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DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES

NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017 to 2033

Consultation Statement Including AppendicesAugust 2017

Dorchester on Thames Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement

Contents

DORCHESTER ON THAMES NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN CONSULTATION STATEMENT

APPENDIX 1: 2012 PUBLIC MEETING RESPONSES

APPENDIX 2: DORCHESTER HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY REPORT, OCTOBER 2012

APPENDIX 3: RESPONSE TO DRAFT POLICIES, PUBLIC MEETING JANUARY 2015

APPENDIX 4: FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON 2015 DRAFT POLICIES

APPENDIX 5: SODC RESPONSE ON PRE-SUBMISSION CONSULTATION DRAFT, MAY 2016

APPENDIX 6: RESPONSES TO 2017 PRE-SUBMISSION CONSULTATION

APPENDIX 7: FEEDBACK FROM FODLWOS ON THE PRE-SUBMISSION DRAFT 2017

APPENDIX 8: SODC COMMENTS ON THE 2017 PRE-SUBMISSION

APPENDIX 9: LIST OF KEY CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES

1. Introduction 2

2. Community Planning Refresh 2

3. NDP Launch 4

4. Public Consultation 5

5. Statutory Consultation 7

6. Issues Raised 9

7. Conclusion 11

DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES NDP ~ CONSULTAT ION STATEMENT AUGUST 2017

1. Introduction

This Consultation Statement has been prepared to fulfil the legal obligations of the Neighbourhood Planning

Regulations 2012. Section 15(2). Part 5 of the Regulations sets out what a Consultation Statement should

contain:

• details of the persons and bodies who were consulted about the proposed Neighbourhood Plan;

• how they were consulted;

• the main issues and concerns raised by the persons consulted;

• how these issues and concerns have been considered and, where relevant, addressed in the proposed

Neighbourhood Plan.

2. Community Planning Refresh

In 2012 the Parish Council conducted an internal review of the 2005 Parish Plan which had been highlighted

in the Dorchester News and distributed to all 500 households in the village at the time. Various issues were

still being progressed by the parish council, but wider development issues were also being raised, and the

council looked into the possibility of producing an updated village plan. The Parish Council commissioned

Oxfordshire Rural Community Council (now called Community First Oxfordshire) to undertake an Affordable

Housing Needs Survey in September, ready to report at a public meeting the following month (Appendix 1).

Initial Public ConsultationA public meeting on 20th October 2012 was facilitated by Anton Nath from ORCC and was advertised via

ORCC leaflets inserted in the parish magazine (Dorchester News) and A4 posters throughout the village.

80 attendees were introduced to the concept of Neighbourhood Planning and invited to participate in an

interactive questionnaire by sticking post-it notes on “Issue” boards which arose from the old Parish Plan and

the subsequent work by the parish council. These were then carefully collated and summarised (Appendix

2). The results indicated housing (affordability, size and location) and the environment (rural and built) to be

the main issues, plus many other items that were being addressed, first by the Parish Plan, and subsequently

by the Parish Council.

Attendees (and afterwards the wider village) were asked to volunteer and a new project Steering

Committee was formed, with their first meeting on 12th December 2012.

The Committee comprised 14 members, 7 of whom were from the parish council. As village planning

had changed since the old Parish Plan, there was a choice between a Community Led Plan (CLP) and

Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). In view of the different areas of focus, it was decided to initiate

both a CLP and a NDP, with the steering committee split into two, with the NDP committee being chaired by

Councillor Mark Stevenson.

Consultation Statement

A community engagement strategy set out the main communication activities that would be undertaken

during the preparation of the Plan, and the stakeholders that should be addressed, including:

• residents;

• businesses;

• developers;

• local government; and

• community groups.

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3. NDP Launch

In the light of the NDP having legal status which the CLP did not, it was eventually recognised that it would

be impracticable to move both projects along at the same time, that priority should be given to the NDP

and that effectively work on CLP be formally deferred with a number of the projects being progressed

individually. It was decided to formally apply to South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) to register a NDP.

This update was discussed at a public meeting on 15th May 2013, prior to the Parish Council Annual Parish

Meeting.

On 7th June 2013 SODC gave approval to the neighbourhood area being defined as the whole parish of

Dorchester-on-Thames per the designated map below.

4. Public Consultation

First DraftUseful feedback came from a public meeting

held on 31st January 2015 which opened with a

poster display and a PowerPoint presentation of

the plan including draft policies for each subject

area. The feedback was drawn together in detail

and summary form to provide the basis for careful

review and further modifications to the Plan.

Appendix 3 contains the responses at the meeting

and Appendix 4 contains comments from those

unable to attend but who reviewed the policies at

a later date.


Demesne FieldDorchester on Thames is washed over by the green belt, but a public meeting was called on 14th

January 2016 to discuss the potential implications of a green belt review by SODC which included a

recommendation to remove the 35 acre Demesne field from the green belt.

99% of attendees were against the suggestion that it should be removed from the Green belt so the

committee moved on towards obtaining formal approval of the Plan as quickly as possible.

Dorchester NewsIn order to involve as much of the community as possible throughout all stages of the Plan development, a

programme of continuous communication of progress was put in place.

Dorchester News is a free publication delivered to all households in the village ten times a year. It has

carried regular updates, both by short summaries of progress and by way of a reserved special green high

profile page reporting decisions and key policy issues in between the village meetings.

Committee MeetingsCommittee meetings occurred regularly, with progress (or otherwise!) reported back to parish council

meetings each time.

NDP members have attended some invaluable formal presentations:

• CPRE (Didcot) - ‘Neighbourhood plans – Getting started workshop;

• 11.12.13, Eland House, London, Department for Communities and Local Government

(well attended by NDP groups from all over The country);

• 23.04.2013 Brookes University workshop on Neighbourhood Planning

These have all offered sensible guidance (e.g. be brief, be positive, keep the local community fully

informed, interact with District Council staff) and provided good opportunities for networking.

SODC has maintained a close interest as the draft Plan has evolved, attending many of the committee

meetings and providing suggestions for improved content and presentation, with particular regard to

conformation with existing National and Local plans. NDP members’ personal networks have provided

information from other villages (e.g. Great Coxwell, Woodcote) and specialist bodies (e.g. Dorchester ’s

Hurst Water Meadow Trust, Earth Trust, Environment Agency, Historic England etc.).

Village WebsiteThe website has carried updates and draft versions of the plan, together with consultation notices at:

www.dorchester-on-thames.co.uk/information/neighbourhood-planning/

5. Statutory Consultation

Regulation 14 Pre-Submission Consultation 2016The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group finalised the Draft NDP in March 2016 and the Regulation 14 Pre-

Submission Consultation ran for a six-week period from 30th March 2016 to 11th May 2016.

The consultation was promoted through the village website, notices in the Dorchester News and posters on

the village notice boards.

Copies of the plan were made available on the village website at:

https://www.dorchester-on-thames.co.uk/information/neighbourhood-planning/

and at the parish clerk’s office in the High Street.

Copies were emailed to the following statutory bodies:

Oxfordshire County Council [email protected]

South Oxfordshire District Council [email protected]

Berinsfield Parish Council (adjacent parish) [email protected]

Warborough Parish Council (adjacent parish) [email protected]

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Parish Council (adjacent parish) [email protected]

Little Wittenham Parish Council (adjacent parish) [email protected]

Long Wittenham Parish Council (adjacent parish) www.longwittenham.com

Clifton Hampden Parish Council (adjacent parish) [email protected]

The Homes and Communities Agency [email protected]

Natural England [email protected]

The Environment Agency [email protected]

Historic England [email protected]

Highways England [email protected]

Soha Housing [email protected]

Thames Water [email protected]


Very little feedback was received, other than from SODC (Appendix 5). SODC’s comments led to a lengthy

period of discussion over the issue of nominating potential development sites in a village that was entirely in

the Green Belt.

Regulation 14 Pre-Submission Consultation 2017It was eventually decided to remove nominated sites from the plan. The committee felt that this was such a

significant change that it was appropriate to re-run the Pre-Submission Consultation, which ran for a six-week

period from 27th March 2017 to 8th May 2017 using the same communication methods as in 2016 and to

the same statutory consultees.

Feedback was received from some members of the public, from statutory bodies and from a local

pressure group formed in response to footpath and access issues on Bishops Court Farm that first arose in

November 2016.

This feedback was carefully reviewed and the draft plan modified as appropriate. Individual comments,

and the changes to the plan - if any - that were made as a result of comments from residents, employers

and consultation bodies, are contained in Appendices 6 & 7.

Extensive detailed feedback was received from SODC covering:

• structure of the Plan documentation;

• drafting;

• legality, practicality and reasonableness of the proposed Policies;

• consistency with the Adopted Local Plan; and

• points of detail.

The issues were addressed by redrafting of the Plan documentation, redrafting (and in one case, deletion)

of Policies, and provision of additional detail in the Plan and its supporting documents. SODC feedback is

Appendix 8.

6. Issues Raised

The dominant issues identified in the 2012 public meeting were parking, broadband, affordable housing

and concern around preserving the local environment.

The Parish Council expected that the provision of affordable housing would be raised, as it had been an

issue for some time. As already mentioned, the Council had commissioned a housing needs survey to try

and quantify need and assess the level of support (Appendix 1) and presented findings at the meeting.

The survey had 263 responses and highlighted the high proportion of owner-occupied 3 and 4+ bedroom

houses. 76% of respondents supported small-scale development of affordable properties, but the issue of

local allocation was raised as a requirement.

Only 12 respondents indicated a housing need, and only 2 were on the SODC housing list. While some felt

that this effectively killed off the subject, others felt that the stock of smaller properties would only get smaller

as extensions to older smaller properties became more commonplace. The lack of affordable housing

would only get worse and needed addressing.

Discussion started around the definition of “affordable”. The National Planning Policy Framework definition

is “Affordable housing is social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing, provided to eligible

households whose needs are not met by the market.” However, some respondents felt that the provision of

“relatively affordable” 1 and 2 bedroom properties on small developments would help meet village needs,

so it became important to differentiate between the legal and the colloquial use of the term.

The Housing Survey suggested some sites as suitable for future development, and these were later assessed

by SODC and fed into the draft NDP presented for consultation in 2016.

Built and Natural EnvironmentDorchester has an extensive history, is quite picturesque, and has been used as locations in various TV

episodes and films. The centre of the village is a conservation area. There was a general feeling for the

need to conserve and preserve the character of the village

How Issues Were Taken Into Account – First DraftMany issues raised in 2012 did not materialise in the 2015 draft policies. There were various reasons for

this: events overtaking the issue, for example the creation of the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire initiative,

which planned to deliver fibre broadband to the village by late 2015; issues falling outside the remit of a

NDP, for example the withdrawal of the post office; issues being addressed separately by the parish council,

for example threat to bus routes in the village. The public briefing in May 2013 marked the official start of

the NDP process.

Issues raised at the 2012 public meeting that were appropriate for a NDP were directly fed into draft policies that

would not just preserve the character of the village but would also lay guidelines for future growth and change.

Draft policies were then tested at the public meeting in January 2015 and amendments made where there

was strong consensus.


Built EnvironmentThe 2012 meeting showed that preserving the historic nature of the village and the conservation area was

important to residents and the draft policies reflected this, and scored very high levels of approval.

Natural EnvironmentThe 2012 meeting also generated may comments about the green spaces and the walks down to the river

Thames, and policies were developed to reflect this and the general need to retain the nature reserves and

even expand wooded areas. At the 2015 meeting, these policies all scored over 90% approval.

HousingThe definition of affordable housing again arose, and there was also some feeling against social housing

development, with some respondents feeling that there was ample social housing in neighbouring

Berinsfield that was close enough to resolve the issue. However, 61% of respondents at the meeting

supported a high level of affordable housing allocation on new developments.

Housing policies that supported the character of the village scored much higher, although these was some

resistance to the provision of 1 or 2 bed properties. The steering committee was reminded that there was a

need for 3 and 4 bed affordable properties as well as the 1 and 2 bed.

EconomyPolicies supporting the local businesses and tourism scored very highly. While there was focus on the high

street, it was felt necessary to remind villagers that there are three working farms in the parish, as well as light

industrial units across the by-pass at Queenford Farm.

Tourism & LeisureAgain, policies supporting tourism and leisure were well supported, recognising the positive impact of the

Abbey. Mitigation of parking was again raised.

How Issues Were Taken Into Account – Subsequent DraftsThe period from the public meeting in January 2015 to the regulation 14 consultation in spring 2016 was

taken up in redrafting policies to reflect public comments but also in response to guidance from SODC.

Regulation 14 Pre-Submission Consultation 2016The key impact of this consultation exercise was the incorporation of more detailed suggestions from SODC.

The issue of trying to be pro-active in guiding development in a parish washed over by the Green Belt

resulted in a decision to remove from the NDP details of four sites that might be suitable for small-scale

development and the notes on three further sites examined and rejected by the committee.

Regulation 14 Pre-Submission Consultation 2017The removal of suggested sites was felt to be a significant change, warranting a new period of formal

consultation. Responses were received from statutory bodies and the public.

Detailed suggestions were made by SODC. Almost all were adopted as suggested, and some further

amendments were made based on other feedback.

7. Conclusion

This Consultation Statement and the supporting documents in the Appendix to this Statement are

considered to comply with Section 15(2) of part 5 of the 2012 Neighbourhood Planning Regulations.

Appendix 1: 2012 Public Meeting Responses

BUSINESS & ECONOMY Communications a major issue—New section ‘IT & Communications’

Support local businesses eg (P.O. - Co-Op - Krusco) more Keep Post Office Co-Op Keep our Post Office please The Co-Op

[Wireless cover Broadband and Mobile Better Broadband See also IT & Better Broadband Communications Broadband Broadband Broadband Improved Broadband access Speed of Broadband Broadband very slow Faster Broadband Faster Broadband please] [Additional retail See also : Community Retail opportunity Buildings & Facilities Post Office]

[Continued support for local Post Office See also : Community Buildings & Facilities Could do with a Post Box near Herringcote Shop and Post Office—preserve] [We want much BETTER BROADBAND See also : IT & Communications Increase Broadband speeds Fast Broadband Fast Broadband Faster Broadband Better mobile signal but without towers!] Compulsorily purchase space/land/building for businesses [More discussion at Parish Council. Less formality & adherence to the minutes Agenda ?? Parish Councils Meetings—Suggest wine & cheese to help attendance]

WISH LIST

COMMUNITY

Overlap with Community Buildings & Facilities

Unspoilt village Clean and safe Shops & P.O. & Hotels Coop & Post Office The Catholic Church Volunteers Volunteers Abbey/Museum The Abbey The Abbey The voluntary work initiated & run by the Abbey community Abbey Abbey spirit Dorchester Abbey & activities either generated from there or hosted by Sense of community Local community Good community

Community Friendliness

Community spirit This is a very caring community!

Sense of community & variety of clubs, societies & activities

A welcoming place for newcomers Friendliness

Friendly & busy Friendly people

Lots going on, clubs, pubs, events, vibrant community

The number of societies e.g. Golf, drama, arts, book club, allotments

Plenty of activities going on Diversity of activities e.g. archaeology

Affordable accessible amenities such as–hall-clubs-societies

Publicity of village events (need emails) [Facilities for teenagers] See also : Recreation & Leisure [Improve the Post Office See also : Community Buildings & Facilities The Post Office]

Better/closer working relationships with neighbouring villages [Lift share opportunities esp local lifts] Transport

Discussion between neighbouring council plans so ‘problems’ are not parked on boundaries

WISH LIST

COMMUNITY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Just the right facilities for small village Drama group Abbey The Abbey—not just as place of worship, but heritage and venue Multi-use Abbey Mobile library service Historic central area/Abbey [Playground See also : Recreation & Sports facilities Leisure Tennis courts] Allotments The allotments Lily's Lily’s Lil’s Pubs and restaurants Pubs

Village shop Keeping a Post Office

Post Office Shop and Post Office

Keep Post Office Shops, Co-op and PO

Co-op The Co-op

Co-op Only one shop—Co-op

Opening times of local shops Village Hall Village Hall Village Hall Village Hall Village Hall

Abbey Guest House Community spirit

[Bus service through the High Street] See also : Roads, Traffic & Transport [Lack of litter bins Bin collections Green (recycling) should be every week] See also : Environment

[Litter campaign] See also : Environment (involve new volunteer teams—become parish council sub committee)

WISH LIST

CRIME AND SAFETY

Low crime area Low crime area Safe feeling Minor crime Neighbourhood Watch Neighbourhood Watch

[Public toilets] See also : Environment Concern about personal safety eg on Hurst [Double yellow lines on High Street by HAIR and across street where pavements are narrow] See also : Roads, Traffic & Transport

Added by PC for info

PCSOs - Regular presence

Regular bulletins

101 number

EDUCATION

School Local school and pre-school Like local school and pre-school Pre-school Primary school [Groups and Societies] See also : Community

[Broadband Broadband]

See also IT & Communications

WISH LIST

ENVIRONMENT

Attractive village core Beautiful place to live Walks / River Plenty of good walks nearby Hurst Meadow Hurst Meadow Hurst Countryside and access Countryside Maintain green areas around village The Bypass [Relative lack of crime or anti-social behaviour] See also : Crime & Safety Clean and maintained No expansion of parish boundary Size Green spaces all around village Historic buildings and countryside Community spirit No litter, thanks

Weeds & untended grass verges & paths

Litter on all country lanes, pathways (campaign) Loss of river energy at Overy

Overy Mill preservation More bins for doggie poos

Dog mess Access to lakes

[Car parking in High Street

Parking Street Parking

Address the problem of parking in the High Street & Queen Street

Noisy Bypass Watling Lane road surface]

See also : Roads, Traffic & Transport

Litter by the Bypass bus stop Litter after busy weekend in village (probably

visitors!) Loss of energy at Day’s Lock (Water Power)

River: flood control and navigation [Issues: New build houses must adhere to present feeling of the village See also : Housing Buildings: tight control of ????????????] Schedule regular (4/year?) meetings with ORCC At least 22 houses in Abingdon Road DO NOT have mains drainage Yet less gravel on the footpath along Dorchester cemetery-especially the upper (end half) towards the Rec [Double parking need restriction See also : Roads, Traffic & Transport CAR PARKING—double yellow lines needed AND POLICED! - even by Traffic Wardens Double yellow lines between the COOP and the Thame Bridge on one side of the road Please can we push for double yellow lines in the High Street on one side. The excuse for police not monitor it is rubbish We have lived here for 45 yrs & love the village but the parking has ruined this village., I am now an old lady and find that moving around is a problem!!! Buses have a great problem getting down the High Street & soon they will cease to come through. This is a major PROBLEM. More help for the el-derly please.]

