Replacement Calderdale UDP : Adopted 25 August 2006 (as amended August 2009)

Contents

• Foreword
• 1 Introduction
  • The Need to Replace the Existing UDP
  • The Plan Making Process
  • Understanding the Replacement Calderdale UDP
  • Strategic Environmental and Appropriate Assessment of the Replacement UDP
  • Future of the Development Plan in Calderdale
• 2 Calderdale in Context
  • The District of Calderdale
  • Population
  • Households
  • The Housing Stock
  • Local Economy
  • Social Profile
  • The Environment
• Strategic and Core Part One Policies
• 3 Guiding Principles and Key Themes
  • Introduction
  • Sustainability
  • Location of Development
  • The Regeneration and Renaissance of the District
  • Sustainability Appraisal
  • Resources and Implementation
• 4 Employment, The Economy, Tourism and Regeneration
  • Background to Economic Policy
  • Primary Employment Areas
  • Employment Development Outside the Primary Employment Areas
  • The Need for New Employment Land
    • Current Employment Site Provision
    • The Provision of Employment Land for Local Companies
    • The Provision of New Employment Sites
    • Employment Land Take Up
    • Amount of Employment Land Provision
  • The Allocation of New Employment Sites
  • Mixed Use Allocations
  • Safeguarding Employment Land and Buildings
    • The Development of Employment Sites for Non-Employment Uses
  • Office Development
    • A2 Office Development
    • B1 Office Development
  • Warehouse Development
  • Tourism Attractions and Facilities
    • Hotels, Motels and Other Visitor Accommodation
    • Caravans and Camping Sites
  • Rural Diversification
  • Agricultural, Equestrian and Other Animal Based Uses
  • Regeneration of Derelict and Degraded Land and Buildings
    • Upper Calder Valley Renaissance Strategy
    • Regeneration Action Area : Sowerby Bridge to Copley
    • Sowerby Bridge Canal Wharf
  • The Piece Hall
• 5 Housing
  • Introduction
  • Strategy for Housing
  • Existing Housing Areas
  • Additional Housing
    • Amount of New Housing Provision
    • The Managed Release of Housing Sites (Phasing)
  • Non-Allocated Sites
  • Density and Type of Dwellings
  • Living Over Shops and Other Business Premises
  • Affordable Housing
  • Accessible Housing
  • Houses in Multiple Occupation
  • Gypsies
• 6 Retailing and Town Centres
  • Introduction
  • Objectives for Retail Policy
  • Location of Retail and Key Town Centre Uses
    • Retail Hierarchy for Calderdale
  • Major Development Opportunities
  • Sequential Approach to Retail, Key Town Centre and Leisure Developments
  • Criteria for Asssessing Retail Development
  • Local Shopping
  • Retailing in the Green Belt and Open Countryside
    • Farm Shops and Nursery Gardens
  • Shopping Frontages in Town Centres
  • Halifax Town Centre
    • Halifax : "Streets Ahead" - the Renaissance Strategy
    • Areas of Special Consideration in Halifax Town Centre
    • Office Amenity Area within Halifax Town Centre
    • Residential Amenity Areas within Halifax Town Centre
    • Mixed Use Day and Night Zone in Halifax Town Centre
  • Temporary Retailing / Car Boot Sales
  • Hot Food Takeaways
  • Shop Fronts
• 7 Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facilities
  • Introduction
  • Protected Open Spaces
  • Open Spaces in Areas of Deficiency
  • Safeguarding Sports Grounds and Playing Fields
  • Provision of Sport and Recreation Facilities
  • Provision of Recreational Open Space in Residential Development
  • Allotments
  • Common Land
  • Waterways and Open Water
  • Former Halifax Branch Canal
• 8 The Built and Historic Environment
  • The Contribution of Design to the Quality of the Built Environment
  • Piecemeal Development
  • General Design Criteria
  • Privacy, Daylighting and Amenity Space in New Development
  • Landscaping of New Development
  • Safety and Security Considerations within New Developments
  • Design and Layout of Highways and Accesses in New Development
  • Provision of Safe Pedestrian Environments in New Development
  • CCTV and Area Lighting Schemes
  • Access and the Provision of Public Conveniences and Baby Changing Facilities in New Development
  • Art in Public Places
  • Telecommunications Development
  • Advertisements
  • The Historic Built Environment
    • Listed Buildings
    • Conservation Areas
    • Historic Parks and Gardens
    • Locally Designated Historic Parks and Gardens
    • Areas and Sites of Archaeological Interest
• 9 Transport
  • Introduction
  • Vision for Transport in Calderdale and Across West Yorkshire
  • The Context for Transport Planning in Calderdale
  • Securing a Safe, Sustainable, Efficient Transport System
  • Priorities for Transport Investment
  • Strategic Road Network
  • Hierarchy of Consideration
  • Transport Assessment of New Development
