Planning in New Forest

Safe and healthy communities

i. Development should not result in pollution or hazards which prejudice the health and safety of communities and their environments, including air quality and the water environment. Where necessary to enable development to take place, appropriate measures will be required to prevent, control, mitigate or offset the impacts or risks of development on community health and safety. ii. When the opportunity arises, particularly through development or redevelopment, remedial measures will be taken to address existing pollution or hazards which prejudice the health and safety of communities and their environments. iii. Development within the safeguarding area of a military explosives storage area or within the consultation zones of a hazardous industrial site or pipelines will be restricted or managed either in accordance with Health and Safety Executive guidelines, or in consultation with the Secretary of State for Defence, as applicable. iv. In the interests of public safety, vulnerable developments will not be permitted a. Within the defined Coastal Change Management Area at Barton-on-Sea to Milford-on-Sea unless in accordance with Saved Policy DM6: Coastal Change Management Areas; b. In areas at risk of flooding unless in accordance with the sequential and exceptions tests; c. On contaminated, polluted or unstable land unless it is first adequately remediated or otherwise made safe for the proposed use and for the local community prior to occupation.

Design quality and local distinctiveness

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Design quality and local distinctiveness

All development should achieve high quality design that contributes positively to local distinctiveness, quality of life and enhances the character and identity of the locality by creating buildings, streets, places and spaces that are: • Functional: well connected to surrounding uses, and logically laid out so that different elements work well together in a manner that is safe to access, easy to navigate, convenient to use and that makes effective use of both developed land and open spaces; • Appropriate: sympathetic to its environment and context, respecting and enhancing local distinctiveness, character and identity; and • Attractive: visually appealing and enjoyable to be in. New development will be required to: i. Create buildings, streets and spaces which are sympathetic to the environment and their context in terms of layout, landscape, scale, height, appearance and density and in relationship to adjoining buildings, spaces and landscape features; ii. Avoid unacceptable effects by reason of visual intrusion or overbearing impact, overlooking, shading, noise and light pollution or other adverse impacts on local character or residential amenity; iii. Create buildings, streets and spaces which are accessible to those with disabilities or of reduced mobility, that are safe and easy to navigate, and that minimise opportunities for anti-social and criminal behaviour or other public threats; iv. Integrate sufficient car and cycle parking spaces so that realistic needs are met in a manner that is not prejudicial to the character and quality of the street, highway safety, emergency or service access or to pedestrian convenience and comfort; v. Incorporate design measures that improve resource efficiency and climate change resilience and reduce environmental impacts wherever they are appropriate and capable of being effective, such as greywater recycling and natural heating and cooling, and the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS); vi. Provide appropriately designed green spaces including sufficient planting, and where applicable: provision for play, sports and natural green spaces for recreational mitigation; and vii. Enhance the sense of place by ensuring that buildings, streets and spaces are attractive to look at through good architecture, landscape and street design.

Achieving sustainable development

All new development will be expected to make a positive social, economic and environmental contribution to community and business life in the Plan Area by: Meeting most development needs within settlement boundaries, in a manner that is appropriate for and proportionate to the nature and size of the settlement, and where there is or will be sufficient supporting infrastructure and services; i. Ensuring that the housing needs of local communities are addressed by locating new residential development in sustainable and accessible locations, and ensuring that new development provides a mix of types of home by size, tenure and cost to help to address the full spectrum of local housing needs at all stages of life; ii. Taking a context and landscape-led approach to the siting and design of development to deliver high quality design that maintains local distinctiveness, creates high quality new landscapes and townscapes, safeguards the Green Belt and AONB, sustains and enhances the heritage, scenic and amenity value of the Plan Area, and has appropriate regard to and the purposes of the adjoining New Forest National Park; iii. Achieving an environmental net gain and avoiding wherever possible or mitigating where necessary the direct and indirect impacts of development on the integrity of the New Forest, Solent, River Avon and other International Nature Conservation sites, and on other areas, species or habitats of nature conservation value; iv. Ensuring development contributes to a diverse and thriving local economy providing an overall balance of uses, services and opportunities that are accessible by sustainable transport modes as well as by car, in order that reliance on the private car is minimised; v. Ensuring communities and workers are safe and feel safe, and the risks to people, places and to the environment from potential hazards including pollution, flooding and climate change effects are minimised; vi. Ensuring that new development is adaptable to the future needs of occupiers and future-proofed for climate change and innovations in transport and communications technology.

Employment land and development

i. Proposals for the development, redevelopment or intensification of employment uses will be supported on existing employment sites, and on other suitable sites within defined town centre boundaries, provided that: a. Safe and suitable access can be provided for pedestrians, cyclists and for the types of vehicles likely to visit the site; and b. The proposal would not unacceptably impact on the environment, the landscape, or on the amenity of nearby residents; and c. The proposal would not have a significant detrimental impact on the operation of other businesses in the locality; and d. the use proposed is proportionate in scale for the location with regard to the settlement hierarchy ii. In other parts of the built-up areas of settlements not in current employment use, employment uses will be supported provided that, in addition to meeting criteria (a) – (d): e. The use proposed is small-scale and would not generate levels of noise, visitor numbers or traffic movements materially higher than those of residential use, especially outside of normal working hours. iii. Outside of built-up area boundaries and areas covered by site-specific policies, new employment development will be considered where, in addition to meeting criteria (a), (b) and (c): f. The proposal is in accordance with Saved Policy CS21 Rural Economy; or g. To enable the establishment or growth of a high value-added or knowledge-based business proposal that can demonstrate a specific need for the location and that it would have a low environmental impact.

Retention of employment sites and consideration of alternative uses

Employment sites that remain suitable for employment use will be retained for continued employment use wherever possible. Other uses that require planning permission will be supported provided that: i. The primary purpose of the use is to provide a supporting service to businesses or to the workforce in the local area; or ii. For other non-employment uses, it is demonstrated that the employment site is no longer suitable or viable for continued employment use, by submission of proportionate evidence showing that: a. The condition of the site or building renders it unsuitable for its present or any other realistic and appropriate employment use, and it would not be viable to refurbish or redevelop the site for an alternative employment use; and/or b. The site has been actively but unsuccessfully marketed for employment use on unrestricted terms fair to potential occupiers and at a realistic price, for a minimum period of twelve consecutive months prior to the date at which the planning application for an alternative use was submitted. And in addition to either (i) or (ii) iii. The alternative use would not have a significant detrimental impact on the operation of other businesses in the local area.

Marchwood Port

Land at Marchwood Port (as defined on the Policies Map and illustrated in Figure 7.1) is safeguarded for port and port-related uses. The Council will work co-operatively with the operators to enable the effective and efficient use of the site and port facility for commercial, economic and local employment generating purposes whilst: i. Ensuring the effective functioning of the transport network including new highway provision or improvements if required; ii. Avoiding where possible and mitigating where necessary any harmful impacts on the environment; iii. Avoiding unacceptable impacts on the local communities and the health, safety and amenity of local residents, including from air pollution, noise, light or other disturbance from operational activity, road and freight movements; and iv. Minimising where possible and mitigating where necessary adverse impacts on the wider countryside and landscape, including the New Forest National Park. Any non-port-related proposals must be compatible with the port and port-related activity and not prejudice the effective utilisation of the port and rail facilities of the site. Should proposals reach the scale to trigger the NSIP process, the Council will prepare a Local Impact Report to address the matters (i) – (iv) above as part of addressing the Local Impact Report considerations set out in Figure 7.2.