WISH LIST

HEALTH AND WELFARE

Pill run

‘Pill Run’ Service to local health centre

Health facilities locally very good

Care for aged hoping to stay in their homes

No Doctor Health care for elderly

Help the Aged Help the elderly [Development of residential facilities for the elderly with care so they may stay in village] See also : Housing [Pedestrian crossings—by the COOP!] See also : Roads, Traffic & Transport

WISH LIST

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Affordable housing Yes with good design Affordable housing Affordable housing General architecture of High Street Limit on size of house conversions Very limited housing development Lovely old buildings

Threat of extra housing without necessary facilities and backup

Don’t implement current central government planning proposals on extensions etc

No housing on greenfield sites Participate in some form of affordable housing

scheme for younger residents

Affordable housing need more Shortage of affordable housing

Diversity of population Plans for extra retirement homes Condition of homes in some parts

Energy efficient housing Affordable housing for the young

Affordable housing for village children Housing for many New houses Affordable housing in Abingdon Road Affordable housing this decade Affordable housing Affordable for young families Affordable housing Affordable housing Affordable housing Survey of available site for housing NIMBY More young families

[Personal request:

More lowered kerbs for prams, pushchairs and powered chairs. Getting over anything over 11/2 inches (with no ‘?????’ in front) has cost me several hundred pounds in repairs to my electric chair]

See also : Roads, Traffic & Transport

WISH LIST

RECREATION & LEISURE

Abbey community and concerts Availability of allotments Allotments community [Village hall Service behind the village hall bar] See also : Community Buildings & Facilities Recreation ground Rec Rec Co-op Tennis club Cricket club Ability to participate in many activities [Well marked & well maintained footpaths Countryside Nice walks around village Open access to fields & Dyke Hills Hurst The Hurst] See also : Environment Noisy water sports

[ Pavilion- needs not met Sports pavilion needs improvement]

See also : Community Buildings

[Broadband Broadband

Broadband Broadband speed]

See also : IT & Communications

Leisure facilities for teens

[Conservation area Foot paths and their signage]

See also : Environment

[Broadband speeds See also : IT & Communications Village intranet] [Cycle routes See also : Roads, Traffic & Transport Cycle routes]

Warm outdoor swimming pool—by Tim and Sam Waller age 8

WISH LIST

ROADS, TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT

Speed limit in Queen Street Buses on Bypass

Safety Issues

Use Marshalls to direct traffic to car parks during events at the Abbey Encourage/expand use of Bridge Meadow car park Parking for visitors of Dorchester need more space Visitor parking Street parking Parking Parking during EVENTS Not normally a prob Car parking areas Visitor parking Visitor parking Visitor parking Consider traffic calming measures for High Street FOR VILLAGE PLAN Install 20 IS PLENTY speed signs Congestion on High Street Traffic speed & volume Speed limit through High Street Speed in High Street Abingdon Road speeding >60mph Poor street lighting outskirts of village Parking in Queen St. at beginning & end of school day. An accident waiting to happen Remove access to A4074 from road to Berinsfield Separate signed pathway which ends on A4074.

Death waiting Put pavement on south side of Abingdon Road adjacent

to Bells garage Watling Lane road surface Watling Lane road surface

Surface of Watling Lane General untidiness of verges footpaths & bridge

approach Narrow footpaths Abingdon Road (mother & child

nearly knocked over on 18 Oct 12) [Better cleanliness of streets particularly Abingdon

Road] See also : Environment Need safer cycle paths

Cycle links Buses in village Buses in village

Lane to bypass bus stop too spooky Public transport must continue yikes

Access to & from bus stops on bypass-lighting, surfaces, landscape

Public transport Public transport Public transport

Bus service to Oxford

Speed limit through High Street Direct bus to Oxford Restrict parking in High St to allow fast buses to come through the village Car parks off the High Street Parking—need to control it (put it out of sight) Parking controls with all yellow lines ISSUES: POLLUTION: Noise—traffic—air traffic Buses

Bus service through village ? X39/40 through village as X40 through Woodcote Transport through village

Some X39 buses to pass through village INCLUDE IN PLAN Score map of condition of

Dorchester roads Access to & from X39 stop on the bypass

Parking Parking in High Street needs resolving

WISH LIST

Appendix 2: Dorchester Housing Needs Survey Report, October 2012

MAJOR ISSUES

Parking 24

Broadband 23

Affordable Housing 17

Post Office 12

Community 10

Village Hall 7

Speed Limit 7

Elderly 6

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Contents

Page Number

Dorchester Parish Profile Oxfordshire Rural Community Council Aim Distribution and Response Housing Profile and Affordability Survey Results:

You and Your Household Affordable Housing Need

Findings Summary Housing Needs Survey

2 5 5 5 6 7

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17

18

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Dorchester

HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY REPORT

October 2012

Anna Kennedy

Rural Housing Enabler Oxfordshire Rural Community Council

Jericho Farm, Worton, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4SZ 01865 883488 [email protected]

Oxfordshire Rural Community Council

Registered office: Jericho Farm, Worton, Witney, OX29 4SZ T: 01865 883488. F: 01865 883191. W: www.oxonrcc.org.uk

Registered in England as a company limited by guarantee (2461552)

and as a charity (900560)

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Access to Services NOTE: t Dorchester Communities in Rural England (ACRE), 2012. This project was commissioned by ACRE on behalf of the Rural Community Action Network to strengthen the evidence base on rural need across England. The full Dorchester report can be requested from the RHE. Road Distance to Services:

Car Ownership:

10.7

5.7

2.7

0.1

0.3

7.2

3.0

1.8

0.7

1.2

4.6

2.1

1.2

0.7

1.0

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Road distance from a Job Centre (km)

Road distance from a Secondary School

(km)

Road distance from a GP (km)

Road distance from a Public House (km)

Road distance from a Post Office (km)

Kilometres (km)

Fig 21. Road distance to services (2010)

England Oxfordshire Dorchester

12.4

37.3

38.8

8.7

2.9

18.2

42.7

30.5

6.5

2.1

26.8

43.7

23.6

4.5

1.4

0 10 20 30 40 50

No cars

One car

Two cars

Three cars

Four+ cars

(%)

Fig 18. Car ownership (2001)


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1. DORCHESTER PARISH PROFILE Population and Place

The Parish of Dorchester is in South Oxfordshire District, just under 10 miles south east of Oxford, four miles north west of Wallingford and approximately 6½ miles east of Abingdon.

According to the 2001 census, Dorchester has a total population of 992 comprising 450 households.

Churches

St Birinus Catholic Church Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul (Dorchester Abbey)

Social Life

There are three pubs/hotels/restaurants; The George Hotel, White Hart Hotel and The Fleur de Lys Inn.

www.dorchester-on-thames.co.uk provides information about village activities and events. Schools

There is a pre-school in purpose built premises in the grounds of the primary school. This is a much smaller than the average-sized primary school. Most pupils are of White British

heritage, with a few coming from other backgrounds. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is low. The school also has a low proportion of pupils with disabilities and special educational needs.

School children in Dorchester are in the catchment area for Fitzharrys, John Mason and Larkmead secondary schools in Abingdon.

Services

There are a number of shops including a post office in Dorchester. There is a Doctors and Dentist surgery in nearby Berinsfield. A Mobile Library van stops at the war memorial every other Thursday from 10.40 to 11.15am.

Transport

The Thames Travel bus (no 114) runs through Dorchester from Wallingford to Abingdon 4-7 times daily from Mon-Sat.

There is a Dorchester Surgery Car Scheme operating at 9.30am on Wednesdays taking patients from their homes to Berinsfield Health Centre.

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2. OXFORDSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

The ORCC aims to improve the quality of life for those who live or work in rural Oxfordshire. It supports programmes that are influenced by the needs of rural communities. The Rural Housing Enabler (RHE) promotes and assists Parish Councils and community groups to facilitate Housing Need Surveys in order to assess local needs for affordable housing. The RHE is employed by ORCC, part of the national network of Rural Community Councils. The RHE is a member of the Oxfordshire Rural Housing Partnership, which works closely with rural

communities to meet their affordable housing needs.

3. AIM The aim of the September 2012 Housing Needs Survey was to assess the affordable housing need for local people (or those who need to live in the parish or the locality) in Dorchester, and to gauge local opinion about a small development of affordable housing.

Affordable housing is, in essence, for those who would be unable to rent or buy on the open

market, or have significant financial difficulties in doing so. Housing need can be defined as the need for an individual or household to obtain housing which is

suitable to their circumstances. Housing need

arrangements and/ or that the household is unable to afford or to access suitable accommodation in the private sector.

Housing problems may be concerned with costs, size, location, layout, state of repair or security of tenure.

Housing need may be immediate or anticipated in the near future. 4. DISTRIBUTION AND RESPONSE In order to carry out the Housing Needs Survey, questionnaires were delivered to all dwellings in Dorchester Parish in September 2012. The RHE, liaising with the Parish Council, prepared the structure of the survey. Respondents were asked to return their surveys to ORCC by 22nd September, using a Freepost

envelope or the ballot box situated in the village post office. The RHE analysed the returned surveys and prepared this report. The survey does not claim to be representative of the entire population of the parish.

The survey responses were analysed in two parts. All respondents were asked to complete Part One of the questionnaire and respondents in need of affordable housing (and who wished to remain living in or move back to Dorchester) were asked to complete Part Two.

The 2001 census identifies Dorchester as having, in total,

450 households. 100 surveys were returned, a fairly good response of 22% 76% (76 respondents) said yes support a small

development of affordable housing in Dorchester parish if there was a proven local need from individuals or families with a genuine local connection to the parish? In total 11%

13% said maybe. No information is known about the non-respondents, and no

assumptions will be made about their needs or requirements.

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Deprivation and Low Income Proportion of people living on low incomes:

Proportion of people experiencing poor health and disability:

NOTE: data source as above.

2.8

12.6

8.4

2.3

16.4

10.6

4.3

26.1

17.6

Income Support claimants (May-

11)

Pension Credit claimants (May-

11)

Children in out-of-work families

(2010)

(%)

Fig 8. Proportion of children, working age adults and older people living on low incomes


8.0

13.4

2.7

7.7

14.2

3.0

11.4

17.1

5.0

0 5 10 15 20

People with a limiting long-term illness (aged 0-64)

(2001)

Attendance Allowance

claimants (aged 65+) (May-11)

Disability Living Allowance

claimants (all ages) (May-11)

(%)

Fig 9. Proportion of people experiencing poor health and disability


7

6. Survey Results

Part One You and Your Household

Total responses: 263 Note: graphs are based on total responses. Where the total is less than 100 a respondent(s) declined to answer the question Q1 How many people of each age live in your home?

Q2 What type of home do you live in?

6

5. Housing Profile and Affordability Current Mortgage Affordability in Oxfordshire

An average semi-detached property in Oxfordshire cost £274,975 in July 2012 (Source: www.home.co.uk House Prices Report for Oxfordshire July 2011 to July 2012). In the current financial climate, it is proving difficult for many to secure a mortgage. Mortgage lenders typically require a deposit of c. 20%. On the figures above, this would equate to almost £55,000. Even in the, now unlikely, scenario of a household being offered a mortgage of three-times their salary, their total annual income would have to be over £70 000. This is beyond the means of many first-time buyers and those with a low/ average or single income. Current Sale and Rental Market Context in Dorchester In order to contextualise survey responses with market housing conditions in Dorchester, a web search for properties for sale or rent was conducted in the w/c 22/10/2012. The results were as follows:

*Where properties of this size were not available for sale or rent in Dorchester the search radius was widened to 3 miles. ¹The lowest price for each size property has been recorded. ²Sale and rent totals are based on properties available within Dorchester Source: www.rightmove.co.uk General Comments At the average prices of homes in Dorchester, it would not be

possible for a household to purchase a property without a large deposit, some equity in an existing property or a substantial income.

First-time buyers would generally struggle to meet any of the criteria necessary for obtaining their own home.

In some cases shared ownership housing would be a suitable option, whilst in other instances affordable rented would be advisable.

House Type Price¹ Totals for Sale and Rent²

For Sale 4 bed £650,000 3 3 bed £260,000 4 2 bed £249,950 5 1 bed £137,450 (Berinsfield) n/a For Rent 4 bed £1,400 pcm (BcS) n/a 3 bed £900 pcm (Berinsfield) n/a 2 bed * £725 pcm (BcS) n/a 1 bed * £650 pcm (Wallingford) n/a

9

Q5 How long have you lived in your home/ parish of Dorchester? Note: graphs are based on total responses. Where the total is less than 100 a respondent(s) declined to answer the question

Q6 Would you support a small development of affordable housing in Dorchester if there was a proven need from individuals or families with a genuine local connection to the parish?

76

11

13

Yes

No

Maybe

8

Q3 How many bedrooms does your home have?

Q4 Who owns your home?

11

Why did they leave?

Would they return if there was affordable housing in the village? Yes: 12 41% No: 11 38% Maybe: 6 21%

Q9 Does anyone living in your home need affordable housing?

10

Q7 If you answered yes or maybe to question 6, can you suggest a suitable site?

Waste land along Abingdon Road 6 Gravel grading site 3 Opposite Meadside 2 Allotments 2 Watling Lane 2 Land at Orchid Lakes Vacant development site Opposite Sailing Lake Extend behind Tenpenny Between Meadside and bridge Off Drayton Road (before bridge) Wasteland opposite cemetery Small field beside Belcher Court Before Overy, opposite existing houses Former Council land, Abingdon Road

Q8 Have any members of your household left the parish in the last few years?

(39 in total)

13

Q12 Who owns the home you live in now?

Q13 What type of home would you like? *some respondents gave more than one answer.

12

Part 2 - Affordable Housing Need Total respondents: Note: graphs are based on total responses. Where the total is less than 12 a respondent(s) declined to answer the question Q10 How many people in each age group would live in the new home?

Q11 Why do you need a new home in this parish?

15

Q17 Can you give us some idea of how much rent/ mortgage you can afford to pay each month?

Q18 If you are interested in shared-ownership, how much do you think you would be able to put down as a deposit?

14

Q14 How many bedrooms will your new home need?

Q15 Does anyone in your household have a supported housing need?

No respondents indicated that they had a supported housing need. Q16 Which of the following would be best for you?

17

Q22 Are you on The Vale of the White Horse District Council Register?

Do you agree to share this information with South Oxfordshire District Council Housing Department? All respondents agreed to their information being shared. 7. Findings 76% of those who responded affordable housing in Dorchester parish if there was a proven local need from individuals or families with

13% 11% From an analysis of Part Two of the Housing Needs Survey responses it is assumed there is an affordable housing need from 12 respondents. All of these respondents have stated that they have a local connection to Dorchester. All would be unable to afford to rent or buy on the open market or would have significant financial difficulties in doing so.

16

Q19

Q20 Do you live in the Parish at the moment? Seven respondents said they do not currently live in the parish. How many years have you lived in the parish of Dorchester for?

19

For further details about this report please contact: Anna Kennedy

Rural Housing Enabler Oxfordshire Rural Community Council

Jericho Farm, Worton, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4SZ 01865 883488

[email protected]

18

Housing Needs Breakdown Rental 5 of the 12 respondents expressed an interest in an affordable rented property. These households would require:

2 x 1 bedroom unit 2 x 2 bedroom unit 1 x 3 bedroom unit

Shared Ownership 7 of the 12 respondents expressed an interest in a shared ownership property. These households would require:

6 x 2 bedroom unit 1 x 3 bedroom unit

Total units = 37 2 x 1 bedroom unit 8 x 2 bedroom unit 2 x 3 bedroom unit Summary 10 of the 12 potential applicants are not on the South Oxfordshire District Council Housing Register. The RHE will send all applicants who are not on the South Oxfordshire District Council Housing Register, and who have provided contact details, details of how to apply to the Housing Register. The findings of this report are exclusively based on the September 2012 Housing Needs Survey. Support for an affordable housing development in the parish and an affordable housing need has been identified. The report is intended as a guide for future discussion on the potential development of an affordable housing scheme in Dorchester. These discussions shall also be informed by, for example, additional housing need as evidenced from The South Oxfordshire DC Housing Register.

Appendix 3: Response to Draft Policies, Public Meeting January 2015

shou

ldonlybeacceptedwhereth

eycandem

onstrateaparticularhou

singneed.

7.App

licationsfo

rnew

buildingswillbeencouragedto

exceedtheminimum

requ

iredSustainableBu

ildingsCod

elevel.

44

111

81

8.Propo

salsfora

llnewhom

esto

bebu

iltinDorchestersho

uldprovideforo

neoff-streetparkingsp

acefore

achbedroo

m,

unlessotherwise

justifiedhavingregardto

site-specificcircum

stancesa

ndOxfordshireCou

ntyCo

uncilparkingstandards.

49

16

91

Econ

omyPo

licies

1.Develop

mentw

hichre

tainsa

ndsu

pportsexistingretail,com

mercial,farmingandho

meworkingbusinessesa

ndemployment

willbeencouraged.

51

5

94

2.Develop

mentswhichsu

pporttou

rismand

leisu

reenterprise

swhicharebasedontheconservatio

nandenjoym

ento

fthe

qualitiesoftheareawillbeencouraged.

