Planning in Bradford

Community Involvement

A. The Council will seek to ensure that local community, stakeholders and other interested parties are engaged in an early, meaningful and collaborative way on: 1. Local Plan Documents, 2. Planning Applications

Working Together

Planning decisions as well as plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes should be based on: A. Effective collaboration between the Council, adjoining local planning authorities, the District's Town and Parish Councils, partners, stakeholders and communities within the District, Leeds City Region and beyond, particularly to: 1. Support the renewal and regeneration of urban and rural areas. 2. Address low and high housing demand. 3. Balance housing with current and future employment opportunities. 4. Promote polycentric networks of different places with complementary roles, based on their own strengths and characteristics. 5. Realise the potential of Leeds City Region and ensure that benefits are spread across it. 6. Achieve effective environmental management and enhancement in order to address climate change. 7. Manage development to support economic and housing growth in the District, in particular the Leeds Bradford Corridor and Airedale Corridor. 8. Make the best use of sustainable modes of transport, including inter-city regional road and particularly rail and water transport links. 9. Ensure Landscape and environmental management and enhancement. B. Effective discharge of the duty to cooperate in order to: 1. Address strategic cross boundary issues 2. Align spatial development and mitigation of impacts of development 3. Coordinate investment in infrastructure to support development

Working Together

Planning decisions as well as plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes should be based on: A. Effective collaboration between the Council, adjoining local planning authorities, the District's Town and Parish Councils, partners, stakeholders and communities within the District, Leeds City Region and beyond, particularly to: 1. Support the renewal and regeneration of urban and rural areas. 2. Address low and high housing demand. 3. Balance housing with current and future employment opportunities. 4. Promote polycentric networks of different places with complementary roles, based on their own strengths and characteristics. 5. Realise the potential of Leeds City Region and ensure that benefits are spread across it. 6. Achieve effective environmental management and enhancement in order to address climate change. 7. Manage development to support economic and housing growth in the District, in particular the Leeds Bradford Corridor and Airedale Corridor. 8. Make the best use of sustainable modes of transport, including inter-city

Achieving Good Design

Planning Decisions including Plans, development proposals, and investment decisions should contribute to achieving good design and high quality places through: A. Taking a holistic, collaborative approach to design putting the quality of the place first. B. Being informed by a good understanding of the site/area and its context. C. Working with local communities and key stakeholders to develop shared visions for the future of their areas. D. Taking opportunities to improve places, including transforming areas which have the potential for change and supporting the regeneration aspirations of the District. E. Referring schemes where appropriate to design review and acting on the recommendations of the review. F. Taking a comprehensive approach to redevelopment in order to avoid piecemeal development which would compromise wider opportunities and the proper planning of the area.

Working with the Landscape

Planning Decisions including Plans and development proposals should take advantage of existing features, integrate development into the wider landscape and create new quality spaces. Wherever possible designs should: A. Retain existing landscape and ecological features and integrate them within developments as positive assets. B. Work with the landscape to reduce the environmental impact of development. C. Take opportunities to link developments into the wider landscape and green space networks. D. Ensure that new landscape features and open spaces have a clear function, are visually attractive and fit for purpose, and have appropriate management and maintenance arrangements in place. E. Use plant species which are appropriate to the local character and conditions.

Urban Character

Plans and development proposals should create a strong sense of place and be appropriate to their context in terms of layout, scale, density, details and materials. In particular designs should: A. Respond to the existing positive patterns of development which contribute to the character of the area, or be based on otherwise strong ideas. Innovative and contemporary approaches to design which respond to and complement the local context will be supported. B. Retain and integrate existing built features which could contribute to creating a distinctive identity. C. Take opportunities to create new public spaces, landmark buildings, landscape features (including street trees), views and public art as an integral part of the design. D. Provide variety on larger developments with different character areas and a hierarchy of street types. E. Create attractive streetscapes and spaces which are defined and animated by the layout, scale and appearance of the buildings. F. Display architectural quality and create original architecture or tailor standard solutions to the site. G. Contribute positively to skylines through the roofscape of new development. H. Ensure that tall buildings are appropriate to their location, are of high quality design and that they do not detract from key views or heritage assets or create unacceptable local environmental conditions. I. Design shop front units which are consistent with the character, scale, quality and materials of the existing façade, building and street scene of which they form part.

Streets and Movement

Plans and development proposals should take the opportunities to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport through: A. Creating a network of routes which are well overlooked and convenient and easy for all people to understand and move around. B. Connecting to existing street and path networks, public transport and places where people want to go in obvious and direct ways, and where necessary improving existing routes and public transport facilities. C. Integrating existing footpaths/cycle routes on the site into the development. D. Take an approach to highway design which supports the overall character of the place and which encourages people to use streets as social spaces rather than just as routes for traffic movement. E. Take a design led approach to car parking so that it supports the street scene and pedestrian environment whilst also being convenient and secure.

Safe and Inclusive Places

Plans and development proposals should make a positive contribution to people's lives through high quality, inclusive design. In particular they should: A. Be designed to ensure a safe and secure environment and reduce the opportunities for crime. B. Allow flexibility to adapt to changing needs and circumstances. C. Be designed to ensure buildings and places provide easy access for all, including those with physical disabilities. D. Encourage social interaction and where appropriate provide opportunities for members of the community to meet and come into contact with each other. E. Include appropriate design arrangements for servicing, waste handling, recycling and storage. F. Not harm the amenity of existing or prospective users and residents.

Making Great Places

A. Planning decisions as well as plans, development proposals and investment decisions should contribute to creating high quality places, and attractive, cohesive, sustainable settlements through: 1. Understanding the place and wider context, and taking opportunities to improve areas and make them as good as they can be. 2. Being place specific by responding to the District's distinctive features and character, and being appropriate to the local context. 3. Creating a strong sense of place through the design of the buildings, streets and spaces. 4. Providing a well connected network of attractive routes and spaces that are safe and easy to move around for all members of the community. 5. Designing places which can adapt to changing circumstances and needs, and which will function well over the long term.

Creating a successful and competitive Bradford District economy within the Leeds City Region

In order to create a more successful and competitive District economy, plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes and planning decisions should help to deliver: A. Economic growth, restructuring and diversification, taking account of potential job growth indicated by detailed forecasts in the Employment Land Review Assessment and updates as they become available. B. Investment in locations such as Bradford City Centre, Shipley Town Centre and the Canal Road Corridor, Keighley, Bingley and Ilkley, recognising the role of the Regional City of Bradford and the Principal Towns as key drivers of productivity. C. The Council's priority for Grade A office developments will be Bradford City Centre in line with its priority for regeneration of the city centre and the creation of a revitalised central business district. D. Improved links between job opportunities, skills development and needs, business productivity and investment, and the needs of exclud

Creating a successful and competitive Bradford District economy within the Leeds City Region

In order to create a more successful and competitive District economy, plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes and planning decisions should help to deliver: A. Economic growth, restructuring and diversification, taking account of potential job growth indicated by detailed forecasts in the Employment Land Review Assessment and updates as they become available. B. Investment in locations such as Bradford City Centre, Shipley Town Centre and the Canal Road Corridor, Keighley, Bingley and Ilkley, recognising the role of the Regional City of Bradford and the Principal Towns as key drivers of productivity. C. The Council's priority for Grade A office developments will be Bradford City Centre in line with its priority for regeneration of the city centre and the creation of a revitalised central business district. D. Improved links between job opportunities, skills development and needs, business productivity and investment, and the needs of excluded communities within Bradford District. E. A modern manufacturing sector and modernisation of manufacturing industries within the City of Bradford and the Airedale Corridor. F. A knowledge-driven economy, by supporting the potential of the University of Bradford, Bradford College, further and higher education institutions, hospitals and research institutions and other knowledge-intensive industries including the tourism and cultural sector and links with the provision of incubator units and innovation units within Bradford City Centre and the Airedale Corridor. G. A more entrepreneurial Bradford District, with the aim of achieving higher rates of business start ups and survival, and a larger number of small businesses, including the provision of low cost and smaller incubator units for small and medium sized enterprises and micro businesses in the City of Bradford and the Airedale Corridor. H. Development related to priority sectors or clusters, or individual employers important to the Bradford District economy, where they have specific property requirements. I. The role of Leeds Bradford International Airport and Manchester International Airport as significant economic drivers and the need to enhance transport links between the District and the two airports. J. The potential of non business class sectors, including health, sport, retail, leisure, tourism and education as key economic and employment generators within the Bradford District. K. Opportunities for business relating to the District's unique environmental assets and challenges, including extraction industries, sustainable construction, renewable energy, resource and waste efficiency and environmental technologies and the 'low carbon economy'. L. ICT and communications infrastructure, installation and take up of high speed broadband, particularly as a priority in rural and peripheral areas of the Bradford District. M. Support diversification and sustainability of agricultural and rural businesses N. A wide range of initiatives to ensure more diverse, competitive and successful economies in the rural areas of the Bradford District.

Supporting Business and Job Creation

The Council will support the delivery of at least 1600 new jobs annually in the District in the period to 2030 through: A. Planning for a supply of at least 135 ha of developable employment land over the Local Plan period by allocating a range of sites for general employment purposes. Such land allocated for employment purposes will not be granted permission for alternative uses. B. Implementing major regeneration initiatives and proposals across the District. C. Supporting and improving the vitality and viability of the City Centre and lower order town and district centres.

Employment Land Requirement

A. The planned requirement for at least 135 ha of employment land within the District will be distributed between the different parts of the District as follows: 1. 100 ha within City of Bradford 2. 30 ha in the Airedale Corridor 3. 5 ha in the Wharfedale Corridor B. The required employment land to be identified in the allocations DPD will be met from the following sources: 1. Unimplemented but deliverable sites allocated within the RUDP; 2. Other committed sites with planning permission for employment use; 3. Sites already identified in existing regeneration strategies for Bradford City Centre and Airedale. 4. Sites identified in current and emerging masterplans including that for the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor (including Manningham), City Plan for Bradford City Centre and the Leeds Bradford Corridor. 5. New sites which are considered suitable for employment use. C. The Allocations DPD will examine the need for Green Belt deletions to provide high quality employment locations in the following broad areas of search: 1. Within North Bradford tied to the locational benefits of proximity to Leeds Bradford International Airport and Apperley Bridge Rail Station. 2. Within South East Bradford 3. East and North East of Keighley

Sustainable Economic Growth

The Council through planning and development decisions and supporting economic development tools will seek to manage economic and employment growth in a sustainable manner. These mechanisms will include: A. Assessing all site proposals submitted as potential site allocations against their deliverability and their sustainability. B. Monitoring the availability and suitability of employment sites on a 3 year rolling basis so as to ensure that they continue to meet current or long term needs for economic development and these sites will be protected and retained for such development. A portfolio of the best sites, representing at least a 5 year supply of market ready sites will be identified and protected for those purposes. C. Refusing Planning Permission for the alternative development, including piecemeal development, of land and buildings currently or last in use for business or industrial purposes within both urban and rural areas unless, it can be demonstrated to the Council that a site is no longer suitable for such use in terms of: 1. Location 2. Accessibility 3. Adjacent land uses 4. Environmental impacts 5. Market significance – where it can be shown that the site has been continuously marketed for employment uses at local land values for a period for at least 2 years. D. Identifying Strategic Employment Zones within the Allocations DPD and Area Action Plan DPD's where development proposals for non employment uses will not be permitted unless it can be demonstrated that the proposal relates to a use which supports the function of the employment zone as a predominantly industrial area. E. Supporting priority business sectors and clusters through the provision of appropriately located sites and premises. F. Encouraging economic enterprises which develop or enhance the viability of tourism, culture and leisure based activities, and the built and natural environment, whilst having regard to accessibility and sustainable transport local character and design. G. Promoting developments which help diversify and strengthen the rural economy of the District including support for rural industries, reuse of existing buildings, farm diversification, support for live – work opportunities and through the extension of high speed broadband to rural communities. H. Supporting the provision of live-work premises. I. Ensuring that new developments of more than 1000 sq metres of non residential floorspace will meet 'BREEAM Very Good' standards on buildings and by 2019 will meet 'BREEAM EXCELLENT' unless, having regard to the type of development involved and its design, this is not feasible or viable.

Regeneration Funding and Delivery

A. The Council, in its role as enabler, will continue to use existing and new tools to promote and incentivise economic growth and regeneration, such as: 1. Local Asset Backed Vehicles (LABVs) 2. Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas (JESSICAs) 3. Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises Initiative (JEREMIE) 4. Infrastructure Financing from Institutional Investments 5. Prudential Borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) 6. Voluntary Development Partnerships 7. Business Improvement Districts (BIDS) 8. Community Land Trusts (CLT) 9. Tax Increment Financing (TIFs) 10. Regional Growth Fund 11. Local Growth Fund 12. Local Incentive Backed Vehicles (LIBVs) 13. Multi Use Infrastructure Procurement 14. New Homes Bonus (NHB) 15. Homes & Communities Agency - Local Infrastructure Fund 16. Growing Places Fund 17. Leeds City Region Revolving Investment Fund (RIF) 18. Proceeds from Disposal of Assets 19. Business Rate Retention 20. Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) 21. West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund

Economic Development

1. Recognise Ilkley's role as the principal town in Wharfedale with public administration, office, cultural, retail, tourism and leisure functions. 2. Support the centres of Burley in Wharfedale and Menston for retail and leisure uses. 3. Enhance the heritage value of towns and villages along the Wharfedale Corridor. 4. Support initiatives for the sustainability and diversification of agricultural and rural enterprise and for the extension of high speed broadband to rural communities.

Energy

A. Planning decisions as well as Plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes developed by the Council and its partners will maximise improvements to energy efficiency and support the development of renewable and low carbon sources of energy by: 1. Identifying suitable areas and opportunities for low carbon and renewable energy 2. Ensuring that future development takes place in locations and at a scale that can make a positive contribution to the districts capacity for renewable and low carbon energy 3. Setting out local requirements for the use of decentralised energy and sustainability of buildings in the Allocations DPD, Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan and the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor DPD that promote the maximum use of decentralised energy in areas of greatest opportunity, while taking into account viability and feasibility. B. All proposals for renewable and low carbon generation must include full assessment of the environmental, economic and social impacts and, where assessment shows that potential adverse impacts can be managed, the integration of measures to minimise such impacts. Assessment of environmental impacts will need to include cumulative landscape and visual impacts and to ens

Energy

A. Planning decisions as well as Plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes developed by the Council and its partners will maximise improvements to energy efficiency and support the development of renewable and low carbon sources of energy by: 1. Identifying suitable areas and opportunities for low carbon and renewable energy 2. Ensuring that future development takes place in locations and at a scale that can make a positive contribution to the districts capacity for renewable and low carbon energy 3. Setting out local requirements for the use of decentralised energy and sustainability of buildings in the Allocations DPD, Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan and the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor DPD that promote the maximum use of decentralised energy in areas of greatest opportunity, while taking into account viability and feasibility. B. All proposals for renewable and low carbon generation must include full assessment of the environmental, economic and social impacts and, where assessment shows that potential adverse impacts can be managed, the integration of measures to minimise such impacts. Assessment of environmental impacts will need to include cumulative landscape and visual impacts and to ensure that development will have no adverse impact on the integrity of the South Pennine Moors SAC/SPA.

