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- 1. Shaping the Sussex Countryside Kia Trainor CPRE Sussex
- 2. The Campaign to Protect Rural England– who are we? • Who we are - national charity with independent county branches - 2,000+ Sussex members and many more countrywide - our members include parish councils and local residents, conservation and action groups Shaping the Sussex countryside
- 3. CPRE Sussex - Aims To promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of the Sussex countryside by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country. Shaping the Sussex countryside
- 4. The Campaign to Protect Rural England Shaping the Sussex countryside
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- 8. Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Abercrombie’s main points were: •The preservation of an open belt of agricultural countryside around townand cities – to prevent urban sprawl and provide food and recreation for the urban dwellers. •The creation of National Parks to protect our finest landscapes for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. •The extension of town planning rules to cover the countryside – to make sure that all new development in the countryside should be carefully planned and in harmony with the surroundings. Shaping the Sussex countryside
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- 10. CPRE and National Parks Shaping the Sussex countryside
- 11. What is a National Park? Shaping the Sussex countryside • Statutory Purposes are; • To conserve and enhance natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage • To help the public understand and enjoy the special qualities of the area • The Statutory Duty is to help improve the quality of life and well-being of local communities and businesses in the Park. • The South Downs National Park was established in 2009 and the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) assumed its full powers and duties from April 2011
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- 13. The Special Qualities of the South Downs National Park Shaping the Sussex countryside 1.Diverse, inspirational landscapes and breathtaking views; 2.A rich variety of wildlife and habitats including rare and internationally important species; 3.Tranquil and unspoilt places; 4.An environment shaped by centuries of farming and embracing new enterprise; 5.Great opportunities for recreational activities and learning experiences; 6.Well-conserved historical features and a rich cultural heritage; 7.Distinctive towns and villages, and communities with real pride in their area.
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- 15. Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services Ecosystem services come from our natural capital – our natural assets which provide valuable resources to people in a range of different ways. Some examples of natural capital are: Animal and plant species and their habitats; Soils; Freshwater rivers, streams, lakes and ponds; Aquifers storing water below the ground; Minerals resources; and Coasts and sea. Shaping the Sussex countryside
- 16. Shaping the Sussex countryside “The Living Planet Index also tracks the state of global biodiversity by measuring the population abundance of thousands of vertebrate species around the world. The latest index shows an overall decline of 60% in population sizes between 1970 and 2014.” “While climate change is a growing threat, the main drivers of biodiversity decline continue to be the overexploitation of species, agriculture and land conversion. Indeed, a recent assessment found that only a quarter of land on Earth is substantively free of the impacts of human activities. This is projected to decline to just one tenth by 2050.” WWF ‘Living Planet Report’ 2018
- 17. How does the planning system work? Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires that planning applications be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The Development Plan is; •The Local Plan •Any made Neighbourhood Plans •Strategic Plans such as waste and mineral plans Material Considerations include; •The ‘need’ for housing and any shortfall •Heritage impacts •The NPPF and other national policies
- 18. Comparison South Downs National Park Local Plan and Horsham District Planning Framework South Downs National Park •OAN: 447 dw/year •Housing target: 250 dw/year Horsham Local Plan •OAN: 650 dw/year •Housing target: 800 dw/year •Proposed new OAN 900+ dw/year •Proposed new Housing Target: ???? Shaping the Sussex countryside
- 19. Shaping the Sussex countryside Policy 15 Strategic Policy: Housing Provision Provision is made for the development of at least 16,000 homes and associated infrastructure within the period 2011-2031, at an average of 800 homes per annum. This figure will be achieved by: 1. Housing completions for the period 2011 – 2015; 2. Homes that are already permitted or agreed for release; 3. Strategic Sites: a. At least 2,500 homes at Land North of Horsham b. Around 600 homes at Land West of Southwater c. Around 150 homes at Land South of Billingshurst 4. The provision of at least 1500 homes throughout the district in accordance with the settlement hierarchy, allocated through Neighbourhood Planning. 5. 750 windfall units
- 20. Neighbourhood Plans Shaping the Sussex countryside A Neighbourhood Plan can… • Decide where and what type of development • Promote more development than is set out in the Local Plan. • Include policies, for example regarding design standards, that take precedence over existing policies in the Local Plan for the neighbourhood A Neighbourhood Plan cannot… • Conflict with the strategic policies in the Local Plan • Be used to prevent development that is included in the Local Plan.
