St Edmundsbury Core Strategy (December 2010)

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and promote a shift to non-car modes of travel.Existing surrounding settlements will be protected from coalescence and havegreen buffer zones developed between them and Bury St Edmunds tomaintain their integrity.The educational offer of the town will be increased with the expansion ofWest Suffolk College and the provision of both further education and,crucially, Higher Education to retain skills and talent within the borough.West Suffolk Hospital will be relocated to the west side of town to allow forthe development of a modern Health Campus.Development will be encouraged on previously developed land but greenfieldurban extensions will take place to the north-west, west, north-east, east andsouth-east of the town within a framework whereby environmental capacityand respecting the identity of surrounding villages takes priority.Existing green spaces along the Lark and Linnet Valley at the Leg of Muttonwill be enhanced and new green infrastructure established at Fornham AllSaints.The historic core of the town will have high quality streets where thepedestrians and other non-car users can move around safely andcomfortably.Public transport, walking and cycling links will be improved to provide accessto the town centre and better connect residents with other local and regionaldestinations.The economy of the town will be carefully managed through the supply ofappropriate land to develop a diverse, vibrant and modern economy toincrease jobs and enhance prosperity.HaverhillRegeneration of the town will continue with the aim of being able to have amore attractive retail, leisure and employment offer to its residents todecrease the amount of out-commuting and to grow an organic 21 st Centurytown based on strong community.The town centre will be a high quality environment where pedestrians andother non-car users can move around safely and comfortably.Development will be focused initially on the north-west Haverhill site andlong-term development located on the north eastern edge of Haverhill.Existing surrounding settlements will be protected from coalescence and havegreen buffer zones developed between them and Haverhill to maintain theirintegrity.Haverhill will diversify its employment base, building on the bio-chemicalindustry and capitalising on the strong links it has with Cambridge andStansted.To achieve the latter, long-term sustainable transport solutions will bedeveloped to mitigate the difficulties of accessing strategic road networksalong the A1307, A1017 and A143.Within the town, cycling and pedestrian links will be established.Outside Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill, new development will be focusedprimarily on those settlements where there are good levels of services andfacilities, having regard to the environmental and infrastructure capacity of thosesettlements and the desire to safeguard existing services and employment.25
Strategic Spatial Objectives3.3 It is essential that the Core Strategy provides measurable objectives that setthe context for spatial policies and proposals in the Local DevelopmentFramework. The objectives will also provide a framework for performancemeasurement in the Council's Annual Monitoring Report. The recentReplacement St Edmundsbury Borough Local Plan already contains relatively upto-datestrategic aims for planning in the borough. The Core Strategy maintainsthese objectives (A to I), with some amendments, and adds an additionalobjective (J) to address issues around global warming and climate change.Strategic Spatial ObjectivesStrategic Objective ATo meet the communities need for housing in a sustainable way, includingspecialist and affordable housing, by providing an adequate and continuous supplyof land for housing.Strategic Objective BTo secure economic vitality and growth by delivering an adequate and continuoussupply of land for employment to meet the needs and demands of differentsectors of the economy and reduce the need for out-commuting.Strategic Objective CTo sustain and enhance rural communities by providing, where infrastructure andenvironmental capacity exists, new housing to grow settlements and safeguardexisting rural services while, maintaining and, where possible, improving the ruralenvironment.Strategic Objective DTo maintain and develop leisure, cultural, educational and community facilities,including access to green space, commensurate to the level of housing andemployment growth to meet the needs of residents and visitors.Strategic Objective ETo provide opportunities for people to shop for all their needs by sustainablemeans in thriving and economically viable town, local and district centres.Strategic Objective FTo enable people and goods to move around efficiently and safely to the benefitof the economy and community, with minimum harm to the environment byseeking to reduce car dependency and encouraging more sustainable forms oftransport.Strategic Objective GTo maintain and protect built and natural environment and ensure that newdevelopment maximises the opportunity to re-use previously developed land andprotects and enhances assets of local design, cultural, historic and conservationimportance, and character of the landscape and townscape.Strategic Objective HTo maintain, protect and enhance the biodiversity, geodiversity and naturalenvironment and seek opportunities to increase the provision of green open space26
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