HUMBERSIDE STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES
E1 A high priority will be given to the provision of land for new economic development and the creation of jobs.
E2 Land will be provided to allow a wide choice of size, type and location of sites for industrial use. The major strategic locations will be:
E3 Outside the locations listed under Policy E2 industrial and commercial development will take place on smaller sites in accordance with the following guidelines, providing there are no unacceptable transport or environmental problems.
() The Hull, Grimsby/Cleethorpes and Scunthorpe Urban Areas defined in Policies S9-S11 are the major employment centres and proposals for industry and commerce will normally be permitted subject to the retention of important open areas as indicated by Policies S9 and 510.
(ii) The Urban Centres defined in Policies S9-S13 are local employment centres and proposals for industry and commerce compatible with their size and character will normally be permitted.
(iii) In selected and non-selected settlements proposals for small scale industry and commerce which are compatible with their surroundings will normally be permitted, providing existing services are adequate.
(iv) In the open countryside new proposals for industry and commerce will not normally be permitted. Proposals to re-use existing buildings for small businesses may be permitted providing their impact on the countryside is acceptable.
(v) On disused airfields which have not been returned substantially to agriculture and where there is existing industrial development and essential services, industry and commerce will normally be permitted. Development will be restricted as far as possible to the main areas of existing buildings and hardstanding. Proposals for outdoor storage on these airfields will be considered on their merits provided their impact on the countryside is acceptable.
(iv) Proposals for the development of new, and the expansion of existing, terminals and ancillary activities linked to the off-shore hydrocarbon industry will normally be permitted only in suitable locations to the north and north-west of Easington village.
E4 Proposals for industry and commerce that are not in accord with the relevant policies of this plan will not normally be permitted. But special provision for very large projects may occasionally be made in exceptional circumstances provided that:
(a) there would be substantial proven employment or other benefits to County residents;
(b) the proposal cannot reasonably be implemented on land proposed in local plans for industrial or commercial development, bearing in mind the undertaking's operational requirements and
(c) there are no other overriding planning objections.
E5 Land in the following locations will be reserved for economic activities which will take advantage of its special potential
North Bank - Between Hedon Haven and Paull
South Bank - Between Grimsby Docks and East Halton Skitter. Ancillary activities with close operational links will normally be permitted.
Where sites in these locations are not essential, industries will be encouraged to develop elsewhere in Humberside in line with Policies E2 and E3. In respect of proposals for the North Bank, particular regard will be given to the environmental impact of the proposed development on the village of Paull.
E6 Additional port facilities will continue to be provided at Hull, Grimsby, Immingham and Goole. Elsewhere,
new or extended jetties, wharves and ancillary port facilities will in general be permitted as follows:
(i) On land fronting the deep water channel between Immingham and North Killingholme where special
provision will be made for the development of jetties and the means of access to them.
(ii) Special terminals or deep water berthing facilities elsewhere which are required in the national interest, or which have stringent locational requirements that cannot be satisfied by alternative sites.
(iii) Berths accessible to seagoing shipping exclusively to serve the needs of riverside manufacturing plants.
(iv) Extensions of facilities at existing wharves on the Rivers Humber, Trent and Ouse, as well as the provision of ancillary storage and vehicle parking, whether or not such provision is physically related to existing facilities.
(v) In exceptional circumstances, the construction of new wharves or the relocation of existing wharves on the Rivers Humber, Trent and Ouse, when such facilities are required in the national interest, or when such facilities have stringent locational requirements that cannot be satisfied by alternative sites.
In the case of development referred to in paragraphs (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, the local planning authority will need to be satisfied that the proposal accords with the following criteria:
(a) The impact of the development and its associated road traffic will not be seriously detrimental to the environment of nearby settlements.
(b) The development is well related to the strategic road network and acceptable in terms of the local road network.
(c) The development is acceptable in terms of Policies En2 and En4.
(d) In the case of new or relocated wharves, the overall economic or environmental advantages of the development are such as to justify it acceptance.
(e) Where a wharf is to be relocated the local planning authority will normally require to be satisfied that the existing use will cease.
E7 In the medium term, Humberside Airport will continue to be developed to the capacity of the existing runways. Land at the Airport will be provided for economic activities with aviation links.
E8 Special emphasis will be placed on the economic and physical regeneration of the older industrial and commercial areas, including where appropriate:
(a) the reclamation and bringing into use of derelict, despoiled or vacant land; (b) the construction of new premises;
(c) the redevelopment, conversion or modernisation of existing inadequate premises; (d) environmental improvements;
(e) the improvement of traffic circulation, access and parking facilities.
E9 Office development will normally be permitted in existing commercial centres providing it is of a scale and type appropriate to the location. Major office development will therefore normally only be appropriate in the centres of the main urban areas and the larger urban centres, as defined in Policies S9-513.
Out-of-centre office development will normally only be permitted:
(a) where it is ancillary to an industrial undertaking; or
(b) in special circumstances where for operational reasons an out-of-centre location is more appropriate and there are no overriding planning objections.
E10 Tourist developments within built-up areas and which are of a scale and type compatible with their surroundings will normally be permitted, providing there are no unacceptable transport and environmental
problems. Elsewhere developments of a scale and type which cannot reasonably be located within the built-up areas will be considered sympathetically if they are acceptable in terms of their effects on:
(a) landscape, amenity and the general appearance of the countryside and coast;
(b) environmentally important or sensitive areas, including sites of wildlife significance;
(c) surrounding land uses, especially farming and local settlements; and
(d) in coastal locations, the need to maintain open stretches of coastline and safeguard public access to it.