Climate Change and Resource Use

Planning decisions as well as plans, strategies, investment decisions, programmes should: A. Plan for the adaptation and long term resilience to the impacts of climate change in the district by: 1. Assessing the risks and designing an appropriate level of adaptation into all aspects of regeneration projects, new development and improvements to infrastructure. 2. Working with partner organisations and local communities to appraise, reduce and manage all sources of flooding. 3. Facilitating the management and expansion, where appropriate, of vulnerable habitat types, primarily blanket bog and woodland and supporting action plans for habitats and species at risk. 4. Addressing the opportunities and pressures that an increasing population has on the districts land resource, particularly in key locations for tourism and recreation. 5. Working with partner organisations to address fuel poverty and to stimulate the local energy sector to deliver carbon saving measures. 6. Aiming to improve air quality overall, to integrate road transport emission reduction into decision making and to address the impact of climate change on buildings, public spaces and vulnerable groups. 7. Working with the districts businesses to maximise opportunities from the move to a low-carbon economy, to raise awareness of increasing future costs of energy and water and to minimise potential disruption to local infrastructure. B. Support the Councils carbon reduction targets by: 1. Maximising energy efficiency, use of sustainable transport and other forms of infrastructure by focusing development and activity in the Regional City of Bradford followed by Keighley, Bingley and Ilkley. 2. Locating development where it will support opportunities for the delivery of renewable and low carbon energy, green infrastructure and improvements to public transport and facilities for walking and cycling. 3. Meeting the local challenges of moving towards low carbon living by engaging with residents and businesses to create sustainable and resilient communities, particularly in Local Growth Centres. C. Seek to assess and manage the impact of future decisions on the Districts natural resources D. Require new development to use resources sustainably and reduce their environmental impact in particular by: 1. Utilisation of natural light and solar energy 2. Achieving high standards of energy efficiency 3. Taking the opportunities to produce and or access renewable energy 4. Minimising water consumption and maximising the use of water recycling and sustainable urban drainage systems.

Building, Roofing and Paving Stones

A. Proposals for new or extended building stone quarries within the area of search shall be permitted providing that all of the following criteria are met: 1. The sandstone reserves to be extracted would primarily be used for the production of high quality building, roofing or paving stones, and; 2. The applicant can demonstrate that the reserves are of sufficient quality to produce the intended building, roofing or paving stones, and; 3. One of the following circumstances applies: i. The Local Aggregates Assessment indicates that additional permitted reserves of building, roofing or paving stones are required, or; ii. The applicant can demonstrate that the stone resource would meet a demand for scarce building, roofing or paving stones, such as stone slates, riven flags, or matching stones needed for the repair of historic buildings or monuments. B. Proposals for new or extended building stone quarries outside the area of search shall only be permitted where they would be required in order to extract reserves of scarce building, roofing or paving stones, such as stone slates, riven flags, or matching stones needed for the repair of historic buildings or monuments, and where all of the criteria set out in policy EN10(A) above are met. C. Proposals for the extraction of sandstone where the proposed reserves will primarily be used for the production of aggregates shall be permitted providing that all of the following criteria are met: 1. The sandstone reserves to be used for aggregates are not suitable for the production of building, roofing or paving stones, and; 2. One of the following circumstances applies: i. The Local Aggregates Assessment indicates that additional permitted reserves of crushed rock aggregates are required, or; ii. The aggregates would mainly be used to produce building sand, or; iii. The applicant can otherwise demonstrate that demand for the type of aggregates intended to be produced can not be met from the existing permitted reserves within West Yorkshire or by Recycled or Secondary Aggregates. D. The ancillary production of aggregates at building, roofing or paving stone quarries shall be permitted providing that all of the follow criteria are met: 1. Only those sandstone reserves unsuitable for building, roofing or paving stone production will be used for aggregates, and; 2. Sufficient material would remain to allow the site to be restored to an appropriate landform, and; 3. One of the following circumstances applies: i. The Local Aggregates Assessment indicates that additional permitted reserves of crushed rock aggregates are required, or; ii. The aggregates would mainly be used to produce building sand, or; iii. The applicant can otherwise demonstrate that demand for the type of aggregates intended to be produced can not be met from the existing permitted reserves within West Yorkshire or by Recycled or Secondary Aggregates, or; iv. The production of aggregates is necessary to facilitate the recovery of building, paving or roofing stones in terms of practical considerations or economic viability. E. The following criteria shall be used to identify areas of search for building, roofing and paving stone quarries: 1. Locations within the potential resource area identified by the British Geological Survey; 2. Locations outside of areas where the natural environment is protected under national and international statutory designations; 3. Locations outside of areas where further minerals extraction activities would be likely to lead to the loss or significant deterioration of any irreplaceable habitats, or to the permanent disruption of a significant ecological network; 4. Locations outside of urban areas, except for open land adjacent to existing urban quarries.

Sand, Gravel, Fireclay, Coal and Hydrocarbons (oil and gas)

A. In conjunction with other Minerals Planning Authorities within West Yorkshire, the Council will seek to contribute to the maintenance of a landbank of at least 7 years supply of sand and gravel reserves, as calculated through the Local Aggregates Assessment. Therefore, within the area of search identified in the Allocations DPD, proposals for the extraction of sand and gravel will be supported in principle unless the Local Aggregates Assessment indicates that no additional permitted reserves of sand and gravel are required. B. Proposals for the extraction of clay (including brick clay, engineering clay and fireclay) will be supported in principle providing that the applicant can produce evidence that there is a demonstrable economic need for the quality and quantity of clay proposed to be recovered. C. Proposals for coal extraction will not be permitted unless the coal resource would otherwise be sterilised by another form of development or all of the following criteria are met: 1. Any viable fireclay resources will also be recovered, and; 2. One of the following circumstances applies: i. The proposals are environmentally acceptable, or can be made so by planning conditions or obligations, or; ii. The proposal provides national, local or community benefits which clearly outweigh the likely impacts of the development. D.1. Proposals associated with the exploration and appraisal of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) resources will be supported in principle providing that the proposal accords with other policies within the Local Development Plan and all of the following criteria are met: 1. Any sites where intrusive exploration or appraisal works are to take place are sited so as to minimise averse impacts on people or the environment, whilst allowing for the effective exploration and appraisal of the potential oil or gas resource, and; 2. Adequate evidence has been provided that the operations and infrastructure associated with the exploration or appraisal activities will not lead to unacceptable adverse impacts on people or the environment or that any such adverse impacts will be adequately mitigated, and; 3. Any boreholes intended to be capable of being reused for production in the future are sited in locations which can accommodate the scale of infrastructure and mitigation which would be necessary at the production stage, and; 4. Proposals are included to restore the areas of land affected by the exploration or appraisal activities to a condition which provides for the maintenance or enhancement of the ecological, landscape and/ or amenity value of the site in the event that planning permission is not subsequently granted for these areas of land to be used for production. D.2. Proposals for the commercial production of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) will be supported in principle providing that the proposal accords with other policies within the Local Development Plan and all of the following criteria are met: 1. A full appraisal programme for the oil or gas resource proposed to be exploited has been completed which demonstrates that a viable oil or gas resource exists of a sufficient size to justify the environmental, social and economic costs associated with its extraction, and; 2. The proposed production site is in the most sustainable viable location taking account of the proximity of sensitive environmental, human and cultural receptors, transportation distances, infrastructure requirements and the benefits of efficiently exploiting the identified oil and gas deposit, and; 3. Adequate evidence has been provided that the operations and infrastructure necessary for the exploitation of the oil or gas resource will not lead to unacceptable adverse impacts on people or the environment or that any such adverse impacts will be adequately mitigated, and; 4. Proposals are included to restore the areas of land affected by the production activities and associated infrastructure to a condition which provides for the maintenance or enhancement of the ecological, landscape and/ or amenity value of the site once production has ceased. E. The following criteria shall be used to identify areas of search for sand and gravel extraction sites: 1. Locations within the potential sand and gravel resource areas identified by the British Geological Survey; 2. Locations outside of areas where the natural environment is protected under national and international statutory designations; 3. Locations outside of areas where further minerals extraction activities would be likely to lead to the loss or significant deterioration of any irreplaceable habitats, or to the permanent disruption of a significant ecological network; 4. Locations outside of urban areas.

Minerals Safeguarding

EN12(B) Major developments within the Coal and Sand and Gravel Minerals Safeguarding Areas will only be permitted where it can be demonstrated that prior extraction of the mineral resource is not viable, or that extraction would result in an unacceptable level of environmental harm, or that there is an urgent need for the development which would otherwise sterilise the mineral resource beneath the site. EN12(C) All proposals involving the development of over 1 hectare of land within the Sandstone Safeguarding Area will only be permitted where it can be demonstrated that prior extraction of the mineral resource is not viable due to the depth of the resource, cost/benefit factors or significant changes to site levels, or that extraction would result in an unacceptable level of environmental harm, or that there is an urgent need for the development which would otherwise sterilise the mineral resource beneath the site. EN12(D) All non-householder developments within 500 metres of existing active minerals extraction sites will only be permitted where it can be demonstrated that the development would not prejudice opportunities to extend the minerals site. EN12(E) Development will not be permitted on historic quarry voids unless it can be demonstrated that prior extraction of minerals is not viable or that the development represents an appropriate type of development which would otherwise sterilise the mineral resource beneath the site. EN12(F) Prior extraction of minerals as part of development proposals will be supported in principle, providing that the proposal accords with the other policies within the Local Development Plan.

Biodiversity and Geodiversity

Policy EN2 seeks to protect biodiversity and geodiversity within the District and to identify principles for enhancing the overall biodiversity resource and stemming losses. It identifies a range of factors that need to be taken into account in identifying potential land for development, in taking into account impacts on the District's biodiversity resource in decision-making and in making an assessment and managing proposals that come forward.

Landscape

A. Development Decisions as well as Plans, policies and proposals should make a positive contribution towards the conservation, management and enhancement of the diversity of landscapes within the District of: • Airedale • Thornton and Queensbury • Esholt • Tong Valley • Pennine Upland • Rombalds Ridge • Wharfedale • Wilsden • South Bradford • Worth and North Beck Valley This should use the approach set out in the Landscape Character Assessment SPD. B. The following criteria will also be used to assess whether change can be considered acceptable: 1. The potential for adverse landscape and/or visual effects 2. The importance of cultural associations, historic elements in the landscape and the setting of settlements and heritage assets 3. The opportunity to contribute towards positive restoration of landscapes, particularly in the urban fringe, achieve greater habitat connectivity, enhancement of characteristic semi-natural vegetation and accessible natural greenspace In circumstances where impacts can be managed and the degree of change made acceptable, contributions need to relate to the scale of the project under consideration, and the significance of any assets affected. Where there is potential for adverse landscape and/or visual effects, a landscape and visual impact assessment or appraisal will be required. Proposals also need to fulfil the criteria set out in Policy DS2 Working with the Landscape.

Trees and Woodland

The Council will seek to preserve and enhance the contribution that trees and areas of woodland cover make to the character of the District. A. In making decisions on planning applications and in local plans, trees and areas of woodland that contribute towards: 1. The character of a settlement or its setting or the amenity of the built-up area 2. valued landscapes or 3. wildlife habitats Will be protected. B. Proposals which would have adverse impacts or destroy ancient semi-natural woodland, including replanted ancient woodland and or aged/veteran trees will not be permitted. C. The planting of additional trees and woodland will be encouraged and proposals for development should result in no net loss of woodland. D. The Council will continue to make Tree Preservation Orders where necessary, especially within and adjacent to development and will rigorously enforce such orders. On development sites, the Council will require the retention of those trees which are healthy and which have or would have a clear public amenity benefit. The Council will require the protection during construction of trees to be retained and, where appropriate, replacement tree planting for trees lost or damaged during construction.

Environmental Protection

In order to protect public health and the environment the Council will require that: Proposals which are likely to cause pollution or are likely to result in exposure to sources of pollution (including noise, odour and light pollution) or risks to safety, will only be permitted if measures can be implemented to minimise pollution and risk to a level that provides a high standard of protection for health, environmental quality and amenity. The following issues require particular attention: A. Air Quality In liaison with partner organisations, the Council will take a proactive approach to maintaining and improving air quality within the District in line with both National Air Quality Standards, the European Union limit values and the principles of best practice. Through a range of actions, It will seek to secure a reduction in emissions from sources which contribute to poor air quality. Development proposals that have the potential to adversely impact on air quality will be required to incorporate measures to mitigate or offset their emissions and impacts, in accordance with the Low Emission Strategy for Bradford and associated guidance documents. In areas where air quality is a matter of concern, development proposals will be required to deliver a positive impact on air quality in the district. Development proposals must not exacerbate air quality beyond acceptable levels; either through poor design or as a consequence of site selection. B. Land Proposals for development of land which may be contaminated or unstable must incorporate appropriate investigation into the quality of the land. Where there is evidence of contamination or instability, remedial measures must be identified to ensure that the development will not pose a risk to human health, public safety and the environment. Investigation of land quality must be carried out in accordance with the principles of best practice. C. Nuisance Proposals for development must identify potential nuisance issues (including noise, vibration, odour, light and dust) arising from the nature of the proposal and address impacts on that development from existing land uses. D. Water Environment The Council will work with partner organisations to safeguard ground and surface water resources and to protect and improve water quality. Proposals for development will only be acceptable provided there is no adverse impact on water bodies and groundwater resources, in terms of their quantity, quality and the important ecological features they support. In the longer term, the aim will be to improve the ecological status of water within Bradford.

Protection and improvements in provision of Open Space and Recreation Facilities

Open Space A. Land identified as recreation open space, or which is currently or was formerly used for recreation open space will be protected from development. Recreation open space includes the following range of typologies; parks and gardens, natural and semi-natural greenspaces, green corridors, amenity and local greenspace, outdoor sports facilities, provision for children, allotments, civic spaces and also areas of water which offer opportunities for sport and recreation. Exceptions will only be made where: 1. The proposal includes alternative equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity, quality, accessibility and management arrangements, and 2. The loss of open space does not lead to a deficiency in the area, taking into account the most recent assessments of existing provision and future proposals for growth, and 3. The site is not suitable to meet any identified deficiency in other types of open space Provision of Open Space and Recreation Facilities B. Housing developments will be required to provide for new or improved open space, sport and recreational facilities through: 1. The provision of new open space, preferably on-site, 2. A contribution to the provision of new open space off-site; or 3. The enhancement of existing open space nearby When identifying land for development involves the release of greenfield or green belt land, identified deficiencies in recreation open space within the local area will need to be addressed, in addition to meeting the needs of future residents. Green Infrastructure, recreation facilities and open space, including playing pitches and natural greenspace, to meet existing and future needs will be identified in the proposals maps of Local Plan documents. Mitigating Recreational Pressure on the South Pennine Moors SPA and SAC C. Residential developments which contribute to recreational pressure upon the South Pennine Moors SPA and SAC will be required to mitigate these effects through provision of new recreational natural greenspaces or improvements to existing open spaces. Local Greenspace D. The Council will work with local communities to identify areas of Local Green Space in the local plan and neighbourhood plans. Local greenspace which is valued for amenity, recreation and wildlife or contributes towards character, distinctiveness and visual quality will be protected from development, other than in very special circumstances which are supported by the local community. Built Recreation Facilities E. Where major development is proposed in an area with a clearly identified deficiency, in either the quality or quantity, of built recreation facilities, contributions may be required to secure provision of new or enhanced facilities. Standards of Provision and Maintenance F. Standards of provision relating to quantity, quality and accessibility, for open space and recreation facilities and requirements for future maintenance will be developed as part of the evidence base and identified in the Local Plan.

