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PLANNING THE FUTURE OF SEVENOAKS
DISTRICT
Alan Dyer
Planning Policy Manager
Sevenoaks District Council
Presentation to Sevenoaks Society
7 October 2009
Sevenoaks Urban Area
The Approach
The plan proposes that future development will be located in existing urban areas
Whilst continuing to protect the countryside.
Key Issues
• Housing Provision• Housing Needs• Employment Land• Town Centres• Design and Conservation• Sustainable Development• Infrastructure and Open Space
Housing Provision
We have been set a requirement of 3,300 dwellings (2006-2026) for the District equivalent to an average of 165 dwellings per annum.
How does the District Housing Provision compare?
Dartford 867 pa
Gravesham 465 pa
Maidstone 554 pa
Sevenoaks 165 pa
Tandridge 125 pa
Tonbridge and Malling 450 pa
Tunbridge Wells 300 pa
Wealden 550 pa
Bexley 345 pa
Bromley 485 pa
Past Completion Rates
2008/09 290
2007/08 261
2006/07 145
2005/06 406
2004/05 254
2003/04 184
2002/03 215
2001/02 143
2000/01 183
What we must do
If we did nothing and dealt with applications as they came in we would probably meet the requirement without building in the Green Belt. But:
• We would not be promoting development in the most suitable locations and on the best sites
• Government requires us to shown how and where the requirement will be met
Assessing the Housing Supply
Includes:
• Completions• Commitments• Potential Development Sites• Broad Locations• Windfalls
Assessing the Housing SupplyDistrict Sevenoaks
Completions 692 119
Commitments 1,366 743
Total 2,058 862
Potential Sites 948 329
Small Sites 525 140
Overall Total 3,531 1,331
Affordable Housing• Housing to meet the needs of
people who cannot afford to buy or rent on the open market
• Aims to increase provision in response to need
• Requires affordable housing in smaller schemes (down to 5 Units)
• Allows for small scale schemes on the edge of villages to meet local need
Housing size and type• More older people and more
single person households• Future housing should reflect
needs of the changing population – case for more smaller units.
• Supports higher density development in accessible locations close to services and facilities provided local character is not damaged.
Employment Land• Requires well-located
employment land to be retained
• Supports redevelopment to meet modern needs
• Some new provision in town centres and at Swanley
• Priority to business and tourist use in conversion of buildings in rural areas
Sevenoaks Town Centre
Sevenoaks Town Centre
We need to maintain the vitality and viability of the centre and protect its historic character.
• Retail Study Update shows capacity for limited growth in the long term
• Scope for development of land west of Blighs Meadow
• Waitrose redevelopment• Longer term opportunities east of the High
Street
Design and Conservation• Requires development to
be designed to a high quality
• Respond to distinctive local character
• Safeguards District heritage
• Detailed guidance to be developed at a local level including Character Area Appraisals and Parish Plans/Village Design Statements.
Sustainable Development• Promotes sustainable design and construction• Promotes greater use of renewable energy• Supports measures to reduce reliance on the car• Avoids development in areas liable to flood• Requires sustainable drainage and measures to
reduce water consumption in new developments• Requires air quality impacts to be assessed.
Infrastructure and Open Space
• Services and facilities needed
to support new development
• Requires new development to
provide or contribute to
additional requirements
• Open space, sport and
recreational facilities of value
to the community will be
retained.
The Core Strategy Timetable
Preferred Options Consultation
Early 2009
Publication of the Submission Plan
January 2010
Representation Period (6 weeks)
January/February 2010
Submission April 2010
Examination July 2010
Adoption Late 2010
Other Development Plan Documents
Allocations DPD Identifying specific sites for development
Development Control DPD
Detailed development control policies – replacing detailed policies in the Local Plan
Supplementary Planning Document
Detailed guidance to support Development Plan Policies
Questions?