household questionnaire were not planning matters or were beyond the agreed scope of this Plan so they have not been included.) 8: Issues from the SWOT Analysis and Proposed Neighbourhood Plan Response. Issue Background Proposed Neighbourhood Plan Response Ensuring that the In order to meet its A Neighbourhood Plan cannot allocate sites in landscape character housing requirement the Green Belt however, local surveys to that surrounds DMBCs emerging Local identify public vistas and views can help to Sprotbrough village is Plan is considering inform that process and will provide protected removing land from the justification for a neighbourhood plan policy on Green Belt around protecting landscape character. Community Sprotbrough in order to consultation can provide the evidence of the allocate land for housing value of landscape character. The design of Local people have the VDS principles as part of a design development in already prepared a VDS policy in this NP. Establish clear design policies recent years has not to demonstrate to for future residential proposals. Concern always been sensitive developers existing amongst residents that the District wide enough to the character there is policies and their are not robust existing character of concern that the enough to protect the historic character of the Plan area. principles are not always Sprotbrough embraced in new proposals There may be Continued infill Provide a policy framework for infill continued infill development will have development in Sprotbrough village. development within an impact on the the existing appearance of the settlement could village continue to erode the character of parts of the Plan area. Impact of parking On street parking is Establish policy for car parking standards for congestion from new hazardous and the new development. Identify as a project for the development and village’s character is PC to seek possible improvements to parking in around the village eroded in historic parts the village centre. core due to historic of the village due to street pattern and inadequate off-street width parking
household questionnaire were not planning matters or were beyond the agreed scope of this Plan so they have not been included.) 8: Issues from the SWOT Analysis and Proposed Neighbourhood Plan Response. Issue Background Proposed Neighbourhood Plan Response Ensuring that the landscape character that surrounds Sprotbrough village is protected In order to meet its housing requirement DMBCs emerging Local Plan is considering removing land from the Green Belt around Sprotbrough in order to allocate land for housing A Neighbourhood Plan cannot allocate sites in the Green Belt however, local surveys to identify public vistas and views can help to inform that process and will provide justification for a neighbourhood plan policy on protecting landscape character. Community consultation can provide the evidence of the value of landscape character. The design of development in recent years has not always been sensitive enough to the existing character of the Plan area. Local people have already prepared a VDS to demonstrate to developers existing character there is concern that the principles are not always embraced in new proposals the VDS principles as part of a design policy in this NP. Establish clear design policies for future residential proposals. Concern amongst residents that the District wide policies and their are not robust enough to protect the historic character of Sprotbrough There may be continued infill development within the existing settlement could continue to erode the character of parts of the Plan area. Continued infill development will have an impact on the appearance of the village Provide a policy framework for infill development in Sprotbrough village. Impact of parking congestion from new development and around the village core due to historic street pattern and width On street parking is hazardous and the village’s character is eroded in historic parts of the village due to inadequate off-street parking Establish policy for car parking standards for new development. Identify as a project for the PC to seek possible improvements to parking in the village centre.
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