
HACKLETON PARISH COUNCIL
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN STEERING GROUP
Chair:- Cllr R Hawkesford
Clerk:- G Wells
Email:- clerk@hackletonparishcouncil.gov.uk
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN STEERING GROUP |
Hackleton Parish Council |
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Date:- 14th January 2019 |
Time:- 7.00pm |
Venue:- Liz Harrison Room – Hackleton Village Hall |
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Attendees:- Cllr R Hawkesford (Chair) Cllr Willmer M Woolley C Lloyd |
Apologies:- Cllr Charteress
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The Clerk
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Item No. |
OPENING PROCEDURES |
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NP/01/01/19 |
Apologies – Motion Agreed:- It was resolved that apologies received from Cllr Charteress be received and approved. |
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NP/02/01/19 |
Declarations of Interest – There were no declarations of interest. |
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NP/03/01/19 |
Minutes of the Meeting 10th December 2018 – Motion Agreed:- It was resolved that the minutes of the meeting 10th December 2018 be approved. |
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Item No. |
HPNP CONTENTS REQUIREMENT / REVIEW |
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NP/04/01/19 |
Report on the meeting with E Gingell (SNC), 8th January 2019- see Appendix A. |
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NP/05/01/19 |
Report on the response to enquiries raised by HPNPSG to consultant Michael Wellock – Motion Agreed:- It was resolved that there was no further action to take at this time. |
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NP/06/01/19 |
Larkfleet Homes Survey – The following statement had been put out by Hackleton Parish Council:- The survey you will have received from a firm of planning consultants Strategic Planning & Research Unit who have been retained by Larkfleet Homes has no connection to Hackleton Parish Council or our emerging Neighbourhood Development Plan. As part of the Neighbourhood Plan, objective Housing Needs and Sites Assessments reports have been commissioned through Locality (the official government agency) and have been undertaken by independent planning consultants working for the Parish Council. These will be finalised very shortly. These reports will be based on the whole Parish area and not just Hackleton. You will be consulted in due course; the findings and recommendations will be published locally and you will have the opportunity to respond. You will be able to read about this – and other aspects of the work towards the Neighbourhood Plan on the official website www.hpnp.org.uk. |
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NP/07/01/19 |
Housing Needs Assessment & Sites Assessment – Landowners of identified sites had been contacted and responses were awaited. Due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the identified sites, information would be circulated prior to a formal consultation. Various other options were discussed which it was felt important not to lose sight of. With regard the Housing Needs Assessment, Members confirmed that the technical report had been received and an optimum number of houses had been identified. As the report had not as yet been signed off it was to remain private and confidential at this stage. Any housing numbers identified for the Parish would not have to be built at once although a prime site could be recognised with a forward programme of future developments set out within the plan. |
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NP/08/01/19 |
Draft Plan Requirements & Action Plan – Members agreed that the draft plan with policies was required and would be sent out for review prior to the formal consultation. Motion Agreed:- It was resolved that the following policy areas would be delegated as follows:- Cllr Willmer – The Built & Natural Environment; Cllr Hawkesford – Housing; C Lloyd – The Built / Historic element of The Built & Natural Environment; M Woolley – Connections & Transport; M Woolley – Economy SNC /WNJCS policies would need to be taken into consideration and these policies would not need to be re-written / justified as they already existed. Members discussed the policy area ‘Regenerating & Building Communities’ and agreed it would be useful to consult with the community over this. It was considered that it would be useful to bring services into the community given the transport situation and the ageing population. Members considered where such activities could be supported / take place given the restrictions on use of the Village Hall in the day time Monday – Friday. |
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Item No. |
CLOSING PROCEDURES |
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NP/09/01/19 |
Date of next meeting – Monday 11th February 2019. An informal meeting would take place 1st February 2019 to run through policy requirements. |
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Appendix A:-
Hackleton Parish Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group meeting
Tuesday 8th January 2019
Apologies: Carol Lloyd and Tina Chartress
Attending: Ellie Gingell (SNC), Cllr Roy Hawesford, Cllr Jo Willmer, Maz Woolley
Informal Meeting with Ellie Gingell Principal Planning Officer South Northants Council
Notes on Discussions:
CURRENT POSITION – Roy has now had the site suitability report but still awaits the Housing Needs Analysis though a revised draft had been promised by the end of the 8th.
SNC SUPPORT FOR OUR NP – Ellie confirmed that she is leaving SNC as we had been previously informed and that a Planning Officer will be allocated to support us. Ellie will make sure we are informed of the name and contact details as soon as who will be responsible for our plan is confirmed.
