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Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

Neighbourhood Plan – Proposed Allocation of Levy

Policy CIL1 - Financial support to existing community facilities Specific requests have already been received from the Village Hall and St Mary the Virgin church, but other facilities may also have funding problems.

Policy CIL2 - Provision of high speed broadband across Hartfield parishIf not delivered by the current East Sussex County Council project.

Policy CIL3 - Promotion of local business Through a Business Directory or Business Association

Policy CIL4 – Other community benefits Once provision has been made for each of the above needs, any additional funds may be used for

• investment in new or improved facilities or • one off grants or ongoing support to recognised local groups, clubs or

organisations for the benefit of the residents of Hartfield parish.

Policy CIL5 – AdministrationFunds generated by the Community Infrastructure Levy will be administered (and separately accounted for) by Hartfield Parish Council.

Do you support each of the above policies? Yes or No

Business and Employment Policies

No new business development sites will be required but the following business and employment policies are proposed to be included in the Neighbourhood Plan.

Policy BE1 - "Evolutionary and organic growth" and "Vitality" Development policies based on "steady state" aren't realistic or sustainable. Modest growth is more desirable than a slow decline. Our local businesses should be supported. Premises need to adapt as a business grows or changes in response to changing markets or working practices. Depending on requirements, this might include enlargement or new uses of existing premises, or relocation to more suitable premises. A process of organic or evolutionary growth would also maintain the current dispersed nature of businesses in a variety of locations across the parish. For small businesses, organic change may include businesses closing down (e.g. on retirement) so it is recognised that some buildings may no longer be required for their original business purpose.

Policy BE2- Sustainable tourism Overall the parish benefits from tourism, both directly in trade for our hotel, B&Bs, holiday lets and pubs, and indirectly from the additional trade to other businesses that help to ensure their viability. We support the local initiatives (e.g. one involving Wealdlink, our local community transport provider) towards sustainable tourism, using public transport rather than private cars, encouraging activities that are appropriate for our rural setting, while minimising the impact on those who live here.

Policy BE3 - "Brown field" development for businessIt is considered that there are sufficient number of "brown field" sites in the parish (particularly in the light of Government policies relating to reuse or redevelopment of former agricultural buildings) to enable business needs to be met on sites with existing buildings (by re-use, conversion or redevelopment) rather than using "green field" sites. We support Local Plan policies that encourage larger businesses requiring the facilities of an industrial park to relocate to a nearby town.

Policy BE4 - Protection of the Ashdown Forest Interpretation of the 7km Special Protection Area surrounding Ashdown Forest must support sustainable development necessary to ensure the vitality of our community. The closure of MK Airlines at Landhurst has led to a significant reduction in vehicle movements that should be taken into account in assessing the net effect of any Neighbourhood Plan proposals.


Design Policy - New Development

Policy D1 – Design and "Green" development

D1(a) New development affecting the Hartfield Conservation Area should use traditional design and materials.

D1(b)We are open to contemporary designs with environment-friendly features in other parts of the parish.

Do you support each part of the above policy? Yes or No

Community Facilities

April 2014 questionnaire responses to Community Facilities Survey • Demonstrated strong support for existing facilities• Did not demonstrate a majority in favour of providing a site or sites

for any new facilities.• A majority wished to see existing facilities maintained or improved• Several community organisations identified shortfalls in funding

Proposals

Policy CF1 No site allocation for Community FacilitiesNo sites will be allocated for new community facilities within the context of the Neighbourhood Plan

See also:Policy CIL1 - Financial support to existing community facilitiesPolicy CIL4 – Other community benefits

Do you support the above policy CF1? Yes or No

Protection of the Hartfield Conservation Area

Policy CA1 – Boundary of the Hartfield Conservation AreaThe boundaries of the Hartfield Conservation Area shall remain unchanged from those originally published in the Wealden DistrictCouncil Conservation Area statement.

Policy CA2 – Protection of the Hartfield Conservation AreaWhen considering any planning matter due weight should be given to the protection of the features and characteristics of the Hartfield Conservation Area.