Port development at Dibden Bay

If a Development Consent Order is sought for port operations in the Dibden Bay area (as identified on the Policies Map and illustrated in Figure 7.1) the Council will work to seek the best outcome for the District and directly affected communities. This will be achieved by preparing a Local Impact Report addressing the matters identified in Figure 7.2 to set out the likely impact of the proposed development on the District and its communities, and for any negative impacts to identify how and to what extent they may be resolved, mitigated or compensated for. In the event a Development Consent Order for port use at Dibden Bay is made by the Secretary of State, the Council will give particular weight to the following considerations in determining subsequent planning applications or in discharging any conditional requirements imposed in the Order, insofar as the issues or impacts arising are additional to those already considered in the Development Consent Order process: i. improving local business and employment opportunities; ii. ensuring the effective functioning of the transport network including new highway provision or improvements if required; iii. avoiding where possible and mitigating where necessary any harmful impacts on the environment; iv. avoiding unacceptable impacts on the local community and the health, safety and amenity of local residents, including from air pollution, noise, light or other disturbance from operational activity, road and freight movements; and v. minimising where possible and mitigating where necessary adverse impacts on the wider countryside and landscape, including the New Forest National Park.

Sustainable economic growth

The Council strategy for sustainable economic growth is to maintain and enable a vibrant and prosperous local economy offering a diverse range of local employment opportunities, where existing businesses continue to thrive and new businesses have sufficient and suitable opportunities to form and grow in appropriate locations. This will be achieved by: i. The provision of sufficient land to meet the identified need for 126,000sqm of employment floorspace. This will comprise of: a. 18 hectares of employment land (for around 70,000sqm floorspace) allocated within residential-led mixed-use Strategic Site Allocations at Totton (SS1), Fawley (SS4) and Ringwood (SS14); b. 10 hectares of employment land (for around 40,000sqm floorspace) allocated by Saved Policies from the Local Plan Part 2 (2014); c. Around 10,000sqm of employment floorspace completions 2016-2018, and around 30,000sqm on sites with extant planning permission. ii. Safeguarding opportunities for future businesses by retaining employment sites and site allocations that are suitable and viable for continued employment use; iii. Encouraging a greater presence of higher value, knowledge-based businesses; iv. Supporting the Solent marine industries sector and ensuring that direct access to the coast for commercial marine uses and vessels is maintained if sites that currently provide access are redeveloped; v. Working with key businesses, transport authorities and other partners in the Waterside area to ensure that its transport infrastructure and capacity is resilient to planned and other potentially significant growth; vi. Supporting a sustainable rural economy including low environmental impact businesses and tourism; vii. Promoting development or programmes that provide skills or vocational training, business incubation and mentoring, flexible workspace and conference and meeting facilities, or that support flexible working.

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Mitigating the impacts of development on International Nature Conservation sites

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The South West Hampshire Green Belt

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Landscape character and quality

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Mitigating the impacts of development on International Nature Conservation sites

1. Except as provided for in the first paragraph of Saved Policy DM2: Nature Conservation, Biodiversity and Geodiversity, development will only be permitted where the Council is satisfied that any necessary mitigation, management or monitoring measures are secured in perpetuity as part of the proposal and will be implemented in a timely manner, such that, in combination with other plans and development proposals, there will not be adverse effects on the integrity of any of the following International Nature Conservation sites: • The New Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC), the New Forest Special Protection Area (SPA) and the New Forest Ramsar site; • The Solent Maritime SAC, Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons SAC, the Solent and Southampton Water SPA, and the Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site; • The River Avon SAC, Avon Valley SPA and Ramsar site; and • The River Itchen SAC. 2. For residential development and the provision of overnight visitor accommodation adverse effects can be adequately mitigated by implementing approved measures relevant to the site location, including as set out in the Mitigation for Recreational Impacts SPD and in the Solent Recreation Mitigation Strategy, and in supplementary guidance on nutrient management. 3. For non-residential developments, the requirement for mitigation will be considered on case-by-case basis with regard to the nature, scale and location of the proposed use. 4. The approved mitigation measures for residential developments currently include: i. For developments providing 49 or fewer net additional units of residential accommodation, financial contributions towards the provision of recreational mitigation measures as set out below and in the Mitigation for Recreational Impacts SPD: (a) Projects for the provision of alternative natural recreational green spaces and recreational routes: new or improved open space and recreational routes of a quality and type suitable to attract residents of new development within the Plan Area who might otherwise visit the International Nature Conservation sites for recreation; and (b) Access and Visitor Management: measures to manage the number of recreational visits to the New Forest and Solent Coast International Nature Conservation sites; and to modify visitor behaviour within those sites so as to reduce the potential for harmful recreational impacts; and (c) Monitoring of the impacts of new development on the International Nature Conservation sites and establishing a better evidence base: to reduce uncertainty and inform future refinement of mitigation measures. ii. For developments of 50 or more net additional residential dwellings: (a) Direct provision by the developer of at least eight hectares of natural recreational greenspace per 1,000 population located on the development site or directly adjoining and well connected to it; and (b) A financial contribution towards Access and Visitor Management and Monitoring as set out above at i(b) and i(c). iii. Additionally for all residential developments within 5.6km of the Solent and Southampton Water SPA, as shown on Figure 5.1, a financial contribution is required towards a Solent-wide programme of visitor management, monitoring and development mitigation projects. iv. Additionally for residential developments and the provision of overnight visitor accommodation draining or discharging wastewater to the River Avon in relation to phosphate neutrality or to the Solent and Southampton Water in relation to nitrogen neutrality, a financial contribution or other appropriate mechanisms to achieve nutrient-neutral development. v. Additionally for all residential developments, a financial contribution towards monitoring and, if necessary (based on future monitoring outcomes) managing or mitigating air quality effects within the New Forest SPA, SAC and Ramsar site.

The South West Hampshire Green Belt

The openness and permanence of the South West Hampshire Green Belt will be preserved with particular regard to its stated purposes and those of national policy for the Green Belt. Development proposals in the Green Belt will be determined in accordance with national planning policy.

Landscape character and quality

Where development is proposed there is a requirement to retain and/or enhance the following landscape features and characteristics through sensitive design, mitigation and enhancement measures, to successfully integrate new development into the local landscape context: i. Features that contribute to a green infrastructure and distinctive character within settlements including the locally distinctive pattern and species composition of natural and historic features such as trees, hedgerows, woodlands, meadows, field boundaries, coastal margins, water courses and water bodies; ii. Features that screen existing development that would otherwise have an unacceptable visual impact; iii. Existing or potential wildlife corridors, footpath connections and other green links that do, or could, connect the site to form part of an integrated green infrastructure network; iv. The landscape setting of the settlement and the transition between the settlement fringe and open countryside or coast; v. Important or locally distinctive views, topographical features and skylines; and vi. Areas of tranquillity and areas of intrinsically dark skies.

