Stafford Road Corridor Area Action Plan

and other sources to design and justify developmentproposals which they feel are appropriate fordevelopment sites on the basis that national planningguidance should be sufficient to secure appropriateschemes.• Wolverhampton Locks Conservation Area.• No options, as the AAP should enhance the settingof the Conservation Area, and support its extension.Policy Area7 Delivering Environmental Infrastructure at theLocal LevelOptions• Environmental Infrastructure (EI) – No options as theAAP needs to provide further guidance on the typesand locations for the protection, enhancement andexpansion of EI.• Cannock Chase SAC1. Require new housing developments to contributetowards green space improvements inWolverhampton which would act as alternative visitorattractions for residents in the Stafford Road Corridor.This would reduce the level of harm to CannockChase SAC to minimal levels.2. Require new housing developments to contributetowards the management or improvement ofCannock Chase SAC, to mitigate any harm causedby visits from new residents in the Stafford RoadCorridor area.Policy Area9 Local Infrastructure Requirements andDelivery Priorities.Options• Infrastructure and Delivery – No options as the AAPneeds to identify infrastructure and priorities fordeveloper contributions.Policy Area10 Supporting Infrastructure ProvisionOptions• Infrastructure Provision1. Have a policy which addresses the needs ofinfrastructure providers. This policy could potentiallyprovide guidance to enable the appropriateinvestment at Bushbury Substation whilst reflectingits Green Belt location. Information will also beprovided in the AAP and the supporting DeliveryPlan.2. Provide information in the AAP Delivery Plan. Anyproposals, such as those at Bushbury Substation,would then be assessed against Core Strategy andnational policy to facilitate the delivery ofinfrastructure.The preferred options are shown in redPolicy Area8 Providing Local Renewable and Low CarbonEnergy InfrastructureOptions• Renewable and Low Carbon Energy1. No AAP policy, rely on Core Strategy Policy ENV72. Set out preferred renewable and low carbontechnologies for each development opportunity site,in line with current evidence.3. Include a policy which adopts a positive approach toproposals for renewable and low carbon energy inappropriate locations and requires developers todemonstrate how they have planned for highernational standards, including zero carbondevelopment, adopting a hierarchy approach.68Options Report for the Development of the Stafford Road Corridor