Affordable Housing – The Issue and Proposed Policy

Affordable Housing for Shared Ownership• 201 households completed the housing needs survey carried out

for us by Action in Rural Sussex • 61.1% indicated that they would be in favour of one or more

small developments of affordable housing for local people if there was a proven need.

• 18 respondents identified a need for affordable housing• This data demonstrates that there is still an unmet need for

affordable housing.• In Hartfield parish there is current provision of affordable housing

for rent:• Local authority housing at Castlefield and Mottefield• Housing association properties at Old Crown Farm and

Station Cottages• Almshouses at Newbridge and Holtye

Policy AF1: Affordable Housing for Shared Ownership The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group proposes that additional affordable housing should be provided for local people on a “shared ownership” basis, i.e. part owned and part rented, to meet the needs of those who have insufficient capital and/or insufficient earnings to borrow the money to buy a house on the open market.

Do you support this policy? Yes or No

Additional Housing Development – The Issue

Responses to the housing needs survey

• 30 respondents identified a need for open market housing

Given that a very high percentage of current homes have 3bedrooms or above, the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group interprets the data as demonstrating that Hartfield Parish has a need for more smaller properties (e.g. for starter homes, for thosetrading down and for “independent living” retirement) for purchase or rental on the open market.

Do you support the principal of policy changes to provide smaller houses for purchase or rental? Yes or No

Additional Housing Development – Policy Options

It is proposed that some or all of the following policy approaches should be adopted to assist in meeting the need for additional small houses in the parish

Policy HD1: Use of Existing Residential AccommodationWe will allow subdivision of existing residential properties (including

the removal of planning conditions requiring the use of existing annexe accommodation to be “ancillary to occupation of the main dwelling”) to provide smaller units for rental or purchase.

Policy HD2: Conversion of Agricultural BuildingsThe provisions of Class MB of the Town and Country Planning (General

Permitted Development) Order 1995 will apply within Hartfield parish, to permit change of use of agricultural buildings to residential use (to create up to 3 new dwellings of no larger than 150m² per farm).

Policy HD3: Additional Sites for Small HousesHD3 (a) Suitable sites within the parish of Hartfield should be

allocated for sustainable small scale development of smaller homes for purchase or rental on the open market, using brownfield land, “infill sites” or land close to existing settlements.

HD3 (b) Each new development site should be smaller in scale than the housing developments at Old Crown Farm and the former Coalyard.

HD3 (c) Where feasible, any new development should adopt a “pepper potting” approach – with affordable housing, starter homes, bungalows and houses for those “trading down” to be mixed and scattered in suitable sites around the parish.


Additional Housing - Site Allocation

Affordable housing – options for potential development sites• Colemans Hatch

• Casablanca Nursery• Hartfield Village

• Stairs Farm field (TBC)• Old Crown Farm• Field at Robins Lane• Field at Castle Farm

• Other locations• Landhurst adjacent to

Hartland Cottages

Note that all land owners have indicated that land is only likely to be brought forward for development of affordable housing as part of a mix with market housing for sale or rent (either on the same site or on other land in the same ownership).

Do you support the principal of building market housing at one or more of these sites – please answer for each site? Yes or No

Smaller market housing for sale or rent – options for potential development sites• Colemans Hatch

• Casablanca Nursery• Land at Paradise Wood

Cottage• Upper Hartfield

• Whiteshaw House• Kingsway House• Landhurst

• Perryhill• Perryhill Orchard

• Hartfield Village• Field at Culvers• Field at Hook Farm• East of Jib Jacks Hill• Stairs Farm field (TBC)• Old Crown Farm• Land S of Rectory Field• Field at Robins Lane• Field opposite Castle

Farm Cottages

Do you support the principal of building affordable housing at one or more of these sites – please answer for each site? Yes or No

Casablanca NurseryOption for:•Affordable housing•Smaller houses for sale or rent

Land at Paradise Wood CottageGreenfield infill siteOption for:•Smaller houses for sale

or rent

Development Site Options – Colemans Hatch

Do you support use of this site for development?