Protection of the countryside, Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the adjoining New Forest National Park

Development should not have an unacceptable impact on the special qualities and purposes of the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or on the adjoining New Forest National Park and their settings. In the determination and implementation of development proposals including planned growth, great weight will be given to ensuring that the character, quality and scenic beauty of the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and adjoining New Forest National Park are protected and enhanced.

Housing type, size, tenure and choice

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Affordable housing

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Residential accommodation for older people

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Housing type, size, tenure and choice

The strategy is to ensure that all residential development helps to address the diversity of housing needs of local people at all stages of life by providing a mix and choice of homes by type, size, tenure and cost. The policy objectives are to improve the diversity of housing choice, and to achieve an overall balance of housing provision in general accordance with housing needs evidence. Each development should contribute appropriately to improving housing diversity wherever possible, taking into account the location, size and characteristics of the site, the form of development proposed and the viability of the scheme.

Affordable housing

There is a requirement for all new developments of 11 or more dwellings, or of more than 1,000 sqm gross internal area of residential floorspace, to provide affordable housing as follows: i. In Totton and the Waterside area, the target is for 35% of new homes to be affordable housing. ii. In the rest of the Plan Area, the target is for 50% of new homes to be affordable housing. iii. The tenure mix target is to provide 70% of affordable homes for rent, split equally between social and affordable rent, and 30% intermediate or affordable home ownership tenures including shared ownership. iv. Affordable housing provided should be indistinguishable in appearance from the market housing on site, and distributed evenly across the site. The viability of development will be taken into account in applying this policy as set out in Policy IMPL1: Developer contributions.

Residential accommodation for older people

The strategy is to enable older people to continue to live independently by: • Taking a positive and flexible approach to the adaption of homes where it would enable the occupier to continue to live independently, or for the occupier to accommodate a friend or family member requiring care; • Ensuring that new homes are built to standards that are capable of adaption to meet the future needs of older people and others with care needs; and • Ensuring that new housing provision includes housing types designed to be suitable for older people. Care homes (Use Class C2) for older people and others will be supported on sites in existing care home use, and in other locations suitable for residential use provided that there is an identifiable local need for registered care provision that cannot reasonably be met by existing care home facilities in the Local Plan sub-area.

Gypsies, travellers and travelling showpeople

Needs for gypsy and traveller pitches and for plots for travelling showpeople, who continue to live a travelling lifestyle, will be met by existing planning permissions, site allocations and a combination of the following: i. Regularising and/or permitting extensions to existing sites in appropriate locations; ii. Permitting applications for new traveller pitches or showpeople plots in appropriate locations for residential development; iii. Addressing any remaining unmet needs through the Local Plan Review Part Two, in consultation with travelling communities.

Rural housing exception sites and community-led housing schemes

New residential development will only be permitted on suitable sites outside the defined settlement boundaries where it is to meet an identified need of local people for affordable housing to meet local needs which cannot be provided in any other way. The Council will support and encourage housing, and other ancillary or related development proposed alongside housing, by a qualifying Community-led Housing group on land it owns or controls, where the development has the support of the local community and is proposed to meet the identified local needs of the community it relates to. Suitable sites will be located within or adjoining a settlement which either provides a range of local services and facilities, or is (or can be made) safely accessible to a larger settlement nearby which provides a wider range of services and facilities. The District Council will work with local communities to identify suitable sites, which may also be identified through Neighbourhood Plans. Legal undertakings or other appropriate mechanisms will be required to ensure that the benefits of the scheme to the local area and/or specified community group are clearly defined and legally protected in perpetuity.

Meeting our housing needs

The target is to provide at least 10,420 additional homes in the Plan Area for the Plan period 2016-2036, phased as follows: • Approximately 1,500 homes (averaging 300 homes per annum) 2016-17 to 2020-21 • Approximately 2,000 homes (averaging 400 homes per annum) 2021-22 to 2025-26 • Approximately 7,000 homes (averaging 700 homes per annum) 2026-27 to 2035-36 Provision will comprise: i. At least 6,000 homes on Strategic Site Allocations set out in Figure 4.1, in accordance with Strategic Site Allocation Policies SS1 – SS18. ii. At least 800 homes on sites of 10 or more homes to be identified within or adjoining the defined towns and large villages and allocated in the Local Plan Part Two or in Neighbourhood Plans, which may include sites of 100 or more homes provided that they are within the settlement boundary, to include: a. Around 200 homes on sites to be identified in Lymington and Pennington; b. Around 200 homes on sites to be identified in New Milton Neighbourhood; and c. Around 400 homes on sites to be identified in other towns and large villages. iii. Existing commitments of approximately 2,755 homes, including saved site allocation policies from the previous Local Plan Part 2; and iv. An estimated 924 homes on small developments of 1-9 homes reflecting past trends, and developments on affordable housing exception sites in suitable locations in the smaller villages to meet local need for affordable and low cost housing for local people in accordance with Policy HOU5: Rural housing exceptions sites and community-led housing schemes.

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Land to the north of Totton

Land north-west of Totton, as shown on the Policies Map, is allocated for residential development and public open space comprising at least 1,000 homes in the Plan period dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan. Development will be required to deliver a well-designed and well-connected extension to Totton including: a. Creating green corridors running from the north towards Totton incorporating amenity and play areas, natural recreational greenspace, streets, footpaths and features to manage surface water flood risk. b. Providing a primary access route connecting to the existing road network, with secondary access points from the east and west. c. Creating a transition in character from a rural edge nearer to the New Forest to a suburban core at the interface with Totton. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Phasing and masterplanning of development to deliver a comprehensive and integrated development over time. b. Assessment of the need for, and where necessary, provision of enhancements to existing roads and their connections to the A35 to ensure safe and suitable vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access for the development. c. The preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) demonstrating that there will be no development within areas of Flood Zone 3b and how the proposed development will be made safe over its lifetime. d. Design or other appropriate measures in any new development to minimise and mitigate the effects of potential noise and light impacts generated by the A35 on residential amenities. e. Maintaining appropriate development setbacks from the overhead powerlines that cross the site.

Strategic Site 1: Land to the north of Totton

i. Land to the north of Totton, as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential-led mixed use development and open space and will comprise the following: • At least 1,000 homes, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. • A commercial core west of Pauletts Lane including around five hectares of land for business and employment uses. • A community focal point in a prominent location including ground floor premises suitable for community use. • Contributions to educational provision to include two hectares of land to be reserved for a primary school. • On-site provision of formal public open space. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed and integrated extension to Totton whilst maintaining the rural character of Hill Street and Pauletts Lane and a countryside edge to the New Forest National Park. Development will be required to: a. Create an integrated network of natural green spaces to frame development, using and enhancing important tree belts, hedgerows and woodland blocks (including Bog Plantation, Hatton's Plantation and Kilnyard Copse), and by making a positive feature of water courses, to connect new greenspace to existing footpaths and rights of way to Loperwood, Sharveshill Plantation, Wade Hill Drove and Testwood Lakes. b Set development behind the ridgeline on the northern and north-western edges to maintain an open landscape and an appropriate westbound transition from urban Southampton to the countryside edge of the New Forest National Park. c Provide traffic calming and crossing points for the A36 (Salisbury Road) and creating a choice of vehicular routes including an alternative route west of Pauletts Lane between the A36 and Loperwood suitable for two-way traffic including buses, and an east-west pedestrian and cycle route across Pauletts Lane. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. The need for an agreed comprehensive development framework for the whole allocation to ensure the effective coordination between multiple land interests to deliver an integrated, whole-site approach to the provision of access, community facilities, open space and natural recreational greenspace for habitat mitigation. b. Design and other appropriate measures to mitigate potential noise and air quality impacts from the M27/A31, A36 and the A326. c. To assess the need for, and to provide where necessary, enhancements to the A326 and A36 junctions to provide safe vehicular access for the development. d. The Grade II listed building Broadmoor Cottage, Pauletts Lane should be retained within an appropriate setting so that its significance can be appreciated. e. The preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be required which would demonstrate that there will be no inappropriate development within Flood Zone 3b.

