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| Appendix Vl |
| Application of the
Sequential Approach |
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integral part of policies CC4, CC7, R1, R4, R7 and LT9. |
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Overall Approach |
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The City Council will require a sequential
approach to site selection for appropriate new development for retail,
food and drink, leisure and other key uses which attract large numbers
of people, in accordance with policies CC4, CC7, R1, R4, R7 and LT9. |
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The approach does not seek the accommodation
of all new development within or on the edge of the Central Retail
Area, as the Council has a responsibility to ensure District Centres
remain vital and viable for the benefit of people living nearby. Nor
does the approach allow unlimited development within District Centres,
as they are less accessible by public transport than the Central Retail
Area, and the Council wishes to maintain the primacy of the City Centre.
Instead, the approach seeks to ensure development is guided to the
appropriate level in the hierarchy of centres. |
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For development that serves a City-wide
catchment or greater, the first preference is the Central Retail Area
followed by edge of centre sites. District Centres are also preferred
locations for development that would attract many trips, provided
the nature and scale of the development would be appropriately related
to the size of the centre and its catchment. Local Centres are preferred
locations for development that would serve primarily a local catchment.
Only if, after taking account of flexibility of format, development
cannot be accommodated in any of these locations should out of centre
sites be considered. Out of centre sites in locations accessible by
a choice of means of transport should be considered before other out
of centre sites. The definition of these locations for the purposes
of the sequential approach is set out at the end of this Appendix. |
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Information Required For
a Sequential Approach Assessment |
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Where a planning application is made for
development which is subject to a sequential approach in accordance
with policies CC4, CC7, R1, R4, R7 and LT9, the City Council will
require the submission of a sequential approach assessment. This will
consist of an evaluation of other potential sites for the proposed
development in locations that are higher in the search sequence. Proposed
out of centre sites should also evaluate any sites which are more
accessible by a choice of means of transport. |
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The information provided should include
the locations of the potential alternative sites, their size, current
use, availability (within a reasonable period of time), and an assessment
of their physical suitability for the proposed use. |
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Applicants will be expected to be flexible
about the design and scale of their development and, where appropriate
(e.g. where it would not compromise the ability of the proposal to
meet a demonstrated need), adjust their scheme to fit individual site
circumstances. This may involve disaggregating the elements of a proposal
onto two or more smaller sites. In accordance with Government guidance,
developers should adopt a class-of-goods approach rather than a format-driven
approach to proposed developments. |
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Search Sequence |
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A sequential approach is not required
for proposals within the Central Retail Area. For proposals within
District and Local Centres (and Hampton Township Centre for non-retail),
a sequential approach is not required where the scale and nature of
the proposal is appropriately related to the scale and function of
the centre and its catchment. For other proposals, the following search
sequence should be used: |
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- First preference - Central Retail Area
- Second preference - Edge of centre
- Third preference - District Centres (and Hampton Township Centre
for non-retail proposals)
- Fourth preference - Local Centres
- Fifth preference - Out of centre sites accessible by a choice
of means of transport
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For small scale proposals intended to meet
local needs, and which lie outside District or Local Centres, the
starting point for the search sequence will generally be the nearest
District or Local Centre, followed by the edge of that Centre, and
then out-of-centre sites as referred to above. |
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Definitions |
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Central Retail Area |
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A location within the boundary of the
Central Retail Area as shown on the Proposals Map. This is the only
location within Peterborough that meets the definition of "town centre"
in PPG6. |
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Edge of centre |
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A location outside the Central Retail
Area but within safe and easy walking distance of a primary or secondary
retail frontage within the Central Retail Area. |
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the entrance door of retail proposals should
normally be within 300 metres walking distance of a primary retail
frontage. |
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the entrance door of leisure and other
key City Centre uses should normally be within 500 metres walking
distance of a primary retail frontage. |
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barriers to walking, such as busy roads
or subways will exclude sites from the definition. |
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a site defined as out of centre at the
time of a planning application could be brought within the definition
of edge of centre with appropriate improvements to pedestrian access
(e.g. section 106 obligations secured with planning permission). |
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District Centre |
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A location within the boundary of a District
Centre as shown on the Proposals Map. |
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Local Centre |
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A location within the boundary of an existing
or proposed Local Centre as shown on the Proposals Map. |
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Out of Centre |
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A location that does not fall within the
previous definitions. |
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