Sandstone Supply

A. Within the area of search identified in the Allocations DPD proposals for the extraction of sandstone where the proposed reserves will primarily be used for the production of high quality building, roofing or paving stones will be supported in principle. B. When considering the merits of proposals for new or extended building, roofing and paving stone quarries, any evidence that the proposal would result in an increased supply of particularly scarce building, roofing or paving stones, such as stone slates, riven flags, or matching stones needed for the repair of historic buildings or monuments, will be accorded significant weight. C. In conjunction with other Minerals Planning Authorities within West Yorkshire, the Council will seek to contribute to the maintenance of a landbank of at least 10 years supply of crushed rock aggregate reserves, as calculated through the Local Aggregates Assessment. Therefore proposals for the extraction of sandstone where the proposed reserves will primarily be used for the production of aggregates shall be permitted providing that all of the following criteria are met: 1. The sandstone reserves to be used for aggregates are not suitable for the production of building, roofing or paving stones, and; 2. One of the following circumstances applies: i. The Local Aggregates Assessment indicates that additional permitted reserves of crushed rock aggregates are required, or; ii. The aggregates would mainly be used to produce building sand, or; iii. The applicant can otherwise demonstrate that demand for the type of aggregates intended to be produced can not be met from the existing permitted reserves within West Yorkshire or by Recycled or Secondary Aggregates. D. The ancillary production of aggregates at building, roofing or paving stone quarries shall be permitted providing that all of the follow criteria are met: 1. Only those sandstone reserves unsuitable for building, roofing or paving stone production will be used for aggregates, and; 2. Sufficient material would remain to allow the site to be restored to an appropriate landform, and; 3. One of the following circumstance

Biodiversity and Geodiversity

A. Any development that would be likely to have a significant effect on a European Site either alone or in combination with other plans or projects will be subject to assessment under the Habitat Regulations at project application stage. If it cannot be ascertained that there will be no adverse effects on site integrity then the project will have to be refused unless the derogation tests of Article 6(4) Habitats Directive can be met. B. Proposed development on land within or outside a Site of Special Scientific Interest likely to have an adverse effect on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (either individually or in combination with other developments) should not normally be permitted. Where an adverse effect on the site's notified special interest features is likely, an exception should only be made where the benefits of the development, at this site, clearly outweigh both the impacts that it is likely to have on the features of the site that make it of special scientific interest and any broader impacts on the national network of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. C. Development likely to have direct or indirect adverse effect on a site of ecological/ geological importance (SEGIs and RIGS) or a site of local nature conservation value (Bradford Wildlife Areas) will not be permitted unless it can be clearly demonstrated that there are reasons for the proposal which outweigh the need to safeguard the substantive nature conservation value of the site. Proposals that are likely to have an impact on such sites will be assessed according to the following criteria; 1. Whether works are necessary for management of the site in the interests of conservation. 2. Whether appropriate mitigation measures, which could include adequate buffer strips, have been incorporated into the proposals to protect species and habitats for which the Locally Designated Site has been designated. 3. The development would be expected to result in no overall loss of habitat, through avoidance, adequate mitigation or, as a last resort, the provision of compensatory habitats adjacent to or within the vicinity of any losses proposed. Existing habitats and proposed mitigation or compensatory measures should be quantified. D. Proposals that may have an adverse impact on important habitats and species outside designated sites need to be assessed according to the following criteria:- 1. The potential for adverse impact on important/priority habitats that occur outside designated sites 2. The potential for adverse impact on species of international, national and local importance 3. The extent to which appropriate measures to mitigate any potentially harmful impacts can be identified and carried out 4. As a last resort, the extent to which appropriate measures to compensate any potentially harmful impacts can be identified and carried out. The assessment needs to take account of: West Yorkshire Local Site Selection Criteria and Where relevant developers will be expected to submit (European) Protected Species surveys and other ecological assessment related information with their application. E. Plans, policies and proposals should contribute positively towards the overall enhancement of the District's biodiversity resource. They should seek to protect and enhance species of local, national and international importance and to reverse the decline in these species. The Council will seek to promote the creation, expansion and improved management of important habitats within the district and more ecologically connected patchworks of grasslands, woodlands and wetlands. Opportunities for specific habitat creation within development proposals will be sought, including provision for future management.

Flood Risk

A. The Council will manage flood risk pro-actively and in assessing proposals for development will: 1. Integrate sequential testing into all levels of plan-making 2. Require space for the storage of flood water within Zones 2 and 3a 3. Ensure that any new development in areas of flood risk is appropriately resilient and resistant 4. Safeguard potential to increase flood storage provision and improve defences within the Rivers Aire and Wharfe corridors 5. Manage and reduce the impacts of flooding within the beck corridors, in a manner that enhances their value for wildlife 6. Adopt a holistic approach to flood risk in the Bradford Beck corridor in order to deliver sustainable regeneration in LDDs and in master planning work 7. Require that all sources of flooding are addressed, that development proposals will only be acceptable where they do not increase flood risk elsewhere and that any need for improvements in drainage infrastructure is taken into account 8. Seek to minimise run-off from new development; for Greenfield sites run off should be no greater than the existing Greenfield overall rates 9. Require developers to assess the feasibility of implementing and maintaining SUDS in a manner that is integral to site design, achieves high water quality standards and maximises habitat value 10. Use flood risk data to inform decisions made about Green Infrastructure. Only support the use of culverting for ordinary water courses, and additional flood defence works that could have adverse impacts on the environment, in exceptional circumstances. B. The Council will not permit development in areas shown as functional floodplain in the Bradford SFRA, with the exception of water compatible uses and essential infrastructure.

New and Extended Minerals Extraction Sites

A. Proposals to open up a new minerals extraction site on previously undeveloped land will be supported in principle provided that all of the following criteria are met: 1. For the protection of the South Pennine Moors SPA, avoid and/or mitigate loss or deterioration of important foraging land within the SPA's zone of influence. 2. The proposal accords with the policy for the specific mineral proposed to be extracted, as set out in policies EN10 and EN11, and; 3. The development would not result in unacceptable adverse impacts on people or the environment in terms of pollution, flooding or land stability risks, or harm to amenity, heritage assets or their settings, or harm the character of the landscape, taking into account the cumulative effects associated with all existing or approved developments affecting the area and the environmental criteria set out in other Local Development Plan Policies, and; 4. The development would not lead to a long-term net loss of biodiversity, to the loss or significant deterioration of any irreplaceable habitats, or to the permanent disruption of a significant ecological network, and; 5. One of the following circumstances applies: i. It is not reasonably practical for physical, economic, or environmental reasons to reopen or extend any existing workings under the applicant's control, or; ii. The specific qualities of the mineral reserve proposed to be extracted will meet an identified need that could not be met through the extension or re-opening of existing workings under the applicant's control, or; iii. The mineral resource proposed to be extracted would otherwise be sterilised by another form of development. B. Proposals to open up a new minerals extraction site on previously developed land, re-open a disused minerals extraction site, or extend an existing minerals extraction site, will be supported in principle provided that all of the following criteria are met: 1. For the protection of the South Pennine Moors SPA, avoid and/or mitigate loss or deterioration of important foraging land within the SPA's zone of influence. 2. The proposal accords with the policy for the specific mineral proposed to be extracted, as set out in policies EN10 and EN11, and; 3. The development would not result in unacceptable adverse impacts on people or the environment in terms of pollution, flooding or land stability risks, or harm to amenity, heritage assets or their setting, or harm the character of the landscape, taking into account the cumulative effects associated with all existing or approved developments affecting the area and the environmental criteria set out in other Local Development Plan Policies, and; 4. The development would not lead to a long-term net loss of biodiversity, to the loss or significant deterioration of any irreplaceable habitats, or to the permanent disruption of a significant ecological network, and; 5. If the proposal is to extend an existing minerals extraction site: existing permitted reserves are close to exhaustion and those parts of the existing site which it is practicable to restore, without unreasonably constraining future minerals extraction activity, have been restored.

Waste Management

A. The Council will work with its partners and neighbouring authorities to integrate strategies for waste management in Bradford and at the sub-regional and regional levels. All forms of waste will be managed in accordance with the principles of the waste management hierarchy: 1. Prevention 2. Preparing for re-use 3. Recycling 4. Other recovery 5. Disposal B. The Council will plan for the most sustainable and environmentally effective management of forecast waste arisings of all types of waste reducing the reliance on other authority areas. In identifying waste management sites within the District the Council will give regard to cross-boundary issues, including waste movement and location of facilities in adjacent areas; working collaboratively with other waste planning authorities to provide a suitable network of facilities to deliver sustainable waste management and allow the District to become net self-sufficient.

Green Infrastructure

A. Planning decisions as well as Plans, policies, strategies and investment decisions will support and encourage the maintenance, enhancement and extension of networks of multi-functional spaces, routes and key areas of Green Infrastructure, as an integral part of the urban fabric and to improve urban and rural connectivity. The sub-regional drivers of: promoting quality of place and a successful economy; achieving greater resilience to climate change; encouraging healthy living and sustainable transport and reversing biodiversity decline are supported as a basis for programmes of joint investment with partner organisations. B. The River Corridors of the Aire and Wharfe and the South Pennine Moors are identified as strategic Green Infrastructure assets due to the opportunities offered to enhance the living landscape as a resource for people and wildlife and to address future needs for flood alleviation, water management, carbon capture and recreation. Mitigating the adverse effects of increased recreation upon the South Pennine Moors SPA/SAC will be a priority. C. At a district level, Green Infrastructure is considered to be land which already contributes towards, or has the potential to contribute towards the following: 1. Retention, creation and enhancement of important habitats and ecological networks 2. Resilience to climate change and sustainable design 3. Important attributes of natural greenspace, connectivity to other greenspaces and a local need for open space 4. Valued landscapes and local distinctiveness and amenity, particularly within the urban core 5. Historic parks and landscapes and the setting for heritage assets 6. Improving opportunities for walking, cycling and horseriding, establishing strategic green links and enhancing the rights of way network in urban and rural parts of the district. Green spaces and corridors which can be assessed as making a significant contribution towards the above criteria will be protected. Further work to define Green Infrastructure will be carried out through the preparation of the other Local Plan documents. Locations for development will be identified that offer opportunities to enhance Green Infrastructure and principles for design will be set out to deliver this.

Green Belt

A. The Green Belt in the District (Broad extent shown on the Key Diagram) has a valuable role in supporting urban renaissance and transformation, keeping settlements separate, and the concentration of development, as well as conserving countryside. B. Exceptional circumstances require Green Belt releases in order to deliver in full the longer term housing and jobs growth in the District as set out in Policy HO3 and Policy EC3. These changes will be delivered by a selective review of Green Belt boundaries in locations that would not undermine the strategic function of Green Belt within the Leeds City Region and that would accord with the Core policies and the strategic patterns of development set out in Policies SC5 and SC4. The Decisions on allocations on Green Belt land will be assessed against the purposes of including land in Green Belt as set out in national guidance. The selective review will be undertaken through the Allocations DPD in consultation with local communities and stakeholders. C. The revised Green Belt boundary will provide long term protection for at least 15 years from adoption of the Core strategy.

Protecting the South Pennine Moors SPA and the South Pennine Moors SAC and their zone of influence

In this Policy: • Zone A is land up to 400m from the South Pennine Moors Special Protection Area ("SPA") and South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation ("SAC") boundary; • Zone B is land up to 2.5km from the SPA and SAC boundary; and. • Zone C is land up to 7km from the SPA and SAC boundary. Subject to the derogation tests of Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive, in all Zones development will not be permitted where it would be likely to lead, directly or indirectly, to an adverse effect (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects), which cannot be effectively mitigated, upon the integrity of the SPA or the SAC. In conducting the above assessment the following approach will apply: In Zone A no development involving a net increase in dwellings would be permitted unless, as an exception, the development and/or its use would not have an adverse effect upon the integrity of the SPA or SAC. In Zone B it will be considered, based on such evidence as may be reasonably required, whether land proposed for development affects foraging habitat for qualifying species of the SPA. In Zone C, in respect of residential developments that result in a net increase of one or more dwellings, it will be considered how recreational pressure on the SPA or SAC, that such development might cause, will be effectively mitigated. The mitigation may be: (i) such that the developer elects to offer, either on-site and / or deliverable outside the boundary of the development site, such as the provision of accessible natural greenspace and/or other appropriate measures; or (ii) in the form of a financial contribution from the developer to: 1. The provision of additional natural greenspace and appropriate facilities to deflect pressure from moorland habitats and the long-term maintenance and management of that greenspace. 2. The implementation of access management measures, which may include further provision of wardens, in order to reduce the impact of visitors 3. A programme of habitat management and manipulation and subsequent monitoring and review of measures. To mitigate impacts on the SPA and SAC due to the increase in population, an SPD will set out a mechanism for the calculation of the financial contributions, by reference to development types, the level of predicted recreational impact on the SPA or SAC, and the measures upon which such contributions will be spent.

Environment

1. Recognise the importance of cultural associations, ecological significance, archaelogical interest (as the setting of pre-historic remains) and landscape character of Rombald's Ridge and its contribution towards the setting and visitor appeal of Ilkley. 2. Protect and enhance the integrity and mosaic of moorland habitats of Ilkley Moor and Rombalds Moor, areas of importance to the North Pennines SPA/SAC and views from Rombald's ridge towards the Yorkshire Dales. 3. For the protection of the South Pennine Moors SPA, avoid and/or mitigate loss or deterioration of important foraging land within the SPA's zone of influence, and mitigate the impact of increasing visitor numbers. 4. Protect and enhance the role of the River Wharfe, as a key green infrastructure corridor and the ecosystem services it provides in relation to biodiversity, water quality, flood risk reduction, formal and informal recreation and connection to national assets beyond the District boundary. 5. Recognise the importance of field patterns, tree cover and the wider context of moorland, river and woodland in providing habitats for a diverse range of species and contributing towards Wharfedale's distinctive character and its role as a gateway to the wider countryside. 6. Conserve and enhance the designated and undesignated heritage assets of the Wharfe Valley especially those elements which make a significant contribution to the distinct character of this area including the distinctive Victorian and Edwardian heritage of Ilkley and the prehistoric landscapes and rock art of Rombald's Moor.