50

6

93

Tourismand

LeisurePolicies

1.Recognisin

gDorchester’sprim

epo

sitionasanOxfordshireto

uristdestin

ation,develop

mentp

ropo

salswillbeencouraged

whereth

eypromotetourism

and

supp

ortleisurefacilitiesforth

ebenefitoflocalbusinessesa

ndth

ecommun

ityasa

who

le.

48

2 6

89

2.Develop

mentrelatedto

thetouristindu

strywhichcou

ldre

sultinincreaseddemandforo

rlosso

fcarparkingsh

ouldinclud

emeasurestomitigateth

is.

48

17

89

Append

ix3–Respo

nsesto

DraftPolicies,Pub

licM

eetin

gJanu

ary2015

DraftP

olicies

Supp

orted

Not

Supp

orted

No

Comment

%

Positiv

e

BuiltEnviro

nmentP

olicies

1.Develop

mentswhichmaintainorenh

anceth

osecharacteristicsw

hichhavebeenidentifiedinth

eDo

rchesterCon

servation

AreaCharacterApp

raisa

lasc

ontributingtoth

eestablish

edcharacteroftheCon

servationAreawillbesupp

orted.

53

3

98

2.Duere

gardsh

ouldbegiventoth

econtrib

utionmadebypropertiesincludedinth

elocallistofb

uildingsofn

otetoth

echaractera

ndapp

earanceofDorchester,especiallywheredevelop

mentp

ropo

salsdirectlyaffe

ctth

esebu

ildings.

52

4

96

3.Develop

mentswhichcou

ldre

sultinanincreaseinvehiculartrafficand

carparkingmustincludeaneffectiveplanto

mitigateanynegativeimpact,especiallyinre

latio

ntocarparking,trafficcongestio

nandpedestria

nsafety.

52

13

96

4.Alltheotherp

oliciesinthisplanwillbemeasuredagainsttheobjectiveinth

issection.

49

7

91

NaturalEnviro

nmentP

olicies

1.Recognisin

gDorchester'skeyposition

inth

eOxfordshireCon

servationTargetAreano

.27,develop

mentsprotectingthe

biod

iversityofsiteso

nthebankso

ftheRiverThameup

stream

toth

eA4

074willbeencouraged.

49

1 6

91

2.Propo

salson

sitesa

djoiningdesignatedNatureRe

serveswillbefavouredwhereth

eymakeapo

sitivecontrib

utiontoth

eecologyofth

osesites.

50

6

93

3.Develop

mentswhichre

tain,protectand

enh

anceth

egreenlanes,sp

acesand

vergesinthevillagewillbeencouraged.

53

3

98

4.Notablewildlifesitessu

chastheHurstW

aterM

eado

wsa

ndth

eDy

keHillsm

ustb

egivenextraprotectio

nbydesignatin

gthem

asC

ountyWildlifeSites.

53

3

98

5.Thedevelop

mento

fXsitefo

rwoo

dlandwou

ldbesupp

orted.

51

5

94

Ho

usingPo

licies

1.Allnewhou

singdevelopm

entswith

netgainsofthreeorm

oreun

itssh

ouldinclud

e40%affo

rdablehou

singinaccordance

with

SODC

'sCo

reStrategy

40

7 9

74

2.Develop

mentswhichprovideinexcesso

f40%

affo

rdablehou

singwillbewelcomed

33

12

11

61

3.W

hereth

eprovision

of4

0%affo

rdablehou

singisprovedto

beun

viable,develop

ersw

illbeexpectedto

provideth

emaximum

amou

ntofaffo

rdablehou

singun

itsth

ataredem

onstratedtobeviableand

deliverth

eseinlinewith

policyCSH3

of

theCo

reStrategy

41

411

76

4.Develop

mentp

ropo

salsthatre

latewelltothecharactero

fthesu

rrou

ndingareaand

deliverahighprop

ortio

nofoneand

tw

obedroo

mpropertiesu

singho

usingform

sand

layoutstohelpre

tainth

edw

ellingsassmallerp

ropertiesw

illbepreferred.

43

67

80

5.App

licationsfo

rnew

hou

singdevelopm

entinthevillagesh

oulddem

onstrateth

atth

eyarehelpingto

establishthebalanced

housingmixre

quire

dbyth

evillage.

47

9

87

6.Anyapp

licationsto

extendprop

ertie

sbuiltaftertheado

ptionofth

isPlanwhicharebeyon

d“PermittedDevelop

ment”

45

38

83

Fiel

d?)

Th

is p

olic

y ne

eds

care

ful r

ewor

ding

. Dan

ger o

f mis

-in

terp

retin

g - k

ey is

sue

in v

iew

of B

erin

sfie

ld e

xpan

sion

Hou

sing

Pol

icie

s 1.

All

new

hou

sing

dev

elop

men

ts w

ith n

et g

ains

of t

hree

or m

ore

units

sho

uld

incl

ude

40%

affo

rdab

le h

ousi

ng in

ac

cord

ance

with

SO

DC

's C

ore

Stra

tegy

Max

hei

ght s

houl

d be

2 s

tore

ys

2. D

evel

opm

ents

whi

ch p

rovi

de in

exc

ess

of 4

0% a

fford

able

hou

sing

will

be w

elco

med

D

on't

wan

t lar

ge h

ousi

ng e

stat

es a

s a

cons

eque

nce

D

on't

unde

rsta

nd th

e ne

ed fo

r affo

rdab

le h

ousi

ng in

D

orch

este

r

Affo

rdab

le h

ousi

ng n

ot w

elco

me

3. W

here

the

prov

isio

n of

40%

affo

rdab

le h

ousi

ng is

pro

ved

to b

e un

viab

le, d

evel

oper

s w

ill be

exp

ecte

d to

pro

vide

th

e m

axim

um a

mou

nt o

f affo

rdab

le h

ousi

ng u

nits

that

are

dem

onst

rate

d to

be

viab

le a

nd d

eliv

er th

ese

in li

ne w

ith

polic

y C

SH3

of th

e C

ore

Stra

tegy

impl

icat

ion

of w

ordi

ng o

f 1-4

is a

s m

uch

Affo

rdab

le

Hou

sing

as

poss

ible

at m

axim

um d

ensi

ty. T

here

sho

uld

be a

bal

ance

4.

Dev

elop

men

t pro

posa

ls th

at re

late

wel

l to

the

char

acte

r of t

he s

urro

undi

ng a

rea

and

deliv

er a

hig

h pr

opor

tion

of

one

and

two

bedr

oom

pro

perti

es u

sing

hou

sing

form

s an

d la

yout

s to

hel

p re

tain

the

dwel

lings

as

smal

ler p

rope

rties

w

ill be

pre

ferre

d.

If af

ford

able

hou

sing

is p

rimar

ily a

imed

at y

oung

peo

ple

then

1/2

bed

room

pro

perti

es n

ot s

uita

ble

1

bed

hous

es c

an b

e le

t & b

ecom

e a

ghet

to fo

r crim

e &

vand

alis

m

Th

is p

olic

y w

ill at

tract

less

fam

ilies

& m

ore

retir

ees

La

yout

s sh

ould

acc

omm

odat

e th

e di

sabl

ed

W

ordi

ng is

opa

que

5. A

pplic

atio

ns fo

r new

hou

sing

dev

elop

men

t in

the

villa

ge s

houl

d de

mon

stra

te th

at th

ey a

re h

elpi

ng to

est

ablis

h th

e ba

lanc

ed h

ousi

ng m

ix re

quire

d by

the

villa

ge.

Wha

t is

"bal

ance

d"?

Who

dec

ides

? (2

)

6. A

ny a

pplic

atio

ns to

ext

end

prop

ertie

s bu

ilt a

fter t

he a

dopt

ion

of th

is P

lan

whi

ch a

re b

eyon

d “P

erm

itted

D

evel

opm

ent”

shou

ld o

nly

be a

ccep

ted

whe

re th

ey c

an d

emon

stra

te a

par

ticul

ar h

ousi

ng n

eed.

Is

"nee

d" th

e co

mm

unity

's o

r app

lican

t's?

7. A

pplic

atio

ns fo

r new

bui

ldin

gs w

ill be

enc

oura

ged

to e

xcee

d th

e m

inim

um re

quire

d Su

stai

nabl

e Bu

ildin

gs C

ode

leve

l. -

8. P

ropo

sals

for a

ll ne

w h

omes

to b

e bu

ilt in

Dor

ches

ter s

houl

d pr

ovid

e fo

r one

off-

stre

et p

arki

ng s

pace

for e

ach

bedr

oom

, unl

ess

othe

rwis

e ju

stifi

ed h

avin

g re

gard

to s

ite-s

peci

fic c

ircum

stan

ces

and

Oxf

ords

hire

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

park

ing

stan

dard

s.

-

Econ

omy

Polic

ies

1. D

evel

opm

ent w

hich

reta

ins

and

supp

orts

exi

stin

g re

tail,

com

mer

cial

, far

min

g an

d ho

me

wor

king

bus

ines

ses

and

empl

oym

ent w

ill be

enc

oura

ged.

Rat

her c

onse

rvat

ive.

Sho

uld

be m

ore

enco

urag

ing.

Any

bu

sine

sses

we

shou

ld d

isco

urag

e?

Av

oid

fast

-food

out

lets

2.

Dev

elop

men

ts w

hich

sup

port

tour

ism

and

leis

ure

ente

rpris

es w

hich

are

bas

ed o

n th

e co

nser

vatio

n an

d en

joym

ent

of th

e qu

aliti

es o

f the

are

a w

ill be

enc

oura

ged.

Sh

ould

ther

e be

a s

peci

fic re

fere

nce

to B

road

band

in

this

sec

tion?

Tour

ism

and

Lei

sure

Pol

icie

s 1.

Rec

ogni

sing

Dor

ches

ter’s

prim

e po

sitio

n as

an

Oxf

ords

hire

tour

ist d

estin

atio

n, d

evel

opm

ent p

ropo

sals

will

be

enco

urag

ed w

here

they

pro

mot

e to

uris

m a

nd s

uppo

rt le

isur

e fa

cilit

ies

for t

he b

enef

it of

loca

l bus

ines

ses

and

the

com

mun

ity a

s a

who

le.

Nee

d a

spec

ific

polic

y re

gard

ing

spor

t & le

isur

e fa

cilit

ies

(2)

N

eed

to a

sses

s ag

ains

t im

pact

on

resi

dent

s

SpecificR

espo

nses

DraftP

olicies

Respon

ses

Bui

lt En

viro

nmen

t Pol

icie

s 1.

Dev

elop

men

ts w

hich

mai

ntai

n or

enh

ance

thos

e ch

arac

teris

tics

whi

ch h

ave

been

iden

tifie

d in

the

Dor

ches

ter

Con

serv

atio

n Ar

ea C

hara

cter

App

rais

al a

s co

ntrib

utin

g to

the

esta

blis

hed

char

acte

r of t

he C

onse

rvat

ion

Area

will

be

supp

orte

d.

Any

deve

lopm

ents

sho

uld

be s

prea

d &

not

conc

entra

ted

2. D

ue re

gard

sho

uld

be g

iven

to th

e co

ntrib

utio

n m

ade

by p

rope

rties

incl

uded

in th

e lo

cal l

ist o

f bui

ldin

gs o

f not

e to

th

e ch

arac

ter a

nd a

ppea

ranc

e of

Dor

ches

ter,

espe

cial

ly w

here

dev

elop

men

t pro

posa

ls d

irect

ly a

ffect

thes

e bu

ildin

gs.

Con

side

r pre

serv

atio

n or

der f

or, s

ay, d

oubl

e do

ors

next

to

pos

t offi

ce a

s pa

rt of

reta

inin

g hi

stor

ical

cha

ract

er o

f H

igh

Stre

et

3. D

evel

opm

ents

whi

ch c

ould

resu

lt in

an

incr

ease

in v

ehic

ular

traf

fic a

nd c

ar p

arki

ng m

ust i

nclu

de a

n ef

fect

ive

plan

to

miti

gate

any

neg

ativ

e im

pact

, esp

ecia

lly in

rela

tion

to c

ar p

arki

ng, t

raffi

c co

nges

tion

and

pede

stria

n sa

fety

. Th

e ca

r par

king

issu

e is

ext

rem

ely

sens

itive

& w

arra

nts

a po

licy

stat

emen

t of i

ts o

wn

N

o m

ore

deve

lopm

ent -

whi

te/y

ello

w li

nes

on o

ne s

ide

of s

treet

Nee

d to

take

acc

ount

of d

isab

led

bugg

ies,

pra

ms

etc

N

eed

to re

duce

Hig

h St

par

king

Nee

d ef

fect

ive

enfo

rcem

ent o

f spe

ed li

mits

Incl

ude

pede

stria

n sa

fety

4.

All

the

othe

r pol

icie

s in

this

pla

n w

ill be

mea

sure

d ag

ains

t the

obj

ectiv

e in

this

sec

tion.

-

Nat

ural

Env

ironm

ent P

olic

ies

1. R

ecog

nisi

ng D

orch

este

r's k

ey p

ositi

on in

the

Oxf

ords

hire

Con

serv

atio

n Ta

rget

Are

a no

. 27,

dev

elop

men

ts

prot

ectin

g th

e bi

odiv

ersi

ty o

f site

s on

the

bank

s of

the

Riv

er T

ham

e up

stre

am to

the

A407

4 w

ill be

enc

oura

ged.

Nee

d to

cla

rify

if "d

evel

opm

ent"

rela

tes

to n

atur

al o

r bu

ild. I

f the

latte

r, st

rong

ly re

sist

ed. N

eed

to b

e m

ade

clea

rer.

R

egul

ar d

redg

ing

of T

ham

e to

avo

id fl

oodi

ng &

en

cour

age

wild

life

(2)

Ke

ep ri

ver b

ank

open

acc

essi

ble

to p

ublic

& ri

ver i

tsel

f na

viga

ble

M

ust n

ot im

pede

rive

r flo

w

Po

licy

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Appendix4Furtherpubliccommentson2015draftpoliciesGeneralCommentsWhilstthePlanshouldbeassuccinctaspossible,someexplanationofthethinkingbehinditwouldbehelpful.Severaltermsareusedwhichmayornothaveaprecisedefinition.Thisshouldbeexplainedinapreambleornotes–forexample“affordablehousing”.Somepoliciesmayconflictwithoneanother.Wherethishappensitshouldberecognisedwithanindicationofhowtheyaretobebalanced.Thevillageboundaryhasbeenset&shouldnotbebreechedIfvillagepavilionisredevelopedthenvillagehallcouldbeconvertedtosocialhousingTheprincipleofdevelopmentinanylocationisnotaccepted&allexistingspaces,footpathsetcmustberetainedBuiltEnvironmentPoliciesThissectionaccuratelyreflectswhatissupposedtobetheestablishedpolicyforconservationareas.UnfortunatelySODCtakenonoticeofit,asanotoriousrecentexampledemonstrated.Couldtherebesomereferencetogivingweighttotheviewsoftheresidentswhoareaffectedbyplanningdecisions?Thesearetheover-ridingpoliciesandarethereforethemostimportant.OnthewholeIagreewiththemalthoughitwouldbeclearertoaddattheendofPolicy1“Otherwisetheywillbeopposed”.IstheAppraisalreferredtoinPolicy1readilyaccessible?IthinkPolicy3wouldseemtoallowadevelopmentwhichwasdeemedverynegativeprovidingithadan“effective”mitigation”plan.Inthecontextofthesensitiveroadsystemaroundthevillage,Isuggestthepolicybeexpandedtosay:“Developmentswhichcouldresultinanincreaseinvehiculartrafficandcarparkingwillnotbesupportedunlesstheyareproportionatetotheirmeansofaccessandinclude…….pedestriansafety.”Shoulditbe“objectives”inPolicy4?NaturalEnvironmentPoliciesPara1shouldhaveregardtotheinterestsofriveruserssuchasfishermen,canoeists,swimmersandboaters.Doespara4meanLocalWildlifeSites?Whataretheimplicationsofthis?TheDEFRAguidancedevotesalotofspacetodefinition,criteriaandfunding,butdoesn’treallyexplainwhatpracticalactionwouldfollow.WhatisXsiteinpara5.IsthisthefieldwhichmightprovideabufferagainstthenoiseoftheByPass?TheselooksensiblebutIwasnotsurewhatP3isgettingat.Whatkindofdevelopmentsareenvisaged?ItseemedtomethereshouldbeaddedtoP3thewords“subjecttothembeingproportionateandinkeepingwiththeirimmediateenvironment.HousingPoliciesThissectionisexpressedentirelyintermsofthearithmeticofhousingunits.Whataretheseformulaetryingtoachieve?Oneobjectivemightbetopreventtheaverageageinthevillagerisingstillfurther–theemphasisonsingleandtwobedroomunitsmightsuggesttheopposite.Paras1-3appeartodolittlemorethanrestateCSH3:someexplanationofwhatthismeansinpracticemightbehelpful.Para4isopaque.Doesitmeanthatjoiningsmallcottagestogethertomakelargerunitsshouldberesisted?