Particular encouragement will be given to proposals which will:
(a) attract significantly more people and spending to Humberside;
(b) help to lengthen the tourist season, develop the conference trade or encourage bu5iness tourism;
(c) provide more tourist accommodation, especially serviced developments such as hotels and guest houses;
(d) benefit the local community as well as tourists;
(e) enhance or make better use of existing attractions and facilities and promote the local character of an area.
E11 On open land near the Humber Bridge, proposals for recreation or tourist facilities of a generally open nature will normally be regarded favourably. Other developments will only be permitted if the local planning authorities are satisfied that the proposal:
(a) will not detract from the appearance of the Humber Bridge and the surrounding area; and
(b) needs to be located here to benefit from the Bridge's special locational potential, there being no practicable alternative elsewhere.
All developments will be required to have a high standard of design and external appearance.
S1 For the period 1989 to 2006 land will be provided in the County for about 58,000 (plus 2,500 ) dwellings. This will be distributed amongst the Districts as follows:
Beverley 9,000 Boothferry 5,500 Cleethorpes 4,350 East Yorkshire 10,500 (+2,500) Glanford 7,500
Great Grimsby 3,000 Holderness 5,250 Kingston upon Hull 11,900 Scunthorpe 1,000· To be included only if the Bridlington Bay project proceeds.
S2 New housing development will, wherever possible, be related to existing and potential jobs, educational facilities, public transport and services. Encouragement will be given wherever practicable to the improvement, conversion and rehabilitation of the existing housing stock.
Proposals to develop suitable sites within the main built-up areas will be favourably considered where local conditions are suitable and where such development accords with local planning policies.
When considering proposals for housing development on previously undeveloped sites planning authorities will take account of the need to conserve good quality agricultural land and to protect attractive open areas. A range of different types of sites for new housing development will be provided.
Medium to high density housing development will normally be acceptable in the urban areas and urban centres provided:
(a) it does not adversely affect its surroundings; and (b) a high standard of design and layout is achieved.
S3 Priority will be given to the provision of services and land for housing in the three main urban areas of Hull, Grimsby/Cleethorpes and Scunthorpe, defined in Policies S9 to S11.
Elsewhere land for housing will be provided in the urban centres and, to a lesser extent, in the selected settlements; these are defined in Policies S4, SS and S9 to S13.
Only limited housing development will be permitted in non-selected settlements as set out in Policy S6.
S4 In urban centres, provision will be made for housing and a range of community services including secondary schools. The scale of such development will be compatible with the size and character of the urban centre. Where an urban centre is substantially bounded by good quality agricultural land or important amenity areas, planning permission will not normally be granted nor allocations made in local plans for housing development on this land, unless it is accepted by the planning authorities that its development is essential to meeting the housing provision for the District as set out in Policy S1.
S5 In selected settlements, provision will be made for new housing development. As far as is practicable local community, education and service facilities will be retained.
New development should be compatible with the size and character of the settlement and the range of community and service facilities available. Development which would place a strain on public services or which would detract from the amenity or character of the village should not be permitted. Proposals to improve and re-use existing buildings within the built-up area of the village will, subject to local planning and design considerations, be approved.
Selected settlements reaching their planned size (where this is determined through local plans) will retain their status in so far as the provision of services is concerned; in such villages only a limited scale of new housing development will be permitted.
S6 In non-selected settlements the conversion or replacement of existing dwellings and the building of single or very small groups of dwellings on infilling plots in the main body of the village will normally be permitted.
Exceptionally, a larger scale of housing development may be permitted provided local services are adequate. Such sites should be identified in local plans.
All housing development in non-selected settlements should be in keeping with the existing size and character of the settlement.
S7 Residential development in the open countryside will not normally be permitted except where it is essential for the purposes of agriculture or forestry.
S7A As an exception to Policies SS, S6, S7 and S9, planning permission may be granted for affordable housing on land which would not normally be released for development within or adjoining selected and non-selected settlements provided that:
(i) any such land released will be additional to the general provision made for housing;
(ii) the scheme would meet a proven local need that would not otherwise be met;
(ii) there are arrangements to ensure that the benefits of affordable housing will be enjoyed by subsequent as well as initial occupiers;
(iv) the development is in keeping with the existing size and character of the settlement.
S8 The County Council and District Councils will ensure that a minimum of a five year supply of land for house building is readily available and that longer term housing requirements, as set out in Policy S1, can be met.
S9 The Hull Area covers the City of Kingston upon Hull, the East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley and the Borough of Holderness. Within this area:
(i) S3 will apply to the Hull Urban Area - all land within the City of Kingston upon Hull and the settlements of Hessle, Anlaby/Willerby/Kirk Ella and Cottingham. Special emphasis will be placed on the redevelopment of suitable sites for housing within existing built-up areas and especially within the inner area of Hull. Particular encouragement will be given to land allocations in the city which will help to meet the long term requirements of the Hull Area as a whole.
(i) S4 will apply to five urban centres - Beverley (including the adjoining parts of Molescroff and Woodmansey), Elloughton/Brough, Hedon, Hornsea and Withernsea.