Historic Environment

The Council, through planning and development decisions, will work with partners to proactively preserve, protect and enhance the character, appearance, archaeological and historic value and significance of the District's designated and undesignated heritage assets and their settings. This will be achieved through the following mechanisms: A. Ensure the protection, management and enhancement of the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Saltaire World Heritage Site through the implementation of the Saltaire World Heritage Site Management Plan and associated documents. B. Require development proposals within the boundary of Saltaire World Heritage Site Saltaire or within its Buffer Zone to demonstrate that they will conserve those elements which contribute towards its OUV, including its setting and key views. C. Require that all proposals for development conserve and where appropriate, enhance the heritage significance and setting of Bradford's heritage assets, especially those elements which contribute to the distinctive character of the District, specifically: 1. The nationally important prehistoric rock art of Bradford's upland areas. 2. The nationally important industrial heritage relating to the textile industry, particularly the mills, chimneys, commercial buildings, public buildings, and associated housing and settlements, the legacy of public parks, gardens, landscapes and cemeteries. 3. The pre-industrial townscape and distinctive architectural styles and palette of materials of the District's towns and villages, the Victorian townscape of the expanded towns such as Bradford, Ilkley and Keighley. 4. The spatial qualities, building form, plot sizes, open spaces, trees and identified significant views of the urban areas, semi-rural villages and suburban developments, including at Heaton Estates, Devonshire Park and Middleton. 5. The heritage assets associated with transport including historic bridges, and the structures and character of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. 6. The literary and other associations of Haworth and conservation areas of Thornton with the Bronte family. D. Where possible the original use of a listed building should be retained or continued. Where this is no longer viable or appropriate or where without an alternative use the listed building will be seriously at risk, the Council will grant permission for an alternative use if it can be demonstrated that: 1. The alternative use is compatible with and will preserve the character of the building and its setting. 2. No other reasonable alternative exists which would safeguard the character of the building and its setting. E. The alteration, extension or substantial demolition of a listed building will only be permitted if it can be demonstrated that the proposal: 1. Would not have any adverse effect upon the special architectural or historic interest of the building or its setting. 2. Is appropriate in terms of design, scale, detailing and materials. 3. Would minimise the loss of historic fabric of the building. 4. Or if there is harm to the special interest of the building, that this is outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal. F. Require proposals to protect or enhance the heritage significance and setting of locally identified non designated heritage assets, including buildings, archaeological sites and parks, landscapes and gardens of local interest. G. Require proposals to respect and reinforce the distinctive character of the part of the District within which they are located. Account must be taken of guidance adopted by the Council, particularly Conservation Area Appraisals and Reviews, the Shopfront Design and Security Guides and other guidance documents. H. Encourage heritage-led regeneration initiatives especially in those areas where the historic environment has been identified as being most at risk or where it can help to facilitate the re-use or adaptation of heritage assets.

The Regional City of Bradford including Shipley and Lower Baildon

A. Strategic Pattern of Development In accordance with Policies H03 and EC3, the Regional City of Bradford (including Shipley and Lower Baildon) will accommodate 27,750 dwellings and at least 100Ha of new employment land in the period up to 2030. The broad distribution of housing development is shown as follows: Number of residential units Bradford City Centre 3,500 Shipley & Canal Road Corridor 3,100 Shipley 750 North East 4,400 South East 6,000 South West 5,500 North West 4,500 B. Urban Regeneration and Renewal priorities: 1. Bradford City Centre will see intensification of uses with the creation of 3,500 new homes and new jobs by 2030. New homes will be created in a number of ways including on new sites, redevelopment opportunities and re-use of existing buildings, including a range of house types and sizes. New jobs will be created in the professional, financial, knowledge and creativity sectors. Within the City Centre there will be a requirement for high quality public realm linked to the City Park and other open spaces providing a unique setting for shopping, tourism, culture and leisure experiences, as well as a new Central Business District supplying grade A office space. Regeneration of the City Centre will be supported through effective management and enhancement of the historic environment. 2. The Shipley and Canal Road Corridor will see the creation of 3,100 new homes by 2030. New homes will be provided in a range of locations in particular the centre section. As part of the Urban Eco Settlement ambitions the Corridor will deliver sustainable buildings with innovative and contemporary architecture, Bolton Woods wildlife area and a linear park and water features linking the town centre of Shipley to the City Centre of Bradford. This will all be supported by the creation of new cycleways and footways, and improvements to Frizinghall station and new road infrastructure including Canal Road Corridor Improvements and the Shipley Eastern Link Road. Opportunities to further improve public transport will be taken wherever possible. 3. Peripheral communities, in particular Allerton, Bierley, Holme Wood Ravenscliffe, Thorpe Edge, Buttershaw, Woodside and inner city areas of Manningham, Little Horton and Laisterdyke will see comprehensive regeneration initiatives (such as Leeds Bradford Corridor and Airedale Corridor) and the fostering of sustainable mixed communities via the creation of new housing and economic growth and community infrastructure. C. Growth is proposed in the Regional City of Bradford as follows: 1. South East Bradford, will see the creation of 6,000 homes with associated community facilities, in particular open space and recreation facilities together with employment opportunities. This will be achieved via development and remodelling within the existing urban area together with an urban extension at Holme Wood and other smaller local green belt changes in sustainable locations, if required. Improvements to the highway network infrastructure will provide access to the urban extension at Holme Wood and improve connections to the Motorway network and communities in Kirklees and Leeds to the South East of Bradford. Improvements will also be made to the walking and cycling network. 2. North East Bradford, will see the creation of 4,400 new homes with associated community facilities, in particular open space and recreation facilities. The new homes will be delivered by a mix of sites but will include some local green belt changes in sustainable locations. A new high quality employment opportunity including research and development and commercial enterprise will be located at Apperley Bridge (complemented by a new railway station and improvements to the Harrogate Road / New Line Junction). Walking and cycling networks will be enhanced including the upgrading of the canal towpath between North Bradford and Leeds. 3. North West Bradford, will see the creation of 4,500 new homes. The new homes will be delivered by a mix of sites including redevelopment and intensification within the urban area and a substantial contribution from green belt changes in sustainable locations. Provision will be made for associated community facilities including schools, greenspace, open spaces and facilities for younger people, and high quality bus services providing links to Bradford City Centre. Improvements will be made to the Outer Ring Road in this quadrant to reduce delays for orbital traffic. Bus priority measures will be introduced on some radial routes and conditions for pedestrians and cyclists will be improved. 4. South West Bradford will see the creation of 5,500 new homes. The new homes will be delivered by a mix of sites including redevelopment and intensification within the urban area and a significant contribution from green belt changes in sustainable locations. Provision will be made for associated community facilities. Improvements will be made to the Outer Ring Road in this quadrant to reduce delays for orbital traffic. Bus priority measures will be introduced on some radial routes and conditions for pedestrians and cyclists will be improved. 5. Shipley will see the creation of 750 new homes by 2030 together with associated community facilities and new employment opportunities. The new homes will be delivered by a mix of sites but will include some local green belt changes in sustainable locations. The location and design of development will have regard to the requirement within Policy EN3 to conserve those elements which contribute to the Outstanding Universal Value of Saltaire. D. Economic Development 1. The Regional City of Bradford will be the principal focus for economic development and growth and a vital component of the Leeds City Region. 2. Support Bradford City Centre as the prime office, small and medium sized creative and knowledge industries, shopping, leisure and tourism focus through the Central Business District, City Park and the Bradford Learning Quarter initiatives (linked to Further and Higher Education Institutions). 3. South Bradford including the M606 Corridor to be the location of choice for large scale industry, including storage and distribution making best use of transport connections linked to other employment sites adjoining the District in Leeds and, Kirklees. 4. Support the role of Shipley Town Centre as a location for a mix of retail, leisure and office developments benefiting from excellent rail and road connections to Regional Cities of Bradford and Leeds including the proposed Shipley Eastern Link Road. 5. Encourage leisure and tourism led mixed use developments in Saltaire which include enhancements to public realm, improved links between Saltaire and Shipley Town Centre whilst respecting the 'outstanding universal value' of the UNESCO World Heritage Site status of Saltaire for present and future generations. 6. Support the roles of the Council, the Health Authority and the Education Authority as significant generators of direct and indirect employment in the District. 7. Help to improves access to job opportunities within the Regional City of Bradford and Leeds City Region in particular for disadvantaged communities. E. Environment 1. Enhance the role of the Green Belt between Bradford and Leeds as a high quality Country Park for active recreational leisure for residents of both districts. 2. To improve green links between urban area and open countryside linked to new development. 3. Improve and enhance recreation provision in support of new development

Sites For Travellers and Travelling Showpeople

A. The Council will make provision via policies and site allocations to deliver at least the following number of additional pitches for Gypsies and Travellers and plots for Travelling Showpeople for the period to 2030: • 39 pitches for the gypsy and traveller communities; • 7 pitches for transit accommodation; • 45 pitches for travelling showpeople. B. The Allocations DPD and Shipley & Canal Road AAP will in combination allocate sufficient sites to deliver this requirement in sustainable and accessible locations which meet the needs of local communities; C. The Council will work closely and constructively with the neighbouring councils, the traveller and showperson's communities and the settled community to identify the most appropriate sites which will offer locations and accommodation which are both sustainable and meet the needs of the travellers and showpeople; D. All sites which are developed or proposed for allocation for the gypsy and traveller and travelling showpeople communities should be assessed against criteria relating to: • Safe and appropriate access to the highway network; • Whether they are or can be served by utilities or infrastructure; • Whether they are accessible to services, amenities and public transport; • The avoidance of significant adverse affects on the environment and adjacent land uses; and • Incorporating appropriate design and landscaping standards • Avoiding areas at high risk of flooding. E. Consideration will be given to allocating rural exception sites within specific rural settlements in the Allocations DPD and in Neighbourhood Plans where sufficient affordable sites to meet local need cannot otherwise be delivered. F. The criteria for assessing speculative proposals for rural exceptions via planning applications will be set out in the Allocations DPD and will give priority to protecting the most sensitive sites and those areas of land where development would significantly undermine the openness of the green belt.

Housing Site Allocation and Phasing

A. The Council will take a phased approach to the allocation and release of housing sites within the Allocations DPD to manage the rate of housing delivery and to co-ordinate land release with required infrastructure delivery. B. The first phase will be approximately eight years duration and will comprise the allocation of approximately 8/15ths of the total housing requirement for the plan period with subsequent phases to follow covering the remainder of the period to 2030. This approach will allow the Council to manage housing delivery to achieve the housing targets within the plan period, secure necessary infrastructure investment and delivery, and allow for regular review and updating of housing requirements in light of changing circumstances and Government planning policy. C. Within the first phase sites will be allocated on the basis of deliverability and sustainability. Priority will be given to the re-use of previously developed land, the intensive development of urban sites, and the development of sites within smaller settlements and rural areas where sites are aimed at meeting local and affordable housing need over the whole period of the Local Plan. D. Consideration will be given to bringing forward large or complex sites within the first phase where this would aid delivery in full in the plan period or where it would help to secure required investment and infrastructure; E. The Council will maintain a five year supply (plus NPPF buffer) of deliverable housing sites through considering release of the subsequent phase of sites to help address any persistent shortfall.

Density of Housing Schemes

A. In order to meet both the objectives of delivering housing growth and managing that growth in a sustainable way, developers will be expected to make the best and most efficient use of land. This will mean delivering the most houses possible while taking account of the need to arrive at a well designed layout which reflects the nature of the site, its surroundings and given the type and size of housing needed in the area. B. Densities should normally achieve at least a minimum of 30 dwellings per hectare, although higher densities would be possible in areas well served by public transport and/or close to the City Centre and Principal Town Centres. C. Detailed density targets applying to specific Sub Areas will be set out within the Allocations, Bradford City Centre and Shipley & Canal Road Corridor DPD's. This will include those areas where local character of the area would warrant lower densities or areas well served by public transport where higher densities may be required.

South Pennine Towns and Villages

A. Strategic Pattern of Development: In accordance with Policy H03, the South Pennine Towns and Villages will accommodate 3,400 dwellings in the period up to 2030. The Council will work closely with partner organisations to ensure that this development creates vibrant and sustainable communities. The broad distribution of housing development is shown as follows: Queensbury 1000, Thornton 700, Cullingworth 350, Denholme 350, Harden 100, Haworth 400, Oakworth 200, Oxenhope 100, Wilsden 200. Affordable housing requirements are set out in Policy HO11. B. Housing and Economic growth will be focussed on the following areas: The Local Growth Centres of Queensbury and Thornton will between them see the creation of new employment and 1,700 new homes from sites within the urban area together with a significant contribution from green belt change in sustainable locations. Provision will be made for associated community facilities, in particular for children and younger people taking advantage of the excellent bus and road connections to the Regional City of Bradford, the Principal Town of Keighley and the town of Halifax. The Local Service Centres of Cullingworth, Denholme and Haworth will between them see the creation of 1100 new homes principally from sites within the existing settlement boundaries together with some local green belt changes. Provision will be made for associated community facilities in particular, health care facilities at Denholme, a community centre at Cullingworth and recreational facilities in Haworth. The Local Service Centres of Harden, Oakworth, Oxenhope and Wilsden will see between them the creation of 600 new homes from sites within the existing settlement boundaries together with some local green belt changes. Provision will be made for associated community facilities, in particular, health care, open space and recreational facilities at Harden, Oakworth and Oxenhope to address current deficiencies. Allocation of employment land will support local services and in locations and on a scale that respect both the character and ecological integrity of the area. C. Economic Development: 1. Support the economic diversification of settlements to retain local employment in the South Pennines. 2. Support the role of the centres of Queensbury and Thornton as locations for a mix of community facilities benefiting from excellent bus and road connections to the City of Bradford and the Principal Town of Keighley and the town of Halifax. 3. Promote sustainable tourism that respects the Bronte heritage of Haworth and Thornton, the Bronte Parsonage Museum and the importance of the Keighley and Worth Valley Steam Railway. 4. Support initiatives for the sustainability and diversification of agricultural and rural enterprise and for the extension of high speed broadband to rural communities. D. Environment: 1. Protect and enhance the biodiversity and landscape character of the Pennine Upland, Wilsden, Worth and North Beck Valley, in particular the cultural associations of the Bronte landscape and the dense patchwork effect of stone wall field boundaries. 2. Protect the ecological integrity, the wilderness appeal and wide open skylines of the South Pennine Moors from adverse impacts, and, enhance the value and connectivity of upland fringe habitats. For the protection of the South Pennine Moors SPA, avoid and/or mitigate loss or deterioration of important foraging land within the SPA's zone of influence, and mitigate the impact of increasing visitor numbers. 3. Value the historic networks of narrow winding lanes, footpaths and packhorse trails and encourage their use for recreation linked to the local, regional and national cycle and footpath routes. 4. Conserve and enhance the designated and undesignated heritage of the Pennine towns and villages especially those elements which make a significant contribution to the distinct character of this area including: the mills, chimneys and associated housing of its textile heritage; and the buildings and landscapes associated with the Brontes. 5. The close proximity of open moorland to the Pennine Towns and Villages, the significance of heritage assets and viewpoints mean that development, whether sited at the edge of settlements or associated with groups of farm buildings and even on a local scale, must be sensitively managed. 6. Manywells has been restored to create a new country park to enhance biodiversity and create a place for informal recreation. E. Transport: 1. Ensure that strategic patterns of development maximise the opportunities to use non car modes of transport and reduce the overall need to travel. 2. Improve public transport within and between the settlements of the South Pennines, in particular bus improvements. 3. Implement stronger demand management in the South Pennine Towns and Villages as the economy recovers. 4. Improve public transport, cycling and walking access as appropriate between the South Pennine Towns and Villages, the Regional City of Bradford and neighbouring Principal Town of Halifax. 5. Support improved transport links within the Pennine towns and villages and to the Regional City of Bradford, the Principal Towns of Keighley, Ilkley, Bingley and Skipton and the Town of Halifax particularly for the Local Growth Areas of Queensbury and Thornton.