Asforpara5,whatisthe“balancedhousingmixrequiredbythevillage”?Whohasdecidedthisandwhomdidtheyconsult?Para8ispotentiallyveryimportant.CanweimposeanoffstreetparkingstandardthatismorerestrictivethanthatofOCC.Thisismanifestlyinadequateastwocardwellingsarethenormandmorethanthatquitecommon.Perhapsthisisanissuetoberevisitedinconjunctionwithsomeformoflicensing.Allthepoliciesinthissectionseemtobereactiveandthereisnothingwhichsayswhatthevillagewantsorthinksitmayneed.Iknowthisisdifficultbutwouldyounotexpectsomethinglikethisina“plan”WhatitdoessayhoweverinPs1to4isthatwewantasmuchAffordableHousingaspossible.Infactweseemtobeinvitingdeveloperstobuildtothehighestdensitiespossible.Idon’tthinkthisisrightforthevillageandIsuggestweneedamixofnewpropertiesifwearegoingtohavethem.Weneedhousesforfamilieswithchildrenaswellasstarterhomesotherwisegrowingfamilieswillhavetoleavethevillageifthereisanoveremphasisonsmalldwellings.P5touchesonthematterjustmentionedbutitbegsthequestionofwhodecideswhatis“thebalancedhousingmixrequiredbythevillage”atanypointintime.P6refersto“housingneed”butitisunclearifthisrelatestotheapplicant’sneedorthecommunities.Ifthelatterhowwillthatbedeterminedandwoulditnotbebettertointroducesomeconceptoftheextensionbeingproportionateandappropriate?Alsoperhapssomerecognitionoftheimportanceoftheviewsofneighbourswouldnotgoamiss?EconomyPoliciesPara1isratherconservative.Whatiswrongwithencouragingnewbusinessesandemployment?Arethereanybusinessdevelopmentswewishtodiscourageegthosewithundesirableenvironmentalorsocialeffects–oristhatwhatpara2.means?Shouldtherebeareferencetobroadbandprovision?TourismandLeisurePoliciesThissectionseemsabitmuddledaboutwhywemightwishtopromotetourismandleisure.Leisure/sportingfacilitiespresumablyaimtobenefitresidents,whiletourismdoesnotnecessarilydoso:indeed,aspara2acknowledges,theybearcostswhichmustbeweighedagainsttheputativebenefitstobusinesses.ThissectionshouldalsorecognisethehistoricalandrecreationalvalueoftheRiversThamesandThame.ManypeopleusetheriverandsomereachDorchesterthatway,whichshouldbeencouraged.

Appendix 5: SODC Response on Pre-Submission

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ppea

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to in

form

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ased

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pro

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iden

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amen

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uild

ings

of

inte

rest

will

be

requ

ired

to d

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stra

te th

at th

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igni

fican

ce a

s he

ritag

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sets

, inc

ludi

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thei

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char

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of D

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as b

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nd th

at p

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hav

e so

ught

to a

void

or m

inim

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harm

to th

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igni

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app

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to b

e in

gen

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con

form

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heth

er a

dev

elop

er h

as u

nder

stoo

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e si

gnifi

canc

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her

itage

ass

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is n

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mat

eria

l mat

ter.

It is

mor

e im

porta

nt to

iden

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the

build

ings

the

plan

see

ks to

pro

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, to

stat

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gnifi

canc

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build

ings

and

to u

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to

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ay b

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“Dev

elop

men

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cou

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sult

in a

n in

crea

se in

veh

icul

ar tr

affic

and

car

par

king

mus

t in

clud

e an

effe

ctiv

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an to

miti

gate

any

neg

ativ

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pact

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rela

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to c

ar p

arki

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Iden

tify

clea

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are

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obje

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eman

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ition

al p

arki

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nd

pede

stria

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fety

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ing

is re

cogn

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as

one

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e m

atte

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f par

ticul

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once

rn to

loca

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ple

and

is a

n ar

ea th

at

coul

d be

mor

e ex

tens

ivel

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scus

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in th

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cum

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ever

this

pol

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is n

ot s

peci

fic e

noug

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be

of u

se in

con

side

ring

a pl

anni

ng a

pplic

atio

n. A

ll de

velo

pmen

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incr

ease

veh

icul

ar tr

affic

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wha

t is

mea

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y an

‘effe

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e H

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as p

artic

ular

pro

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s sh

ould

it b

e de

alt w

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nder

a

sepa

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pol

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the

polic

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or a

void

ance

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oubt

wha

t exa

ct lo

catio

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re in

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igh

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edes

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saf

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in th

e rig

ht p

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on in

the

para

grap

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the

othe

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icie

s in

this

pla

n w

ill b

e m

easu

red

agai

nst t

he p

rime

obje

ctiv

e as

set

out

in

para

grap

h 3.

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at o

bjec

tive:

“To

nur

ture

and

pro

tect

the

natu

ral a

nd b

uilt

envi

ronm

ent o

f the

vill

age

for

futu

re g

ener

atio

ns to

enj

oy”

coul

d an

d m

aybe

sho

uld

be a

pplie

d to

all

of th

e po

licie

s in

the

plan

ho

wev

er it

is n

ot c

lear

why

the

wor

d ‘m

easu

re’ i

s in

clud

ed a

s no

thin

g in

the

obje

ctiv

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ovid

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m

etho

dolo

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r mea

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men

t.

Perh

aps

not n

eces

sary

to in

clud

e as

a p

olic

y

17

Polic

y D

oT5

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dev

elop

men

t or c

hang

e of

use

of l

and

adjo

inin

g th

e R

iver

Tha

me

or R

iver

Tha

mes

sho

uld

have

rega

rd to

rive

r use

rs a

nd w

ill o

nly

be s

uppo

rted

if it

incl

udes

mea

sure

s to

pro

tect

or

enha

nce

river

ban

k bi

odiv

ersi

ty”

This

app

ears

to b

e si

mila

r to

Cor

e St

rate

gy a

nd e

mer

ging

Loc

al P

lan

polic

ies.

It c

ould

be

exte

nded

to

biod

iver

sity

in th

e riv

er a

s w

ell a

s riv

er b

anks

. Is

‘land

adj

oini

ng’ s

uffic

ient

ly a

ccur

ate?

The

re c

ould

be

a si

tuat

ion

whe

re la

nd g

oes

suffi

cien

tly c

lose

to th

e riv

ers

for d

evel

opm

ent t

o ha

ve e

ffect

on

them

but

th

ere

is la

nd b

etw

een

them

. An

effe

ctiv

e po

licy

mig

ht s

ugge

st ty

pes

of m

itiga

tion

need

ed lo

cally

as

it w

ould

be

easy

for a

dev

elop

er to

just

ify v

ery

smal

l cha

nges

as

havi

ng p

rovi

ded

‘mea

sure

s’.

Re-

draf

t pol

icy

and

link

to lo

cally

spe

cific

issu

es a

nd p

lan

obje

ctiv

es.

17

Polic

y D

oT6

“Pro

posa

ls o

n si

tes

adjo

inin

g de

sign

ated

Nat

ure

Res

erve

s w

ill b

e fa

vour

ed w

here

they

mak

e a

posi

tive

cont

ribut

ion

to th

e ec

olog

y of

thos

e si

tes”

Th

is re

peat

s ex

istin

g na

tiona

l gui

danc

e an

d lo

cal p

lan

polic

ies,

whi

ch s

eek

biod

iver

sity

gai

ns h

owev

er

thos

e po

licie

s al

so in

clud

e se

ekin

g to

pre

vent

dam

age.

For

exa

mpl

e in

the

Cor

e St

rate

gy to

pre

vent

da

mag

e to

“…lo

cal w

ildlif

e si

tes,

loca

l nat

ure

rese

rves

... u

nles

s th

e im

porta

nce

of th

e de

velo

pmen

t ou

twei

ghs

the

harm

and

the

loss

can

be

miti

gate

d to

ach

ieve

a n

et g

ain

in b

iodi

vers

ity” T

he p

ropo

sed

neig

hbou

rhoo

d pl

an d

oes

not h

ave

the

sam

e ch

ecks

and

bal

ance

s.

Re-

draf

t pol

icy

to re

flect

loca

l iss

ues

and

plan

obj

ectiv

es

17

Polic

y D

oT7

“Dev

elop

men

ts w

hich

reta

in, p

rote

ct a

nd e

nhan

ce th

e gr

een

lane

s, s

pace

s an

d ve

rges

in th

e vi

llage

will

be

enco

urag

ed”

This

app

ears

to b

e in

gen

eral

con

form

ity w

ith P

olic

y C

SQ3

Des

ign

in th

e ad

opte

d C

ore

Stra

tegy

ho

wev

er it

add

s no

loca

l det

ail a

nd is

aga

in a

sta

tem

ent o

f asp

iratio

n no

t pol

icy.

The

gre

en la

nes

etc.

ne

ed to

be

iden

tifie

d in

the

plan

(as

wel

l as

in m

aps)

. Wha

t exa

ctly

is m

eant

by

reta

in, p

rote

ct a

nd

enha

nce?

Doe

s th

e pl

an s

eek

all t

hree

in e

very

cas

e or

just

one

of t

hem

? Pe

rhap

s th

e w

ord

‘spa

ces’

nee

ds a

ddin

g to

per

haps

to s

ay ‘g

reen

’, ‘p

ublic

ope

n’, ‘

amen

ity’ s

pace

etc

.

Re-

draf

t pol

icy

to re

flect

loca

l iss

ues

and

plan

obj

ectiv

es.

Prov

ide

clea

r ide

ntifi

catio

n of

ass

ets

to b

e pr

otec

ted

and

sugg

est w

ays

the

plan

see

ks e

nhan

cem

ent.

17

n/a

In li

ne w

ith N

atur

al E

ngla

nd’s

com

men

t it w

ould

be

usef

ul to

see

spe

cific

pol

icy

to p

rote

ct e

xist

ing

gree

n in

frast

ruct

ure

with

in th

e pl

an a

rea

and

prom

ote

the

crea

tion

of n

ew g

reen

infra

stru

ctur

e.

Con

side

r add

ition

al g

reen

infra

stru

ctur

e po

licy

in li

ne w

ith

Nat

ural

Eng

land

’s c

omm

ents

. 17

Po

licy

DoT

8 “T

he d

evel

opm

ent o

f Dem

esne

Fie

ld (s

ee 6

. “O

ther

enc

losu

res

– Pa

rish

Map

) for

com

mun

ity u

se

in a

man

ner w

hich

saf

egua

rds

the

unde

rlyin

g ar

chae

olog

y w

ould

be

supp

orte

d”

This

app

ears

to b

e in

gen

eral

con

form

ity w

ith P

olic

y C

SEN

3 H

isto

ric E

nviro

nmen

t in

the

adop

ted

Cor

e St

rate

gy in

whi

ch “P

ropo

sals

for d

evel

opm

ent t

hat a

ffect

non

-des

igna

ted

hist

oric

ass

ets

will

be

cons

ider

ed ta

king

acc

ount

of t

he s

cale

of a

ny h

arm

or l

oss

and

the

sign

ifica

nce

of th

e he

ritag

e as

set.”

H

owev

er P

olic

y D

oT8

does

not

add

any

thin

g to

this

. Per

haps

it w

ould

be

bette

r to

spec

ify e

xact

ly w

hat

com

mun

ity u

ses

the

loca

l com

mun

ity w

ould

like

to s

ee o

n th

e si

te. A

lso

I am

not

sur

e th

at it

is a

‘d

evel

opm

ent’

that

is w

ante

d.

Con

side

r add

ing

spec

ific

land

use

asp

iratio

ns fo

r D

emes

ne F

ield

.

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Page

Se

ctio

n or

Pol

icy

no.

Com

men

t Su

gges

ted

chan

ge

20

Polic

y D

oT9

“Dev

elop

men

t on

suita

ble

win

dfal

l site

s, w

hich

exc

eed

the

requ

ired

perc

enta

ge o

f affo

rdab

le

hous

ing

will

be

perm

itted

” Th

is p

olic

y is

unn

eces

sary

bec

ause

nat

iona

l pol

icy

defin

es w

hat h

ousi

ng m

ay b

e al

low

ed in

the

Gre

en

Belt.

As

writ

ten

this

pol

icy

mig

ht re

sult

in e

xcee

ding

the

requ

ired

perc

enta

ge b

y 1

hom

e, w

hich

I su

spec

t is

not t

he in

tent

ion.

Sugg

est t

his

polic

y is

rem

oved

.

19-2

0 3.

3.3T

ext b

elow

Po

licy

DoT

9 W

hile

the

obje

ctiv

e of

incr

easi

ng a

fford

able

hou

sing

is a

ppre

ciat

ed, t

he te

xt a

ccom

pany

ing

the

polic

y su

gges

ts th

at th

e ne

ighb

ourh

ood

plan

sho

uld

set l

ower

thre

shol

ds fo

r affo

rdab

le h

ousi

ng in

D

orch

este

r, w

hich

is c

ontra

dict

ory.

Suc

h th

resh

olds

wou

ld h

ave

to b

e se

t in

the

Loca

l Pla

n an

d on

ly

then

whe

re th

ere

is ro

bust

evi

denc

e to

sup

port

it.

Rem

ove

refe

renc

e to

low

er th

resh

olds

or p

rovi

de d

etai

led

and

robu

st e

vide

nce

for t

his

to b

e ch

ange

d th

roug

h th

e em

ergi

ng L

ocal

Pla

n.

20-2

1 Po

licy

DoT

10;

para

grap

hs 1

-4

belo

w th

e po

licy;

an

d m

ap io

n Ap

pend

ix 8

“Pro

posa

ls fo

r the

dev

elop

men

t of s

mal

l sca

le a

fford

able

hou

sing

sch

emes

on

rura

l exc

eptio

n si

tes

in s

uita

ble

loca

tions

with

in th

e pa

rish

boun

darie

s w

here

hou

sing

wou

ld n

ot n

orm

ally

be

perm

itted

will

be

supp

orte

d pr

ovid

ed th

ey a

re in

acc

orda

nce

with

Pol

icy

H10

of t

he S

outh

O

xfor

dshi

re L

ocal

Pla

n 20

11.”

Th

is p

olic

y is

unn

eces

sary

as

it m

erel

y st

ates

wha

t rur

al e

xcep

tion

site

s ar

e. It

wou

ld b

e m

ore

appr

opria

te to

incl

ude

a po

licy

to id

entif

y a

spec

ific

site

or s

ites

whe

re lo

cal p

eopl

e w

ould

pre

fer t

o se

e de

velo

pmen

t, su

bjec

t to

futu

re G

reen

Bel

t rev

iew

thro

ugh

the

Loca

l Pla

n. T

his

mus

t be

base

d on

ro

bust

evi

denc

e.

With

rega

rd to

refe

renc

es to

allo

catio

ns in

the

site

spe

cific

par

agra

phs

(1-4

) and

on

the

map

(A

ppen

dix

8) th

e di

stric

t cou

ncil

offe

rs to

sup

port

the

neig

hbou

rhoo

d pl

an g

roup

in re

solv

ing

how

to

expr

ess

the

proc

ess

of s

ite a

lloca

tion

of s

ites

in th

e G

reen

Bel

t, w

hich

can

onl

y be

cha

nged

thro

ugh

a Lo

cal P

lan.

Th

e si

te s

urve

ys a

nd d

escr

iptio

ns a

re u

sefu

l but

nee

d to

be

part

of a

robu

st s

ite s

elec

tion

met

hodo

logy

. The

Dep

artm

ent f

or C

omm

uniti

es a

nd L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent h

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ful t

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lan

Polic

y H

10 m

ay n

ot b

e br

ough

t for

war

d in

the

sam

e fo

rm in

the

emer

ging

Loc

al

Plan

. Pol

icy

DoT

10 is

ther

efor

e in

dan

ger o

f bec

omin

g ou

t of d

ate.

Rem

ove

this

pol

icy

and

cons

ider

sub

stitu

ting

a ne

w p

olic

y th

at id

entif

ies

one

or m

ore

pref

erre

d ho

usin

g si

tes,

bas

ed

on m

ore

robu

st e

vide

nce.

If th

e co

mm

unity

doe

s in

deed

w

elco

me

the

prin

cipl

e of

sm

all s

cale

affo

rdab

le h

ousi

ng

set o

ut th

e ev

iden

ce a

nd id

entif

y th

e pa

rticu

lar n

eed

and

whe

re it

cou

ld b

e ad

dres

sed.

Pro

vide

up

to d

ate

evid

ence

to

sho

w n

eed

for a

fford

able

hou

sing

W

ork

with

dis

trict

cou

ncil

to e

nsur

e co

rrect

pro

cess

for

site

ana

lysi

s an

d w

ordi

ng o

f any

allo

catio

n po

licy.

Fu

ture

pro

of th

e po

licy

agai

nst c

hang

es to

exi

stin

g sa

ved

Loca

l Pla

n po

licie

s by

rem

ovin

g or

cha

ngin

g sp

ecifi

c re

fere

nce

to L

P po

licy

H10

.

21

DoT

11

“Sm

all s

cale

infil

l dev

elop

men

ts th

at re

late

wel

l to

the

char

acte

r of t

he s

urro

undi

ng a

rea

and

cont

ribut

e to

mai

ntai

ning

a b

alan

ced

hous

ing

mix

will

be

supp

orte

d”

This

app

ears

to b

e in

con

form

ity w

ith th

e ad

opte

d C

ore

Stra

tegy

but

cou

ld b

e tig

hten

ed u

p to

def

ine

wha

t asp

ects

of c

hara

cter

the

deve

lopm

ents

sho

uld

rela

te to

for e

xam

ple

land

scap

e an

d/or

his

toric

ch

arac

ter.

Also

the

surro

undi

ng a

rea

coul

d re

fer t

o So

uth

Oxf

ords

hire

or t

he im

med

iate

fiel

dsca

pe.

Loca

lly d

istin

ctiv

e cr

iteria

cou

ld b

e us

ed h

ere.

Prov

ide

evid

ence

to s

how

nee

d fo

r par

ticul

ar b

alan

ce o

f ho

usin

g m

ix.

Re-

draf

t pol

icy

base

d on

loca

lly s

peci

fic c

riter

ia.

21

DoT

12

“App

licat

ions

for n

ew b

uild

ings

will

be

enco

urag

ed to

exc

eed

the

min

imum

requ

ired

envi

ronm

enta

l per

form

ance

.”

This

is a

wor

thw

hile

aim

but

cou

ld p

oten

tially

con

flict

with

nat

iona

l pol

icy

as s

et o

ut in

the

NPP

F pa

rticu

larly

par

agra

ph 1

73 E

nsur

ing

viab

ility

and

deliv

erab

ility:

“…Th

eref

ore,

the

site

s an

d th

e sc

ale

of

deve

lopm

ent i

dent

ified

in th

e pl

an s

houl

d no

t be

subj

ect t

o su

ch a

sca

le o

f obl

igat

ions

and

pol

icy

burd

ens

that

thei

r abi

lity

to b

e de

velo

ped

viab

ly is

thre

aten

ed.”