(iii) S5 will apply to these selected settlements:- BEVERLEY HOLDERNESS
Cherry Burton Aldbrough Paull Leconfield Bifton Preston Leven Brandesburton Roos Newbald Burstwick Sigglesthome North Ferriby Burton Pidsea Skirlaugh South Cave Easington Sproatley Swanland Keyingham Thomgumbald Tickton Long Riston Withemwick Walkington Patrington
Dunswell, Swine, Coniston and Ganstead are non-selected settlements.
(iv) Substantial open areas, the precise boundaries of which will be defined in local plans, will be retained between:
(a) Hessle and Anlaby/Willerby/KirkeIlalCity of Hull
(b) Cottingham and Anlaby/Willerby/Kirkella/City of Hull
S10 The Grimsby/Cleethorpes Area covers the Boroughs of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Within this area:
() S3 will apply to the Grimsby/Cleethorpes Urban Area - all land within the Borough of Great Grimsby, the town of Cleethorpes and the settlements of Humberston, Waltham and New Waftham.
(i) S4 will apply to one urban centre - Immingham.
(ii) SS will apply to three selected settlements - Healing, Laceby and Stallingborough.
Continuing priority will be given to the provision of services and early development of large sites, particularly that in the Scartho Top locality, currently proposed for housing in the Grimsby/Cleethorpes Area, subject to the provision of satisfactory access.
New housing will not be permitted near the Estuary-Related Industry Area on the South Humber Bank.
There will be a presumption against major development between the settlements of Waltham, New Waltham, Humberston and Grimsby/Cleethorpes.
S11 In the Boroughs of Scunthorpe and Glanford:
[) S3 will apply to the Scunthorpe Urban Area - all land within Scunthorpe Borough and parts of the parishes of Bottesford, Burringham, Gunness and Flixborough.
(i) S4 will apply to two urban centres - Brigg and Barton.
(ii) S5 will apply to these selected settlements:
Bametby le Wold Kirton in Lindsey Barrow upon Humber Messingham Broughton New Holland Burringham Scawby Burton upon Stather South Ferriby Goxhill Ulceby Gunness Winteringham Hibaldstow Winterton
S12 In the Borough of Boothferry:
(i) S4 will apply to one urban centre - Goole.
(i) SS will apply to these selected settlements:
Belton Keadby with Althorpe Bubwith Newport Crowle North Cave Eastrington Owston Ferry Epworth Pollington Gilberdyke Rawcliffe Haxey/Westwoodside Snaith Holme upon Spalding Moor West Butterwick Howden
Only a limited amount of pressure for new housing arising from the development of the Selby Coalfield is expected in Boothferry Borough; this will be met within the existing settlement pattern.
S13 In the Borough of East Yorkshire
(i) S4 will apply to four urban centres - Bridlington, Driffield, Market Weighton and Pocklington.
(ii) S5 will apply to these selected settlements:
Barmby Moor Beeford Bempton Fangfoss Flamborough Hutton Cranswick Kilham
Melbourne Middleton on the Wolds Nafferton
Skipsea Stamford Bridge Wetwang Wilberfoss
S14 The local authorities will encourage the improvement of existing shopping centres, including, where suitable, the number, size and range of shops, environmental aspects, car parking and traffic management. The improvement of existing shopping centres in inner areas will be encouraged so as to contribute to inner area regeneration.
S15 Proposals for shopping will normally be approved within established shopping centres provided that the scale of development is compatible with the size and character of the centre, having regard to the following hierarchy.
Regional Centre:
The Centres of the Major Urban Areas:
The Centres of Other Towns:
District Centres:
Hull City Centre.
Grimsby Town Centre (Top Town, Freeman Street), Scunthorpe Town Centre.
The Central Shopping Areas of
Barton, Beverley. Bridlington, Brigg, Cleethorpes, Cottingham, Driffield, Goole, Hedon, Hessle, Homsea, Immingham, Market Weighton, Pocklington and Withemsea.
Bransholme ) Hessle Road ) in Hull Holdemess Road )
Ashby High Street in Scunthorpe
Large stores will normally only be approved within these centres. Proposals for small scale shopping facilities in built-up areas to meet a local need which cannot reasonably be met by development within an established centre will normally be permitted. Shopping development will not be approved if it is likely to have unacceptable effects on the level of shopping facilities and services in established centres.
S16 Large out-of-centre stores will only be allowed when a location within an existing shopping centre as defined in Policy S15 is not a practicable and;
(a) the vitality and viability of one or more of those centres as a whole is not likely to be seriously affected; and
(b) the proposed store (i) is well situated in relation to the main road network and would not give rise to unacceptable traffic or car parking problems (ii) is accessible by public transport and (iii) does not have major environmental or other planning drawbacks.
T1 Major new development will normally be located where it makes the best use of the existing and programmed transport system, provided there are no other overriding planning objections.
T2 Road improvements will be made and new roads built where they help to:
(a) improve industrial and commercial accessibility and promote employment;
(b) shorten journey times and relieve congestion;
(c) reduce environmental conflict and damage; (d) reduce accidents;
(e) open up land required for agreed development proposals.
On routes between towns priority will be given to road schemes on the most important routes. This County strategic road network comprises
Motorways and trunk roads
A765, A166, A163 between Driffield and Holme upon Spalding Moor, A1174 Beverley to Hull, A164, A103381445 between Hull and Easington, A1035, A614, A759 south of Scunthorpe, A18 between M181 west of Scunthorpe and M180 east of Scunthorpe, A1 5, B1 206 between New Holland and A15, A7 60, A1173, A46, B1 216 from M1 Bt to Ferry Road West), A1041 , A645 between A1041 and A614, 81431 , C135 between A160( at West Dock, Immingham and A1173 at Kings Road, Immingham.