The District's Housing Requirement

A. Provision will be made within the Local Plan to facilitate the scale of new housing development as set out in Table HO1. B. After allowing for net completions over the period 2004-13 and an allowance for the projected reduction in the number of vacant homes, the Local Plan will allocate land to meet the remaining requirement for at least 42,100 homes over the period 2013 to 2030; C. Forthcoming DPD's will assess the projected losses to the existing housing stock from clearance and change of use and increase the level of allocations to compensate accordingly.

Overcrowding and Empty Homes

The Council will work with stakeholders and use its plans, programmes and strategies to make best use of and improve the quality of the existing housing stock. In particular the Council will seek to address the problems of overcrowding and the number and proportion of empty homes. Policy interventions and investment priorities will be set out within the Council's District Housing Strategy, the Council's Empty Homes Delivery Plan, its Neighbourhood Development Frameworks, Neighbourhood Action Plans and within a Householder SPD.

Affordable Housing

A. The council will work with partners to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of good quality affordable housing distributed throughout the District, particularly in the areas of highest need. B. Subject to viability, the Council will negotiate for up to the following proportions of affordable housing on residential developments: - Up to 30% in Wharfedale - Up to 20% in towns, suburbs and villages - Up to 15% in inner Bradford and Keighley Affordable housing should be provided on-site and be indistinguishable from and well integrated with market housing, unless off-site provision or a financial contribution can be robustly justified and would support the creation of inclusive and mixed communities. C. Affordable housing will be required on developments of 15 units or more. The site size threshold is lowered to 11 units or more in Wharfedale, and the villages of Haworth, Oakworth, Oxenhope, Denholme, Cullingworth, Harden, Wilsden, and Cottingley. D. The Council will seek to ensure an appropriate mix of affordable housing in terms of size, type and tenure having regard to robust evidence of local need, site suitability and viability. E. Where an applicant can provide robust, up to date and verifiable evidence to support the view that a site would be unviable if affordable housing targets are required then the exact amount of affordable housing, or financial contribution to be delivered, will be determined by economic viability having regard to individual site and market conditions. Rural Affordable Housing F. Consideration will be given to allocating rural exception sites within specific rural settlements in the Allocations DPD and in Neighbourhood Plans where sufficient affordable sites to meet local need cannot otherwise be delivered. G. The criteria for assessing speculative proposals for rural exceptions via planning applications will be set out in the Allocations DPD and will give priority to protecting the most sensitive sites and those areas of land where development would significantly undermine the openness of the green belt.

Strategic Sources of Housing Supply

A. The dwelling targets set out in Policy HO1 will be met through: 1. Housing completions since April 2004 and 2. Existing commitments with planning permission and 3. Unimplemented but deliverable or developable sites allocated for residential development in the RUDP 4. Safeguarded land sites identified in the RUDP 5. Additional new deliverable and developable sites allocated for housing development within the forthcoming Local Plan Development Plan Documents: • the Allocations DPD • the Bradford City Centre AAP • the Shipley & Canal Road AAP and • Local Neighbourhood Plans. B. Specific area based initiatives to help deliver the supply targets will include: 1. Growth areas as follows: i) The development of an Urban Eco Settlement in the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor ii) Bradford City Centre iii) SE Bradford, and iv) Queensbury, Thornton, Silsden and Steeton With Eastburn. 2. An urban extension at Holme Wood; 3. Local Green Belt releases where consistent with the Plan's sustainability principles and where other sources of supply have proved insufficient within the relevant settlement or strategic planning sub area.

Distribution of Housing Development

A. In accordance with the vision and spatial principles set out in this Plan, the forthcoming Allocations, Bradford City Centre and Shipley & Canal Road DPD's will allocate sufficient land to meet the residual housing requirement of at least 42,100 for the District between April 2013 and April 2030. This requirement will be apportioned as follows: n 3,500 (8.3% of the District total) within the Bradford City Centre Area AAP; n 3,100 ( 7.4% of the District total) within the Shipley & Canal Road Corridor AAP; n 35,500 (84.3% of the District total) within the Allocations DPD. B. The Apportionments between the different settlements of the District will be as follows: The Regional City of Bradford (27,750) Divided as follows: n Bradford City Centre 3,500 n Bradford NE 4,400 n Canal Road 3,100 n Bradford SW 5,500 n Shipley 750 n Bradford NW 4,500 n Bradford SE 6,000 The Principal Towns (6,900) Divided as follows: n Ilkley 1,000 n Bingley 1,400 n Keighley 4,500 Local Growth Centres (4,900) Divided as follows: n Burley in Wharfedale 700 n Menston 600 n Queensbury 1,000 n Steeton With Eastburn 700 n Silsden 1,200 n Thornton 700 Local Service Centres (2,550) Divided as follows: n Addingham 200 n East Morton 100 n Baildon 350 n Harden 100 n Haworth 400 n Cottingley 200 n Cullingworth 350 n Oakworth 200 n Denholme 350 n Oxenhope 100 n Wilsden 200

Phasing the Release of Housing Sites

A. In order to meet both the objectives of delivering housing growth and managing that growth in a sustainable way, the release of land within the Local Plan will be phased. B. The plan period will be split into 2 phases with phase 1 covering the first 8 years and the second phase the final 7 years of the plan period to 2030. The Allocations DPD will therefore need to allocate sufficient land to meet 8/15 of its housing requirement as specified in Policy HO3 within the first phase and 7/15 of it's housing requirement within the second phase. C. Detailed proposals for the allocation of sites within these phases and the trigger mechanisms for releasing land will be set out within the Allocations DPD, but will be based on the following principles: 1. The need to have regard to delivering the overall housing requirement in line with Policy HO1; 2. The need to maintain a 5 year supply of deliverable sites as required by the NPPF; 3. The need to ensure that within each phase the sites allocated will provide for a range and choice of dwellings of different types, sizes and tenures which will meet local need; 4. The need to meet the targets for development on brownfield land as set out in this document; 5. The need to prioritise and not undermine proposals for urban regeneration within the Regional City of Bradford and in Keighley; 6. The need to ensure that the scale and timing of development within the different strategic planning areas of the District is co-ordinated with the provision of new infrastructure; 7. The need to ensure an even delivery pattern within smaller settlements and rural areas where sites are aimed at meeting local and affordable housing need over the whole period of the Local Plan. D. Consideration will be given to bringing forward large or complex sites within the first phase where this would aid delivery in full in the plan period or where it would help to secure required investment and infrastructure; E. The Council will maintain a five year supply (plus NPPF buffer) of deliverable housing sites through considering release of the subsequent phase of sites to help address any persistent shortfall.

Maximising the Use of Previously Developed Land (PDL)

A. In order to meet both the objectives of delivering housing growth and managing that growth in a sustainable way, the plans, programmes and strategies of the Council will give priority to the development of previously developed land and buildings. This will mean achieving the maximum possible overall proportion of housing development on previously developed land consistent with: 1. the deliverable and developable land supply; 2. the need to maintain a 5 year land supply of deliverable sites; 3. the need to coordinate development with infrastructure provision; and 4. the need to maintain delivery of the scale and type of homes required throughout the plan period; B. District wide, 50% of total new housing development over the Plan period will be on previously developed land. C. In order to achieve the District wide target of 50%, the Allocations, Bradford City Centre and Shipley and Canal Road DPD's should bring forward land and manage its release so as to deliver the following proportions of housing development on previously developed land: - In the Regional City of Bradford 55% - In the Principal Towns 50% - In the Local Growth Centres 15% - In the Local Service Centres 35% D. The Council will monitor performance against these targets and will take action if performance slips outside of the defined acceptable ranges as set out in the housing implementation framework.

Housing Site Allocation Principles

In order to meet both the objectives of delivering housing growth and managing that growth in a sustainable way, sites will be identified, assessed, compared and allocated for housing development in the Allocations DPD, the Shipley & Canal Road Corridor AAP and the Bradford City Centre AAP based on a range of principles including: A. The need to allocate sufficient deliverable and developable sites to meet the targets set out in Core Strategy Policies HO1 and HO3; B. Prioritising the allocation of sites which would assist in the regeneration of the Plan area; C. Maximising the use of previously developed land within the Plan area and prioritising their development via phasing policies - subject to the maintenance of a range of sites which meet local need and provision of a 5 year supply of deliverable sites; D. Prioritising the allocation of sites which would remedy identified deficiencies in local infrastructure and services including open space, community and education facilities; E. Minimising the use of green belt land within the Plan area; F. Maximising positive environmental benefits of development by prioritising the allocation of sustainably located sites which: 1. Would result in significant environmental improvements to an area for example by reclaiming derelict land; 2. Would enhance biodiversity or contribute to the aim of achieving no net loss of biodiversity; 3. Would provide opportunities to draw energy supply from decentralised and renewable / low carbon sources; 4. Would provide opportunities to create or enhance green infrastructure particularly those that link urban green spaces with the wider countryside. G. Minimising adverse environmental impacts of housing growth, in particular with regard to climate change, biodiversity and flood risk, by wherever possible: 1. Selecting sites accessible to a range of services and community facilities thereby reducing the need to travel; 2. Selecting sites accessible to quality public transport services and in accordance with the public transport accessibility approach as set out in Policy SC5, Policy TR1 and Appendix 3; 3. Avoiding development of sites which would result in the fragmentation or isolation of natural habitats; 4. Ensuring

Housing Mix and Density

A. New housing development should include a mix of house types, sizes, prices and tenures to create mixed, balanced and inclusive communities. B. Larger residential sites of 0.4 hectares or 10 or more dwellings should deliver a mix of housing types. The design and layout of schemes should seek to integrate different types and sizes of homes, avoiding concentrations of similar properties being grouped together. A 'tenure-blind' approach should be taken to the design of homes and streets. C. Detailed guidance on housing mix on an area or site basis will be set out as necessary in the Allocations DPD, Bradford City Centre and Shipley & Canal Road AAPs and Neighbourhood Plans. D. Residential schemes which support the strategic housing priorities identified in Policy HO8 will be encouraged. Where suitable and appropriate the Council will support diverse market housing products which can help meet a range of housing needs including low cost market housing, custom/self build and purpose-built privately rented homes. E. Larger sites of 0.4 hectares or 10 dwellings or more will be expected to include a proportion of accessible homes as part of the overall housing mix and should consider the provision of specialist housing for older people and people with disabilities. F. The provision of flats will be supported in the city and town centres and in areas well served by public transport and where they can contribute to an overall mix of housing on larger sites. G. The provision of specialist accommodation, especially for older people, will be supported in suitable locations with good access to amenities and services and in areas of greatest anticipated demand.

Housing Quality and Design

A. All residential schemes will be expected to be high quality and achieve good design. The design quality of schemes over 10 units will be determined through a Building for Life 12 Assessment (or any subsequent revised national standard). B. The Council will encourage developers to bring forward proposals which meet high standards of sustainable design and construction, which should meet at least the prescribed national standards at the time of application. New housing should achieve the Zero Carbon Housing Standard (or any national equivalent) in line with timescales set out in the national Zero Carbon Housing Policy. The Council will encourage and support developments which exceed the national minimum sustainable housing standards, particularly efficiency standards. The Council will also support the use of on site renewable or low carbon energy generation, where appropriate and feasible, to help meet the energy requirements of the development and reduce carbon emissions. The Council will encourage and support new homes which are designed to provide enhanced accessibility or adaptability. This includes accessible and adaptable dwellings and wheelchair user dwellings, as set out in the national Optional Technical Standards for Housing. In addition the Council will support the Lifetime Homes Standard as a model for building accessible and adaptable homes. C. Larger sites of ten dwellings or more should include a proportion of accessible homes as part of the overall housing mix. D. Private outdoor space including gardens, balconies, patios and communal spaces should be directly accessible from the home, secure, defensible and receive adequate sunlight. E. New homes should provide suitable space standards which will provide sufficient space for everyday activities. Where feasible and / or viable new homes should meet at least the minimum internal floor areas as set out in the Nationally Described Space Standard (or any subsequent national space standards). F. Suitable provision should be made for the proper storage of waste in new homes. New development should provide external storage space for bins and recycling which is convenient and does not reduce the quality of the street scene. Cycle storage should be accessible and secure. G. Specific guidance on housing quality and design on an area or site basis will be set out as necessary in the Allocations DPD, Bradford City Centre and Shipley & Canal Road AAPs and Neighbourhood Plans. Higher standards of sustainable design and construction may be required for certain sites or areas where it is feasible and viable to do so.

