Tracked Version of Core Strategy, November 2012 - Selby District ...

Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011
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4.43 Monitoring reveals that approximately one in ten of all new
dwellings built in 2009/10 were on garden land, and a similar
proportion of dwellings currently have planning permission. The
Coalition Government has amended the definition of ‘previously
developed land’ by excluding residential gardens in order to assist
local authorities in resisting over-development of neighbourhoods.
4.44 Policy CP1A provides greater clarity about the way proposals for
speculative residential development development on nonallocated
sites (PC1.21) (often referred to as ‘windfall’
development) will be managed, by identifying the types of
residential development that will be acceptable in different
settlement types. The policy reflects changes in national guidance,
and is intended to support development in the most sustainable
locations, in a way which strikes a balance between maintaining
the vitality and longer term sustainability of all settlements while
avoiding the worst excesses of ‘garden grabbing ’particularly in
smaller settlements. It also addresses a number of anomalies, for
example regarding the treatment of proposals for converting
buildings (including intensive livestock units) to residential use.
4.45 If this action is not taken unacceptable amounts of housing may be
provided in smaller, less sustainable settlements reducing the
need for planned allocations of land where the maximum
community benefit can be secured, and further stretching existing
services and resources.
4.46 Residential development in smaller Secondary Villages will
therefore be restricted to conversions, replacement dwellings,
redevelopment of previously developed land, the filling of small
gaps in otherwise built up frontages and the conversion/
redevelopment of farmsteads to residential use. Other than filling
small gaps in built up frontages or converting/redeveloping
farmsteads (which are currently classed as greenfield)
development on greenfield land including garden land, will be
resisted.
4.47 At the same time restrictions on housing growth in Selby, Sherburn
in Elmet, Tadcaster and Designated (PC6.33) Service Villages will
therefore (PC6.33) be relaxed to enable appropriate scale
development on greenfield land including garden land and
(PC6.33) the conversion/ redevelopment of farmsteads. This is
intended to help sustain their roles in catering for community
needs, including local employment opportunities, services, facilities
and affordable housing. The policy applies to speculative
residential development within Development limits and does not
imply release of the Selby District Local Plan, Policy H2 Phase 2
allocations. Release of Phase 2 sites will be considered as part of
the Site Allocations Development Plan Document. (PC5.7)
Residential development in Secondary Villages will be more
restrictive so that development on garden land will be resisted.
(PC6.34) (unless it comprises the filling of a small liner gap in an
otherwise built up residential frontage or
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