Th

is m

ay b

e ob

viat

ed if

the

plan

con

tain

s so

me

proc

esse

s by

whi

ch s

uch

sche

mes

will

be a

ctiv

ely

‘enc

oura

ged’

.

Re-

cons

ider

this

pol

icy

and

cons

ider

met

hods

for a

ctiv

ely

enco

urag

ing

high

er e

nviro

nmen

tal p

erfo

rman

ce.

21

DoT

13

“Pro

posa

ls fo

r all

new

hom

es to

be

built

in D

orch

este

r sho

uld

prov

ide

one-

off s

tree

t par

king

sp

ace

for e

ach

bedr

oom

, unl

ess

othe

rwis

e ju

stifi

ed h

avin

g re

gard

to s

ite-s

peci

fic

circ

umst

ance

s an

d O

xfor

dshi

re C

ount

y C

ounc

il pa

rkin

g st

anda

rds.

”

Re-

cons

ider

pol

icy

in li

ght o

f via

bilit

y im

plic

atio

ns a

nd

cons

ider

whe

ther

pol

icy

DoT

3 is

suf

ficie

nt b

y its

elf.

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Se

ctio

n or

Pol

icy

no.

Com

men

t Su

gges

ted

chan

ge

This

pol

icy,

like

DoT

12, c

ould

pot

entia

lly c

onfli

ct w

ith th

e vi

abilit

y re

quire

men

ts o

f the

NPP

F as

di

scus

sed

in D

oT12

abo

ve.

22

D

oT14

“D

evel

opm

ent w

hich

reta

ins

and

supp

orts

exi

stin

g re

tail,

com

mer

cial

, far

min

g an

d ho

me

wor

king

bus

ines

s an

d em

ploy

men

t will

be

enco

urag

ed.”

Th

is is

asp

iratio

nal a

nd p

rovi

des

no fo

rm p

olic

y cr

iteria

.

Re-

draf

t pol

icy

22

DoT

15

“Dev

elop

men

t whi

ch s

uppo

rts

tour

ism

and

leis

ure

ente

rpris

es w

hich

are

bas

ed o

n th

e co

nser

vatio

n an

d en

joym

ent o

f the

qua

litie

s of

the

area

will

be

enco

urag

ed.”

Th

is p

olic

y ap

pear

s to

be

in g

ener

al c

onfo

rmity

with

Pol

icie

s C

SEM

1 Su

ppor

ting

a su

cces

sful

ec

onom

y an

d Po

licy

CSR

2 Em

ploy

men

t in

Rur

al A

reas

in th

e ad

opte

d C

ore

Stra

tegy

but

doe

s no

t add

an

y va

lue

and

risks

per

mitt

ing

deve

lopm

ents

that

may

be

harm

ful.

.

Re-

draf

t pol

icy

base

d on

loca

lly s

peci

fic c

riter

ia

23

DoT

16

“Rec

ogni

sing

Dor

ches

ter’s

prim

e po

sitio

n as

an

Oxf

ords

hire

tour

ist d

estin

atio

n an

d al

so th

e hi

stor

ical

and

recr

eatio

nal v

alue

of t

he R

iver

Tha

mes

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BishopsCourtFarm

- Says there has been no change in farming practice from arable to grazing (currentappearance confirms this). We will delete all or second half of “which have recently beenfencedinasaresponsetoachangeinfarmingpracticefromarabletograzing(4.1.3)

- References to affordable housing, increased housing stock, rural exception sites, housinginfilletc.,alreadyconsideredandaddressedwithindraftplanasitstands.

- Tourism–shouldweincludereferencetotheactiveencouragementofruraldiversificationasaneconomicdriverforDorchester,assuggested?Weagreedtorefertothisbywayofanexpandedpolicywithinthe“Economy”section.

DorchesterResidents

- Queriedthename“AbbeyViewMeadow”,withwhichsheisunfamiliar,withinthetextandappendices.Thetermiscorrect&GeoffRussellhasadvisedresidentassuch.

- Anumberofsuggesteddraftingchanges,expansionsetc.tothetextwhichweconsidered.Nosuggestedchangestopoliciesproposedandnotextualchangesthereforeincorporated.

- Spottedatypoonpage30–currentlyDOT11–change“area”to“also”.Texttobeupdated- ObservationsontheSWOTanalysis.- Observationontheneedforaffordablehousing–noamendmentprompted.- SuggestionthatthePCsponsoranewTourismActionGroup–maybeagoodideabutnotan

appropriateNDPinclusion.

OveryResidents

- 3 separate items all referring the NDP’s reference to flood risk in Overy and requests toremove from4.2.2“TheThamehasawidecatchmentarea……”.Wehaveagreed tomakethischange.

- A separate suggestion in the Butcher note that the Historic Environment section shouldinclude a policy concerning the ongoing maintenance of existing village flood defencesystems.Havingdiscussedthis,weagreedthatthisimportantpointrelatesmoretoongoingVillage“housekeeping”thanbeingaspecificNDPissue.

EnvironmentAgency

- “Nodetailedcomments”–noaction.

FriendsofDorchesterandLongWittenhamOpenSpaces(FODLWOS)

- A number of detailed responses discussed in detail and agreed to reflect a number of thegroup’srequestedchanges.Seeseparateappendix7.

-

NaturalEngland

- Nospecificcommentsasnoproposeddevelopmentsiteallocation,butasuggestionthatwemakereferencetoTheNorthWessexDownsAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeautyinsection

4.2 – establish whether Parish boundary is actually contiguous, and then include thisreferenceifappropriate.

OCC

- Nocomments

SODC

- Anumberofdetailedresponses,seeseparateappendix8.

SOHA

- Feedback covers the Belcher Court issue which continues to be something of a “movingfeast”.Giventhependingcovenantissues,weagreeditwascorrectthatcurrenttextshouldberetained

ThamesWater

- Arequest to includeapolicyonWater&Wastewater Infrastructure. “Developersneed toconsider the net increase in water and waste water demand to serve their developmentsandalsoanyimpactthedevelopmentmayhaveoff-sitefurtherdownthenetworkifno/lowwaterpressureandinternal/externalseweragefloodingofpropertyistobeavoided.”ThereisarequestthatdevelopersengagewithThamesWaterattheearliestopportunity.ThiswillbeincorporatedintotheHousingsection.

Appendix 7: Feedback from FODLWOS on the

Pre-Submission Draft 2017

Appendix7:FeedbackfromFODLWOSonthePre-SubmissionDraft20173.Dorchester-on-Thames3.1.Overview3.1.1.SnapshotofthevillageDorchester-on-ThamesisasmallvillageinSouthOxfordshirewhichislovedandenjoyedbythosewholivethereaswellasbyitsmanyvisitors.Despitehavingaresidentpopulationofalittleover1,000people,itisconsideredbymanytobeadynamicvillagewithadiverserangeofcommunityactivitiesthatenrichthelivesofitsinhabitants.•Itissteepedinhistory,itsoriginsdatingback6,000years,andmuchofitsevolutionisstillclearlyinevidenceinthelandscapetoday.•Itissurroundedbybeautifulcountryside,includingboththeRiverThamesandtheRiverThame,WittenhamClumpsandtheHurstWaterMeadow,allofwhichareeasilyaccessibletoresidentsandvisitorsalikeandprovidealmostunlimitedopportunitiestowalkandexplore.The Thames Path, a national trail passes close by. Access to open spaces at Days Lock Meadow, The Dyke Hills, meadows and Hurst are valued by villagers and visitors. •ItboastsanumberofinterestingandvariedbuildingsinandaroundthepicturesqueHighStreet,includingthemajesticDorchesterAbbeyandtheadjoiningaccreditedMuseum.•Commercialfacilitiesincludeavillageshop,hotelsandrestaurants,tea-rooms,hairsalon,andothersmallbusinesspremises.•Communityrunfacilitiesincludethevillagehall,allotments,alargerecreationgroundwithasportspavilion,tenniscourtsandchildren’splayarea.Recreational activities are also enjoyed on the rivers Thame and Thames, meadows and nearby Dyke Hills. •Itoffersitsresidentsandvisitorsarangeofculturalandrecreationalleisurefacilitiesthroughitsmanyclubsandassociations.•Itspre-schoolandprimaryschool,andotherfacilitiesforyoungfamilies,providetheopportunityforchildrentobegintheirdevelopmentandearlyeducationwithouttheneedtotraveloutsidethevillage.•PeoplelikelivinginDorchester.Iftheymovetheytendtodosowithinthevillage.Residentswhoremainherethroughtheirretirementappreciatetherangeoffacilitiessuitablefortheirparticularagegroup.

3.1.3.SWOTanalysisStrengthsStrengths:•Attractivevillage,manylistedbuildings•DorchesterAbbey,majortouristattraction,largestpublicbuildinginSouthOxfordshireforpublicevents•DorchesterAbbeyMuseum,accreditedbytheArtsCouncil•LocationsforepisodesofMidsomerMurdersandothertelevisionorfilmproductions•Goodhotels,tea-roomsandsmallsupermarket•TheFleurdeLyspubandtheformersiteofthePostOfficeregisteredascommunityassets•DistinctivelandscapecharacteroftheRiverThamesanditsvalley;excellentvistas•Goodareaforwalkingandcycling;footpathnetwork•Managedwildlifesites•Strongcommunityspiritwithhighlevelofvoluntaryactivities•Interest groups helping to protect and preserve the integrity of the village environment alongside the parish council

Weaknesses:•Fewpremisesforsmallbusinessesandretailunits•Limitedpublictransport•Inadequateparking•Uncoordinatedpromotionoftourism•Vulnerabilityofconservationareasandnearbygreenareasto

Opportunities:•CollaboratewiththeEnvironmentAgencyandotherenvironmentalorganisationstosustainandprotectthenaturalenvironment•SupporttheHurstWaterMeadowTrustinmaintaining,enhancingandextendingwildlifesites,especiallyalongtheThame•Smallerhousingunitswillmeettheneedsoftheyoungandtheelderly•Improvedfacilitiesforleisureandrecreationwillgivebetterqualityoflifeforallages•Moreparkingspaceswilleasecongestionandencouragevisitors•WorkwithUniversityofOxfordInstituteofArchaeologyandlike-mindedorganisationstounderstandandprotectarchaeologicalsites•Explorethepotentialforhydro-electricpower•SupporttheFriendsofDorchesterandLittleWittenhamOpenSpacesinapplicationsforvillagegreenstatustopreservevillageaccesstoDaysLockMeadowandDykeHillsfor

Threats:•Lossofemploymentduetocommercialpremiseschangeofusetodomesticdwellings•Riskoffloodingtolow-lyinghouses•Riskoffurthergravelextractionwhichwillbringmoretrafficanddamagethelocalenvironment•RiskofcoalescencewithBerinsfield•Riskofdamagetoimportantunprotectedarchaeologybydevelopment•RiskofexclusionofvillagerstoDaysLockMeadowandDykeHillsandthelosstothecommunityofimportantandhighlyvaluedrecreationalareas,followingtheerectionoffencing,andreductioninthetraditionalpathwidthsbyfencingpaths16and22andexclusionofaccesstofootpaths(whichhavenotyetbeenrecordedontheDefinitiveMap)

recreationaluseandapplicationstoamendtheDefintiiveMapheldbytheHIghwaysauthoritywhereunrecordedpathsrequireregisteringorwidthsneedrecording

3.3.History•ThefirstpermanentsettlementwasalateIron-Agetowninthesouthernpartoftheparishcovering46hectaresinanareadefinedbybothriversandthemassivedoublebankandditchoftheDykeHills.•TheDykeHillsgraduallyfellintodisusefollowingtheRomaninvasioninthefirstcenturyADwhenafortwasestablishedtothenorthoftheDykeHills,quicklyfollowedbyawalledtownlaidoutonagridpatternwithitsouterlimitsmarkedbythelineofWittenhamLaneandWatlingLane.Therewerealsosubstantialextra-muralsettlementstothenorth,southandespeciallytotheeastbeyondtheRiverThame.•IntheAnglo-SaxonperiodfollowingtheRomanwithdrawal,DorchesterbecameanimportantcentreofChristianitywiththefirstcathedralfoundedin635.By1140thecathedralhadbeenrefoundedasanAugustinianmonasterywhichsurviveduntilitsdissolutionin1536.TheAbbeychurchwasthenadoptedastheparishchurch.•AfterthetimeofAlfredtheGreat,DorchesterlostitsregionalimportancetoothercentresatOxfordandWallingford.Themainroad,whichcrossedtheThamebymeansofastonebridgefromatleasttheC12,ensuredthatthesettlementenjoyedamodestprosperitybyprovidinghospitalityandaccommodationfortravellers.FromthelatemedievalperiodthisservicefunctionwasenhancedbypilgrimstotheshrineofSaintBirinus,thefounderofthefirstcathedral.Thetradecontinuedtoprosperthroughthecoachingage.•AgriculturewasthemainoccupationdowntotheC20whenthecarfactoryinOxfordallowedsomeoftheinhabitantstoearntheirlivingoutsidethevillageandtourismgraduallybecameofincreasingimportancetothevillageeconomy.ThereareanumberofsmallbusinesseswithinthevillageandtheagriculturalpresenceismaintainedbythreefarmsandthecultivationofthesurroundingfieldsandmeadowsadjacenttotheThames.Ofparticularnote,earlyattemptstoleveltheDykeHillsbytheincumbentlandownergaverisetothelegislationwhichtodayisthefoundationofthepreservationofsitesofnationalhistoricalimportance.TheDykeHillswasthefirstevernationallyrecordedancientmonument•Gravel,whichbecauseofitsfreedrainingqualitiesfirstattractedprehistoricmantosettleinDorchester,hassinceWorldWarIIgreatlychangedtheappearanceofthelandscapeinthenorthernpartoftheparish.Therelentlessdemandforaggregatesfortheconstructionindustryhasledtoastringofman-madelakeswhicharenowdesignatedCountyWildlifeSitesandlargelyusedforvariousleisurepurposes.

4.1.3.AnalysisofthevillageoutsidetheconservationareasTothenorththereareareasofmostlytwentiethcenturyhousingliningtheAbingdonRoad,theOldOxfordRoadandthesouthsideoftheDraytonRoadinterspersedwithlakesformedfromtheworked-outgravelpits.TheMinchinRecreationGroundisaprominentopengreenspace.OtherareasofmodernhousingfringethevillagetotheeastaccessedfromMartinsLaneand

ManorFarmRoad.BeyondtheHurstWaterMeadows(ownedandmanagedbyalocalTrustonbehalfofthecommunity)andOveryisanopenlandscape.TothesouthisanotherareaoftwentiethcenturyhousinginTenpennyandOrchardHavenwithproductiveagriculturalfieldsandwatermeadowsbeyond.TheareatothewestisallopenagriculturallandapartfromascatterofmodernhousesonthewestsideofWatlingLane.Boththeseareasarecrossedbyanetworkofpopularfootpathswhichhaverecentlybeenfencedin.Thesewageworksatthesouth-easternendofthebridgeareseparatedfromDorchesterbyOldBridgeMeadow(alsoownedbytheHurstWaterMeadowTrust)andafieldusedforeventparking.

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4.1.6.ProposalsTheseproposalsareimportantelementsinthemanagementofthehistoriccharacterofDorchester.TheyhavebeenproducedinaccordancewiththeadvicecontainedinNeighbourhoodPlanningandtheHistoricEnvironmentpublishedbythethenEnglishHeritage(2014).ItisrecognizedthattheywillneedtobetakenforwardoutsidetheNeighbourhoodDevelopmentPlan,1.ThattherevisedappraisalmapsassetoutinAppendices1&2areformallyapprovedbySODC.2.ThatthebuildingssetoutinAppendix5areformallyadoptedbySODCasalocallistofnon-designatedheritageassets.3.ThattheOveryconservationareashouldberevisedtoincludethefieldbetweenOveryLaneandtheA4074asshownontheappendedmap.Appendix2.4.ThattheDorchesterConservationAreashouldberevisedtoincludetheDemesneField.Appendix1.5.ThatthevillageaccesstoopenspacesbepreservedbyapplicationforvillagegreenstatusforlandattheDykeHillsandDaysLockMeadow

6.ThatApplicationstoregisterandwhereappropriateamendtheDefinitiveMapheldbythehighwaysauthorityisundertakenwithinthestatutoryexpirydateforregistration,thatis2026.

4.1.7.EvidencebasefortheProposals…

ViewsandtreesTheDorchesterandOveryCharacterAppraisalsidentifytheimportanceoftheopenfarmlandwhichsurroundsthetightly-knitbuiltformofthevillage.Therecentintroductionofstockfencinghasimpactedsignificantlyontheopenlandscape.Itisrecognisedthattheopenaspecthasbeenafeatureofthehistoricallandscapewhichforgenerationshasdrawnresidentsandvisitorsalike.Viewsintothevillagefromallthedistantapproachesoutsidetheconservationareasareacrucialelementofitslandscapecharacterandshouldbeprotectedwhenconsideringproposalswithintheconservationareas.Theopennatureofthefarmlandtothewest,southandeastissuchthatitisdifficulttopin-pointpreciselocationsonamapwhereoneviewintothevillageismoresignificantthananotheranditisthetotalityofthatwholeopensettingwhich

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Deleted:Notwithstandingtherecentintroductionofwirefencingalongthefootpaths,theoverallcharacterremainsthatofanopenlandscape.

issoimportant.However,therearelocationswithinthevillagewhicheitherframetheviewoutintotheopencountrysideorintothebuiltupareainawaywhichassertstheimportanceoftheAbbeyinparticular.AselectionoftheseviewshasbeenaddedtotheAppraisalMapsforbothDorchesterandOvery(Appendices1and2).InOverytheareaoflandknownastheHurstisahighly-valuedamenityforthecommunityandthewell-managedfootpathsprovideavarietyofviewsbothinwardsandoutwards.Abeltoftreeswithatraditionallylaidhedgerowrunningnorth-southintheeasternsectorPage23punctuatestheopenmeadowandhasbeenaddedasanadditionalgroupofimportanttrees(Appendix2).Traditionalhedgerowsbringabiodiversityofspeciesandweactivelysupportthewildlifecorridorsthattheyrepresent.WherenecessarywewillengagewiththeCountrysideOfficeratSODCtoensurehedgerowregulationsarecompliedwithtoensuretheirenvironmentalbiodiversitycontinuestoflourish.

