
Highway improvements |
TR 19 / 20 / 21 |
New developments |
TR 22 |
Motorway / roadside facilities |
TR 23 |
Car free housing proposals |
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Chapter 5 - The Economy |
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Section A: Employment Land and Buildings |
EC 1 |
Scale and provision of employment land |
EC 2 |
Allocations for employment land |
EC 3 |
Areas allocated for cultural and tourism uses |
EC 4 |
Chester Business Park |
EC 5 |
Protection of sites allocated for employment |
EC 6 |
Protection of existing employment land and buildings |
EC 7 |
Stanlow Petrochemicals Complex |
EC 8 |
Site of Former Ince A and B Power Stations |
EC 9 |
Criteria for assessing proposals for employment development on sites not allocated in the Local Plan |
EC 10 |
Extensions to existing business premises |
EC 11 |
The re-use of rural buildings |
EC 12 |
Home working, including teleworking (“telematics”) |
EC 13 |
“Downgrade” or unneighbourly uses |
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Section B: Tourism |
EC 14 |
The overall approach to tourism |
EC 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 |
Tourist accommodation |
EC 19 |
Conference facilities |
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Section C: Agricultural Land and Buildings |
EC 20 |
Agricultural land |
EC 21 |
Agricultural diversification |
EC 22 |
New agricultural buildings |
EC 23 |
Agricultural workers dwellings in the open countryside and Green Belt |
EC 24 |
Agricultural service industries |
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Chapter 6 - Retail |
RET 1 |
The role of the city centre |
RET 2 |
Primary shopping streets |
RET 3 |
Secondary shopping streets |
RET 4 |
The market |
RET 5 |
Allocations for retail development |
RET 6 |
Protection of sites allocated for retail development |
RET 7 |
Assessment of proposals for retail development in the city centre |
RET 8 |
Assessment of proposals for retail development immediately adjacent to the city centre |
RET 9 |
Assessment of proposals for retail development outside the city centre and edge of centre |
RET 10 / 11 |
Suburban shopping centres |
RET 12 / 13 |
Village shops |
RET 14 |
Shopping development in the open countryside |
RET 15 |
Control over future land use of large out-of-centre shops |
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Chapter 7 - Housing |
HO 1 |
Scale of housing provision |
HO 2 |
Allocations for housing development |
HO 3 |
Affordable housing |
HO 4 |
Infill housing development |
HO 5 |
Criteria for assessing proposals for residential sites not allocated in the Local Plan |
HO 6 |
Infill development in “washed over” villages in the Green Belt |
HO 7 |
Housing in the open countryside |
HO 8 |
Extensions to existing dwellings |
HO 9 |
Conversion of non-residential properties to residential use |
HO 10 |
Re-use of rural buildings |
HO 11 |
Replacement dwellings |
HO 12 |
Low cost housing in the rural area |
HO 13 |
Protection of existing dwellings |
HO 14 |
Protection of land allocated for housing development |
HO 15 |
Residential accommodation for homeless persons, care in the community provision and private nursing and elderly persons' homes |
HO 16 |
Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) |
HO 17 |
Student accommodation |
HO 18 |
Granny flats |
HO 19 |
Day nurseries and similar facilities for the supervision of young children |
HO 20 |
Improvement of older housing |
HO 21 |
Gypsy caravan sites |
HO 22 |
Non-residential uses in predominantly residential areas |
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Chapter 8 - Community Facilities |
CF 1 |
Education: Schools |
CF 2 |
The University of Chester |
CF 3 |
The re-use of surplus land and buildings |
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Chapter 9 - Sports&Recreation |
SR 1 |
Standards of provision for formal and informal sport and recreation |
SR 2 |
Protection of existing playing fields |
SR 3 / 4 |
Meeting existing shortfall in provision of areas for formal&informal sport and recreation |
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Guidelines for formal&informal sport and recreation provision in new housing development |
SR 5 |
i) Play areas |
SR 6 |
ii) Playing pitches |
SR 7 |
iii) Amenity open space |
SR 8 |
Indoor sports provision |
SR 9 |
Golf |
SR 10 |
Athletics track |
SR 11 / 12 |
Water recreation |
SR 13 |
Noisy / environmentally intrusive recreation activities |
SR 14 / 15 |
Countryside recreation |
SR 16 |
Carden Park |
SR 17 |
Footpaths, bridleways and cycleways |
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Chapter 10 - Culture and Leisure |
CU 1 / 2 |
Cultural buildings |
CU 3 |
Cultural areas and historic sites |
CU 4 |
Street events |
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Chapter 11 - Urban Renaissance |
URBREN 1 / 2 |
General policies |
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Chapter 12 - Monitoring and Implementation |
MI 1 |
Provision of services and infrastructure |
MI 2 |
Sealand Road |
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