Wharfedale

A. Strategic Pattern of Development In accordance with Policies H03 and EC3, Wharfedale will accommodate 2,500 dwellings and at least 5 Ha of new employment land in the period up to 2030. The Council will work closely with partner organisations to ensure that this development is sensitively managed to create vibrant and sustainable communities. The broad distribution of housing development is shown as follows: Ilkley 1000 Burley In Wharfedale 700 Menston 600 Addingham 200 Affordable housing requirements are set out in Policy HO11 Within the Principal Town of Ilkley, the Local Growth Centres of Burley in Wharfedale and Menston and the Local Service Centre of Addingham, there are opportunities for development through infill whilst retaining the character of these places. B. Development including new housing provision will be focused as follows: Ilkley will see the creation of 1,000 new homes focused on urban redevelopment opportunities together with a significant contribution from green belt changes in sustainable locations. Provision will be made for associated community facilities, in particular new schools as required and provision of recreation and open space to address current deficiencies. Addingham will see the creation of 200 new homes and associated community facilities. Burley in Wharfedale will see the creation of 700 new homes through redevelopment of sites within the settlement and with a significant contribution from green belt changes, together with associated community facilities. Menston will see the creation of 600 new homes based on existing permissions and other opportunities within the settlement boundary and from some local green belt changes together with associated community facilities. C. Economic Development 1. Ilkley will have an important role as the Principal Town in Wharfedale with cultural, retail, tourism and leisure functions. 2. Support the role of Ilkley Town Centre as a location for a mix of retail, leisure and office development, on an appropriate scale, benefiting from excellent rail and road connectivity. 3. Support the centres of Burley In Wharfedale, Addingham and Menston for limited retail and leisure development to meet day to day needs and benefit from excellent road and/or rail links. 4. The creation of high quality employment land at Ilkley. 5. Support initiatives for the sustainability and diversification of agricultural and rural enterprise and for the extension of high speed broadband to rural communities. D. Environment 1. Recognise the importance of cultural associations, ecological significance, archaelogical interest (as the setting of pre-historic remains) and landscape character of Rombald's Ridge and its contribution towards the setting and visitor appeal of Ilkley. 2. Protect and enhance the integrity and mosaic of moorland habitats of Ilkley Moor and Rombalds Moor, areas of importance to the North Pennines SPA/SAC and views from Rombald's ridge towards the Yorkshire Dales. 3. For the protection of the South Pennine Moors SPA, avoid and/or mitigate loss or deterioration of important foraging land within the SPA's zone of influence, and mitigate the impact of increasing visitor numbers. 4. Protect and enhance the role of the River Wharfe, as a key green infrastructure corridor and the ecosystem services it provides in relation to biodiversity, water quality, flood risk reduction, formal and informal recreation and connection to national assets beyond the District boundary. 5. Recognise the importance of field patterns, tree cover and the wider context of moorland, river and woodland in providing habitats for a diverse range of species and contributing towards Wharfedale's distinctive character and its role as a gateway to the wider countryside. 6. Conserve and enhance the designated and undesignated heritage assets of the Wharfe Valley especially those elements which make a significant contribution to the distinc

Investment Priorities for Airedale

In order to deliver transformation and change in Airedale through economic development, housing renewal and growth, and improved green infrastructure, community facilities and accessibility, public and private sector investment will be targeted: A. To improve public transport, particularly to Keighley, Bingley, Steeton with Eastburn and Silsden, to enhance the ease of movement and improve access to jobs within the Airedale Corridor particularly for disadvantaged communities. B. To support the regeneration of Keighley and Bingley town centres to deliver enhancements to the public realm, mixed use retail and leisure schemes on key brownfield sites and improvements to the railway stations. C. To provide infrastructure to support site assembly, manage flood risk, and improve access between Airedale to Bradford City Centre, Shipley Town Centre as part of regeneration initiatives on the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor and the Connecting Airedale initiative (including Hard Ings Road Improvements). D. To take advantage of the close proximity of the City Centres of Bradford and Leeds and deliver renewal of existing urban sites, training programmes and support site assembly including improvements to the quality and capacity of public transport along Airedale to Craven, the Regional Cities of Bradford and Leeds and through the application of accessibility standards (see Appendix 3). E. Support a number of local green belt releases in sustainable locations that meet accessibility standards to Keighley, Bingley, Silsden and Steeton with Eastburn through development site assembly, improvements to the quality and capacity of public transport, improvements to cycling and walking facilities. F. To support the development and extension of high speed broadband especially in rural and other less accessible areas. G. To work with Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency to understand fully the water and waste water infrastructure requirements needed to support growth and ensure that development proposals are aligned with investment in asset management and catchment management plans.

Development Plan Documents and Annual Monitoring Report

A. The Council will deliver the vision, objectives, core policies, thematic policies and sub area policies and associated infrastructure using the following Development Plan Documents: 1. Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan DPD – will include regeneration focussed area based policies and proposals to help stimulate development and support land assembly through Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO). 2. Shipley & Canal Road Corridor Area Action Plan DPD – will support the work of the Joint Venture Company established by the Council and Arnold Laver Group to deliver proposals for an urban eco settlement between Shipley Town Centre and Bradford City Centre. 3. Land Allocations DPD –policies, proposal statements and a policies map will define the extent of the green belt, allocate sites for housing and economic development as well as designate areas of environmental protection, sports and open space provision and supporting infrastructure for the Bradford District. 4. Bradford District Waste Management DPD – will establish the spatial strategy for dealing with all types of waste within the Bradford District, including identification of waste management sites on a policies map. 5. Neighbourhood Plans – will plan positively to promote sustainable and inclusive development (in general conformity with the Core Strategy DPD) with powers to plan for more housing and economic growth than set out in the Core Strategy DPD. B. The Council, where appropriate, will also use Supplementary Planning Documents to accelerate the delivery of development schemes and infrastructure. Supplementary Planning Documents will not be used to add unnecessarily to the financial burdens on development. C. The Council will prepare an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) on a regular basis to report on the implementation of the Local Development Scheme, the effectiveness of local plan policies and performance of Development Management. The AMR will also report on the key plan indicators noted in Section 7 of the Core Strategy, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) receipts, number of Neighbourhood Plans/ Orders adopted and the action taken under Duty to Cooperate.

Viability

A. Where a variation to planning policy requirements or planning obligations is sought due to financial viability, a viability assessment must be submitted to the Council. B. Where a development is economically unviable consideration will be given to individual scheme financial viability in the determination of planning applications.

Developer Contributions

Development proposals will be expected to contribute towards the cost of providing infrastructure and of meeting social and environmental requirements, where directly related to the proposed development, and fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development. A. Through planning application discussions the Council will negotiate the contribution to be secured through a planning obligation. The nature and scale of the contribution sought will be determined having regard to the: 1. Scale and form of development; 2. Capacity of existing infrastructure provision; and 3. Potential impact of the development upon the surrounding area and facilities. 4. Opportunity to support the public sectors equality duty 5. Economic Viability The appropriate range and level of contributions will be assessed in a comprehensive manner, taking into account the above criteria, strategic infrastructure requirements and, where appropriate, the use of standard charges and formula. B. Where development has a significant impact on the Strategic Road Network developer contributions will be sought through Section 278 agreements. C. Where a Community Infrastructure Levy is in place, contributions will be made in line with the adopted CIL charging schedule.

Working with Partners

The Council, as part of the Duty to Cooperate (Localism Act 2011), will work with a range of partners, including neighbouring authorities, Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, the Local Strategic Partnership, West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority, infrastructure providers, private sector bodies and stakeholders, to ensure that requirements for new infrastructure and services can be met. In partnership, the future need and delivery of new infrastructure will be explored and site opportunities for new or enhanced infrastructure will be identified. Planned infrastructure will be set out in an Infrastructure Delivery Schedule (part of the Local Infrastructure Plan) which will be updated, where necessary, to incorporate partners' future plans. Future infrastructure provision will also be taken into account during the production of the Bradford City Centre AAP, Shipley and Canal Road Corridor AAP and the Land Allocations DPD.

Facilitating Delivery

The Council will support the sustainable growth of the District and the targeted approach of the Development Plan Documents whilst ensuring that infrastructure can be provided through the following mechanisms: A. As land owners, the Council and other public sector organisations have an opportunity to consider how its decisions on the future use of its sites can support the vision and policies in the Core Strategy DPD, and maximise the use of publicly owned land and buildings to enable sustainable and inclusive development. B. Area Action Plan DPDs and Supplementary Planning Documents will be prepared to deliver key development proposals and infrastructure where necessary. C. The co-location of facilities will be welcomed where this will meet greater infrastructure needs and in order to increase public access. D. The Local Infrastructure Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Schedule will be reviewed and updated to ensure that there is commitment to delivery from infrastructure providers.

Simplification of planning guidance to encourage sustainable development

A. The Council will consider the use of a combination of the following tools to simplify planning guidance to facilitate efficient and effective delivery of sustainable development:- 1. Simplified Planning Zones (SPZs) – defined areas in which specific forms of development can proceed without the need for planning permission. 2. Planning Performance Agreements (PPAs) – contracts between the Council as local planning authority and a developer that sets out key details of a proposed scheme and clear timescales for reaching a decision in an efficient and effective manner. 3. Article 4 Directions – providing clarity on what types of schemes can go ahead through permitted development rights and what types of schemes will require planning applications. 4. Local Development Orders/Neighbourhood Development Orders/Community Right to Build Orders (LDOs/NDOs/CRBOs) – introduces (through a local referendum) new permitted development rights for certain forms of development without the need to apply for planning permission. 5. Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) – to help bring forward development and aid infrastructure delivery by building upon policies and proposals in the DPDs. The Council will also consider the use of other innovative tools in partnership with central government to help simplify planning guidance.

Location of Development

A. In accordance with the rest of the Strategic Core Policies, and with Policies HO2, HO3, HO4, HO6, HO7 and EC3, and after determining the broad distribution of development between the District's settlements, the Council will allocate sites in the Allocations DPD and Area Action Plan DPDs by giving: 1. First priority to the re-use of deliverable and developable previously developed land and buildings provided that it is not of high environmental value and the more efficient and effective use of existing developed areas within the City of Bradford, Principal Towns of Ilkley, Keighley and Bingley, the Local Growth Centres and the Local Service Centres. 2. Second priority to other Greenfield opportunities within the settlements. 3. Third priority to Local Green Belt releases to the built up areas of settlements in sustainable locations. 4. Fourth priority to larger urban extensions in sustainable locations Subject to above: B. In identifying and comparing sites for development, the Local Plan will adopt an accessibility orientated approach to ensure that development: 1. Makes the best use of existing transport infrastructure and capacity. 2. Takes into account capacity constraints and deliverable improvements, particularly in relation to improving and development of the Strategic Road Network including junctions and schemes identified in the Spatial Vision. 3. Meets or can be mitigated in order to meet the public transport accessibility criteria set out in Appendix 3 and maximises accessibility by walking and cycling. 4. Maximises the use of rail and water for uses generating large freight movements.

Investment Priorities for Wharfedale

A. To improve public transport, particularly between Ilkley, Burley in Wharfedale and Menston, to enhance the ease of movement and improve access to jobs within the Wharfedale Corridor particularly for disadvantaged communities. B. To invest in Ilkley town centre to deliver enhancements to the public realm, mixed use retail and leisure schemes on key brownfield sites and improvements to the railway station. C. To provide infrastructure to support site assembly, manage flood risk, and improve access between Wharfedale to the Regional City of Bradford and Airedale. D. To support improvements to the quality and capacity of public transport along Wharfedale to Craven, the Regional Cities of Bradford and Leeds. E. Support a number of local green belt releases in sustainable locations to Ilkley, and Burley and through development site assembly, improvements to the quality and capacity of public transport including new road infrastructure and links along the Wharfedale corridor. F. To support the development and extension of high speed broadband especially in rural and other less accessible areas.

Airedale

A. Strategic Pattern of Development In accordance with Policies H03 and EC3, Airedale will accommodate 8,450 dwellings in the period up to 2030 and an increase of new employment land of at least 30 Ha particularly in the digital technology sector. The broad distribution of housing development is shown as follows:- Number of residential units Keighley 4,500 Bingley 1,400 Silsden 1,200 Steeton with Eastburn 700 Baildon 350 Cottingley 200 East Morton 100 Affordable housing requirements are set out in Policy HO11. B. Urban Regeneration and Renewal and new housing provision will be focused on the following areas: Keighley will see the creation of 4,500 new homes and associated community facilities, in particular health provision, local shops and sporting facilities. The new homes will be delivered by a mix of sites including existing capacity within urban area together with a significant contribution from green belt in sustainable locations. Central Keighley will see comprehensive regeneration including housing, starter units for small and medium sized businesses, business park premises for larger digital, design and knowledge and service sectors. Keighley will see high quality mixed use development in the town centre including former Keighley College site, Market Hall, Cavendish Court and Cavendish Retail Park. Heritage led enhancements focused on historic buildings such as Dalton Mills. Traffic management schemes will be introduced in Keighley Town Centre and Hard Ings Road Improvement will be completed. Bingley will see the creation of 1,400 new homes through redevelopment of sites within the urban area and some local green belt changes in sustainable locations. Employment will be created in financial, professional and public services, town centre office space and retail and leisure schemes at 5 Rise shopping centre, former Bradford and Bingley HQ and Lilycroft Mill. Silsden will see the creation of 1,200 new homes with associated community facilities and the creation of Silsden Rural Business Park. Supporting highway infrastructure will be provided together with good walking and cycling links to Silsden and Steeton railway and bus interchange station. Steeton and Eastburn will see the creation of 700 new homes including some local green belt changes in sustainable locations and associated community facilities and high quality employment areas with good walking and cycle links to Silsden and Steeton railway and bus interchange station. Baildon will see the creation of 350 new homes including from sites within the urban area together with some local green belt changes in sustainable locations and associated community facilities. Cottingley and East Morton will see a smaller scale of housing development including some local green belt changes in sustainable locations. C. Economic Development 1. Keighley and Bingley will be the principal focus for indigenous economic development including starter units for small and medium sized businesses, business park premises for larger digital, design and knowledge, financial and service sectors at Dalton Lane Business Innovation Zone and Royd Ings. 2. Support the role of Keighley and Bingley town centres as locations for a mix of retail, leisure and office developments benefiting from excellent rail and road connections to Leeds, Bradford, Craven and the Central Lancashire region. 3. The creation of employment land at Silsden Rural Business Park. 4. Support the roles of the Council, the Health Authority and the Education Authority as significant generators of direct and indirect employment in the District. 5. Help to connect disadvantaged communities to job opportunities. 6. Support initiatives for the sustainability and diversification of agricultural and rural enterprise and for the extension of high speed broadband to rural communities. D. Environment 1. Protect and enhance landscape character and the range of habitats and diversity of species found in the wetlands, woodlands, Pennine Uplands and upland fringe areas of Airedale. 2. Protect and enhance the integrity of the South Pennine Moors SPA/ SAC and identify measures to support valuable upland fringe habitats. For the protection of the South Pennine Moors SPA, avoid and/or mitigate loss or deterioration of important foraging land within the SPA's zone of influence, and mitigate the impact of increasing visitor numbers. 3. Improve green infrastructure along the Airedale river, canal and public transport corridors. 4. Protect and enhance river, beck and canal corridors, their value for biodiversity and heritage, potential for reducing flood risk and role in improving connectivity between urban and rural areas. Recognise that development could lead to opportunities for improving green infrastructure and flood storage provision, particularly in relation to the Upper Aire. 5. Woodland, groups of trees and habitats are key elements in the landscape and efforts should be made to increase tree cover, particularly in areas where development might be located. 6. Conserve and enhance the designated and undesignated heritage assets of the Airedale Corridor in particular those within the boundary of the Keighley Townscape Heritage Initiative and elements which make a significant contribution to the distinct character of this area including: the mills, chimneys and associated housing of it's textile heritage in particular Saltaire World Heritage Site, the buildings and structures associated with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the prehistoric landscapes. 7. Use the opportunities provided by increased development in the Principal Towns of Keighley and Bingley and the Local Growth Centres of Silsden and Steeton with Eastburn to maximise renewable energy generation and energy efficiency through CHP and hydro energy. E. Transport 1. Ensure that strategic patterns of development maximise the opportunities to use non car modes of transport and reduce the overall need to travel through the application of accessibility standards (see Appendix 3). 2. Develop bus rail interchange facilities at Steeton and Silsden Station and Bingley station including enhanced bus network and pedestrian/cycle links to/from both stations. 3. Improve sustainable transport facilities and links within and between the towns and villages in Airedale, including cross valley links. Improve and provide new cycling and pedestrian infrastructure. Improve public rights of way and canal towpaths. 4. Develop critical road infrastructure in accordance with the Connecting Airedale Transport Improvement Project including transport improvements to Hard Ings Road and Keighley Town Centre and any significant highway infrastructure required to facilitate development to the East of Silsden. 5. Improve key transport corridors where feasible, including A650 (Airedale Corridor between Keighley and Bradford), A629/A644 (Keighley to Queensbury) and A6038 (Otley Road). 6. Implement stronger demand management in Airedale as the economy recovers. 7. Improve public transport access between Airedale, Regional Cities of Bradford and Leeds, as well as Craven. 8. Improve public transport access to Leeds Bradford International Airport by encouraging more direct public transport connections from Keighley and Bingley and through the development of rail or tram train link via Shipley.

