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Sustainable Design and ConstructionLand East of Parsonage Lane, South Molton (Proposal SMO2d) ADOPTED DEVELOPMENT BRIEF3.4 Any new development should be sustainable by utilising natural resources efficiently inits design, construction and future use, with consideration given to the sourcing of localmaterials. To ensure that new development embraces these principles, it should beaccompanied by a Sustainability Assessment in accordance with Policy DVS1A of theadopted North Devon Local Plan. In accordance with this policy, the application proposalsshould achieve a Building Research Establishment eco-homes rating of at least ‘good’and should be accompanied by a quantified assessment that demonstrates how this hasbeen achieved. To meet this requirement under the Code for Sustainable Homes, a ratingof at least Code level 3 should be achieved.3.5 The development will also be required to incorporate on-site generation of renewableenergy in accordance with Policy ECN15 of the adopted North Devon Local Plan. Designachieving a sustainability rating under the Government’s Code for Sustainable Homes(adopted 2006) will be required in accordance with Policy G of the draft Regional SpatialStrategy (RSS) for the South West. This requirement will be reviewed in accordance withthis policy in the adopted version of the RSS. Where the introduction of sustainablemeasures into a scheme raises issues of financial viability, the Council will expect ‘openbook’ negotiations and may seek independent verification. Financial viability should beassessed on a ‘whole of life’ cost basis.3.6 Development proposals should accord with the Design Principles and Guidance on Aspectsof Development Form set out within Policy DVS1 of the North Devon Local Plan and thedocument By Design, on which these principles are based. A summary of National DesignGuidance is included at Appendix 3.3.7 Proposals should also incorporate a comprehensive landscaping scheme that satisfiesthe Landscape Design Principles set out in Policy DVS2. In accordance with this policy,existing landscape features that contribute to the character or nature conservation of thesite should be preserved wherever possible, including hedgebanks and trees. Due to thelandscape setting of the site, successful integration of the proposal, including boundarytreatment, into the existing landscape is particularly important.April 2008RPS Planning
Housing3.8 Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing, encourages the most efficient and effective use ofland for housing developments. In order to achieve this, the guidance states that residentialdevelopments should be of a minimum density of 30 dwellings per hectare with specificdensity ranges to be established by Local Planning Authorities.3.9 Proposal SMO2d sets a requirement for the development to achieve a minimum net densityof 35 units per hectare. Due to the large area of Public Open Space required through thispolicy, this density requirement relates to the parcels of residential development ratherthan the site as a whole.Affordable Housing3.10 In accordance with Proposal SMO2d, the Council will require the provision of at least50 affordable units, or 35% of the total number of units proposed, subject to the overallviability of the development. The affordable housing provided will be subject to securearrangements to ensure it remains available to meet the needs of the community bothinitially and in the long term provided the need exists. In providing these affordabledwellings, the Council will:• seek to ensure that the provision of affordable housing is integrated and indistinguishable,as far as possible, from market housing;• encourage the dispersion of affordable dwellings throughout the scheme in a number ofsmall clusters and not in a single large group;• encourage a mix of sizes, types and tenures of dwellings, to meet the needs of the LocalCommunity; and• expect at least two thirds of the affordable dwellings to be social rented units subject tocurrent need at the time of a formal planning application.3.11 The Council will expect affordable housing proposals to reflect the guidance regardingthe type of provision set out in Policy HSG7 and through the Affordable Housing Code ofPractice (March 2004) or subsequent replacement documents.Land East of Parsonage Lane, South Molton (Proposal SMO2d) ADOPTED DEVELOPMENT BRIEFRPS PlanningApril 2008
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