4.2.4.PoliciesDoT4:RiverImpactAnydevelopmentsorchangeofuseoflandlikelytohaveanimpactontheRiverThamesorRiverThamewillbesupportedonlyifitprotectsand/orenhancesbiodiversity,isgreaterthanthe10mbufferrecommendedbytheEAandprovidescontinuedtranquillityandenjoymentofthenaturalenvironmentforthepublic,forexample,throughmanagedsustainabletourism,educationandleisurepurposes.

DoT5:Accesstoopenspaces

Itisrecognisedthattheopenspacesinandaroundthevillageenhancethecommunityandaregreatlyvaluedbyyoungandoldasareasofrelaxationandleisure,whetherboating,canoeing,picnickingorwalking.TheboatingcommunityvaluetheopportunitytomooralongsidetheThameorThames,andfootpathshavetraditionallyseenthesevisitorsinthevillageusingamenities,andsupportinglocalbusinesses.Inordertopreserveandprotectthistourismwewillworktoensurefootpathsareaccessibleandsafetoall.

WewillendeavourtopromotethefacilitiesthevillagehastoofferbothtowalkersontheThamespathandboaterstoensurethatlocalbusinessesaresupported.

4.4.TourismandLeisure4.4.2.BackgroundTourismisdiverseandwellestablished.TheRiverThamesbringsboatsandwalkers.TheAbbeybringsvisitorsandconcertgoers.ProximitytoOxfordbringstouristsexploringthewiderarea.ThehistoryofDorchesteranditshistoricbuildingsattractstourism.TheMuseumisapopularvisitorattraction.Countrysidewalkersandcyclistsvisitorpassthroughthevillage.DaysLockMeadowisafavouritesiteformooringandpicnicing.Morerecently,tourismhasbeenmarkedlyincreasedthroughtheinternationalpopularityof“MidsomerMurders”.Additionally,DorchesterbenefitsfrombeingclosetotheEarthTrustatLittleWittenham.AnnualeventssuchasArtsWeekalsobringvisitors.Tourismcanplaceanadditionalstrainandburdenontheresourcesofthevillage.VisitorparkingislimitedtothepubliccarparkinBridgeEndpluson-streetparking,withthelatterhavingtheobviousadverseimpactonthevillage’soutwardappearanceandattractiveness.

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Additionalpublicparkingisavailableateitherendofthevillage–AbbeyViewMeadowtothesouthandpartoftherecreationgroundtothenorth,althoughrestrictionsapplytoboththeselocationswhicharethereforeonlymadeavailableforspecialevents.However,ifproperlymanaged,tourismcanaddtothevillage’seconomicwell-beingbyprovidingwelcomecustomandsupporttoitsretailenterprises.In2004-06aTourismWorkingGroupwassetuptoreviewtourisminthevillageandtogatherdata,identifyprojectsandimprovetheopportunitiespresentedbytourismwhilsttryingtominimiseitsimpact.Certainimprovementsweremade,includingsignageandinformationdisplayboardsatkeyaccesspoints.Leisureforresidentsandvisitorsisalsowellestablished.Thereareavarietyofclubsandsocietiescoveringarangeofinterests.AmenitiesincludetheAbbey,AbbeyGuestHouse,villagehall,recreationgroundincludingtherecentlyconstructedtenniscourts,sportspavilion,hotels,guesthouses,pubs,cafesandtearooms.Therecreationgroundishosttoanumberofwell-establishedsportsincludingfootball,cricketandtennis.Thereareallotmentsinthecentreofthevillage.SailingisavailableonthelakesofftheAbingdonRoadandfishingisavailableonbothRiversThamesandThame,andonthelakes.Residentsandvisitorshaveawidechoiceoffootpathstowalkbothlocallyandfurtherafield,includingtheHurstWaterMeadows.CanoeingandrowingarepopularactivitiesontheThames,althoughtheirboatsarerequiredtobeportagedaroundDaysLock.Wearenegotiatingthisaccesstoberestoredandaccessfromtherivertobemadeavailabletoensurethatthebenefitsfromtourismcontinue.4.5.3.PoliciesDoT17:BusinessandEmploymentDevelopmentswhichretainsupportandenhanceexistingretail,commercialandhomeworkingbusinessesandemployment,whilstprotectingtheagriculturalnatureoftheareaandmaintainingthecharacterandnaturalenvironmentofthevillage,willbeencouraged.DoT18:TourismandLeisureDevelopmentswhichsupporttourismandleisureenterpriseswhicharebasedontheconservationandenjoymentofthequalitiesoftheareawillbesupported.Wearecommittedtoprovidingsafefootpathsandbridleways,recognisingthelargenumbersofwalkerswhousetheThamespath,andtheneedforadjoiningpathsintothevillagetobeaccessibletotheelderlyanddisabledpersons.

5.SummaryofpoliciesAllthepoliciesinthisplanwillbeconsideredagainsttheprimeobjectiveassetoutinparagraph4.1.1:‘Tonurtureandprotectthenaturalandbuiltenvironmentofthevillageforfuturegenerationstoenjoy’.ThesensitivemanagementoftheexceptionalhistoricandnaturalenvironmentofDorchestershouldunderpinalldevelopmentdecisionsinordertoprovideforasustainablefutureforthevillage.TheenjoymentandunderstandingofthisuniquecommunitywillbedependentonarobuststrategyforperiodicmonitoringofwaysbywhichthisobjectivecanbeachievedanditdemandsthattheParishCouncilshouldsetupaquinquennialreviewforthedurationoftheplan.WhereappropriatetheParishCouncilmaybeassistedbygroups,suchasPAGEandFODLWOSwhicharerecognisedashavingbeenformedtorepresenttheinterestsofthevillagethusenablingtheworkoftheparishcounciltocontinue.5.2.Naturalenvironment,wildlifeandbiodiversity

Appendix 8: SODC Comments on the 2017 Pre-Submission

DoT4.AnydevelopmentsorchangeofuseoflandlikelytohaveanimpactontheRiverThamesorRiverThamewillbesupportedonlyifitprotectsand/orenhancesbiodiversity,isgreaterthanthe10mbufferrecommendedbytheEA,andprovidescontinuedtranquillityandenjoymentofthenaturalenvironmentforthepublic,forexample,throughmanagedsustainabletourism,educationandleisurepurposes.DoT5.DevelopmentonsiteslikelytohaveanimpactonCommunityMeadowsasshownonthePolicyMapwillbesupportedonlywheretheymakeapositivecontributiontotheecologyofthosesitesDoT6.Developmentwillbesupportedonlywhenitretains,protectsandenhancesforfuturegenerationstoenjoy,localgreeninfrastructure(greenspacesandverges)includingallbridlewaysandfootpathsasidentifiedonthePolicyMaptogetherwiththosepathswhichareyettoberecordedontheDefinitiveMapbutforwhichtherehasbeenlongstanding(inexcessof20years)customaryuse.Pathsasyetunrecordedwillbesubjecttoapplicationspriortothestatutorydeadlineof2026,inordertopreserveaccessforfuturegenerations.DoT7.AlternativelandusesintheareasshowninthePolicyMap,representingthemostversatileandhighestqualityagriculturallandintheParishwillonlybesupportedwheretheyprotectagriculturalemploymentandprotectthenon-renewablelandresource.

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th

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text

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and

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ccou

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tegi

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o co

mpl

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urop

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us w

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in w

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com

mun

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can

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clud

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atio

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polic

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plan

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this

doc

umen

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(pag

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ches

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n Th

ames

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tegi

c di

rect

ion

and

polic

ies

for t

he B

uilt

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ronm

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stra

tegi

c di

rect

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of s

ettle

men

ts in

our

di

stric

t are

set

by

the

coun

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ado

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D

evel

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lan.

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ghbo

urho

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lans

ena

ble

com

mun

ities

to d

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sha

red

visi

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nd

polic

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that

hel

p th

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et th

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pes

of

Amen

d w

ordi

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: 2.

2. W

hat i

s in

this

doc

umen

t?

(pag

e 6)

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ocum

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ets

a sh

ared

vi

sion

for D

orch

este

r on

Tham

es

Comm

ent

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er

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Polic

y C

omm

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omm

enda

tion

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ural

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ironm

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sing

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onom

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Page

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d is

sues

re

late

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atel

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a n

umbe

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nd th

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are

sum

mar

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in p

aras

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to 5

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deve

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rea

whe

re th

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mbi

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prio

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th

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polic

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lo

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num

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mm

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par

as.

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to 5

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mai

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sue

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out

ques

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mai

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si

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fford

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per

ceiv

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quire

men

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Dor

ches

ter c

ontin

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be

desi

gnat

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sm

all v

illage

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no

spec

ific

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allo

catio

n or

a la

rge

one

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a re

quire

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usin

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ovis

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rece

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raft

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r the

203

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cal P

lan

wou

ld re

quire

the

SOD

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mee

t gr

eatly

incr

ease

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mbe

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f ho

uses

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a s

erie

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dr

aft a

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draf

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hous

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polic

ies

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mee

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elie

ved

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hous

ing

polic

ies

as n

ow

pres

ente

d w

ill fu

lly m

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impo

rtant

that

the

neig

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as

up-to

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pos

sibl

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view

this

sec

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refe

renc

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ergi

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intro

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itage

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a- li

kely

to b

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awn

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vatio

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be in

a re

ally

stro

ng

posi

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to p

rote

ct th

ose

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are

as w

ith th

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polic

ies.

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is I

thin

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wou

ld

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arg

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at th

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outs

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rvat

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area

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the

stat

utor

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sts

and

polic

ies

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ritte

n do

not

app

ly. I

real

ly th

ink

if th

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rn it

aro

und

so th

at th

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ea is

spe

cific

to th

e ne

ighb

ourh

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plan

then

the

polic

ies

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have

muc

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r w

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real

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re w

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prai

se D

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r so

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hard

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nk th

ere

is a

ny

stre

ngth

in re

ferri

ng to

the

area

as

the

‘am

ende

d co

nser

vatio

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se it

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form

ally

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ende

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wei

ght a

nd a

rgua

bly

the

polic

ies

not b

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ently

robu

st a

s a

resu

lt.

We

have

mad

e a

num

ber o

f sug

gest

ions

whi

ch

we

hope

will

mak

e yo

ur p

olic

ies

mor

e ro

bust

and

ba

sed

on a

def

ined

pla

n ar

ea th

at h

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m th

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t the

nei

ghbo

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lan

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adop

ted

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er th

an re

lyin

g up

on th

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cal

auth

ority

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ptin

g a

boun

dary

revi

sion

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mm

end

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trodu

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a D

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O

very

Her

itage

Are

a. T

he

exte

nded

bou

ndar

ies

draw

n on

the

exis

ting

cons

erva

tion

area

map

s m

ay b

e us

ed to

mar

k th

e bo

unda

ry

of th

e lo

cally

iden

tifie

d pr

opos

ed

herit

age

area

.

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

unlik

ely

to h

appe

n in

the

near

futu

re.

If I c

an m

ake

the

atta

ched

com

men

ts m

ore

clea

r or

if y

ou w

ould

rath

er h

ave

an a

nnot

ated

ver

sion

of

the

plan

ple

ase

let m

e kn

ow.

I sho

uld

poin

t out

thes

e co

mm

ents

are

mad

e w

ithou

t the

ben

efit

of s

eein

g th

e m

aps

so I

can’

t ac

tual

ly c

omm

ent o

n th

e ac

cept

abilit

y of

the

prop

osed

are

a or

its

suita

bilit

y bu

t the

wor

ding

of

the

acco

mpa

nyin

g te

xt a

nd p

olic

ies

is c

onsi

dere

d ac

cept

able

sub

ject

to th

e pr

opos

ed m

odifi

catio

ns.

6

4.1.

4. C

onse

rvat

ion

Area

Cha

ract

er

Stud

ies

The

cons

erva

tion

area

ch

arac

ter s

tudi

es w

ere

appr

oved

by

SOD

C o

n 2

Sept

embe

r 200

4. T

hey

have

sto

od th

e te

st o

f tim

e an

d pr

ovid

e a

com

preh

ensi

ve a

naly

sis

of

the

intri

nsic

cha

ract

er o

f Dor

ches

ter

and

Ove

ry. A

part

from

a fe

w m

inor

al

tera

tions

to ta

ke a

ccou

nt o

f su

bseq

uent

cha

nges

and

di

scov

erie

s, th

e te

xt a

nd th

e po

licie

s re

mai

n an

ess

entia

l too

l in

the

posi

tive

man

agem

ent o

f the

his

toric

en

viro

nmen

t. A

num

ber o

f the

po

tent

ial e

nhan

cem

ent s

chem

es s

et

out i

n th

e as

soci

ated

Man

agem

ent

Plan

s ap

prov

ed b

y SO

DC

on

16

June

200

5 ha

ve b

een

impl

emen

ted

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ents

and

reco

mm

enda

tion

num

ber 5

R

epla

ce th

e hi

ghlig

hted

text

with

“P

ropo

sed

upda

ted

Appr

aisa

l and

M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns”.

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

and

thes

e ha

ve b

een

dele

ted

from

th

e re

vise

d te

xt.

7 Pa

ge 2

0 Th

e ap

prai

sal m

aps

whi

ch

acco

mpa

nied

the

char

acte

r stu

dies

fo

r Dor

ches

ter a

nd O

very

sou

ght t

o sh

ow im

porta

nt v

iew

s, w

alls

, tre

es,

open

spa

ces

and

build

ings

of l

ocal

no

te a

s w

ell a

s lis

ted

build

ings

and

th

e co

nser

vatio

n ar

ea b

ound

ary.

H

owev

er, i

n ou

r vie

w th

e m

aps

are

defic

ient

in th

at th

ey o

mit

som

e si

gnifi

cant

vie

ws

and

do n

ot in

clud

e th

e bo

unda

ries

of th

e Sc

hedu

led

Anci

ent M

onum

ents

whi

ch a

re s

uch

an im

porta

nt p

art o

f the

his

toric

ch

arac

ter o

f Dor

ches

ter (

Appe

ndix

3)

. Alth

ough

the

text

of t

he c

hara

cter

st

udy

emph

asis

es th

e im

porta

nce

of

boun

dary

wal

ls to

the

appe

aran

ce o

f th

e vi

llage

, man

y of

them

are

not

m

arke

d on

the

map

s. A

ccor

ding

ly

we

have

revi

sed

the

map

s to

incl

ude

the

addi

tiona

l bou

ndar

y w

alls

and

si

gnifi

cant

vie

ws.

(App

endi

ces

1 an

d 2)

. Th

ere

is s

ome

conf

usio

n ab

out t

he

stat

us o

f the

und

esig

nate

d bu

ildin

gs

whi

ch a

re m

arke

d as

of '

loca

l not

e'

A ne

w s

ubhe

adin

g is

nee

ded

here

in o

rder

to h

elp

the

follo

win

g se

ctio

ns to

be

read

as

sepa

rate

from

th

e '4

.1.6

. Pro

posa

ls to

SO

DC

' and

ther

efor

e m

ake

the

polic

ies

mor

e ro

bust

. It

is im

porta

nt to

not

e th

at th

e di

stric

t doe

s no

t ha

ve a

pub

lishe

d di

stric

t wid

e lo

cal l

ist.

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: D

orch

este

r and

Ove

ry H

erita

ge

Are

a Fo

llow

ing

asse

ssm

ent o

f the

de

sign

ated

con

serv

atio

n ar

eas

of

Dor

ches

ter a

nd O

very

, a n

umbe

r of

are

as o

utsi

de o

f the

des

igna

ted

boun

darie

s ha

ve b

een

iden

tifie

d as

w

orth

y of

incl

usio

n w

ithin

a d

efin

ed

herit

age

area

. Thi

s D

orch

este

r and

O

very

Her

itage

Are

a is

sho

wn

in

Appe

ndic

es 1

&2 a

nd d

iscu

ssed

be

low

. Th

e ap

prai

sal m

aps

whi

ch

acco

mpa

nied

the

char

acte

r stu

dies

fo

r the

des

igna

ted

cons

erva

tion

area

s of

Dor

ches

ter a

nd O

very

so

ught

to s

how

impo

rtant

vie

ws,

w

alls

, tre

es, o

pen

spac

es a

nd

build

ings

of l

ocal

not

e as

wel

l as

liste

d bu

ildin

gs a

nd th

e co

nser

vatio

n ar

ea b

ound

ary.

H

owev

er, i

n ou

r vie

w th

e m

aps

are

defic

ient

in th

at th

ey o

mit

som

e si

gnifi

cant

vie

ws

and

do n

ot

incl

ude

the

boun

darie

s of

the

Sche

dule

d M

onum

ents

whi

ch a

re

such

an

impo

rtant

par

t of t

he

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

on th

e ap

prai

sal m

aps.

Onl

y tw

o of

th

em a

re in

clud

ed o

n th

e se

para

tely

pu

blis

hed

Dis

trict

-wid

e lis

t of

'bui

ldin

gs o

f loc

al in

tere

st'.

In th

e in

tere

sts

of c

larit

y al

l the

se b

uild

ings

sh

ould

be

adde

d to

that

list

. We

have

com

pile

d Ap

pend

ix 5

to g

ive

thei

r add

ress

es a

nd a

brie

f st

atem

ent o

f the

ir in

tere

st a

nd

mar

ked

them

on

the

revi

sed

map

s.