- 21. West Sussex and the SDNPA Joint Minerals Plan Shaping the Sussex countryside •Policy M2 of the Joint Minerals Plan (adopted in July 2018) requires the LPA to undertake a review of the approach to planning for soft sand. •The review will consider the supply and demand of soft sand during the plan period to 2033, including the potential need for site allocations. •Consultation now open open for an 8-week period until 18 March 2019
- 22. CPRE Sussex’s good work • Things we have been doing in Sussex: ✔ Government funded CPRE help to Sussex parish councils in developing neighbourhood plans ✔ fighting bad rural planning applications and arguing for improvements to draft local plans ✔ Campaigning about planning reform ✔ Arguing priority for local people’s housing needs and affordable housing ✔ Campaigning for the environmental impact of new infrastructure to be adequately assessed Threats to the Sussex countryside
- 23. Future work Good Design Affordable housing Biodiversity Infrastructure Tranquility / Dark Skies Litter and plastics
- 24. Thank you! CPRE is the only national charity dedicated to the protection of our wonderful countryside It is under threat as never before Please put your caring for the cause into action: join CPRE now or via our website: www.cpresussex.org.uk become a CPRE volunteer
Editor's Notes
- Peacehaven did not exist prior to 1916, although there was a small initial development a decade earlier. The story goes that in 1915, Charles Neville saw an expanse of derelict land that to him was ripe for development. Within a year he had bought a number of acres of land in the Parish of Piddinghoe and set up a company to develop it. Mr Neville came from a showman family; his late father had been involved in exhibitions around the world. In addition Charles who, born in Darlington, County Durham, had spent some time in both Canada and Australia learning how to deal in land. It was, however, the showman side that made the difference, for he thought of a new way of promoting his new estate. He did not advertise it, but thought about how he could promote a new Town using a competition. As far as is known, no one had done this before. Using most of the national newspapers, he asked the public to name his new Town. The winner won a plot of land worth £100, plus for the runners up, 50 prizes of plots of land in the new Town worth £50, and a fee of three guineas (£3. 15p in today’s money) to cover the cost of the conveyance. Such a competition was exceptionally popular in fact some 80,000 people entered. With so many entries Charles, in the name of his Company the South Coast Land & Resort Company, increased the runner up prizes to over 2,400. It is thought that Mr Neville saw that this was a way of selling a large part of his holding without costing anything. The purchasers paid for the conveyance transferring the land to them, and the South Coast Land & Resort Company would supply the new owners with either a house or the materials to build one. To cut a long story short, The Daily Express saw the scheme as a fraud and took Mr Neville to court, and a counter claim for libel was brought by Mr Neville. Although the legal proceedings went as high as the House of Lords, Charles Neville in the end lost the case. But by then the publicity of the case had done the trick every one by now knew of Peacehaven
- Is there any ‘Green belt’ in Sussex? No.
- Areas of protected countryside that everyone can visit. They are also places where people live, work and shape the landscape. This is based on the statutory purposes and duty for national parks as specified in the National Parks and Access to Countryside Act 1949, as amended by the Environment Act 1995. There are 15 National Parks in Britain
- There are over 112,000 residents in the SDNP. The park provides water for over 1.2 million people There is over 3,300km of rights of way including the South Downs Way. There are 13 EU wildlife sites
- Covering over 1600 square kilometres of England’s most valued inspirational landscapes, internationally important wildlife, cultural heritage and lively market towns and villages.