Investment Priorities for the Regional City of Bradford including Shipley and Lower Baildon

In order to deliver transformation and change in the City of Bradford including Shipley and Lower Baildon through economic development, housing renewal and growth, and improved green infrastructure, community facilities and accessibility, public and private sector investment will be targeted: A. To improve public transport, particularly to Bradford City Centre, to enhance the ease of movement and improve access to jobs within the City particularly for disadvantaged communities. B. To support the regeneration of Bradford City Centre to deliver enhancements to the public realm, new central business district, improvements to railway stations and maximise the potential of heritage assets. C. To provide infrastructure to support site assembly, manage flood risk, and improve access to Bradford City Centre, Shipley town centre as part of regeneration initiatives on the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor including development of a Shipley Eastern Relief Road. D. To take advantage of the close proximity of the City Centre's of Bradford and Leeds and deliver renewal of existing peripheral communities, training programmes and support site assembly including improvements to the quality and capacity of public transport, in particular with Airedale, Kirklees and Leeds. E. To support a local and sustainable urban extension in SE Bradford at Holme Wood through development site assembly, improvements to the quality and capacity of public transport through application of the accessibility standards including improved highway infrastructure and enhancement of the landscape setting and its role for recreation. F. Towards additional strategic highway and rail improvements as identified in the Infrastructure Plan. G. To support the development and extension of high speed broadband especially in rural and other less accessible areas.

Investment Priorities for the Pennine Towns and Villages

To manage change in the Pennine Towns and Villages on a scale that meets needs for housing, employment and renewal, enhances green infrastructure, heritage assets, community facilities and improves sustainable means of transport Partnership working between the public and private sectors, key stakeholder bodies and local communities should focus on: A. Improving public transport, particularly to Queensbury, Thornton and Haworth, to enhance the ease of movement and improve access to jobs within the Regional City of Bradford, Airedale Corridor and Calderdale particularly for disadvantaged communities B. Supporting sustainable economic, retail and leisure development where this is of a scale appropriate to the settlement, involves the re-use of an existing building, is located on land of the least environmental or amenity value and provides sensitive enhancement of heritage assets or public realm. C. Managing flood risk, and improve access between Pennine Towns and Villages to Bradford City Centre, Keighley Town Centre and Halifax Town Centre as part of district wide regeneration initiatives. D. Encouraging locally based enterprises, initiatives that develop community resilience and sustainable regeneration and tourism that respects the character of the South Pennines. E. Showing respect for and enhancing the moorland setting, character and integrity of traditional gritstone buildings and features, routes and viewpoints associated with the Brontes, early stages of agriculture and development of the textile industry. F. To support the development and extension of high speed broadband especially in rural and other less accessible areas.

Minerals Safeguarding

A. Sandstone, coal and sand and gravel resources within the District will be safeguarded from sterilisation by other forms of development through the allocation of Minerals Safeguarding Areas defined in the Allocations DPD based on the broad areas shown in the Minerals Safeguarding Plan. B. Within the Sandstone Minerals Safeguarding Area planning permission should not be granted for proposals involving the development of over 1 hectare of land unless it has been demonstrated that one of the following circumstances applies: 1. The applicant proposes to recover part of the sandstone resource beneath the site for use as construction materials, or; 2. The applicant has demonstrated that there is no sandstone resource beneath the site of sufficient quality to produce either building stones or aggregates at sufficiently shallow depth to be viable for extraction, or; 3. The applicant has demonstrated that the costs associated with extracting the sandstone resource beneath the site significantly outweigh the value of the resource, or; 4. The applicant has demonstrated that non of the sandstone resource beneath the site could be extracted without prejudicing the development of the site due to ground level or engineering issues, or; 5. The prior extraction of the sandstone resource would result in an unacceptable level of environmental harm, or; 6. There is an urgent need for the development, in terms of economic, environmental or social benefits, which justifies the sterilisation of a sandstone resource which could otherwise be viable for extraction. C. Within Coal and Sand and Gravel Minerals Safeguarding Areas planning permission should not be granted for any major development unless it has been demonstrated that one of the following circumstances applies: 1. The applicant proposes to recover the coal or sand and gravel resource beneath the site prior to developing the site, or; 2. The applicant has demonstrated that there is no coal or sand and gravel resource beneath the site at sufficiently shallow depth to be viable for extraction, or; 3. The applicant has demonstrated that the costs associated with extracting the coal or sand and gravel resource beneath the site significantly outweigh the value of the resource, or; 4. The prior extraction of the coal or sand and gravel resource would result in an unacceptable level of environmental harm, or; 5. There is an urgent need for the development, in terms of economic, environmental or social benefits, which justifies the sterilisation of the coal or sand and gravel resource. D. Planning permission should not be granted for the development of any land within 500m of an existing active minerals extraction site, other than development within the curtilage of an existing dwelling house, unless it has been demonstrated that the development would not prejudice any opportunities for the future extension of the active minerals extraction site. E. Planning permission should not be granted for development within active, inactive or historic minerals extraction voids unless it has been demonstrated that such development would not result in the sterilisation of an economically significant mineral resource or a resource which may be required for the restoration or conservation of historic buildings and would not be affected by any unacceptable land stability risks. F. Proposals involving the extraction of minerals from a development site which has the benefit of planning permission for a type of development which would otherwise sterilise the mineral resource beneath the site, will be supported in principle, providing that the proposal accords with the other policies within the Local Development Plan.

Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development

The Council will always work proactively with applicants jointly to find solutions which mean that proposals can be approved wherever possible, and to secure development that improves the economic, social and environmental conditions in the Bradford District and wider Leeds City Region. Planning applications that accord with the policies in this Local Plan (and, where relevant, with polices in Neighbourhood Plans) will be approved without delay, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Where there are no policies relevant to the application or relevant policies are out of date at the time of making the decision then the dec

Waste Management

A. Sites for waste management facilities will be identified to deal with all Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW) and Commercial & Indisutrial Waste (C&I) arisings within Bradford District. Sites will need to best meet environmental, economic and social needs. B. In identifying and selecting sites for the management of waste, an Area of Search (See Appendix 7) is established as the framework for identifying sites for new and expanded waste management facilities. Within the Area of Search, the following order of priority will be adopted: 1. The expansion and co-location of waste facilities on existing, operational sites; 2. Established and proposed employment and industrial sites where modern facilities can be appropriately developed; 3. Other previously developed land within the Area of Search, including mineral extraction and landfill sites; 4. Greenfield, previously undeveloped sites within the Area of Search; 5. Sites within the Green Belt C. All potential waste management sites will be subject to detailed assessment of their individual characteristics, cumulative impact, economic viability and the impacts of any waste development on surrounding areas. The Waste Management DPD will establish the detailed site development criteria using a similar approach to site identification as applied within the development of strategic and local criteria to include consideration of: 1. Policy alignment; 2. Physical constraints to site development; 3. Proximity to waste arisings; 4. Adjacent uses.

Hierarchy of Settlements

Regional City A. The Regional City of Bradford (with Shipley and Lower Baildon) will be the prime focus for housing, employment, shopping, leisure, education, health and cultural activities and facilities in the District. To support this role the Regional City will see the greatest proportion of development and growth as set out in policies HO3 and EC3. B. The Regional City of Bradford (with Shipley and Lower Baildon) will be transformed into attractive, cohesive, inclusive and safe places where people want to live, work, invest, and spend time in. Planning decisions as well as Plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes should: 1. Achieve a wide range of housing and employment offer to meet the needs of the communities and modern employers. 2. Develop a strong sense of place which reinforces the distinct identity of the area through a with a high quality of public realm and well designed buildings within a clear framework of routes and spaces. 3. Create new and improve existing green areas, networks and corridors including the urban fringe to enhance biodiversity and recreation. 4. Maintain and strengthen the identity and roles of Bradford City Centre and Shipley Town Centre as accessible and vibrant focal points for high trip generating uses which support both the day and evening economy. 5. Improve public transport systems and services and increase opportunities for walking and cycling, in particular along the Leeds Bradford Corridor. 6. Improve connectivity with the adjoining Regional City of Leeds to access housing, employment and community facilities. 7. Improve Connectivity between the Regional City of Bradford and the Airedale Regeneration Priority Area including access to the Regional City of Leeds via Otley Road. Principal Towns A. Ilkley, Keighley and Bingley will be the main local focus for housing, employment, shopping, leisure, education, health and cultural activities and facilities. B. The roles of Ilkley, Keighley and Bingley as accessible and vibrant places to live, work and invest should be enhanced. C. Biodiversity, landscape and heritage assets define the character and setting of the Districts principal towns. Identifying potential for growth will be informed by the existing scale of the settlement, the contribution made by environmental assets and the importance of these assets and flood risk issues. Planning decisions as well as plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes should: 1. Improve accessibility from surrounding areas and improve their function as hubs for transport services and interchange. 2. Improve public transport links between Ilkley, Keighley, Bingley, Regional Cities of Leeds and Bradford. 3. Ensure that they provide the main focus for employment development in rural areas. 4. Enhance the vitality and viability of their town centres. 5. Create new and improve existing green areas, networks and corridors including the urban fringe to enhance biodiversity and recreation. Local Growth Centres A. Burley in Wharfedale, Menston, Queensbury, Thornton, Steeton with Eastburn and Silsden are the most sustainable local centres and accessible to higher order settlements such as Bradford, Keighley and Ilkley. All are located along key road and public transport corridors and should therefore make a significant contribution to meeting the District's needs for housing, employment and provide for supporting community facilities. B. The roles of Burley in Wharfedale, Menston, Steeton with Eastburn, Silsden, Queensbury and Thornton as accessible, attractive and vibrant places to live, work and invest should be enhanced. Planning decisions as well as Plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes should seek to: 1. Improve accessibility from surrounding areas and improve their function as hubs for transport, local facilities, affordable and market housing needs. 2. Develop new and improved public transport links between Local Growth Centres and with Regional City of Bradford and the Principal Towns of Ilkley, Keighley and Bingley and also the Regional City of Leeds and the Principal Towns of Halifax and Skipton. 3. Ensure that they support economic diversification. 4. Enhance the vitality and viability of Local Growth Centres. 5. Create new and improve existing green areas, networks and corridors including the urban fringe to enhance biodiversity and recreation. Local Service Centres and Rural Areas Within the Local Service Centres of Addingham, Baildon, Cottingley, Cullingworth, Denholme, East Morton, Harden, Haworth, Oakworth, Oxenhope, Wilsden the emphasis will be on a smaller scale of development comprising both market and affordable housing, together with the protection and enhancement of those centres as attractive and vibrant places and communities, providing quality of place and excellent environmental, economic and social conditions. Planning decisions and plans, strategies, investment decisions and programmes should seek to: 1. Achieve a high standard of design that protects and enhances settlement and landscape diversity and character. 2. Support innovative means of

Overall Approach and Key Spatial Priorities

A. Manage the delivery of development and change to meet the needs of the District to 2030 in order to deliver the Spatial Vision and objectives and achieve sustainable development in line with National Planning Policy Framework and Policy P1. B. Planning decisions as well as plans, strategies, programmes and investment decisions should seek to: 1. Transform economic, environmental and social conditions of the District, in particular the Regional City of Bradford including Bradford City Centre, Canal Road Corridor and Leeds Bradford Corridor as well as Airedale, and Shipley. 2. Manage and spread the benefits of continued growth of the Bradford economy as part of the Leeds City Region. 3. Enhance the role of Bradford District within the wider Leeds City Region as an important business location with a good supply of labour, housing, services including retail and associated community provision. 4. Optimise the opportunities provided by the close proximity of Leeds Bradford International Airport as an international business gateway for the District and the region. 5. Support, protect and enhance the roles of the Principal Towns of Ilkley, Keighley and Bingley and the Local Growth Centres of Burley in Wharfedale, Menston, Queensbury, Thornton, Silsden and Steeton with Eastburn as hubs for the local economy, housing and community and social infrastructure and encourage diversification of the rural economy of the District. 6. Support the Local Service Centres as defined in Policy SC4 in providing for homes and local services. 7. Protect and enhance the District's environmental resources including areas of international and national importance, such as the South Pennine Moors, the character and qualities of the Districts heritage, landscape and countryside and maximise the contribution they can make to the delivery of wider economic and social objectives. 8. Ensure resilience and become adaptable to environmental threats to the District and minimise the District's exposure to those threats. 9. Avoid increasing flood risk, and manage land and river catchments for flood mitigation, renewable energy generation, biodiversity enhancement and increased tree cover. 10. Ensure that transport management and investment decisions support and help deliver the spatial strategy, in particular sustainable patterns of development, inclusive access to jobs and facilities, and shift to sustainable forms of movement. 11. Ensure that developments are of high quality and well designed and that they contribute to inclusive built and natural environments which protect and enhance local settings, and heritage and reinforce or create a sense of local character and distinctiveness.

