Broadland Village Clusters: Horsham St Faith

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POLICY GNLP0125R

Land to the west of West Lane, Horsham St Faith (approx. 2.31ha) is allocated for residential development. The site is likely to accommodate approximately 50 homes.

More homes may be accommodated, subject to an acceptable design and layout, as well as infrastructure constraints.

The development will be expected to address the following specific matters The development will achieve the following site specific requirements:

1. Provision of frontage footways and carriageway widening unless it can be demonstrated that it is not practical or feasible.
2. Implementation of any improvements required to the walking route to school, particularly at junctions en-route.
   
   3. Provision of two vehicular accesses
   4. 3. Any development must conserve and, where opportunities arise, enhance the significance of the grade I listed Church of St Mary and St Andrew, the scheduled monument St Faith Priory and the conservation area, including any contribution made to that significance by setting. This includes but is not limited to a Mitigation measures should have regard to the recommendations of the Heritage Statement (June 2021) and include sensitive design, height and layout, protection of views to and from site and open space on north eastern edge of site. An appropriate programme of archaeological mitigatory work should be completed. Due to the sensitivities of this site a Heritage Impact Assessment will be required.

Reasons

To ensure the plan is effective, justified and consistent with national policy.

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POLICY HNF1

Land east of Manor Road, Newton St Faith (approx. 2.53 ha), is allocated for residential development. This will accommodate approximately 60 homes.

The development will be expected to address the following specific matters The development will achieve the following site specific requirements:

1. Further investigation in respect of contamination will be required.
2. Access (vehicular and pedestrian) should be via Manor Road.
3. Off-site improvements to the highway network may also be necessary which might include a footway link to the school, provision of a crossing point and upgrading/widening the existing path. The pedestrian route to school will require off-site highway improvements and should include new footway at the east side of Manor Road, provision of a crossing point and upgrading/widening the existing footway at the west side of Manor Road.
   
   4. Potential to include play space on-site.
   5. 4. The site is in close proximity of a Major Aquifer of high vulnerability and therefore pollution control techniques should be used to ensure that development of the site does not lead to pollution of the water environment.
   6. 5. Any development must conserve and, where opportunities arise, enhance the significance of the grade II listed Middle Farmhouse and Granary to the east of the site, including any contribution made to that significance by setting. This includes but is not limited to landscaping along the eastern site boundary.

Reasons

To ensure the plan is effective, justified and consistent with national policy.

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STRATEGIC ALLOCATION

POLICY HNF2/ GNLP0466R

Land east of the A140 and north of Norwich International Airport, Horsham St Faith (approx. 35 38ha) is allocated for employment uses. This will be to provide a full range of employment uses including for those benefitting from a location close to the airport.

It is expected:

1. Uses to be within use classes E(g), B2 and B8, with a maximum of 50% of total floorspace to be within the E(g)(i) any one use class.
2. Substantial tree belts and landscaping to be provided at the boundaries of the site, with particularly extensive provision made at the north and eastern boundaries to provide a buffer to residential properties. Civil Aviation Authority guidance should be followed to ensure aviation hazards posed by wildlife are minimised.
3. Access to be provided directly from the A140 Northern Distributor Road interchange, with a possible second point of access from the northern part of the site to the A140.
4. A masterplan is to be produced for the site with or in advance of the first application for planning permission showing a coordinated approach to bringing forward the development, particularly in relation to access provision including coordination with the NDR any necessary off-site highway improvements, and the early provision of landscaping to mitigate visual impacts. Accordingly, development is to be in two phases: Phase 1 the south-western, north-western and north-eastern parts of the site; Phase 2 the south-eastern portion.

The development will be expected to address the following specific matters:

5. In order to achieve a range of employment uses (E(g) Business - offices, research and development, and light industry, B2 general industrial, B8 storage or distribution) and limit traffic generation it is envisaged that the amount of floorspace in one the E(g)(i) use class will not exceed 50% of the total floorspace within the overall development.
6. Phase 1, the major part (approx. 29.6ha), will reflect the provision of access being from the west, and the need to provide treebelts and landscaping to the north and eastern boundaries in the early stages.
7. Phase 2 (approx. 5.2ha) is expected to progress in the later stages of development as needed and related to the provision of infrastructure.
8. Further public transport, pedestrian, cycling and highway infrastructure improvements will need to be agreed with the Highway Authority. A Transport Assessment/Statement will be required that will include assessments of highway infrastructure improvements to enable safe active and sustainable travel to the development. Any approved measures shall be implemented.
   
   9. Highway improvements may be needed to upgrade the junctions to deal with traffic generated by the development.
   10. 9. The appropriate pollution control techniques should be installed to ensure that no harm comes to the water environment.
   11. Norfolk Minerals and Waste Core Strategy Policy CS16 applies, as this site is underlain by safeguarded minerals resources. The benefits of extracting the minerals, if feasible, will be taken into consideration.
   12. 10. Archaeological investigation must be undertaken prior to any development.

Move wording of deleted policy requirement 11 to the supporting text. Insert after current paragraph number 6.75.

Reasons

To ensure the plan is effective and justified.

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POLICY SL2007/ GNLP4061/ HNF3

Land at Abbey Farm Commercial, Horsham St Faith (approx. 4.39 4.30 ha) is allocated for employment uses (Use Classes E(g) B2, B8).

The development will be expected to address the following specific matters The development will achieve the following site specific requirements:

1. Vehicular access off Church Street either via the existing access or a new access.
2. Off-site improvements to the highway network may also be necessary which might include upgrading the Church Street/A140 junction. A Transport Assessment/Statement will be required that will include assessments of the A140/Church Street junction and improvements to enable safe active and sustainable travel to the development.
3. The site contains an historic environment record and therefore further investigation is likely to be required in respect of archaeology. Any development must also consider the archaeological sensitivity of proximity to the scheduled St Faith Priory, including any contribution made to that sensitivity by setting.An archaeological assessment will be required prior to development.
4. The site is adjacent to Horsham Meadows County Wildlife Site. Potential impacts of development on the local hydrology and changes in drainage must be addressed through any planning application.

Move the current policy wording of policy requirement 3 to supporting text. Insert after current paragraph number 6.76.

Reasons

To ensure the plan is effective and justified.