In built-up areas problems will be solved as far as practicable by traffic management measures - including bus priority systems - so as to minimise the need for the construction of new roads.
T3 When a new road or road improvement is proposed account will be taken of the need:
(a) to minimise the adverse effects on existing buildings, settlements and farm holdings;
(b) to conserve agricultural land and ensure that farm holdings are not fragmented unnecessarily;
(c) to conserve important architectural and historic buildings and areas, landscape, the natural environment and archaeological features;
(d) for landscaping - to maintain and improve environmental standards;
(e) to make provision for public transport;
(f) to ensure optimum ease and safety of movement for pedestrians, cyclists and the disabled.
T4 Where roads are needed to allow firm and agreed development proposals to proceed, the County Council will consider bringing schemes forward in the roads programme, or devising new ones. In some cases joint financing with potential developers will need to be agreed.
T5 During the period up to 1991/92 the County Council intends to start the following schemes to improve the County's strategic road network:
(a) Humber Bridge North Approach Road and A164 improvement to Bentley
(b) New road from the M180 to south of Redbourne (A15).
(c) Hedon By-pass (A1033).
(d) Leven By-pass.
Land for the following schemes on the County strategic road network will be protected from development:
(e) New road from A180 to A117381210.
(f) By-passes for Burton Agnes, Carnaby and Middleton-on-the-Wolds and Beverley North-Westem By-pass improvements.
(g) A1173 Kiln Lane to Manby Road Stage 2.
T6 During the period up to 1991/92 the County Council intends to start the following road schemes in the Hull Urban Area:
(a) Pedestrianisation measures in the city centre, following the northern section of the orbital box.
(b) New north-south link from A1079(T) to Hedon Road A1033 (A1163) -the Drypool Link, Wilmington Link, Stoneferry Road and Bridge and the Ennerdale Link.
(c) Radial route improvements.
Land for the following schemes will be protected from development:
(d) The eastern section of the orbital box. (e) Radial route improvements.
(f) Cottingham By-Pass.
T7 During the period up to 1991/92 the County Council intends to start the following road schemes in the Grimsby/Cleethorpes Urban Area:
(a) Peakes Parkway.
(b) Kings Road, Cleethorpes.
Land for the following schemes will be protected from development:
(c) Humberston Access Route. (d) Cromwell Road Link.
T8 During the period up to 1991/92 the County Council intends to start construction of the Scunthorpe North West Orbital Road Scheme (Stage 2B). Land for the following schemes wilt be protected from development:
(a) Scunthorpe North West Orbital (Stage III).
(b) Dualling of Brigg Road (A1029).
T9 Land for the Figham Link and Chantry Lane schemes on the south side of Beverley will be protected from development.
T10 During the period up to 1991192 the County Council intends to make the following industrial access improvements:
(a) 81216 improvements in the Flixborough area. (b) A166 to Carnaby Industrial Estate.
(c) Boulevard to Witty Street, Hull, south of Hessle Road Industrial Area Link
Land for the South Humber Bank Spine Road from Grimsby to Immingham will be protected from development.
T11 The A1079 Market Weighton By-Pass and the A63 Howden Westem By-Pass are proposed for construction from 1987 onwards as part of the Department of Transport's Trunk Road Programme.
T12 Where problems of safety and environmental intrusion arise and suitable alternative routes exist, the movement of heavy goods vehicles will be restricted.
T13 Provision will be made for heavy lorry parking where the need is established on safety and environmental grounds. Lorry parking on streets in some areas will be restricted. Adequate facilities will normally be provided by the developer as part of new development.
T14 The carriage of freight by rail or water transport will be encouraged where it will reduce the number of heavy road vehicles and achieve environmental benefits, provided that proposals do not conflict with Policy E6. Potential users of rail or waterways for freight transport will be encouraged to locate at suitable sites.
T15 The strategic priorities for car parking are:
firstly, to serve the central areas of Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe, secondly, to encourage tourism in the County,
thirdly, the provision of adequate car parking in other commercial centres, fourthly, to ensure adequate provision is made in new development.
T16 Adequate car parking will be provided by the developer to cater for the needs of new development unless total guidelines restrict parking provision.
T17 The design of new development will ensure optimum ease and safety of movement for pedestrians, cyclists and the disabled. In existing built-up areas facilities will be provided as part of traffic management measures and where problems and opportunities arise. The provision of segregated cycle routes and parking facilities for cycles will be encouraged in new development. In existing built-up areas cycle routes will be investigated and opportunities taken where practicable.
T18 A basic public transport network will be maintained which takes account of the service provision and employment roles of Kingston upon Hull, Grimsby/Cleethorpes, Scunthorpe, the thirteen urban centres listed under Policies S9-S13 and similar centres in adjacent counties. Priority will be given to maintaining journeys to shops, schools, colleges, work and where possible medical facilities.
T19 Where conventional public transport services cannot be maintained within available resources, the County Council will investigate possible alternatives. These may include:
(a) the use of County Council owned vehicles;
(b) the use of school contract vehicles;
(c) post buses;
(d) community buses: and
(e) social car services.
T20 Provision will be made for convenient and safe passenger interchanges where there are significant benefits to passengers.
T21 Where necessary provision will be made to enable public transport services to penetrate major areas of new development. Traffic management measures will be introduced where this would help the safe and efficient operation of buses and to make the services as attrad'rve as possible to the public provided that there are no unacceptable adverse environmental or safety effects on pedestrians and cyclists.