Local Centres

Planning decisions, plans, town centre strategies, investment decisions and programmes should seek to sustain and enhance the vitality and viability of a network and hierarchy of centres in the Bradford District (Figure EC1) by ensuring that new, appropriate scale of retail, leisure and office development is encouraged in sequentially preferable locations. Allocations, designations and associated development management policies on centre boundaries, primary shopping areas, primary and secondary shop frontages and sites (expansion areas) to meet at least the first five years of identified need will be determined by the Allocations DPD, Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan DPD and the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor Area Action Plan DPD. A. Bradford City Centre should be the focus for a wide diversity of economic activity, including significant offices, residential, convenience and comparison retail including the traditional (and specialist) markets, leisure, entertainment, arts, culture, tourism, intensive sports and recreation uses and the priority centre for promotional events and activities. B. Keighley, Ilkley, Bingley and Shipley Town Centres should be the focus for office, residential, convenience and comparison retail, including the traditional (and specialist) markets, leisure, entertainment, arts, culture and tourism, intensive sports and recreation uses that are appropriate to the centres, provided proposals do not have a significant adverse impact upon the vitality and viability of Bradford City Centre and other nearby Town Centres. C. The District Centres of Five Lane Ends, Girlington, Great Horton, Greengates, Thornbury, Tong Street, Odsal, should be the focus for convenience retail and limited comparison retail and a range of non retail services such as banks, building societies, restaurants, cafes and local public facilities in order to enable people to meet their day to day needs and minimise their need to travel, provided proposals do not have a significant adverse impact upon the vitality and viability of Bradford City Centre and other nearby Town Centres. D. The following 46 Local Centres within urban areas and villages should be the focus for appropriately sized local supermarkets and a variety of small shops of a local nature to meet people's day to day needs and minimise their need to travel. Addingham, Allerton, Baildon, Barkerend Road, Bolton Junction, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Carlisle Road/Whetley Hill, Clayton, Cottingley, Crossflatts, Cross Road (Keighley), Cullingworth, Denholme, Duckworth Lane, Eccleshill, Fell Lane/Oakworth Road (Keighley), Frizinghall, Harden, Haworth (Main Street), Haworth (Mill Hey), Heaton, Holme Wood, Horton Grange, Idle, Laisterdyke, Leeds Road, Lidget Green, Low Moor, Marshfields (Manchester Road), Menston, Oak Lane (Manningham), Oakworth, Princeville, Queensbury, Riddlesden, Saltaire, Silsden, Steeton with Eastburn, Sticker Lane, Thornton, Undercliffe, White Abbey Road, Wibsey, Wilsden, Wrose, Wyke. E. The sequential test will apply to all planning applications for main town centre uses that are not in an existing centre and are not in accordance with the Development Plan Documents. Main town centre uses (as defined in NPPF Annex 2) should be located in centres, then in edge of centre locations and only if suitable sites are not available should out of centre sites be considered. When considering edge of centre and out of centre proposals, preference will be given to accessible sites that are well connected to the centre. Applicants and the Council will demonstrate flexibility on issues such as format and scale. The sequential test will not be applied to applications for small scale rural offices or other small scale rural development. F. When assessing applications for retail, office and leisure development not in accordance with the Development Plan Documents and in an edge of centre or out of centre location, the Council will require an impact assessment if development is over: 1. 1,500 square metres gross of floor space for Bradford city centre 2. 1,000 square metres gross of floor space for Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley 3. 500 square metres gross of floor space for District Centres. 4. 200 square metres gross of floor space for Local Centres. This should include assessment of: i) The impact of the proposal on existing, committed and planned public and private investment in a centre or centres in the catchment area of the proposal, or on the role of centres; and ii) The impact of the proposal on town centre vitality and viability, including local consumer choice and trade in the town centre and wider area, up to five years from the time the application is made. For major schemes where the full impact will not be realised in five years, the impact should also be assessed up to ten years from the time the application is made. Where an application fails to satisfy the sequential test or is likely to have significant adverse impact on one or more of the above factors, it should be refused. It is for the applicant to demonstrate compliance with the sequential test and/or impact test. Failure to undertake a sequential assessment and/or impact assessment could in itself constitute a reason for refusing permission. The sequential test and impact test should be undertaken in a proportionate and locally appropriate way, drawing on and sharing existing information where possible. The applicants and the Council should seek to agree the scope, key impacts for assessment, potential suitability of alternative sites and level of detail required in advance of applications being submitted. G. Retail development will only be permitted outside of the Primary Shopping Areas as defined in the Allocations DPD, Bradford City Centre AAP and Shipley Canal Road Corridor AAP if the following criteria are satisfied: 1. The proposed development is of an appropriate scale; 2. There are no alternative central sites within the primary shopping areas which are suitable, viable or available, with preference then given to expansion areas, edge of centre sites before out-of-centre site are then considered. 3. The proposed development will not have a significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of existing Town, District and Local Centres; and 4. The proposed development is accessible to all modes of transport, especially public transport. H. Proposals for leisure, office and other main town centre uses will only be permitted on sites outside the city, town and district centre boundaries (as defined in the Allocations DPD, Bradford City Centre AAP, Shipley & Canal Road Corridor AAP) if: 1. The scale of the proposed development is of an appropriate scale; 2. There are no alternative central sites within the city, town or district centre boundaries which are suitable, viable or available, with preference then given to expansion areas, edge of centre sites before out-of-centre site are then considered; 3. The development will not have an significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of any existing city, town or district centre; 4. The proposed development is accessible to all modes of transport, especially public transport; 5. The proposed development would not result in unacceptable highway impacts; 6. The development would not undermine the economic development strategy of the Core Strategy DPD. I. Small Shop Units (under 150 square metres gross of floor space) within walking distance of most residential properties will be permitted, provided that the development will not lead to the creation of a shop or group of small shops which collectively would have a significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of the network and hierarchy of City, Town, District and Local Centres. J. Office, residential uses, community and cultural facilities and services at ground and upper floor levels within the above centres will be encouraged, provided they do not have a significant adverse impact on the retail function of the Primary Shopping Area. K. Healthcare services and educational facilities at ground and upper floor levels within the above centres will be encouraged, provided they do not have a significant adverse impact on the retail function of the Primary Shopping Area. L. Development, environmental enhancements, accessibility improvements, town centre management strategies and promotional events and activities should take place in each of the centres within the District to create distinctive, attractive and vibrant sense of place and identity to be enjoyed and used by all. Priority will be given to worst performing centres as identified and monitored by the Council through the Bradford District Retail & Leisure Study.

Travel Reduction and Modal Shift

The Council through planning and development decisions and transport policies will aim to reduce the demand for travel, encourage and facilitate the use of sustainable travel modes, limit traffic growth, reduce congestion and improve journey time reliability. These will include: A. Development to be appropriately located to ensure that the need to travel is reduced, the use of sustainable travel is maximised, and the impact of development on the existing transport networks is minimal. (Allocation DPD, Area Action Plan DPDs, and individual planning applications, will be informed by government policy and public transport Accessibility Standards in Appendix 3 and be accompanied by Transport Assessments and Travel Plans). B. The Council will seek the effective and efficient management of the existing transport networks (strategic and local highway, rail, bus, and cycle and walking routes) to address congestion and encourage modal shift to sustainable transport modes. This will include prioritisation of appropriate sustainable transport modes on the highway, through measures such as HOV lanes, bus priority and cycle lanes. C. Influence travel behaviour through the requirement for all new build and change of use developments (above thresholds set out in the latest DfT guidance) which lead to a potential increase in movements to provide an approved transport assessment / statement and Travel Plan in accordance with DfT guidance. D. Travel Demand (particularly single occupancy car use) will be managed through application of parking policies (TR3), and the use of existing powers to explore innovative demand management measures, where local conditions are appropriate, in conjunction with the introduction of sustainable travel initiatives and enhancements. E. Identify, protect and develop appropriate facilities and high quality infrastructure for active travel modes (walking, cycling and horse riding). Including identified strategic routes and networks as well as local routes and links where opportunities arise, linking into national and regional routes. Provide appropriate facilities for active travel modes at new developments, including but not exclusively cycle parking, and changing facilities along with safe and attractive routes within developments. F. A key factor in encouraging the wider take up of alternative fuels, technologies and vehicle ownership and use models is the implementation of the associated recharging, refuelling and other infrastructure. Proposals to implement such infrastructure, for example Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points, through the development process will be explored and supported where viable. G. Encourage development that reduces travel needs through the promotion of home working and live/work

Parking Policy

The Council through planning and development decisions and transport policies will seek to manage car parking to help manage travel demand, support the use of sustainable travel modes, meet the needs of disabled and other groups whilst improving quality of place. These to include the following mechanisms: A. The assessment of new developments against indicative parking standards contained in Appendix 4. B. A progressive reduction in long stay parking in town centres and other highly accessible locations (other than at railway stations to serve rail users and at other locations serving a park and ride function) and transfer of some parking spaces to short stay, subject to consideration of possible implications for traffic congestion. C. A reduction of on-street parking by the use of on-street parking controls in town centres and other highly accessible locations, to maximise a move to sustainable travel modes in conjunction with provision of high quality public transport, walking and cycling networks and environmental improvements. D. Provision of rail and bus based park and ride facilities (including necessary bus priority measures to achieve journey time savings) will be appropriate where they are financially viable, support the use of public transport and help reduce congestion (and where on the rail network do not add to existing capacity problems). E. Consideration of charges on non-residential parking where this is done in conjunction with the application of other measures to encourage people to switch to more sustainable modes. F. Improve the quality of parking in the city and town centres for shoppers and other short stay uses so that it is convenient, safe and secure. Parking charges that are appropriate, related to demand, and that do not undermine the vitality of town centres with differential pricing being used to discourage all-day parking. Associated proportionate parking enforcement will be undertaken to ensure the effectiveness of the Policy. G. Require new developments to take a design led approach to parking which is well integrated within the overall layout so that it supports the street scene and local character, and creates a safe and pleasant environment even in parking areas.

Public Transport, Cycling and Walking

The Council through planning and development decisions and transport policies will safeguard and improve public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure and services through the following measures: A. The accessibility standards, (as set out in Appendix 3), along with the key transport networks for highway and bus (as identified in LTP 3 Appendix C) and the rail network, will be used to guide the allocation and phasing of development sites in Allocations DPD and the Area Action Plans DPD. Development should make use of walking, cycling and existing public transport services or provide a focus and investment for viable new services. B. Development should support the enhancement of public transport infrastructure and services where viable and necessary. C. Public transport provision should be improved throughout the District in line with the priorities set out in LTP 3, Railplan 7 and the Leeds City Region Transport Strategy, along with other priorities that are approved by the relevant governance processes throughout the plan period. The following mechanisms should be considered along with others that may be relevant to local circumstances: 1. quality bus corridors, 2. improvements to rail capacity and operation, 3. park and ride, 4. improved opportunity for interchange (in line with the LTP hubs strategy), 5. improved access to Leeds Bradford International Airport and Manchester International Airport, 6. innovative and smart ticketing and information provision. D. Opportunities for innovation and improvements to the rail network, in line with Rail Plan 7, should be supported, whilst acknowledging the limited capacity on the network, cost, external factors and long lead in times. E. To protect sites and routes for heavy rail, light rail transport, bus priority, walking and cycling as identified in the Allocations DPD and Action Area Plan DPDs and the Local Infrastructure Plan. F. Require that the layout of new development encourages walking and cycling by taking the opportunities to connect to the existing street and path network, local facilities and public transport in obvious and direct ways. G. Require that new development creates attractive places that encourage walking and cycling by providing a permeable network of routes that are well overlooked, and which balance the needs of all users by treating highways as streets rather than as roads. H. Maximise the place making opportunities of interchange points, hubs and new stations.

Transport and Tourism

The Council through planning and development decisions and transport policies will support sustainable access to tourist destinations, heritage and cultural assets and leisure uses, through the following measures: A. Areas of tourist, cultural and heritage significance should not be adversely affected by the impact of transport, in particular additional trips arising from development. B. Provide improved sustainable transport access to existing tourist destinations along with cultural and leisure attractions such as theatres, museums and other sites that generate high levels of visitors. C. New tourist, cultural and leisure attractions that will generate high levels of visitors should be located in accordance with the accessibility standards set out in Appendix 3, and be accompanied by a Transport Assessment and approved Travel Plan, to provide the means and incentives for visitors to travel to the site by modes other than the private car and to relieve stress on the transport infrastructure. D. Acknowledge the contribution of, and support the maintenance and development of, 'transport based' leisure attractions including but not exclusively heritage railways, waterways, towpaths, cycle and walking trails and bridleways along with the leisure coach market. Protect opportunities for the development of such facilities e.g. disused railway lines, especially where these can contribute to high quality local routes.

Improving Connectivity and Accessibility

The ability of the District's Highway, Rail and Bus Networks to provide efficient and effective travel should be protected and enhanced. Especially so on the Strategic Highway Network, key transport networks for highway and bus, and the rail network (as identified in LTP and LCR Transport Strategy); including routes required to provide access to Leeds Bradford International Airport, other regional Airports (including Manchester International Airport), Leeds City Region centres and neighbouring cities, towns and urban areas through improvements described in the Infrastructure Plan. Support for improvements to transport provision in the more isolated and poorly serviced areas of the District, (as identified through application of the Accessibility standards in Appendix 3) to address the economic and social problems that these locations experience. Including, but not exclusively: A. Encourage the development of sustainable transport or other solutions in isolated areas to facilitate access to services. B. Influence the way in which services are delivered including support for mobile delivery and remote accessing through improved use of IT and telecommunications C. Seek to co-ordinate services and transport provision to isolated areas and communities and encourage the development of partnerships to deliver sustainable transport solutions. D. Encourage the development of innovative and sustainable solutions to transport problems in isolated areas including, but not exclusively; community based transport, flexible routing, demand responsive services and more efficient use of vehicles throughout the day E. Technologies and models of vehicle ownership and use (such as through car clubs) to improve the environmental impacts and sustainability of transport should be supported. F. The Council will work with transport providers and developers to meet the needs of disabled and mobility impaired people through access arrangements, parking provision (as set out in the Parking Standards in Appendix 4), and ensuring that developments including transport infrastructure are accessible to and usable by disabled and mobility impaired people as motorists, public transport users and pedestrians through decisions on location, design and layout, in line with current Local and Government Guidance. Development proposals above agreed thresholds should be accompanied by an approved design and access statement.

Freight

The District will encourage the development of an integrated freight distribution system, in line with the LTP 3 Freight Strategy, that makes the most efficient and effective use of all modes of transport subject to environmental considerations including the need to protect and enhance residential areas and locally, regionally, nationally and internationally important biodiversity sites. Planning and development decisions and transport policies should: A. Maximise the use of rail for freight movements to and from new and existing developments and significant changes of use. B. Encourage the location of storage/distribution development with high levels of freight and commercial traffic close to intermodal freight facilities, airports, or roads designed and managed as traffic distributors. C. Encourage the protection of rail connected land for future uses that require rail freight use and seek to encourage the development of intermodal interchanges and improvements to multi-modal transfer facilities. D. Encourage Consolidation Centres serving retail locations. E. Encourage capacity enhancements, appropriate standards of maintenance and gauge improvements on key rail freight routes. F. Encourage the development of sites for new secure HGV parking facilities particularly close to major freight generators and improve signing from major lorry routes to District HGV parks. G. Encourage the development, delivery and maintenance of an integrated strategic HGV routing network, Urban Traffic Management Control (UTMC), and a consistent cross boundary approach to HGV management including the introduction of freight priority lanes where viable. H. Support future pipeline developments where these provide opportunities to reduce freight movements by surface modes of transport. I. Enable a more efficient and sustainable approach to deliveries, including the encouragement of Delivery Service Plans and Freight Quality Partnerships between Local Authorities, the freight industry, business communities, residents and environmental groups. J. Support measures to reduce the adverse impact of freight movements on air quality including addressing specific freight emissions hotspots possibly through the transfer of freight from road to rail, encouraging and facilitating the use of low emission vehicles and the introduction of Low Emission Zones where found to be appropriate.

Transport Investment and Management Priorities

Transport Investment and management priorities of the District as outlined in the Leeds City Region Transport Strategy Local Transport Plan, Regional Growth Fund and WY+TF, and other plans that may arise during the plan period due to monitoring and review exercises should be pursued on the basis of the following in priority order: A. Those improving management and maintenance of existing transport infrastructure where it has the potential to support the regeneration or the use of sustainable travel options. B. Those enhancing existing transport infrastructure that has the potential to support regeneration or the use of sustainable transport options C. Those resulting in investment in new transport infrastructure that has the potential to support regeneration or the use of sustainable travel options. D. Maintaining, improving or investing in existing or new transport infrastructure, which does not have the potential to support regeneration or the use of sustainable travel options.

Aircraft Safety

Development proposals that create a hazard to the safe operation of aircraft, aerodromes or aircraft navigation facilities will not be permitted.

Transport

1. Ensure that strategic patterns of development maximise the opportunities to use non car modes of transport and reduce the overall need to travel. 2. Improve sustainable transport opportunities within and between Ilkley and settlements in Wharfedale, including rail station, cycleway and public rights of way improvements. 3. Implement stronger demand management in Wharfedale as the economy recovers. 4. Improve public transport access between Wharfedale, Airedale and the Regional Cities of Bradford and Leeds, as well as Craven. 5. Improve surface access and public transport access to Leeds Bradford International Airport by encouraging more direct public transport connections from Ilkley.