Land to the east of Brockhills Lane, New Milton

i. Land to the east of Brockhills Lane, New Milton as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 130 new homes and public open space dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to provide a new rural edge neighbourhood to New Milton by: a. Creating a compact pattern of well-designed buildings and streets with enough garden space internally and along frontages to create a sylvan setting comparable to the characteristics of the low density development in the area. b. Providing vehicular access from Brockhills Lane and assess whether there is a need for improvements to the Brockhills Lane and Sway Road junction, and providing pedestrian crossing points across Sway Road and Brockhills Lane to link to existing footpaths. c. Providing a central north-south greenspace corridor connecting to Sway Road as an internal focal point for the development, with the main area of natural recreational greenspace on the southern and eastern boundaries, buffering adjoining woodlands and the Danes Stream. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Ensuring the form and character of development layout relates appropriately to the New Forest National Park to the east and north. b. Respecting the ecological sensitivity of the ancient woodland and other woodland habitat to the south and west of the site. c. Managing flood risks from Danes Stream and its tributary in an ecologically sensitive manner, integrating sustainable drainage measures around existing water courses and the greenspace framework for the site.

Land to the south of Gore Road, New Milton

i. Land to the south of Gore Road, New Milton as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 160 new homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed new area of the town by: a. Providing a positive frontage to Gore Road whilst retaining the better trees in the current frontage tree belt, maintaining a green gap between the development and the listed barn at former Gore Farm. b. Creating a central greenspace within the development around which higher suburban densities can be accommodated, and arranging buildings on the southern and eastern frontages to face onto and provide natural surveillance to greenspace areas. c. Concentrating open space provision on the southern and eastern edges of the development to complement and enhance existing public open space. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Design measures to manage the relationship between the development and the glasshouse structures and business operations of the adjacent nursery. b. Respecting the setting of the listed building of barn at former Gore Farm. c. Enhancing access to Fawcett's Field recreation ground.

Land to the south of Derritt Lane, Bransgore

i. Land to the south of Derritt Lane, Bransgore as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 100 new homes and public open space dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed village extension that enables improved flood risk management and safer pedestrian access for the wider locality by: a. Protecting the green and rural qualities of Derritt Lane, retaining the roadside trees in an enhanced margin of greenspace with natural surveillance provided by the design and orientation of the dwellings. b. Creating a new village green at the eastern end of the site and a greenspace corridor along the southern and western site boundaries and incorporating sustainable urban drainage and improved water course and surface water management as an amenity and habitat enhancement. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Providing connections to Public Rights of Way adjoining the site. b. The preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be required which should demonstrate that there will be no inappropriate development within Flood Zone 3b. c. Provide additional sewer and pumping station capacity if required. d. Providing a strong and permanent boundary to the Green Belt to the west and south of the site.

Land at Moortown Lane, Ringwood

i. Land to the north of Moortown Lane, Ringwood, as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential-led development and will comprise the following: • At least 480 new homes and public open space dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. • Retention of about two hectares of allocated employment land adjoining Crow Arch Lane Industrial Estate in the north west corner of the site. • Provision of land for a minimum of 15 full size allotment plots within the site in order to provide for local needs arising from the development and in the wider community. ii. Land in the Green Belt to the south of Moortown Lane, Ringwood as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for the following supporting uses to enable allocated land north of Moortown Lane to deliver the minimum number of homes required: • The provision of natural recreational greenspace and public open space (including outdoor sports facilities). • Two hectares of land to be reserved for a primary school. iii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed and integrated southern extension of Ringwood by: a. Providing natural greenspace corridors that connect the new residential areas to the town and to the countryside, linking the greenspace provision to the north of Crow Arch Lane with the recreational greenspace and playing fields area south of Moortown Lane. b. Providing a hierarchy of connected streets that enable the through-movement of local traffic between the B3347 Christchurch Road and Crow Lane, including a vehicular connection through Forest Gate Business Park to link though to the town centre area, and a new north-eastern access point from Crow Lane towards the A31. c. Providing a community focal point in a prominent location including ground floor premises suitable for community use. d. Integrating sustainable drainage features to manage water course and surface water flood risks in the eastern part of the site. e. Enhancing the character of Moortown Lane with public open space provision and planting so that Moortown Lane is a strongly defined new Green Belt and settlement edge. iv. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. The preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be required which should demonstrate that there will be no inappropriate development within Flood Zone 3b. b. Provision of a new connection to the Ringwood Sewage Treatment Works with sufficient capacity to serve this site and to also serve and provide a point of connection for Strategic Site 14: Land to the north of Hightown Road. c. Assess the need for enhancements to the Moortown Lane junctions with the B3347 Christchurch Road and with Crow Lane, and where necessary, to other parts of the local highways, pedestrian and cycle network.

Land to the north of Hightown Road, Ringwood

i. Land to the north of Hightown Road, Ringwood, as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential-led mixed use development and will comprise the following: • Residential development of at least 270 new homes and public open space dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided • Around three hectares of employment land ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a new area of Ringwood with a countryside edge that has regard to and respects the landscape sensitivities of the adjoining New Forest National Park by: a. Creating a transition of character from suburban town to rural edge reducing the intensity of development towards the rising land in the east, incorporating a significant area of recreational greenspace along the New Forest National Park boundary; and through the orientation of wedges of greenspace and broad streets in an east-west alignment. b. Creating a north-south greenspace along the site's western boundary, providing flood attenuation and drainage features as part of a high quality landscape. c. Creating a new site access spur from the A31 slipway (Southampton Road) roundabout to a main north-south street serving as both the focal point for development and an alternative route for local traffic to the A338 Christchurch Road in conjunction with Strategic Site 13: Land at Moortown Lane. d. Providing a community focal point in a prominent location including ground floor premises suitable for community use. e. Incorporating employment and small business uses on the northern edge of the site with embankments and tree planting to buffer traffic impacts from the A31. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Wherever possible, development should be directed to Flood Zone 1 and will only be considered within Flood Zones 2 or 3 where it is possible to mitigate flood risk. Preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) demonstrating how the proposed development will be made safe over its lifetime will be required. b. Provision of a new connection to the Ringwood Sewage Treatment Works bypassing the town centre sewer network, to be delivered in conjunction with Strategic Site 13: Land at Moortown Lane. c. Ensuring that new development preserves the setting of the listed building, the Elm Tree public house.