En1 Proposals for development will be considered with a view to minimising adverse effects on the environment whilst making the best use of the County's environmental resources.
En2 Land within built-up areas and land allocated, or with planning permission, for development will normally be used, wherever practicable, before non-agricultural development is allowed on agricultural land. Although the operational needs of the developer will be borne in mind, any such development should, as far as is reasonable:
(a) be sited on land of the lowest quality in the locality with grades 1 and 2 land only being used when the local planning authority is satisfied that there is no reasonable alternative location on land of a lower grade;
(b) keep the amount of agricultural land taken to a minimum; and
(c) pay due regard to the effects on farm structure and viability.
En3 Intensive livestock units will only be granted planning permission if they will not have any adverse environmental effects on nearby housing, on other sensitive developments, or on areas allocated or with planning permission for such uses. The location of new housing or other sensitive developments will take into account the need for protection from the adverse environmental effects of existing intensive livestock units.
En4 The conservation and enhancement of the natural environment will be encouraged and promoted. Sites of Special Scientific Interest will be protected and development which adversely affects such areas will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances. Development that would adversely affect other defined areas of nature conservation importance will not normally be permitted. In all cases development will be restricted to minimise adverse effects on wildlife resources.
En5 The conservation and enhancement of the landscape will be encouraged and promoted. Areas defined as Heritage Coast (as at Flamborough) or designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) (as on the Lincolnshire Wolds) will be protected: development that would adversely affect such nationally-recognised areas, or that would conflict with the appearance of other areas of landscape importance, will not normally be permitted. Encouragement will be given to conserving trees, hedgerows and existing woodlands, and to new planting and other landscape improvements. Significant new developments, particularly those on the fringes of settlements or in the open countryside, will be required to include substantial and suitable landscaping.
En6 Sites of archaeological importance will be safeguarded as far as possible from proposals for development which would harm them.
En7 The conservation and enhancement of buildings and areas of historic or architectural importance will be encouraged.
En8 Suitable alternative uses for environmentally important buildings will be encouraged where this would conserve the character of the building or the area in which they are situated.
En9 Full use of the County's mineral resources will generally be encouraged. Wherever possible, mineral deposits suitable for extraction will normally be safeguarded from development which could sterilise them. In releasing land for mineral extraction the County Council will seek to maintain a stock of permitted mineral resources (a land bank) to ensure the long-term continuity of supply of minerals.
En10 Humberside will seek to maintain an appropriate contribution to meet local, regional and national needs for its minerals.
En11 Planning permission for new mineral workings will normally be granted provided that:
(a) the environmental and economic consequences are acceptable to the mineral planning authority;
(b) the transport arrangements are satisfactory; and
(c) the operator is prepared to enter into an agreed scheme of working. The operator will also be required to make adequate provision for the restoration and aftercare of the site to an agreed and suitable after use.
En12 The use of marine-dredged and secondary materials as an alternative source of minerals will be encouraged so long as the environmental consequences and transport arrangements are satisfactory to the local planning authority.
En13 Planning applications for
Potentially hazardous premises and
Developments near potentially hazardous premises
will not be approved before the local planning authority has received advice from the Health and Safety Executive on the possible risks; but other factors may lead to refusal of applications before the receipt of such advice.
En14 Planning applications will only be approved when the local planning authorities are satisfied that any pollution associated with the proposal is within limits acceptable to the relevant controlling agency.
En15 Planning applications for waste disposal schemes will only be approved when the County Council is satisfied that:
(a) there will be no unacceptable effects on the environment, public health and safety.
(b) the transport arrangements are satisfactory; and
(c) provision will be made at the earliest opportunity for the restoration and aftercare of tipped sites to an agreed and suitable afteruse.
En16 Proposals to bring derelict and other waste land into beneficial use will normally be regarded favourably. Particular encouragement will be given to schemes in the inner areas of towns.
En17 Proposals for land reclamation in the Humber estuary will normally be permitted only if there will be no significant detriment to navigation and to fisheries. Schemes that will have significantly harmful effects on environmentally important areas, including sites of ecological value, will be allowed only in exceptional circumstances.
En18 Recreation facilities will normally be permitted within built-up areas. If there are no suitable sites there and proposals are of an open nature they will normally be considered sympathetically in locations on the fringes of the built-up areas. Recreation facilities of a scale and type which cannot reasonably be located in, or on the fringes of, built-up areas will be considered sympathetically elsewhere if they are acceptable in terms of their effect on:
(a) landscape, amenity and the general appearance of the countryside and coast;
(b) environmentally important or sensitive areas, including sites of wildlife significance; (c) surrounding land uses, especially farming and local settlements; and
(d) in coastal locations, the need to maintain open stretches of coastline and safeguard public access to it.
Particular encouragement will be given to proposals for recreation facilities which: (a) are located where the need is greatest, especially in the inner city areas;
(b) are reasonably accessible to all sections of the community, especially those without cars;
(c) will increase the range and choice of recreation in Humberside, especially by the multiple use of resources and facilities, whilst minimising conflicts with other recreation activities and land uses;
(d) will use derelict, disused or reclaimed land or buildings or provide a suitable afteruse for mineral workings;
(e) will reduce the pressure for recreation developments on environmentally sensitive areas.
En19 The provision of formal recreational facilities to serve local communities will generally reflect Hull's role as the regional centre of Humberside, Grimsby's and Scunthorpe's roles as the major urban areas in South Humberside and the hierarchy of settlements as set out in Policies S9-S13.