Answer for each site: Yes or No

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Casablanca+Nursery/@51.08555,0.072885,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47df5ec903c2b4bd:0x8ddb8734e2a3d856

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Paradise+Wood,+Hartfield,+East+Sussex+TN7/@51.0869206,0.0796204,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47df5eb03f3d34ed:0x1fee6db25f0a6a27

Whiteshaw HouseGreenfield Infill siteOption for:•Smaller houses for sale or rent

Kingsway HouseIn commercial use Option for:•Smaller houses for sale

or rent

See previous application

Development Site Options – Upper Hartfield



https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Brian+Gow+Roofing+Supplies+Ltd/@51.091191,0.088231,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47df5eabdd50a4bb:0x8fb24e81b0dce0c3

Whiteshaw House, Cat Street, Upper Hartfield, TN7 4DT

Landhurst was formerly the home of MK Airlines prior to its closure. The majority of the existing buildings have been granted consent for conversion to residential use.

Land adjacent to Hartland Cottagesgreenfield infill siteOption for:•Affordable housing, or•Smaller houses for sale or rent

Development Site Options – Landhurst


Yes or No

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Hartfield,+East+Sussex+TN7+4HB/@51.0934687,0.1100724,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47df5c09b4997d43:0xf37219a76f5c04d8

The site at Perryhill Orchard is a former cold store with planning consent for conversion to B1 industrial use.

Site at Perryhill OrchardBrownfield siteOption for:•Smaller houses for sale or rent

Development Site Options – Perryhill


Yes or No

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Perryhill+Orchards/@51.1215622,0.111799,244m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47df5bc31892b9cb:0xfc7456d1d6a187c8

All sites identified are greenfield sites on the edge of the village. None are within the Hartfield Conservation Area. The sites on this page are offered as options for the building of smaller houses for sale or rent.

Development Site Options – Hartfield Village



Land at Culvershttps://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0987569,0.1064633,128m/data=!3m1!1e3

Land east of Jib Jacks Hill

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0956724,0.1083999,118m/data=!3m1!1e3

Land at Hook Farmhttps://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.0981294,0.1072161,126m/data=!3m1!1e3

Land at Stairs Farm


All sites identified are greenfield sites on the edge of the village. None are within the Hartfield Conservation Area.

Development Site Options – Hartfield Village

Do you support use of these sites for development?


Land at Rectory Fieldoffered as an option for the building of smaller houses for sale or rent.


Land at Old Crown Farm


Buckhurst Estate LandOffered on the basis of a pepper pot mix of bungalows, terraces, semi-detached and detached houses across three potential sites, with some affordable housing if required.

Land at Robins Lane


Land opposite Castle Farm Cottageshttps://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.102428,0.1174198,131m/data=!3m1!1e3

Assets of Community Value

Major assets already in public ownership• Town Croft Recreation Ground

• Sports facilities / tennis courts / football pitch / cricket pitch

• Sports pavilion / youth hut / Croft Barn / children’s playground

• Bowling green and cricket pitch at Colemans Hatch

• War memorials at Hartfield and Holtye

• Memorial garden and village pump

• Hartfield Village Hall and Vicarage Room at Colemans Hatch

• Churches• Primary School / Playschool• Oak tree on triangle at west of

Hartfield village• Flower tubs in High Street• Goods Yard House and Car Park• Playschool• School car park (part)• Ashdown Forest• Forest Way

Please identify any privately owned assets that you consider sufficiently important to be offered to the community to purchase before being offered for sale on the open market.

Major assets in private ownership

• Village Shop / Butchers / Farm Shops / Pooh Corner

• The Hay Waggon / The Anchor / Gallipot Inn / The Hatch

• Village green / Corner field and remainder of school car park

• Doctors’ Surgery• Bolebroke Castle• Pooh Bridge• Perryhill Nursery / Casablanca

Nursery• Central Garage• Station House (next to Playschool)Other public assets• Bus shelters• Public benches• Redundant telephone boxes• Notice boards• Horse trough at Colemans Hatch• Flower planters / litter bins• Handrails in High Street• Street lights• 2 x Jubilee Signs• Oak fingerposts at road junctions• Wall around Church Street tree

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