Land at Snails Lane, Ringwood

i. Land at Snails Lane, Ringwood, as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 100 new homes and open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create an attractive new rural edge neighbourhood by: a. Protecting the rural character of the gravel lanes by accessing the site at the western end via Snails Lane. b. Retaining and enhancing the hedgerow frontage to Snails Lane and providing a frontage along Snails Lane that reflects the existing development pattern. c. Creating a north-south footpath and open space link through the site. d. Create a broad area of green recreational space along the southern margin of the site with footpaths connecting at strategic points to the existing public rights of way. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Providing safe pedestrian access to the public footpath along Salisbury Road, and from the site to Poulner Infant and Junior School. b. The preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be required which should demonstrate that there will be no inappropriate development within Flood Zone 3b.

Land to the north of Station Road, Ashford

i. Land to the north of Station Road, Ashford as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 140 homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objective for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed new neighbourhood that: a. Provides a valley corridor of natural recreational greenspace and habitat connecting to lower Station Road and, via the former railway public footpath and Marl Lane, to Strategic Site 17: Land at Whitsbury Road and to Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate to form part of a linked network of green infrastructure around Fordingbridge, maintaining Ashford and Fordingbridge as distinct settlements.

Strategic Site 16: Land to the north of Station Road, Ashford

i. Land to the north of Station Road, Ashford as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 140 homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objective for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed new neighbourhood that: a. Provides a valley corridor of natural recreational greenspace and habitat connecting to lower Station Road and, via the former railway public footpath and Marl Lane, to Strategic Site 17: Land at Whitsbury Road and to Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate to form part of a linked network of green infrastructure around Fordingbridge, maintaining Ashford and Fordingbridge as distinct settlements. b. Provides most of the new homes on the higher ground on the western side of the site with two points of vehicular access to the site from Station Road and a pedestrian/cycle access only from Ashford Close. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. The developers of Strategic Site 16: Land to the north of Station Road, Strategic Site 17: Land at Whitsbury Road, and Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate will be required to work cooperatively with each other and with Wessex Water to deliver a suitable foul sewer connection to the Fordingbridge treatment works. b. Provision on the northern part of the site of land and facilities suitable for formal recreation. c. The loss of healthy specimen trees to accommodate development or provide access should be minimised. d. The preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be required which should demonstrate that there will be no inappropriate development within Flood Zone 3b.

Strategic Site 17: Land at Whitsbury Road, Fordingbridge

i. Land at Whitsbury Road, Fordingbridge as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 330 homes and open space dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided, in addition to the 145 homes already permitted within the site boundary. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed new neighbourhood of Fordingbridge securing the protection and management of the Sweatford green corridor and helping to deliver enhanced flood management for the wider town by: a. Protecting and enhancing the landscape and ecological value of the woodlands, wetlands and watercourse features that make up a central belt of green infrastructure through the site, centred around Sweatford Water and the woodland tree groups west of the stream and along the former railway line. b. Integrating the management of fluvial, surface and groundwater flood risk for all development at Strategic Site 17: Land at Whitsbury Road and to Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate, into the design and management of landscape and greenspace. c. Providing three distinctive neighbourhoods in terms of setting, sense of place and character with a gradual transition to lower densities and detached properties along rural edges including Puddleslosh Lane and Marl Lane: • Enhancing Tinkers Cross as an identifiable hamlet accessed off Whitsbury Road and close to the top of Puddleslosh Lane. • A new rural edge neighbourhood between Sweatfords Water and Puddleslosh Lane. • The land east of Whitsbury Road as a suburban neighbourhood focused on a corridor of high quality streets and linked spaces. • Provision of footpath adjacent to former railway line east of Whitsbury Road. d. Creating two main access points as a roundabout on Whitsbury Road, offering a new access for local traffic towards the A338 (via development at Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate) and providing a sympathetically designed bridge to provide the primary access to land west of Sweatfords Water. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include a. The developers of Strategic Site 16: Land to the north of Station Road, Strategic Site 17: Land at Whitsbury Road, and Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate will be required to work cooperatively with each other and with Wessex Water to deliver a suitable foul sewer connection to the Fordingbridge treatment works. b. Access to the site will be from a roundabout on Whitsbury Road, with access to the south west side from a bridge crossing Sweatfords Water. c. Contributions towards the provision of formal open space on Strategic Site 16: Land to the north of Station Road and/or Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate. d. The loss of healthy specimen trees to accommodate development or provide access should be minimised. e. The preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be required which should demonstrate that there will be no inappropriate development within Flood Zone 3b.

Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate, Fordingbridge

i. Land at Burgate, Fordingbridge, as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential-led mixed use development and open space comprising: • Residential development of at least 400 homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided • A community focal point including ground floor premises suitable for community use to the west of Lower Burgate, and local shopping and service facilities subject to market demand • Retention of existing employment and service uses, and additional employment provision near to the A338 subject to demand ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to provide a well-designed extension to Fordingbridge that minimises its impacts upon the countryside and the wider landscape setting of the town and provides enhanced flood risk management for the wider town, by: a. Creating a distinctive landscape and townscape that respects the characteristics of the Avon Valley landscape and maintains the distinctive rural and historic character of Upper Burgate and Fryern Court. b. Providing a comprehensive ground and surface water management system for the site, benefiting the town as a whole including a central north-south corridor of management of fluvial, surface and groundwater flood risk into the landscape. c. Creating at least two access points onto the A338 to serve the development, with internal connections for local traffic through the site to Site 17: Land at Whitsbury Road. d. Focussing new neighbourhoods upon a central corridor of streets and spaces connecting Whitsbury Road to the A338 Salisbury Road, providing opportunities to accommodate some higher density development. e. Providing a community focal point in a prominent location near the schools including ground floor premises suitable for community use, linking to or as part of a mixed-use opportunity area in Lower Burgate. f. Redefining the rural edge by providing naturally managed areas of recreational mitigation space along the northern and western parts of the site, and locating predominantly low-rise dwellings at lower densities close to these margins, maintaining the separate identity of Upper Burgate and Tinkers Cross. g. Provide pedestrian and cycle links between the new residential areas, the community focal point and the schools. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Conserving and enhancing the setting of the listed buildings in Upper and Lower Burgate. b. No part of the development is to be directly accessed by car from Fryern Court Road. c. Retain the Grade II listed Lower Burgate Farmhouse within the development area to provide an appropriate setting so that its significance can be appreciated. d. The developers of Strategic Site 16: Land to the north of Station Road, Strategic Site 17: Land at Whitsbury Road, and Strategic Site 18: Land at Burgate will be required to work cooperatively with each other and with Wessex Water to deliver a suitable foul sewer connection to the Fordingbridge treatment works.