Appe

ndix

5 a

lso

incl

udes

thos

e bu

ildin

gs o

utsi

de th

e co

nser

vatio

n ar

eas

whi

ch a

re o

f loc

al in

tere

st a

nd

whi

ch s

houl

d be

trea

ted

as

unde

sign

ated

her

itage

ass

ets.

hist

oric

cha

ract

er o

f Dor

ches

ter

(App

endi

x 3)

. Alth

ough

the

text

of

the

char

acte

r stu

dy e

mph

asis

es

the

impo

rtanc

e of

bou

ndar

y w

alls

to

the

appe

aran

ce o

f the

villa

ge,

man

y of

them

are

not

mar

ked

on

the

map

s. T

hese

feat

ures

are

id

entif

ied

on th

e D

orch

este

r and

O

very

Her

itage

Are

a m

aps

in

Appe

ndic

es 1

&2.

Ther

e is

som

e co

nfus

ion

abou

t the

st

atus

of t

he u

ndes

igna

ted

build

ings

whi

ch a

re m

arke

d as

of

'loca

l not

e' o

n th

e ap

prai

sal m

aps.

W

e ha

ve c

ompi

led

Appe

ndix

5 to

gi

ve th

eir a

ddre

sses

and

a b

rief

stat

emen

t of t

heir

inte

rest

and

m

arke

d th

em o

n th

e re

vise

d m

aps.

Ap

pend

ix 5

als

o in

clud

es th

ose

build

ings

out

side

the

desi

gnat

ed

cons

erva

tion

area

s w

hich

are

of

loca

l int

eres

t and

whi

ch s

houl

d be

tre

ated

as

unde

sign

ated

her

itage

as

sets

. 8

4.1.

5. A

rcha

eolo

gy

Fina

l sen

tenc

e “…

The

Dem

esne

Fie

ld, w

hich

is

curre

ntly

out

side

the

Dor

ches

ter

cons

erva

tion

area

, als

o co

ntai

ns

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ents

and

reco

mm

enda

tion

num

ber 5

Am

end

wor

ding

to:

“…Th

e D

emes

ne F

ield

, whi

ch is

cu

rrent

ly o

utsi

de th

e de

sign

ated

D

orch

este

r con

serv

atio

n ar

ea, a

lso

cont

ains

evi

denc

e fo

r im

porta

nt

unde

rlyin

g ar

chae

olog

ical

rem

ains

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

evid

ence

for i

mpo

rtant

und

erly

ing

arch

aeol

ogic

al re

mai

ns (A

ppen

dix

4)”.

(App

endi

x 4)

”. Th

is a

rea

has

been

in

clud

ed w

ithin

the

Dor

ches

ter a

nd

Ove

ry H

erita

ge A

rea

(see

Ap

pend

ices

1&2

) 9

4.1.

6 Pr

opos

als

1.

Tha

t the

revi

sed

appr

aisa

l map

s as

set

out

in A

ppen

dice

s 1

& 2

are

form

ally

app

rove

d by

SO

DC

. 2.

Tha

t the

bui

ldin

gs s

et o

ut in

Ap

pend

ix 5

are

form

ally

ado

pted

by

SOD

C a

s a

loca

l lis

t of n

on-

desi

gnat

ed h

erita

ge a

sset

s.

3. T

hat t

he O

very

con

serv

atio

n ar

ea

shou

ld b

e re

vise

d to

incl

ude

the

field

be

twee

n O

very

Lan

e an

d th

e A4

074

as s

how

n on

the

appe

nded

map

. Ap

pend

ix 2

. 4.

Tha

t the

Dor

ches

ter C

onse

rvat

ion

Area

sho

uld

be re

vise

d to

incl

ude

the

Dem

esne

Fie

ld. A

ppen

dix

1.

The

coun

cil’s

con

serv

atio

n of

ficer

reco

mm

ende

d th

at th

ese

are

re-o

rder

ed s

o th

at p

oint

1 b

ecom

es

poin

t 4 to

em

phas

ise

the

prio

ritie

s.

Oth

er p

ropo

sed

mod

ifica

tions

rela

te to

co

mm

ents

num

ber 5

.

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: 1.

Tha

t the

bui

ldin

gs s

et o

ut in

Ap

pend

ix 5

are

form

ally

ado

pted

by

SO

DC

as

a lo

cal l

ist o

f non

-de

sign

ated

her

itage

ass

ets.

2.

Tha

t the

Ove

ry c

onse

rvat

ion

area

sho

uld

be re

vise

d to

incl

ude

the

field

bet

wee

n O

very

Lan

e an

d th

e A4

074

as s

how

n on

the

appe

nded

map

. App

endi

x 2.

3.

Tha

t the

Dor

ches

ter

Con

serv

atio

n Ar

ea s

houl

d be

re

vise

d to

incl

ude

the

Dem

esne

Fi

eld.

App

endi

x 1.

4.

Tha

t the

Dor

ches

ter a

nd O

very

H

erita

ge A

rea

map

s ar

e us

ed to

in

form

bou

ndar

y ex

tens

ions

and

re

vise

the

deta

il ca

ptur

ed o

n th

e 20

05 a

dopt

ed A

ppra

isal

and

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n m

aps,

as

set

out i

n Ap

pend

ices

1 &

2.

10

4.1.

7. E

vide

nce

base

for t

he

Prop

osal

s Pa

ragr

aph

1 - P

age

21

The

Dor

ches

ter C

onse

rvat

ion

Area

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n rig

htly

dra

ws

parti

cula

r atte

ntio

n to

‘the

man

y

We

reco

mm

end

repl

acin

g th

e te

rm “P

ropo

sals

” w

ith “P

olic

ies”

. The

info

rmat

ion

in th

is s

ectio

n is

al

l ver

y re

leva

nt a

nd w

ill gi

ve g

reat

er w

eigh

t to

the

neig

hbou

rhoo

d pl

an’s

pol

icie

s.

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: 4.

1.7.

Evi

denc

e ba

se fo

r the

Po

licie

s Pa

ragr

aph

1 Th

e D

orch

este

r Con

serv

atio

n Ar

ea

Man

agem

ent P

lan

(200

5) ri

ghtly

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

attra

ctiv

e w

alls

…w

hich

mak

e su

ch

an im

porta

nt c

ontri

butio

n to

the

char

acte

r of t

he c

onse

rvat

ion

area

’. H

owev

er, t

he A

ppra

isal

Map

onl

y id

entif

ies

a sm

all s

elec

tion

of th

ese

Page

22

wal

ls.

Para

grap

h 2

- Pag

e 22

Th

e im

porta

nce

of a

ll th

ese

wal

ls a

s m

arke

d on

the

amen

ded

Appr

aisa

l M

ap (A

ppen

dix

1) s

houl

d be

a

mat

eria

l con

side

ratio

n in

any

de

velo

pmen

t pro

posa

ls th

at m

ight

af

fect

thei

r int

egrit

y. S

ome

of th

em

are

in a

poo

r con

ditio

n an

d a

revi

sed

Man

agem

ent P

lan

shou

ld in

clud

e th

eir a

ppro

pria

te re

pair

as a

n ob

ject

ive

of e

nhan

cem

ent.

draw

s pa

rticu

lar a

ttent

ion

to ‘t

he

man

y at

tract

ive

wal

ls…

whi

ch m

ake

such

an

impo

rtant

con

tribu

tion

to

the

char

acte

r of t

he c

onse

rvat

ion

area

’. H

owev

er, t

he S

OD

C

Appr

aisa

l Map

onl

y id

entif

ies

a sm

all s

elec

tion

of th

ese

wal

ls.

Para

grap

h 2

- Pag

e 22

Th

e im

porta

nce

of a

ll th

ese

wal

ls

as m

arke

d on

the

Dor

ches

ter a

nd

Ove

ry H

erita

ge A

rea

Map

(A

ppen

dix

1) s

houl

d be

a m

ater

ial

cons

ider

atio

n in

any

dev

elop

men

t pr

opos

als

that

mig

ht a

ffect

thei

r in

tegr

ity. S

ome

of th

em a

re in

a

poor

con

ditio

n an

d a

futu

re re

vise

d M

anag

emen

t Pla

n sh

ould

incl

ude

thei

r app

ropr

iate

repa

ir as

an

obje

ctiv

e of

enh

ance

men

t. 11

Vi

ews

and

trees

(Pag

e 22

) Th

ere

is n

o Vi

ews

polic

y in

the

polic

ies

sect

ion.

Th

ere

is s

uffic

ient

evi

denc

e he

re to

add

one

if

desi

red

alon

g th

e lin

es o

f :

Dev

elop

men

t sho

uld

pres

erve

or b

ette

r rev

eal

thos

e vi

ews

and

vist

as w

hich

con

tribu

te to

the

sign

ifica

nce

of D

orch

este

r and

Ove

ry a

nd th

e he

ritag

e as

sets

with

in th

em, a

s sh

own

on th

e m

aps

at a

ppen

dice

s 1&

2.

Dev

elop

men

t pro

posa

ls s

houl

d id

entif

y ho

w a

sc

hem

e ha

s be

en in

form

ed b

y th

ese

impo

rtant

Plea

se c

onsi

der a

ddin

g a

polic

y re

latin

g to

vie

ws

and

repl

ace

“App

rais

al M

aps

for b

oth

Dor

ches

ter a

nd O

very

” at t

he e

nd

of p

arag

raph

1 w

ith “D

orch

este

r an

d O

very

Her

itage

Are

a M

aps”

…

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

view

s an

d pr

opos

als

that

wou

ld p

rese

rve

thes

e vi

ews

and

the

cont

ribut

ion

they

mak

e to

the

impo

rtant

set

ting

of a

num

ber o

f her

itage

ass

ets

will

be lo

oked

on

favo

urab

ly.

12

Build

ings

of l

ocal

not

e (P

age

23)

The

just

ifica

tion

for a

ddin

g fu

rther

bu

ildin

gs o

f loc

al n

ote

is s

et o

ut in

Ap

pend

ix 5

. It i

nclu

des

two

build

ings

ou

tsid

e th

e co

nser

vatio

n ar

ea a

nd

prov

ides

a re

ason

ed e

xpla

natio

n fo

r th

ose

build

ings

whi

ch w

ere

prev

ious

ly

sim

ply

iden

tifie

d on

the

Appr

aisa

l M

aps.

Hav

ing

prov

ided

this

ad

ditio

nal i

nfor

mat

ion

it is

hop

ed

that

the

Dis

trict

Cou

ncil

will

form

ally

ad

opt t

he A

ppen

dix

as a

list

of

unde

sign

ated

her

itage

ass

ets.

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ents

and

reco

mm

enda

tion

num

ber 5

Am

end

wor

ding

to:

The

just

ifica

tion

for a

ddin

g fu

rther

bu

ildin

gs o

f loc

al n

ote

is s

et o

ut in

Ap

pend

ix 5

. It i

nclu

des

two

build

ings

out

side

the

desi

gnat

ed

cons

erva

tion

area

and

pro

vide

s a

reas

oned

exp

lana

tion

for t

hose

bu

ildin

gs w

hich

are

cur

rent

ly

sim

ply

iden

tifie

d on

the

desi

gnat

ed

Con

serv

atio

n Ap

prai

sal m

aps

(200

5). I

t is

also

hop

ed th

at th

e D

istri

ct C

ounc

il w

ill fo

rmal

ly a

dopt

th

e Ap

pend

ix a

s a

loca

l-lis

t of

unde

sign

ated

her

itage

ass

ets.

Th

ese

asse

ts a

re c

onsi

dere

d no

n-de

sign

ated

her

itage

ass

ets

in li

ne

with

ass

essm

ent c

riter

ia in

the

His

toric

Eng

land

Adv

ice

Not

e 7:

Lo

cal H

erita

ge L

istin

g an

d ar

e aw

arde

d m

ater

ial c

onsi

dera

tion

unde

r par

agra

ph 1

35 o

f the

NPP

F.

13

Exte

nsio

n to

Ove

ry C

onse

rvat

ion

Area

& E

xten

sion

to D

orch

este

r C

onse

rvat

ion

Area

” (Pa

ges

23 a

nd

24)

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ents

and

reco

mm

enda

tion

num

ber 5

Pl

ease

re-la

bel t

his

sect

ion:

D

orch

este

r and

Ove

ry H

erita

ge

Area

: Des

crip

tion

of th

e ar

eas

outs

ide

the

desi

gnat

ed

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

cons

erva

tion

area

s.

Plea

se re

plac

e “p

ropo

sed

that

it

shou

ld b

e in

clud

ed w

ithin

the

desi

gnat

ed b

ound

ary

of th

e O

very

co

nser

vatio

n ar

ea” a

t the

end

of

the

last

sen

tenc

e in

par

agra

ph 1

w

ith: “

incl

uded

with

in th

e D

orch

este

r and

Ove

ry H

erita

ge

Area

(app

1&2)

. It i

s al

so

reco

mm

ende

d th

at th

is a

rea

is

cons

ider

ed fo

r inc

lusi

on w

ithin

a

futu

re b

ound

ary

revi

ew o

f the

de

sign

ated

con

serv

atio

n ar

ea a

t a

futu

re d

ate”

. Pl

ease

del

ete

subh

eadi

ng

“Ext

ensi

on to

Dor

ches

ter

Con

serv

atio

n Ar

ea”

Plea

se a

dd th

is fo

llow

ing

sent

ence

to

the

last

par

agra

ph in

this

se

ctio

n: “T

his

area

is c

onsi

dere

d w

orth

y of

incl

usio

n w

ithin

the

Dor

ches

ter a

nd O

very

Her

itage

Ar

ea a

nd is

sho

wn

on th

e m

ap a

t Ap

p1&2

. It i

s al

so re

com

men

ded

that

this

are

a is

con

side

red

for

incl

usio

n w

ithin

a fu

ture

bou

ndar

y re

view

of t

he d

esig

nate

d co

nser

vatio

n ar

ea a

t a fu

ture

dat

e”.

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

14

DoT

1: H

isto

ric E

nviro

nmen

t (p

age

24)

Dev

elop

men

ts w

hich

mai

ntai

n or

en

hanc

e th

e hi

stor

ic e

nviro

nmen

t as

iden

tifie

d in

the

amen

ded

Dor

ches

ter a

nd O

very

Con

serv

atio

n Ar

ea C

hara

cter

App

rais

als

and

Man

agem

ent P

lans

as

cont

ribut

ing

to th

e es

tabl

ishe

d ch

arac

ter o

f the

co

nser

vatio

n ar

eas

as s

et o

ut in

Ap

pend

ices

1, 2

, 3, a

nd 4

of t

his

Plan

will

be s

uppo

rted.

As

the

ND

P pr

opos

es a

men

dmen

ts

to th

e ap

prai

sals

and

pla

ns, t

his

polic

y is

nec

essa

ry u

ntil

such

tim

e as

the

loca

l aut

horit

y fo

rmal

ly

adop

ts th

e pr

opos

als.

The

evi

denc

e ba

se fo

r the

am

endm

ents

is

desc

ribed

in 4

.1.6

abo

ve.

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ents

and

reco

mm

enda

tion

num

ber 5

If

the

neig

hbou

rhoo

d pl

an re

fers

to a

spe

cific

he

ritag

e ar

ea y

ou d

o no

t nee

d th

e se

cond

par

t of

the

polic

y.

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: D

oT 1

: His

toric

Env

ironm

ent

(pag

e 24

) D

evel

opm

ents

whi

ch m

aint

ain

or

enha

nce

the

hist

oric

env

ironm

ent

as id

entif

ied

in c

hapt

ers

3 an

d 4

of

this

doc

umen

t and

with

in th

e SO

DC

App

rais

als

and

Man

agem

ent P

lans

(200

5)

atta

ched

in th

e su

ppor

ting

docu

men

ts a

s co

ntrib

utin

g to

the

esta

blis

hed

char

acte

r of t

he

Dor

ches

ter a

nd O

very

Her

itage

Ar

ea a

s se

t out

in A

ppen

dice

s 1,

2,

3, a

nd 4

of t

his

Plan

will

be

supp

orte

d.

15

DoT

2: B

uild

ings

of I

nter

est (

Page

24

)

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ents

and

reco

mm

enda

tion

num

ber 5

Pl

ease

om

it th

e w

ord

“am

ende

d”

whe

n re

ferri

ng to

the

loca

l lis

t in

the

first

par

agra

ph o

f the

pol

icy.

Pl

ease

del

ete

the

last

par

t of t

he

polic

y: “A

s th

e N

DP

prop

oses

ad

ditio

ns to

the

loca

l lis

t thi

s po

licy

is n

eces

sary

unt

il su

ch ti

me

as th

e am

ende

d lis

t is

form

ally

ado

pted

by

the

loca

l aut

horit

y. T

he

evid

ence

bas

e fo

r inc

lusi

on o

n th

e

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

list i

s co

ntai

ned

with

in th

e Ap

pend

ix”.

16

DoT

3: T

raffi

c an

d C

ar P

arki

ng

(Pag

e 25

) Th

is is

not

a h

erita

ge p

olic

y an

d ha

s no

su

ppor

ting

evid

ence

/text

. Pl

ease

mer

ge th

is p

olic

y w

ith D

oT

11 o

r cre

ate

a de

dica

ted

park

ing

polic

y. P

leas

e al

so c

onsi

der r

e-la

bellin

g Po

licy

DoT

11

rem

ovin

g m

entio

n of

the

Con

serv

atio

n Ar

ea.

17

DoT

4: R

iver

Impa

ct

Any

deve

lopm

ents

or c

hang

e of

use

of

land

like

ly to

hav

e an

impa

ct o

n th

e R

iver

Tha

mes

or R

iver

Tha

me

will

be s

uppo

rted

only

if it

pro

tect

s an

d/or

enh

ance

s bi

odiv

ersi

ty, i

s gr

eate

r tha

n th

e 10

m b

uffe

r re

com

men

ded

by th

e EA

and

pr

ovid

es c

ontin

ued

tranq

uillit

y an

d en

joym

ent o

f the

nat

ural

en

viro

nmen

t for

the

publ

ic, f

or

exam

ple,

thro

ugh

man

aged

su

stai

nabl

e to

uris

m, e

duca

tion

and

leis

ure

purp

oses

.