LARKFLEET HOMES – Ellie made clear that spru/Larkfleet Homes survey sent to residents in the Parish was not sponsored by SNC, though spru/Larkfleet had contacted SNC Housing prior to carrying it out. Ellie has asked the housing team to provide formal clarification on the survey to the Parish Council.
REMOVAL OF BUS SERVICE – Ellie informed us that SNC have reviewed their settlement hierarchy following NCC removal of subsidies and the closure of many rural bus services round the County. This has not altered the level in the hierarchy of any of the settlements within our parish. A discussion was had about the longer term suitability of parts of the Parish as a location for those who have no access to a car such as the visually impaired or those on benefits or incomes which make running a car impossible. Although a local car share scheme and a shoppers bus service are currently starting up neither address the need for students to get to locations like Northampton College or of those who use the bus for journeys to/from work in Northampton. JW pointed out that this makes a pedestrian/cycle route spine through the parish of even more potential benefit.
HOW TO ALLOCATE SITES – Ellie reminded us that we are looking at the plan period up to 2029 and that the HNA will identify the numbers suggested to be built by that date. The build level for the whole period does not have to be allocated immediately so a sensible proportion to be built in early years of plan can be allocated and other sites identified as ‘contingency sites’ or future sites to be brought forward when criteria that you put in plan are met (but within the plan period). This would be part of Neighbourhood plan review process. So if a Developer or the Community could prove flexibility so they couldn’t just develop anywhere the community could release one of the next suitable sites identified in their plan as the next phase.
HOW TO STRUCTURE OUR WORK – Ellie suggested that we do not attempt to write policies in planning language but to:
- Work through a table which lists focus policy areas from the WNJCS and then looks at what we want in each area and what evidence we have. Ellie agreed to supply a sample table for our use
- List everything that we want the local plan to address on sticky notes to make sure the table captures everything
- She also advised looking at the Planning Aid Document on writing policies
AMBITIONS WHICH ARE NOT LAND USE POLICIES – Ellie pointed out that the plan can record aspirations for the use of Community Infrastructure money going forward. This covers items discussed like spine, parish office/drop in, etc. It would be separate section in the document to avoid confusion.
POLICY STRUCTURE – Ellie encouraged us to create Policies that apply across the Parish, and then create policies for the settlement areas and then for the rural areas outside boundaries as a policy suited to one village may not apply to all.
ENVIRONMENT – Ellie suggested consulting the statutory parties as soon as you have a draft plan since change is easier at draft stage than following comments they might make under Regulation 14 consultations. Ellie advised that the Magic Map from DEFRA is a useful environmental aid. Some discussion was held on Bats, Newts and how to recognise the area that such creature roam over. Ellie pointed out restrictions from the SSI etc exist. Ellie to provide a map of the gravel pits special area for birds.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER POLICIES – A made Neighbourhood Plan joins the Local Plan, WNJCS, and NPPF document as the Development Plan for the area. SNC has a number of supplementary policies like Design guides and Parking which can be found on their website. These carry less ‘weight’ than development plan documents, including the Neighbourhood Plan and some are guidance. So if we want to make this guidance mandatory e.g. the off street parking calculation in their parking advice for off street parking, in part or parts of the parish they need to be re-stated as policies in the NP.
PARKING – Ellie pointed out that offstreet parking is not the only factor. Visitor parking and street parking is important too. Street design can create marked parking places and obvious car channels which can slow traffic flows to an appropriate speed for a minor road. Ellie pointed out the need to have rules for infill sites as well as for new development sites if required.
INFRASTRUCTURE – It is possible to specify that developers of new sites will ensure that services are provided to a certain standard. So for Broadband unless the Developer can show that they will provide the infrastructure to allow all properties on the site to connect to what the Government defines as fast broadband building would not be permitted. The emerging Part 2 Local Plan contains some advice.
EXAMPLES OF LIMITATIONS TO POLICIES – Deemed planning permission (permitted development) allows people to build substantial extensions to the rear of their property including roof conversions and dormer windows so a policy to stop people converting bungalows to two storey dwellings will not achieve its aims/ cannot be enforced. However careful use of design guides may limit how the front of a property is altered.
PLANS TO LOOK AT – Ellie suggested that Broughton Astley in Leicestershire and Wing in Aylesbury Vale might be worth reading.
NEXT STEPS – To review Ellie’s table and allocate work on topics and arrange a brainstorm with post-it notes.
THANKS – Roy thanked Ellie for help and encouragement and wished her luck on our behalf for her next role.
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