- Landscape is the key to all the special qualities. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) para 172 states that great weight should be given to conserving landscape and scenic beauty in national parks, which have the highest status of protection in relation to landscape and scenic beauty along with the Broads and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
- Approximately 85 per cent of the National Park is farmed and its soils support it being a major producer of cereal crops, which are grown mainly on the dip slopes. These soils also support grazing and biodiversity of important native habitats and species like the Duke of Burgundy butterfly. Approximately 25 per cent of the National Park is wooded, which contributes renewable fuel like biomass. The chalk hills, which sweep across the National Park, filter and store fresh water, providing us with high-quality drinking water. Rivers help to control water flow, drainage and flooding. Rivers such as the Meon, Ouse and Cuckmere support habitats and biodiversity. Enhancing species like bees and other pollinators are vital for food crops as well as other plants and wildflowers. Woodland also prevents soil erosion and stores carbon. Cultural services relate to people’s enjoyment of the National Park and its special qualities. The distinctive landscape of the Western Weald, the chalk ridge, scarp and dip slopes and the dramatic Seven Sisters cliffs are of inspirational value through their sense of place and tranquillity, including dark night skies. Embedded in the landscape is important cultural heritage which is rich in arts and literature, archaeological remains, traditional historic towns and villages and architecture.
- About 87% of all flowering plant species are pollinated by animals. Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that the annihilation of wildlife is now an emergency that threatens civilisation. The new estimate of the massacre of wildlife is made in a major report produced by WWF and involving 59 scientists from across the globe. It finds that the vast and growing consumption of food and resources by the global population is destroying the web of life, billions of years in the making, upon which human society ultimately depends for clean air, water and everything else.
- 800 homes/year 2011-2031. Now 974 homes/year? The growth of Horsham district has been greater that that in surrounding areas such as the coastal settlements to the south and the authorities to the north constrained by land designated as Metropolitan Green Belt. The significant growth required by nearby Crawley has been accommodated in its boundaries in the past, as well as in the new neighbourhood of Kilnwood Vale, which is located in Horsham district. Over the next 10 years, Crawley will be reaching its capacity within its boundary which is drawn tightly around the town. Under the Duty to Cooperate Horsham District Council has sought to plan for growth from these constrained areas. This will maintain, as far as possible the ability to accommodate growth by continuing to plan for in-migration which reflects the key functional linkages between where people live and work with in the district and the housing market areas beyond the district boundary. This will contribute to meeting the housing need of other local authorities including those generated by London. The strategy recognises the existing settlement pattern and hierarchy which can be used to inform how the appropriate level of growth should be planned. The larger settlements such as Steyning, Storrington, Southwater, Billingshurst and Broadbridge Heath have a role to play and can support development in accordance with their size and role in the settlement hierarchy Over the past year or so, the government has strengthened its commitment to increase the level of housing development that takes place nationally, and the Council has contributed to a number of government consultations on how this may take place. At the current time, the outcomes from these consultations and the full extent of their implications are not yet complete, and it is therefore considered that the full review of housing policies will need to take place following the publication of revised planning guidance on this issue. Given the current uncertainty, together with the work required on the evidence base for this matter, it is anticipated that the next stage of the Local Plan review will be published in 2019 under the Regulation 18 consultation.
- The sort of options you want to consider could vary depending upon the type of Neighbourhood Plan that you are preparing, for example whether it is general and broad-brush, or narrow and detailed. Examples of types of options include: • The scale, type, mix and location of development (e.g. if a need for affordable housing has been identified – where might it be located, how many houses or flats are needed, and should the scheme also include market housing, the provision of community facilities, space for businesses, and open space for recreation, play areas and wildlife). • Alternative ways of using land that the local community has identified as being appropriate for development or other uses such as open space, tree planting or environmental improvement. Different ‘conditions’ that might be applied to development, such as how development should look (its design), how transport issues should be incorporated, or what standards to include with respect to issues such as renewable energy, landscaping and the inclusion of waste and recycling facilities.
- Volunteer help needed in e.g. Examining planning applications and development plans (training offered) - Local District organisation Establishing an index system for a library of advisory materials Updating our e-mail contact list