Land south of Bury Road, Marchwood

i. Land north-west of Marchwood as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development and public open space and will comprise the following: • At least 700 homes in the Plan period, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided, and around 300 additional homes in the future on land currently occupied by a solar array. • A community focal point in a prominent location in the southern part of the site including ground floor premises suitable for community use. • Contributions to educational provision to include two hectares of land to be reserved for a primary school. • On-site provision of formal public open space. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan. Development will be required to deliver a well-designed and well-connected extension to Marchwood including a new countryside edge that reinforces the settlement gap between Totton and Eling, by: a. Creating green corridors running from the woodlands towards the coast and to buffer the railway line incorporating amenity and play areas, natural recreational greenspace, streets, footpaths, existing water courses and features to manage surface water flood risk. b. Providing a primary access route through the site using the existing mineral working road connecting to a new spur off the lower Bury Road roundabout, with secondary access points off Tavell's Lane. c. Creating a transition in character from a suburban core nearer to Marchwood, to a lower density built form appropriate to the settlement and countryside edge that incorporates more public open space, natural greenspace and planting. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Phasing and masterplanning of development to deliver a comprehensive and integrated development over time. b. Assessment of the need for, and where necessary, provision of enhancements to Bury Road, Marchwood Road and their connection to the A326 to ensure safe and suitable vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access for the development. c. Design or other appropriate measures if required, to mitigate potential odour impacts from Slowhill Copse Wastewater Treatment Works, in consultation with Southern Water. d. The preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) demonstrating that there will be no development within areas of Flood Zone 3b and how the proposed development will be made safe over its lifetime. e. Design or other appropriate measures in any new development to minimise and mitigate the effects of potential noise and light impacts generated by the Port of Southampton on residential amenities.

Land at Cork's Farm, Marchwood

i. Land at Cork's Farm, Marchwood, as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 150 homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to deliver a high quality new residential area of Marchwood by: a. Providing a well-designed development that responds positively to the waterside location and provides protection from future sea level rise whilst also ensuring that the scale, form, siting and materials of the development conserve and enhance the heritage and setting of the Royal Naval Armaments Depot Conservation Area, including its listed buildings and walls. b. Enabling public access through the site to the waterfront. c. Creating a strong settlement edge with a clear distinction between formally designed streets, courtyards and spaces and natural recreational greenspace. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Design or other appropriate measures to mitigate potential odour impacts from Slowhill Copse Wastewater Treatment Works. An odour assessment will be required in consultation with Southern Water. b. Assessment of the need for, and where necessary, provision of, enhancements to Bury Road, Marchwood Road and their connection to the A326 to ensure safe and suitable vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access for the development. c. Design or other appropriate measures in any new development to minimise and mitigate the effects of potential noise and light impacts generated by the Port of Southampton on residential amenities. d. Maintaining appropriate development setbacks from the pipelines and overhead powerlines that cross the site. e. Wherever possible, development should be directed to Flood Zone 1 and will only be considered within Flood Zones 2 or 3 where it is possible to mitigate flood risk. Preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment will be required to demonstrate how the proposed development will be made safe over its lifetime.

The former Fawley Power Station

i. The site of the former Fawley Power Station will be comprehensively redeveloped for residential-led mixed use scheme and public open space and will comprise the following: • Around 1,380 new homes dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided, but predominantly apartments, within the central and southern parts of the site. • Up to around 10,000 square metres of ancillary community, retail, leisure and service uses appropriate to serve a village-scale community, site-based activities and employees. • Office uses and a marina may be included within primarily residential areas in the central and southern parts of the site, subject to demand and viability. • Around 10 hectares of land in the northern part of the site for business and industrial uses (Use Classes B1 an B2) with a low environmental impact. Locations where sea access would be provided by the redevelopment to be prioritised for marine industries that require sea access, unless there is a demonstrable lack of demand. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a mixed-use waterside community embodying the highest standards of design and sustainability that also benefits the wider Calshot community by: a. Creating a landmark and contextually appropriate design that befits the prominent and sensitive location, concentrating areas of greater height and mass around the footprint of the current power station building, scaling down in height and density towards the water front and the southern site. b. Providing public access to the waterfront and dockside areas including public spaces. c. Providing a mix of commercial and community uses to enable a significant level of self-containment in facilities and employment opportunities. d. Integrating planting and design features that maximise the wildlife and habitat potential of buildings and the development area, and to avoid, or where necessary manage and minimise, the impacts of development on the Solent foreshore and other areas of habitat value. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. The outputs of the SFRA Level 2 will be considered in the preparation of a detailed site-specific Flood Risk Assessment demonstrating how the proposed development will be made safe over its lifetime. b. To assess the need for, and to provide where necessary, enhancements to the B3053 and A326 where necessary to provide safe vehicular, public transport, cycle and pedestrian access for the development. c. Uses proposed especially in the northern quarter must be compatible with the extent of safety hazard from the Fawley oil refinery complex. d. The need to incorporate and facilitate appropriate measures to ensure the conservation and enhancement of the landscape and scenic beauty of the neighbouring New Forest National Park. e. To ensure redevelopment is brought forward in a coordinated manner and fully mitigates its impacts, the promoter will prepare a master plan and supporting technical assessments for the entire Fawley Power Station site, for submission as part of the planning application. Development will be phased as set out in an approved master plan agreed with the local planning authorities.

Land at Milford Road, Lymington

i. Land at Milford Road, Lymington as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for at least 185 homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed extension to Lymington with: a. A sustainable urban form that takes advantage of proximity to Lymington town centre with housing that encourages sustainable transport patterns and walking to local services and the town centre. b. A character and density that relates to surrounding residential properties and the wider conservation area whilst respecting the low density edges and rural character of the locality. c. Carefully designed and landscaped boundaries to provide screening and a transition to the New Forest National Park to the north. d. A central greenspace network that includes natural recreational greenspace for habitat mitigation, defining development parcels and providing links to the public rights of way network. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Mitigation of impacts from Efford waste and recycling centre and Pennington Sewage Treatment Works. b. Measures to manage watercourse flood risks south of Milford Road along the eastern perimeter and in the south west corner of the site, as part of an integrated site approach to sustainable urban drainage.

Land at Milford Road, Lymington

i. Land at Milford Road, Lymington as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 185 homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to: a. Plan development including the design of recreational greenspace to define a new rural edge and enhanced boundary to the Green Belt, and to soften the transition between the development and the open countryside. b. Retain tree belts and enhance the water course on the eastern boundary as landscape features softening visual impacts and providing some green amenity space buffer to existing residential areas. c. Integrate the site into the built-up area of Lymington and Pennington connecting to its footpath networks. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Design or other appropriate measures to mitigate potential noise and odour impacts from Efford waste and recycling centre and Pennington Sewage Treatment Works. b. Measures to manage watercourse flood risks south of Milford Road along the eastern perimeter and in the south west corner of the site, as part of an integrated site approach to sustainable urban drainage.

Land to the east of Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington

i. Land to the east of Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for at least 100 homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to: a. Create a well-designed extension to the settlement of Lymington with a character and density that is respectful of the low density and rural edge character of the locality and surrounding properties. b. Provide a central greenspace serving as a focal point for the development that also defines a new rural edge and softens the transition to the open countryside of the adjoining New Forest National Park. c. Retain and enhance important tree belts, rights of way, hedge rows and incidental open spaces around the site boundaries as landscape features forming an important part of the character of the site and providing some screening for existing residential areas. d. Integrate the site into the built-up area of Lymington connecting to its footpath networks to central Lymington, Woodside Park and to the countryside. e. Provide points of vehicular access to the site from both Lower Pennington Lane and from Ridgeway Lane, connecting to provide a vehicular route through the site. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. The southern site boundary is the edge of the New Forest National Park, and the proposed site access at the south east corner is within the National Park. b. Development and access arrangements must respect the tranquillity, privacy and security of the Oakhaven hospice. c. Provision of additional visitor car parking for the hospice. d. Maintaining the public right-of-way across the site as a dedicated footpath.