En20 Proposals for water-based recreation developments and associated landbased recreation facilities will normally be permitted subject to safety considerations, minimising conflicts with other uses and, outside the built-up areas, so long as they are acceptable in terms of their effect on:
(a) landscape, amenity and the general appearance of the countryside and coast;
(b) environmentally important or sensitive areas, including sites of wildlife significance; (c) surrounding land uses. especially farming, and local settlements; and
(d) in coastal locations, the need to maintain open stretches of coastline and safeguard. public access to it.
Proposals should, where practicable, allow for the multiple-use of water areas. Particular attention will be given to protecting sources of water for drinking and crop irrigation. Disused waterways will normally be protected from development which would prejudice their potential for future navigation.
En21 The provision of informal recreation developments such as country parks, picnic sites and recreational footpaths and cycle routes will be encouraged where suitable opportunities arise. Priority for the creation and development of recreational paths will be given to those which link built-up areas to the countryside and those which provide circular routes. Priority for picnic sites will be given to those in coastal locations and those which serve major tourist routes and attractions. For country parks priority will be given to meeting the needs of the Hull and Grimsby/Cleethorpes urban areas.
En22 An additional policy relating to the disposal of radioactive waste was submitted by the County Council in December 1985. This policy was deleted in its entirety.
The following principal criteria will be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the various Chapters of this Local Plan:
1.1 Monitor appropriateness of boundaries of Conservation Area, both reviewed and newly introduced.
1.2 Monitor the implications of Conservation Area designation on resources and the quality of the environment. 1.3 Monitor applications for listed building consent and conservation area consent.
1.4 Monitor and if necessary prosecute against any breach of Conservation Area/Listed Building Legislation.
1.5 Review planning appeal decisions and assess implications.
1.6 Monitor planning applications affecting sites of archaeological importance, open areas within settlements of value for amenity or character reasons and in the open countryside.
1.7 In liaison with MAFF, monitor proposals affecting best and most versatile agricultural land.
1.8 Monitor applications for development in the open countryside with special reference to any applications in areas of both high landscape value and historic landscape value.
1.9 In liaison with NRA monitor proposals which may have an effect on or be affected by water.
1.10 Monitor applications made to lop, chop or fell trees which are either covered by Tree Preservation Orders or are within Conservation Areas.
1.11 Monitor breaches of Tree Preservation Orders.
1.12 Monitor applications affecting Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
1.13 In liaison with English Nature, monitor proposals to increase number, size and diversity of sites of nature conservation importance.
f.14 In liaison with English Nature, monitor proposals in sensitive or potentially sensitive areas of nature conservation value.
2.1 Monitor and review all standards in light of new legislation/guidance.
2.2 In liaison with the NRA and YWS, monitor proposals which may have pollution control, drainage or flood implications.
2.3 Review planning appeal decisions and assess implications.
3.1 Monitor house completion numbers (including new built properties, conversions and demolitions) in various types of settlement and the open countryside.
3.2 Undertake annual review of housing land availability and compare with housing provision requirement. Discuss outcome with house builders representatives.
3.3 Monitor applications for planning permission for residential purposes.
3.4 Check housing waiting list for numbers in need, and types/location of property required. 3.5 Investigate expressions of interest in rural affordable housing schemes.
3.6 Review planning appeal decisions and assess implications.
3.7 In liaison with County Council, monitor the provision of gypsy sites and their adequacy in meeting needs.
4.1 Monitor availability of industrial land and premises.
4.2 Monitor the rates of development of employment premises in various sub-areas of the Borough. 4.3 Monitor enquiries for industrial land or premises.
4.4 Monitor applications for planning permission for employment uses and those for change of use from employment to other uses.
4.5 Review planning appeal decisions and assess implications.
4.6 Review the Economic Development strategy for the Borough annually.
4.7 Monitor proposals for rural diversification enterprises.
5.0 Recreation, Leisure and Tourism
5.1 Monitor and review the adequacy of outdoor playing space using a minimum standard of 6 acres per 1,000 population.
5.2 In liaison with the Sports Council, monitor proposals concerning the redevelopment of playing fields.
5.3 Review planning appeal decisions and assess implications.
5.4 Monitor incoming tourism activity in the Borough.
S.S Monitor number of visitors to Borough's main attractions.
5.6 Monitor the number of rural buildings converted to industrial/commercial use or holiday accommodation.
5.7 Monitor the applications received for touring caravan sites.
6.1 In liaison with the Highway Authority, monitor priority road schemes in the Borough. 6.2 Monitor all Environmental Impact Assessment.
6.3 Monitor all applications for roadside commercial development. 6.4 Review planning appeal decisions and assess implications.
6.5 Identity and monitor areas for the introduction of traffic management measures.
6.6 In liaison with the County Council over the levels of use made of subsidised bus services. 6.7 Monitor the car parking situation in the built up areas of the Borough.
6.8 Monitor public rights of way diversions.
7.1 Monitor applications for large-out-of-centre stores.
7.2 Monitor applications for uses other than A1 shops within local shopping areas and the Primary Shopping Zones of the Borough.
7.3 Monitor planning applications for lay-by trading facilities.
7.4 Monitor applications for hot food shops.
7.5 Review planning appeal decisions and assess implications.
8.1 Monitor the re-use/re-development of surplus education land.
8.2 In liaison with the Education Authority, monitor sites required for new/extended schools.
8.3 Liaise with the Health Authority and Family Health Services Association over the adequacy of Community Health Services provision.
