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Strategies, Activities and Actions – Housing The term ‘brownfield’ refers to an area of land which has previously been developed, and may be suitable for alternative uses in the future i.e. redevelopment. ‘Greenfield’, however, encapsulates land which has not been developed in the past. Between April 2001 and March 2008 there were a total of 1429 net dwelling completions in Rochford District, equating to an average of 204 per year. The release of land for housing provides an opportunity to ensure that infrastructure is developed alongside it that benefits residents of both existing dwellings and those that will be developed. General Locations It is not the purpose of the Core Strategy to set out the precise locations for new development – this is done through the Allocations Development Plan Document. Instead, the Core Strategy will set out the general approach for the Allocations document. The concept of sustainable development is at the heart of any decisions with regards to the location of housing. The primary factors in determining the location of future housing include current infrastructure (along with opportunities to deliver future infrastructure); access to services; facilities; housing demand / need; deliverability; public transport / possibility of reducing car dependency; opportunities to utilise brownfield land; community needs and physical constraints. As described in the Characteristics chapter of this document, the District’s settlements can be divided into four tiers, with the settlements in the higher tiers being generally more suitable to accommodate additional housing development for the reasons described above. The settlement hierarchy is as follows: Tier Settlements 1 Rayleigh; Rochford / Ashingdon; Hockley / Hawkwell 2 Hullbridge; Great Wakering 3 Canewdon 4 All other settlements Our strategy for the location of housing development is a balance between focussing development on the higher tier settlements, whilst allocating a proportion of the housing development to the lower tier settlements (with the exception of the fourth tier, where additional development is considered unsustainable) to ensure these established communities can be sustained and that rural services continue to be supported. The strategy for the location of housing also involves a balance between directing additional housing to areas with a close relationship to Southend, and those with a closer relationship to Chelmsford and Basildon. In short, our approach to the location of housing development can be described as a balanced strategy. None of the preferred options within this document should be read in isolation from one another and this is very much the case when looking at the preferred distribution of housing. The preferred distribution is based not simply on which areas are the most sustainable at present, but also on how residential development can contribute to, and marry with, other strategies – particularly in relation to town centre vitality, environmental issues and employment – to ensure long term sustainable development within the District. 26
Strategies, Activities and Actions – Housing Development coming forward within these areas will have to conform to other strategies outlined within the Core Strategy, notably those discussed in the Transport and Community Infrastructure, Leisure and Tourism chapters. The remaining allocation of dwellings that cannot be provided through the reuse of appropriate brownfield land, as discussed in H1 will be accommodated within the general locations as described in H2 and illustrated on the Key Diagram, with detailed locations determined through the Allocations Development Plan Document. It is neither possible, nor desirable, for all sites that are ultimately allocated for housing to be delivered simultaneously. A number of factors have been considered when drawing up the proposed general phasing of development, including the availability of infrastructure and deliverability of potential sites within the areas. It is also important that, where necessary and appropriate, alternative land is available for any employment uses displaced by residential redevelopment. A further consideration in phasing is the requirement to maintain a fiveyear supply of housing land. The required annual average for Rochford District is 250. Phasing as stipulated in H2, and taking account of the Urban Capacity Study, will deliver an annual average of 261.7 units 2006-2015, and 249 units 2015- 2021. These figures do not make allowance for the contribution that is, based on historical trends, still likely to come forward through windfall despite a more restrictive approach to intensification. 27 We have adopted a Supplementary Planning Document which provides guidance on design that developers will be expected to adhere to. In addition, we intend to adopt the Essex Design Guidance Urban Place Supplement to provide further guidance. Good design will be an important part of new housing developments. Developers wishing to implement new housing will be required to produce schemes that adhere to the Core Strategy as a whole, not just the Housing chapter. A large proportion of the District’s land is subject to physical constraints which restrict its potential to accommodate housing.
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