Land north of Manor Road, Milford on Sea

i. Land to the north of Manor Road, Milford-on-Sea as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 110 new homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a well-designed extension to the village that: a. Respects and reinforces the strong rural character of Manor Road and Barnes Lane, protecting road margins and creating frontages of similar character along these lanes. b. Retains boundary tree, hedge and embankment lines and integrates them into a walkable network of recreational greenspace connected to existing footpaths and to the countryside. c. Creates a compact pattern of perimeter blocks, well-designed buildings and intimate streets with enough garden space internally and along frontages to create a sylvan setting characteristic of the local area. d. Creates a strong and permanent Green Belt boundary to the north of the current glasshouses, with new development facing onto a main area of accessible natural recreational greenspace to be provided on Green Belt land within the site boundary. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Retention of service access to the telecommunications mast unless the mast is relocated. b. Vehicular access to the site is to be provided from Manor Road. Barnes Lane is only suitable for emergency access.

Land at Hordle Lane, Hordle

i. Land at Hordle Lane, central Hordle as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 160 homes and public open space, dependent on the form, size and mix of housing provided. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a sympathetic village development whilst maintaining a clear visual separation between the two halves of Hordle by: a. Enhancing land along the stream and tree belt that forms the western boundary of the site (designated Green Belt and outside the settlement boundary) as a natural recreational greenspace area and wildlife corridor, incorporating sustainable drainage measures to manage water course flood risks and surface water run-off. b. Provision of a north-south pedestrian access through the site, including from Stopples Lane connecting to Everton Road and Strategic Site 9: Land east of Everton Road via the public right of way at the northern site boundary. c. Orientating development in the northern half of the site towards the main recreational greenspace with access from Hordle Lane, providing opportunities for pockets of higher density development within a village setting. d. Protecting and enhancing the rural character of Hordle and Vicarage Lanes through the location of open greenspace, appropriate access and crossing points as well as additional hedgerow and tree planting. e. Providing homes with gardens at a density appropriate to the rural settlement edge in the southern area of the site, with primary access off Hordle Lane and secondary access from Vicarage Lane. f. Define a high quality rural and Green Belt edge to the village along Sky End Lane to soften the transition to open countryside designated as Green Belt. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Badger setts on the western site perimeter require appropriate development setbacks and habitat enhancement measures. b. The stream and woodland belt in the north west of the site will require remedial and restorative works.

Land east of Everton Road, Hordle

i. Land to the east of Everton Road, north Hordle as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for residential development of at least 100 homes depending on the housing mix provided, and open space. ii. The masterplanning objectives for the site as illustrated in the Concept Master Plan are to create a development that redefines the green gap between the lower and upper parts of the village comprising: a. A connected network of small development parcels set within existing field boundaries, retaining tree belts, streams and hedgerows. b. An area of enhanced natural recreational greenspace on the eastern part of the site (within land designated as Green Belt outside the settlement boundary), defining a strong Green Belt boundary and green gap between the two parts of Hordle village, including new woodland trees and hedgerows to provide a habitat link between woodland to the south and north of the site. c. Footpaths connecting through the site and linking to Strategic Site 8: Land at Hordle Lane to the south. iii. Site-specific Considerations to be addressed include: a. Providing a pedestrian crossing point on Everton Road to link the footpath/cycleway routes. b. Principal vehicular access from Everton Road, with a secondary access from Silver Street. c. Providing a well-defined edge and enhanced rural character to the Green Belt.

Developer contributions

All developments must provide, or contribute proportionately to the provision of, any on-site and off-site infrastructure, facilities, affordable housing, public open space and habitat mitigation measures that are necessary and reasonably required to support the development and mitigate its impacts to achieve a sustainable development. Where the development is part of a larger site, the developer will be expected to demonstrate how the provision of infrastructure and services for the application area forms a coherent part of a comprehensive solution for the site as a whole, and how the proposal can be delivered without prejudicing the development of the site as a whole. In exceptional circumstances where it is demonstrated in a robust and independently tested viability study that there are previously unidentified cost considerations that render development unviable, the Council will work with the applicant to explore options to restore viability in the following order of preference. The starting position is that there will be a proportionate reduction in returns to the developer and land owner for any reduction in developer contributions agreed, within acceptable margins of profitability relative to development risk. i. Varying the development proposal if development costs could be reduced without unacceptably compromising design quality or sustainability. ii. Where it is possible, phase or defer the required contributions in whole or part, including by the use of Grampian planning conditions. iii. Vary, reduce or remove contributions that would have the least impact on the achievement of sustainable development. As last resort development that would be unsustainable without the inclusion of necessary but unfunded infrastructure, facilities, affordable housing, public open space or recreational mitigation, will be refused planning permission.

Development standards

New development will meet or exceed the following standards and requirements to help minimise their environmental impact and/or to be adaptable to the future needs of occupiers over their lifetime. i. Visitable Dwellings standards of Part M4(1) of the Building Regulations except for Sheltered and Extra Care homes which should be built to the Wheelchair Adaptable Dwelling standard of Part M4(3)2a of the Building Regulations. ii. The higher water use efficiency standard in accordance with Part 36(2)(b) of the Building Regulations, currently a maximum use of 110 litres per person per day. iii. New commercial developments of 250 - 999 sqm gross internal area (GIA) are required to achieve Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) excellent standard in the water consumption criterion. Commercial development of 1,000 sqm or more GIA is also required to achieve BREEAM excellent standard overall. v. Provision of a high speed fibre broadband connection to the property threshold. vi. Provision to enable the convenient installation of charging points for electric vehicles in residential properties and in residential, employee and visitor parking areas.

Community services, infrastructure and facilities

In order to ensure the provision of adequate infrastructure and services to meet the current and future needs of residents and businesses in the Plan Area: i. The Council will work with: a. Community service and infrastructure providers and business interests, to support or enable their delivery of transport, utilities, communications and community service infrastructure projects and facilities that help to address the current and future needs of communities and businesses in the Plan Area; and b. Developers through the planning application process, to ensure that proposed developments make sufficient provision for the needs of future occupiers, and mitigate their impacts on existing services and facilities in accordance with Policy IMPL1: Developer contributions and the requirements set out in the Strategic Site Allocation Policies and the Infrastructure Delivery Plan. ii. The Council will support proposals for: c. Utilities, communications and transport infrastructure developments that are designed to avoid wherever possible, otherwise to minimise and adequately mitigate, any adverse environmental, health, safety and landscape impacts. d. The provision of education, health, social and other community services that are located to be accessible to all sectors of the community. e. Development to enable innovative delivery of public services including through the use of mobile services and information technology. iii. There will be a presumption against any development that involves the loss of education, health, social and other community services, unless the use of the site or building is redundant, or the service will be provided in another way following a service review.