8.4 In liaison with the Library Authority, monitor sites required for library provision in the Plan Area. 8.5 Monitor and review the need to allocate or safeguard land for waste disposal.
8.6 Monitor and review the need to alleviate new burial grounds.
8.7 Review planning appeal decisions and assess implications.
APPENDIX 3 - VEHICLE PARKING STANDARDS
APPENDIX 4 - BOROUGH COUNCIL HOUSING WAITING LIST SUMMARY
THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (USE CLASSES) ORDER
The `Use Classes Order' arranges the various uses of buildings or land into a number of categories (Classes). This allows the use of buildings or land to be controlled under the Planing Acts so that a change of use where the former use and new use are in the same class will not be regarded as involving development, whereas a change of use where the former and new uses are in different Classes will involve development and an application for planning permission may be required.
The most recent Order is The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 198T (as amended). The land uses within the Classes in that Order are set out below. This list is only a summary and is included for information only. Persons should refer to the Order itself for definitive information.
Class Summary of Uses
PART A
Ai: SHOPS Retail sale of goods (excluding hot food),post office, travel agent, hairdressers, funeral parlour.
A2: FINANCIAL AND Provision of financial services (e.g. Banks, Building Societies etc.), Professional PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Services other than medical (e.g.. Estate Agents), other services suited to shopping areas (e.g. Betting Shop).
A3: FOOD AND DRINK Sale of food a drink for consumption on or off the premises (e.g. restaurant, hot food take away, winebar).
PART B
B1: BUSINESS USE Offices (excluding those in Class A2), Research and development of products or processes (high technology), light industry.
B2: GENERAL INDUSTRY Any industrial processes other than those falling in remaining B Classes.
B3: STORAGE OR Warehousing and distribution, including wholesale cash and carry. DISTRIBUTION
PART C
C1: HOTELS Hotel, boarding/guest house.
C2: RESIDENTIAL Residential accommodation (outside C3) for those in need of care, hospital, nursing INSTITUTIONS home, residential school, college or training centre.
C3: DWELLING HOUSES Dwelling house for use by single person or family or by not more than 6 residents living together as a household.
Class Summary of Uses PART D
D1: NON RESIDENTIAL Medical/health services, education provision, nursery, day centre, museum, public INSTITUTIONS library, religious buildings, public hall, exhibition hall.
D2: ASSEMBLY AND Cinema, concert hall, bingo hall, discotheque, swimming pool, gymnasium, LEISURE indoor/outdoor sports and recreation.
SUI GENERIS Many uses do not fall within any Class and are therefore described as sui-generis - a class of their own. Such uses include: theatres, launderettes, amusement centres, car showrooms, petrol filling stations, hostels and car hire offices.
NOTIFIED HAZARDOUS INSTALLATIONS
Those notified hazardous installations affecting the plan area and their respective consultation distances as at December 1994 are listed below for information. The number of installations and/or consultation distances may be subject to change over the plan period. Persons are recommended to consult the Area Executive of the Health and Safety Executive at Sheffield for up to date information and for advice on all proposed developments within the consultation zones.
SUMMARY OF THE NPFA MINIMUM STANDARD FOR OUTDOOR PLAYING SPACE RECOMMENDATIONS
The National Playing Fields Association recommends a minimum standard for outdoor playing space of 2.43 hectares per 1,000 population. This is commonly referred to as the "NPFA 6 Acre Standard".
Breakdown of the Standards
Depending on the population profile of the locality concerned, the total standard should be met by an aggregation of space within the ranges given below:
a) Youth and Adult Use
Facilities such as pitches, greens, courts and miscellaneous items such as athletics tracks, putting greens and training areas in the ownership of local government, whether at county, district or parish level, facilities as described above within the educational sector which are as a matter of practice and policy available for public use; facilities as described above within the voluntary, private, industrial and commercial sectors which serve the leisure time needs for outdoor recreation of their members or the public 1 .6 - 1 .8 hectares (4 - 4.5 acres)
b) Children's Use
b1) Outdoor equipped playgrounds for children of whatever age; other play facilities for children which offer specific opportunity for outdoor play, such as adventure playgrounds
0.2 - 0.3 hectares (0.5 - 0.75 acres)
b2) Casual or informal play space within housing areas
0.4 - 0.5 hectares (1 - 1 .25 acres)
The Association recommends that:
* the minimum standard for children's use should be met at all times and in all circumstances
* the minimum standard for youth and adult use should be met for all new developments
* where for reasons of land scarcity the minimum standard for youth and adult use cannot be met in any given plan period, the planning authority should adopt the standard as a target, setting an intermediary standard for achievement in that period
* appropriate policies should be adopted to safeguard the existing recreational land bank for outdoor playing fields and playspaces
Source: The NPFA "Six Acre Standard° (1989)
Within the Central Shopping Areas of Beverley, Cottingham and Hessle the precise extent of the Primary Shopping Zones and Secondary Shopping Zones is set out below.