Nei

ghbo

urho

od p

lann

ing

polic

ies

shou

ld b

e po

sitiv

ely

wor

ded

and

shou

ld n

ot p

lace

bla

nket

re

stric

tions

.

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: D

oT 4

: Riv

er Im

pact

An

y de

velo

pmen

ts o

r cha

nge

of

use

of la

nd li

kely

to h

ave

an im

pact

on

the

Riv

er T

ham

es o

r Riv

er

Tham

e sh

ould

:

• pr

otec

ts a

nd/o

r enh

ance

s bi

odiv

ersi

ty,

• Be

loca

ted

10m

aw

ay fr

om

bank

s of

the

river

; and

•

Pres

erve

the

tranq

uillit

y an

d en

joym

ent o

f the

nat

ural

en

viro

nmen

t for

the

publ

ic,

whe

re p

ossi

ble.

18

D

oT 5

: Com

mun

ity M

eado

ws

Dev

elop

men

t on

site

s lik

ely

to h

ave

an im

pact

on

Com

mun

ity M

eado

ws

as s

how

n on

the

Polic

y M

ap w

ill be

su

ppor

ted

only

whe

re th

ey m

ake

a po

sitiv

e co

ntrib

utio

n to

the

ecol

ogy

of th

ose

site

s.

Nei

ghbo

urho

od p

lann

ing

polic

ies

shou

ld b

e po

sitiv

ely

wor

ded

and

shou

ld n

ot p

lace

bla

nket

re

stric

tions

.

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: D

oT 5

: Com

mun

ity M

eado

ws

Dev

elop

men

t pro

posa

ls o

n si

tes

likel

y to

hav

e an

impa

ct o

n th

e id

entif

ied

Com

mun

ity M

eado

ws

on

the

Polic

y M

ap s

houl

d m

ake

a po

sitiv

e co

ntrib

utio

n to

the

ecol

ogy

of th

ose

site

s.

19

DoT

6: G

reen

Infra

stru

ctur

e

Nei

ghbo

urho

od p

lann

ing

polic

ies

shou

ld b

e Am

end

wor

ding

to:

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

Dev

elop

men

t will

be s

uppo

rted

only

w

hen

it re

tain

s, p

rote

cts

and

enha

nces

for f

utur

e ge

nera

tions

to

enjo

y, lo

cal g

reen

infra

stru

ctur

e (g

reen

spa

ces

and

verg

es) i

nclu

ding

al

l brid

lew

ays

and

foot

path

s as

id

entif

ied

on th

e Po

licy

Map

.

posi

tivel

y w

orde

d an

d sh

ould

not

pla

ce b

lank

et

rest

rictio

ns.

DoT

6: G

reen

Infra

stru

ctur

e

Dev

elop

men

t sho

uld

reta

in,

prot

ects

and

enh

ance

, for

futu

re

gene

ratio

ns to

enj

oy, l

ocal

gre

en

infra

stru

ctur

e (g

reen

spa

ces

and

verg

es) i

nclu

ding

all

brid

lew

ays

and

foot

path

s as

iden

tifie

d on

the

Polic

y M

ap.

20

DoT

7: A

gric

ultu

ral L

and

Use

Al

tern

ativ

e la

nd u

ses

in th

e ar

eas

show

n in

the

Polic

y M

ap,

repr

esen

ting

the

mos

t ver

satil

e an

d hi

ghes

t qua

lity

agric

ultu

ral l

and

in

the

Paris

h w

ill on

ly b

e su

ppor

ted

whe

re th

ey p

rote

ct a

gric

ultu

ral

empl

oym

ent a

nd p

rote

ct th

e no

n-re

new

able

land

reso

urce

.

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ent n

umbe

r 19

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: Al

tern

ativ

e la

nd u

ses

in th

e ar

eas

show

n on

the

Polic

y M

ap,

repr

esen

ting

the

mos

t ver

satil

e an

d hi

ghes

t qua

lity

agric

ultu

ral l

and

in

the

Paris

h sh

ould

be

prot

ecte

d fo

r ag

ricul

tura

l em

ploy

men

t op

portu

nitie

s an

d pr

otec

t the

non

-re

new

able

land

reso

urce

. 21

4.

3.3

Polic

y Ju

stifi

catio

ns

Infil

l dev

elop

men

ts

Para

grap

h 1

The

polic

ies

in th

e pl

an a

im to

su

ppor

t inf

ill de

velo

pmen

t onl

y w

here

it is

app

ropr

iate

to it

s ex

istin

g su

rroun

ding

s an

d w

hich

hel

ps to

m

aint

ain

a ba

lanc

ed h

ousi

ng m

ix

with

in th

e vi

llage

. Thi

s w

ould

incl

ude

smal

l fam

ily h

omes

in s

uita

ble

loca

tions

, or h

omes

sui

tabl

e fo

r ol

der p

eopl

e, w

ith a

pre

dom

inan

ce

of s

mal

ler h

omes

to m

eet t

he

esta

blis

hed

dem

and.

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ent n

umbe

r 19

Plan

ning

pol

icie

s sh

ould

be

clea

r and

pre

cise

. Pl

ease

cla

rify

whe

ther

‘sm

all’

fam

ily h

omes

rela

te

to ‘s

mal

l’ in

siz

e or

‘sm

all’

in b

edro

om n

umbe

rs.

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: Th

e po

licie

s in

the

plan

sup

port

infil

l dev

elop

men

t whe

re it

is

appr

opria

te to

its

exis

ting

surro

undi

ngs

and

whe

re it

hel

ps to

m

aint

ain

a ba

lanc

ed h

ousi

ng m

ix

with

in th

e vi

llage

. Thi

s in

clud

es

smal

l (pl

ease

cla

rify

whe

ther

‘s

mal

l’ in

siz

e or

‘sm

all’

in b

edro

om

num

bers

) fam

ily h

omes

in s

uita

ble

loca

tions

, or h

omes

sui

tabl

e fo

r ol

der p

eopl

e, w

ith a

hig

her m

ix o

f sm

alle

r hom

es to

take

into

acc

ount

th

e id

entif

ied

loca

l dem

and.

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

22

Affo

rdab

le H

ousi

ng (P

age

33)

This

sec

tion

men

tions

Bel

cher

Cou

rt, a

she

ltere

d sc

hem

e th

at S

OH

A ar

e re

-dev

elop

ing.

W

e w

ould

sug

gest

that

the

Paris

h C

ounc

il ta

lks

to S

OH

A di

rect

ly

abou

t the

ir pl

ans

for t

he s

ite.

23

Polic

y co

ntex

t (Pa

ge 3

5)

Para

grap

h 4

Polic

y C

SR1

of th

e ad

opte

d So

uth

Oxf

ords

hire

Cor

e St

rate

gy 2

027

cove

rs h

ousi

ng in

villa

ges.

D

orch

este

r is

clas

sifie

d in

the

Cor

e St

rate

gy a

s a

“sm

alle

r villa

ge” w

here

lim

ited

infil

l and

rura

l exc

eptio

n si

tes

for n

ew h

ousi

ng w

ill be

per

mitt

ed if

ne

ed is

sho

wn

and

it is

sup

porte

d or

in

itiat

ed b

y th

e Pa

rish

Cou

ncil.

Site

s w

ill no

t be

allo

cate

d fo

r add

ition

al

hous

ing.

Site

s sh

ould

not

exc

eed

0.2

ha.

Nei

ghbo

urho

od p

lans

sho

uld

be b

ased

on

the

mos

t up-

to-d

ate

evid

ence

. The

evi

denc

e ba

se

behi

nd th

e di

stric

t cou

ncil’s

em

ergi

ng lo

cal p

lan

is

f und

amen

tal t

o th

e po

licy

cont

ext o

f thi

s se

ctio

n.

You

have

acc

urat

ely

capt

ured

the

fact

that

the

adop

ted

Cor

e St

rate

gy d

oes

not p

rom

ote

site

al

loca

tions

in th

is a

rea.

It w

ould

be

help

ful t

o cl

arify

that

whi

lst t

he e

mer

ging

loca

l pla

n pr

opos

es g

row

th o

f 5%

to 1

0%, t

he

neig

hbou

rhoo

d pl

an is

una

ble

to a

lloca

te s

ites

for

hous

ing

due

to g

reen

belt

cons

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hem

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aris

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unci

ls

and

loca

l com

mun

ities

to p

rogr

ess

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hem

es h

owev

er th

ere

is n

o re

quire

men

t tha

t th

ese

mus

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supp

orte

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initi

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view

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wor

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to

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ess

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conc

erns

rais

ed b

y th

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unci

l. Pl

ease

del

ete:

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it is

sup

porte

d or

initi

ated

by

the

Paris

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ounc

il”

at th

e en

d of

the

seco

nd s

ente

nce.

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ergi

ng L

ocal

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n do

es n

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spec

ify s

ite s

ize

for r

ural

exc

eptio

n si

tes.

24

Polic

ies

DoT

8 an

d D

oT9

(pag

e 35

an

d 36

)

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pons

e:

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ches

ter-

on-T

ham

es

draf

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eigh

bour

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n Fr

om:

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sing

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2017

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men

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licy

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lan

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iona

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pro

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8 an

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loca

l co

nnec

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rst l

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petu

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as p

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se fo

r the

in

stig

atio

n of

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elop

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a R

ural

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s to

exp

lore

this

opt

ion

furth

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e w

ould

reco

mm

end

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draf

t pol

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htly

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allo

catio

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at th

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ken

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SH

MA,

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rm, i

ntro

duce

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nce

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prod

uctio

n of

the

SHM

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as s

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a si

gnifi

cant

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crea

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the

dem

and

for t

wo

bedr

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com

mod

atio

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t with

a re

duct

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in

dem

and

for l

arge

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fam

ily h

omes

due

to th

e ch

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s in

elig

ibilit

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r Hou

sing

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efit.

Al

thou

gh th

e de

man

d fo

r 3 a

nd 4

bed

room

pr

oper

ties

has

redu

ced

ther

e is

a n

eed

for s

ome

fam

ilies

to h

ave

acce

ss to

larg

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bed

room

ho

uses

with

cap

acity

for 6

bed

spa

ces

if th

ey a

re

not c

urre

ntly

elig

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for 4

bed

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com

mod

atio

n. T

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cogn

ises

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lso

high

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ente

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its, t

his

child

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ofe

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social

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fford

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tcon

tain

an

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te

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ento

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size

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ss fl

exib

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hou

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ther

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pot

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gre

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sult

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hous

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sing

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efit

paym

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pact

on

the

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ibilit

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sin

gle

peop

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par

ticul

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elf-c

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t. T

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requ

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or c

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mee

t the

nee

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f ho

mel

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fam

ilies

may

als

o in

dica

te a

nee

d fo

r a

bias

aw

ay fr

om o

ne-b

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om to

two

bedr

oom

pr

ovis

ion.

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dem

and

for t

wo-

bedr

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sha

red

owne

rshi

p pr

oper

ties

is m

uch

high

er th

an fo

r one

-be

droo

m p

rope

rties

, the

refo

re th

e ov

eral

l af

ford

able

hou

sing

mix

may

be

mor

e su

itabl

y de

liver

ed w

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hig

her p

ropo

rtion

of t

wo

bedr

oom

pr

oper

ties

than

is in

dica

ted

in th

e SH

MA

guid

ance

. In

gen

eral

, it i

s an

ticip

ated

that

the

mix

of

affo

rdab

le h

ousi

ng s

houl

d re

flect

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ifica

nt

dem

and

for t

wo

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oom

uni

ts fo

r bot

h re

nted

an

d sh

ared

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ners

hip

tenu

res

with

a re

duct

ion

in

one-

bedr

oom

acc

omm

odat

ion

and

an a

djus

tmen

t to

the

num

ber o

f lar

ger h

omes

.

If th

e N

eigh

bour

hood

Pla

n te

am w

ould

like

any

fu

rther

adv

ice

or h

elp

in d

rafti

ng th

ese

polic

ies

plea

se d

o ge

t in

touc

h w

ith th

e H

ousi

ng

Dev

elop

men

t tea

m a

t SO

DC

.

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als

o w

orth

the

Nei

ghbo

urho

od P

lan

team

lo

okin

g th

roug

h th

e ho

usin

g w

hite

pap

er.

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n Ph

illips

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

Hou

sing

Dev

elop

men

t Offi

cer

21 A

pril

2017

25

DoT

11

Con

serv

atio

n Ar

ea

Dev

elop

men

t - P

arki

ng P

ropo

sals

fo

r all

new

hom

es to

be

built

with

in

the

Dor

ches

ter C

onse

rvat

ion

Area

m

ust a

rea

prov

ide

an e

ffect

ive

plan

to

miti

gate

the

impa

ct o

f add

ition

al

on-s

treet

par

king

.

Plea

se s

ee c

omm

ents

and

reco

mm

enda

tion

num

ber 1

6 M

erge

this

pol

icy

with

Pol

icy

DoT

3

26

DoT

14:

Tou

rism

R

ecog

nisi

ng D

orch

este

r’s p

rime

posi

tion

as a

nat

iona

l and

in

tern

atio

nal t

ouris

t des

tinat

ion

and

also

the

hist

oric

al a

nd re

crea

tiona

l va

lue

of th

e R

iver

Tha

mes

itse

lf,

deve

lopm

ent p

ropo

sals

will

be

enco

urag

ed w

here

they

pro

mot

e to

uris

m fo

r the

ben

efit

of lo

cal

busi

ness

es a

nd th

e co

mm

unity

as

a w

hole

with

out h

avin

g an

adv

erse

im

pact

on

the

villa

ge’s

cha

ract

er

and

natu

ral e

nviro

nmen

t

This

pol

icy

coul

d be

mer

ged

with

DoT

18:

To

uris

m a

nd L

eisu

re

Plea

se c

onsi

der m

ergi

ng th

is

polic

y w

ith P

olic

y D

oT18

27

DoT

16: P

eace

and

Tra

nqui

llity

Th

e pe

ace

and

tranq

uillit

y of

the

villa

ge is

hig

hly

valu

ed b

y its

re

side

nts

and

thos

e w

ho v

isit.

Any

de

velo

pmen

t rel

ated

to to

uris

m a

nd

leis

ure

whi

ch c

ould

incr

ease

the

leve

l of g

ener

al d

istu

rban

ce o

r brin

g ab

out a

n in

crea

sed

dem

and

for o

r

Para

grap

h 12

3 of

the

Nat

iona

l Pla

nnin

g po

licy

Fram

ewor

k (N

PPF)

set

s ou

t tha

t pla

nnin

g po

licie

s sh

ould

aim

to:

• av

oid

nois

e fro

m g

ivin

g ris

e to

sig

nific

ant

adve

rse

impa

cts

on h

ealth

and

qua

lity

of

life

as a

resu

lt of

new

dev

elop

men

t; •

miti

gate

and

redu

ce to

a m

inim

um o

ther

Amen

d w

ordi

ng to

: Th

e pe

ace

and

tranq

uillit

y of

the

villa

ge is

hig

hly

valu

ed b

y its

re

side

nts

and

thos

e w

ho v

isit.

Any

de

velo

pmen

t tha

t giv

es ri

se to

si

gnifi

cant

leve

ls o

f noi

se a

nd

traffi

c sh

ould

incl

ude

mea

sure

s to

m

itiga

te s

igni

fican

t neg

ativ

e

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

loss

of c

ar p

arki

ng s

houl

d in

clud

e m

easu

res

of m

itiga

tion.

ad

vers

e im

pact

s on

hea

lth a

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ualit

y of

lif

e ar

isin

g fro

m n

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from

new

de

velo

pmen

t, in

clud

ing

thro

ugh

the

use

of

cond

ition

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cogn

ise

that

dev

elop

men

t will

ofte

n cr

eate

som

e no

ise

and

exis

ting

busi

ness

es

wan

ting

to d

evel

op in

con

tinua

nce

of th

eir

busi

ness

sho

uld

not h

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unre

ason

able

re

stric

tions

put

on

them

bec

ause

of

chan

ges

in n

earb

y la

nd u

ses

sinc

e th

ey

wer

e es

tabl

ishe

d; a

nd

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entif

y an

d pr

otec

t are

as o

f tra

nqui

llity

whi

ch h

ave

rem

aine

d re

lativ

ely

undi

stur

bed

by n

oise

and

are

priz

ed fo

r th

eir r

ecre

atio

nal a

nd a

men

ity v

alue

for t

his

reas

on.

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polic

y ar

bitra

rily

sele

cts

one

parti

cula

r lan

d us

e (to

uris

m) a

nd ig

nore

dis

turb

ance

s th

at m

ay

be c

ause

d by

oth

er la

nd u

ses.

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u co

uld

use

Loca

l Gre

en S

pace

des

igna

tions

(s

ee p

arag

raph

76

to 7

8 of

the

NPP

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irect

link

) to

iden

tify

and

prot

ect a

reas

of t

ranq

uilit

y.

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ing

issu

es s

houl

d be

dea

lt w

ith s

epar

atel

y,

thro

ugh

the

park

ing

polic

y.

effe

cts.

28

DoT

17: B

usin

ess

and

Empl

oym

ent

Plan

ning

pol

icie

s sh

ould

be

clea

r and

pre

cise

. Am

end

wor

ding

to:

Appendix 9: List of Key Consultation Activities

Comm

ent

Numb

er

Sect

ion/

Polic

y C

omm

ent

Rec

omm

enda

tion

Dev

elop

men

ts w

hich

reta

in s

uppo

rt an

d en

hanc

e ex

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g re

tail,

co

mm

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al a

nd h

ome

wor

king

bu

sine

sses

and

em

ploy

men

t, w

hils

t pr

otec

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