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Monitoring

The Council will monitor the implementation of the Local Plan 2016-2036 Part One using the Strategic Objective monitoring framework set out in Figure 9.1. If the strategic objectives of the Local Plan are not being achieved, including where planned development is not being delivered in a timely manner, the Council will investigate the reasons why and take appropriate action. Depending on the scale and nature of the objective or delivery target not being met, actions may include: i. Engagement with the relevant parties including developers, landowners, service and infrastructure providers and other relevant parties to identify barriers or obstacles to the achievement of a Local Plan objective, or to the timely delivery of a planned development, and how they can be resolved; ii. The preparation of a position statement, development brief or action plan where it would assist delivery; iii. If possible, the identification of alternative sustainable and deliverable sites that are in general accordance with the Spatial Strategy through the Local Plan 2016-2036 Part 2, Neighbourhood Plans or other appropriate mechanism; And if necessary: iv. Undertaking a partial or full early review of the Local Plan for New Forest District (outside of the National Park), including if required discussions with neighbouring local planning authorities about the capacity of their Plan Areas to meet any unmet needs arising from this Plan Area.

Development on land within a Minerals Safeguarding Area or Minerals Consultation Area

i. Viable mineral resources should not needlessly be sterilised by development. Development proposals on land within a Minerals Safeguarding Area or Minerals Consultation Area as defined in the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan should be phased around the appropriate prior extraction of minerals. ii. Appropriate extraction will depend on: a. The scale and quality of mineral resource; b. Ground water levels if they would adversely impact on future re-use of the land; c. Amenity, environmental and other relevant considerations; and d. The need to ensure the timely provision of new homes and other development. iii. Where there is a viable resource, minerals re-use on site for construction is encouraged.

The strategy for locating new development

The strategy is to locate and direct new development to accessible locations that help to sustain the vitality and viability of the towns and villages of the Plan Area as the focal points of commercial activity and community life, and as safe, attractive and accessible locations to use and visit. Investment and development in town centres and villages that is in accordance with the settlement hierarchy will be supported on environmentally appropriate sites provided that the development achieves a high standard of design that maintains and enhances local character and amenity. Beyond locations where site-specific policies apply and the built-up area boundary of settlements (as defined on the Policies Map), the primary objectives are to conserve and enhance the countryside and natural environment. Development will generally be restricted unless the development proposed is appropriate in a rural setting in accordance with Saved Policy CS21: Rural economy.

The settlement hierarchy

The settlement hierarchy identifies three tiers of settlements and sets out the nature and scale of development that would be appropriate for each type of settlement. Development which is not in accordance with the settlement hierarchy will normally be resisted. i. Towns: Fordingbridge, Hythe Village, Lymington, Marchwood, New Milton, Ringwood and Totton. These centres offer access to a wider range of employment, facilities and services. They are the most sustainable locations for large-scale residential, retail, leisure, cultural and business development to improve their self-containment and to support and consolidate their local service offer. ii. Main villages: Ashford, Blackfield, Bransgore, Everton, Fawley, Hardley, Holbury, Hordle, Langley, Milford-on-Sea and Sandleheath. These villages provide a limited to moderate range of local services and in addition to Strategic Sites where allocated, they are appropriate locations for small to medium-scale development that sustains their current village role in a manner that is cumulatively proportionate. This includes local service and employment uses. Strategic Site 4: the former Fawley Power Station will be treated as equivalent to a main village. iii. Small rural villages: Breamore, Damerham, Ellingham, Harbridge, Ibsley, Martin, Rockbourne, Sopley and Whitsbury. No built-up area is defined for these small, rural villages and there is a gradual transition from settlement to countryside. These villages have limited access to facilities and workplaces. They are suitable locations for small-scale uses appropriate in a countryside setting and that help to maintain community life, including proportionate and small-scale housing development where it is specifically to meet local housing needs identified by the local community.

Development on land within a Minerals Safeguarding Area or Minerals Consultation Area

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Retail development and other main town centre uses

The strategy is to support the renewal of and investment in town centres and large villages by applying a 'town centres first' approach in determining development proposals for retailing and the other Main Town Centre Uses, as defined in the supporting text. i. Development proposals for the Main Town Centre Uses will be favourably considered on environmentally appropriate sites in the settlements identified in Policy STR4: The settlement hierarchy provided that: a. The proposal is consistent with the scale and function of settlement in accordance with Policy STR4: The settlement hierarchy; and b. The site is within a defined shopping frontage, other appropriate commercial location within the Town Centre boundaries defined on the Policies Map, or will form part of a community hub provided as part of a Strategic Site Allocation; and where necessary the proposed scale and location of development is justified by the application of the sequential test. ii. Other than as set out in Saved Policy CS21: Rural economy or in the Site Allocation Policies, development proposals for Main Town Centre Uses will only be supported in more peripheral locations within or outside defined built-up area boundaries where supported by robust evidence submitted at planning application stage to demonstrate that: a. There is a local need and no suitable town centre or edge-of-town centre sites that are available to address that need; and b. The location is, or will be made, accessible by a choice of transport modes including safe and convenient pedestrian and cycle access; and c. That there would be no significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of town centres and large villages.

Primary, secondary and local shopping frontages

i. Within the designated Primary Shopping Frontages, proposals for the change of use of ground floor shops (Class A1) and financial and professional services premises (Class A2) to other uses that require planning permission or are subject to Prior Approval, will only be supported where it will not create a concentration of non-shopping uses and result in an unacceptable change in the retail character of the shopping frontage as a whole. ii. Within the designated Secondary Shopping Frontages, proposals for changes of use of ground floor shops (Class A1) and financial and professional services premises (Class A2) to other uses which require planning permission or are subject to Prior Approval will be supported provided that they would not have an adverse impact on the vitality and viability of the shopping frontage as a whole. iii. Within the designated Local Shopping Frontages a. Uses which provide for the day-to-day shopping and service needs of the area will be permitted. b. The loss of an occupied shop or service use (within Use Class A1) that provides for everyday community needs will only be acceptable if evidence is provided of active and comprehensive marketing of the site for its current use for a minimum of 12 months prior to the submission of a planning application, which demonstrates the existing use is not commercially sustainable.

Safe and sustainable travel

New development will be required to: i. Prioritise the provision of safe and convenient pedestrian access within developments, by linking to and enabling the provision of more extensive walking networks wherever possible, and where needed by providing new pedestrian connections to local facilities; ii. Provide or contribute to the provision of dedicated cycle routes and cycle lanes, linking to and enabling the provision of more extensive cycle networks and providing safe cycle routes to local schools wherever possible; iii. Consider and wherever possible minimise the impact of development on bridleways and horse riders; iv. Provide sufficient car and cycle parking, including secure cycle parking in schools and colleges, work places, bus and rail stations, and in shopping areas in accordance with the adopted Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document; v. Incorporate infrastructure to support the use of electric vehicles; and vi. Provide, or contribute proportionately to the provision of, any highways or public transport measures necessary to enable the development to be accommodated in a safe and sustainable manner, including the requirements identified in any applicable Strategic Site Allocation Policies.

Strategic transport priorities

The Council will support and facilitate major projects that improve accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists, improve public transport, reduce traffic congestion and improve road safety, provided that they can be achieved without an unacceptable impact on the local environment and local communities.

Strategic transport priorities

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