Urban Fringe: Hellesdon

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Amend the policy to read:

POLICY HEL1

Land at Hospital Grounds, southwest of Drayton Road, Hellesdon (approx. 14.7 ha) is allocated for Mixed-Uses including residential and employment uses. The site will accommodate approximately 300 homes, and E(g) employment uses.

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. A small amount of E (g) employment uses (2020) will be considered appropriate e.g. converting existing buildings.
2. Vehicular access via Drayton High Road and Hospital Lane.
3. A pedestrian crossing is likely to be required on the A1067 Drayton High Road as are improvements to Middletons Lane / A1067 junction. Other off-site improvements to the highway may will also be necessary, as required by the Highway Authority.
4. The site is shown on the historic environment record and therefore further investigation is likely to be required in respect of archaeology. An archaeological assessment will be required prior to development. In addition, some of the more significant former hospital buildings may constitute heritage assets that are worthy of retention.
5. The site falls within Source Protection Zone 3 and therefore pollution control techniques should be incorporated to ensure that development of the site does not lead to pollution of the water environment, including the River Wensum.
   
   6. 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.

Move the original wording of policy requirement 4 to supporting text. Insert after current paragraph number 3.47.

Move wording of deleted policy requirement 6 to the supporting text. Insert after current paragraph number 3.47.

Reasons

To ensure the plan is effective and justified.

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STRATEGIC ALLOCATION

POLICY HEL2

Land at the Royal Norwich Golf Club, either side of Drayton High Road, Hellesdon (approx. 48.1 ha) is allocated for residential and open space uses. This will accommodate approximately 1,000 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. Improvements may be needed to existing traffic light-controlled junction and a possible pedestrian crossing on the A1067 Drayton High Road.
2. Up to 2 hectares of the site should be safeguarded for education provision, either as an expansion of the existing schools (Kinsale Infant School, Kinsale Junior School and Hellesdon High School) or land for a new primary school elsewhere within the site.
3. The loss of the golf course should be mitigated by providing alternative equivalent provision elsewhere.
4. The southwest corner of the site is within the HSE safeguarding zone associated with the chemical plant to the south of the site.
5. The site falls within Source Protection Zone 3 and therefore pollution control techniques should be incorporated to ensure that development of the site does not lead to pollution of the water environment.
   
   6. 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.

Move wording of deleted policy requirement 6 to the supporting text. Insert after current paragraph number 3.48.

Reasons

To ensure the plan is effective and justified.

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Delete Policy HEL4/GNLP1019, subtitle, supporting text paragraph 3.50 and Policy Map (see separate schedule of map changes)

POLICY HEL4/GNLP1019: Land northeast of Reepham Road, Hellesdon

3.50 This site was allocated in the 2016 Broadland Local Plan and it is intended to carry this allocation forward, recognising the public benefit in providing informal open space. Site GNLP1019 seeks to maintain this allocation for recreational open space in the new local plan to 2038.

Policy HEL4/GNLP1019

Land northeast of Reepham Road, Hellesdon (approx. 11.9 ha) is allocated for recreational open space.

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

1. Access onto Reepham Road.

2. Off-site requirements may include a footway along the north-east side of Reepham Road, extended street lighting to a point 100m west of the entrance, and increased pedestrian access from surrounding areas.

3. 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.

Reasons

The site is deleted as it is not considered to be justified