Central Shopping Area - Beverley
The Primary Shopping Zone is defined as
Saturday Market, south west side between Old Waste and Toll Gavel;
Toll Gavel between Saturday Market and Butcher Row;
Butcher Row between Toll Gavel and Wednesday Market;
Cross Street, west side between Toll Gavel and Register Square;
The Secondary Shopping Zone is defined as
Wednesday Market, north side between Butcher Row and Railway Street;
Wednesday Market, south side between Butcher Row and Lord Roberts Road;
Wednesday Market, east side, from Highgate up to and including No 13;
Wednesday Market, south side, No 18;
Railway Street, both sides from Wednesday Market up to and including No 2a;
Eastgate, north side, from Railway Street, up to and including No 3 Eastgate;
Wilbert lane, east side, between Butcher Row and the car park south of Walkergate;
Walkergate, from Butcher Row up to and including No 117;
Cross Street, east side, from No 50 Toll Gavel up to and including No 3;
Dyer Lane, from Saturday Market, up to and including No 11 (north side) and No 16 (south side);
Swaby's Yard, four courtyard frontages;
Saturday Market, north west side, between North Bar Within and Ladygate (No 1 to No 8a);
Saturday Market, between Sow Hill Road and Butter Ding Flags (No 10 to No 13);
Saturday Market, Butter Ding Flags (no 14 to No 27);
Saturday Market, between Butter Ding Flags and Ladygate;
Saturday Market, north east side, from Toll Gavel to Ladygate;
Saturday Market, between Old Waste and North Bar Within (No 83 to No 87);
Sow Hill Road, north west side between Ladygate and the bus station;
Hengate, south east side, between North Bar Within and Ladygate;
Ladygate, north east side, from No 5 to Saturday Market;
Ladygate, south west side, between Hengate and Saturday Market;
Lairgate, south west side, from North Bar Within up to and including No 16;
North Bar Within, south west side, between Lairgate and North Bar House (excluding Coronation Garden);
North Bar Within, north east side, from Bar Chambers up to and including No 28;
North Bar Within, north east side, between Hengate and Saturday Market.
Central Shopping Area - Cottingham
The Primary Shopping Zone is defined as
Hallgate, north side, between King Street and the Methodist Church;
Hallgate, south side, between King Street and the Zion Church;
King Street, east side, between Hallgate and the Council's Car Park (excluding No 68 to No 72);
King Street, west side, between Hallgate and the Market Green.
The Secondary Shopping Zone is defined as
Hallgate, north side, No 2t 0 to No 220;
Hallgate, south side, No 117 to No 151 and No 217 to No 223;
King Street, west side, No t Kings Parade to No 4 Kings Parade;
King Street, east side, No 68 to No 72, and between No 26 and No 28;
Finkle Street, north side, No 22 to No 54;
Finkle Street, south side, No 1 to No 3.
Central Shopping Area - Hessle
The Primary Shopping Zone is defined as
The Square, west side, between Prestongate and the Church Hall;
The Square, north side, between Southgate and the Health Centre;
The Square, south side, between Southgate and Hull Road;
Southgate, east side between the Post Office and The Square;
Prestongate, north side between The Weir and The Square;
Prestongate, south side, No t to No 33 and No 47 to No 55; Ferriby Road, north side, No 2 to No 6;
The Weir, west side, No 1 to Salisbury Street;
The Weir, east side, from Prestongate to No 14.
The Secondary Shopping Zone is defined as
The Weir, east side, No 16 to No 28;
Hull Road, south side, No 4 to Acadia Grove;
Tower Hill, north side, from Northgate up to and including No 4;
Swinegate, north side, between Northgate and Vicarage Lane;
Northgate, west side, from Tower Hill up to and including No 9;
Southgate, east side from Swinegate, up to and including the Post Office.
Central Shopping Area - Anlaby
The Shopping Area includes ground floor street frontages only, and is defined as
Hull Road, north side, No 5 to No 29;
Hull Road, south side, No 26 to No 42;
Wilson Street, south side, No 1 to No 31 (excluding No 15 to No 25);
Wilson Street, north side, Unit 1, 10 and 11 Red Lion Court and No 18 to No 38);
Wilson Street, east side frontage, between Pryme Street and Hull Road.
Shopping arcades cannot be described as street frontages and have not been included within the defined Central Shopping Areas. They do, however, serve a valuable function and for the purpose of this Local Plan those listed below will be regarded as part of the Secondary Shopping Zones:
(i) St Mary's Court, Beverley
(ii) Cotta Court, Cottingham
iii) The Orchard Centre, Hessle
(iv) Walrus Arcade, Hessle
Red Lion Court in Anlaby will be treated as part of The Anlaby Local Shopping Centre.
LAND REQUIREMENTS FOR SPREADING ORGANIC WASTE
The basis of the calculation of M.A.F.F. advice on the spreading of animal wastes on land has been amended to ensure that the amount of 'total nitrogen' applied is less than 250 kg/ha/yr (kilograms each hectare each year).
The table below gives typical figures for the area of land needed to spread wastes from different livestock. A greater area may be appropriate in sensitive catchments such as nitrate sensitive areas.
This table is a reproduction of Appendix III on page 69 of M.A.F.F.'s Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water dated July 1991.
Land Area Needed for Spreading Wastes from Different Livestock
1 Dairy cow (6 month housed) 0.16 ha
1 Beef bullock (6 month housed) 0.10 ha
1 Pig place (20 - 90kg) 0.04 ha
1 Sow and litters (to 4 weeks) 0.07 ha
Maximum Rates of Manure Application
· Limit slurry application to not more than 50m3/ha of slurry or 50 tonnes/ha of manure at one time. Leave at least 3 weeks between each application to stop the surface sealing and to let the soil recover.
· When applying waste by pumped irrigation systems do not exceed a precipitation rate of 5mm/hour with sprinklers moved regularly to suit the conditions.