  • Highway and Pedestrian Improvements Associated with Development
  • Travel Plans
  • Policies of the Highways Agency
  • Public Transport
    • Priority for Buses
    • Local Rail Passenger Services
    • Passenger Facilities
    • Transport Interchanges and Park & Ride
    • Rural Public Transport
    • Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles
  • Socially Inclusive Transport System
  • Footpaths, Bridleways and Other Rights of Way
  • Cycling
  • Motor Cycles and Mopeds
  • Highways and Traffic Management
    • Traffic Management
    • On Street Parking Controls
    • Pedestrian Priority / Pedestrianisation
    • Highway Schemes
    • Abandoned Highway Proposals
  • Parking in New Development
    • Bicycle and Motorcycle / Moped Parking Guidance
  • Car Free and Low Car Housing Development
  • Garage and Car Parking Courts
  • The Movement of Freight
  • Helicopters
  • Safeguarding Aerodromes and Air Traffic Technical Sites
• 10 Infrastructure, Education and Community Facilities
  • Introduction
  • Infrastructure and Facilities Necessitated by New Development
  • The Strategic Framework for Community Facilities Planning
  • Education
    • Improving Attainment in Schools and Standards of Education
    • Schools and Housing
    • New Schools and Other Proposals
    • Longer Term Education Facilities Proposals
    • Community Use of School Facilities
    • Surplus Education Land and Buildings
  • Village Shops, Post Offices, Public Houses and Hotels
  • Cemeteries
  • Social Services and Health Infrastructure
  • HM Prison Service
  • Major Leisure Uses and Urban Entertainment Facilities
• 11 Natural Environment and the Countryside
  • Introduction
  • The Green Belt
    • Extensions and Alterations to Buildings in the Green Belt
    • Re-Use of Buildings in the Green Belt
    • Replacement Dwellings in the Green Belt
    • Gardens and Garden Extensions in the Green Belt
    • Development in Settlements in the Green Belt
  • The Area Around Todmorden
  • Protected Land
  • Special Landscape Area
  • Nature Conservation
    • Sites of International Importance
    • Sites of National Importance
    • Sites of Regional or Local Importance
    • Agricultural Practices and the Landscape
  • Trees and Woodland
    • The Planting of Trees and New Woodland
    • Appropriate Locations for Tree and Woodland Planting
    • Appropriate Species of Trees
    • Energy Crops
    • Ancient Woodland
    • Tree Preservation Orders
    • Trees on or Adjacent to Development Sites
    • Hedgerows
  • Natural Stone and Drystone Walls
• 12 Environmental Protection
  • Introduction
  • Pollution Control
    • Air Pollution
    • Noise Pollution
    • Light Pollution
  • Dangerous Substance Establishments and Other Incompatible Land Uses
    • Dangerous Substance Establishments
    • Other Incompatible Land Uses
  • Contaminated Land
  • Unstable Land
  • Litter and Graffiti
  • The Water Environment
    • River Pollution, Water Supply and Sewage Treatment
    • Canals and Rivers
    • Washlands and Floodlands
    • Drainage and Flood Prevention
  • Overhead Power Lines
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Renewable Energy in New Developments
  • Development of Renewable Energy
    • Wind Power Developments
    • Solar Power
    • Connection into the Local Electricity Network
• 13 Minerals
  • Introduction
  • The Geology of Calderdale
  • Minerals Strategy for Calderdale
  • Future Demand for Aggregates
  • Criteria for Assessing Minerals Applications
  • Protecting the Environment and Local Communities
  • Safeguarding Mineral Resources
  • Coal and Colliery Spoil Disposal
  • Oil and Gas
  • Peat
  • Environmental Safeguards
  • Reworking Deposits
  • Recycling and Secondary Aggregates
  • Recycling
• 14 Waste Management
  • Introduction
  • European Strategy
  • National Waste Strategy
    • Waste Strategy 2000
    • Landfill Tax
    • PPS10
    • Regional Spatial Strategy
  • Waste Management Strategy for Calderdale
  • Additional Information Required in Support of a Proposal
  • Landfilling of Waste
  • Recycling
  • Waste Management Facilities
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Composting
  • Green Waste Composting
  • Incineration
  • Re-Working of Former Landfill Sites
• 15 Monitoring and Review of the Plan
• Annex A Privacy, Daylighting and Amenity Space
• Annex B Trees On or Adjacent to Development Sites
• Appendix 1 National Planning Policy
• Appendix 2 National Minerals Policy
• Appendix 3 Supporting Published Documents
• Appendix 4 Glossary of Terms
• Appendix 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Appendix 6 Policy Topic Index
• Appendix 7 Policy Number Comparison
• Appendix 8 Supplementary Maps
  • Indicative Floodplains
  • Calderdale Retail Hierarchy : Location of Centres