Spring 2016 Update

The draft plan is almost here; it has taken some time particularly dealing with the evidence for housing need to support requirements for more permanent housing. It is clear that the villages continue to lose permanent housing to second and holiday homes and although these form an important part of the local economy we need to retain some balance.

The plan will contain policies on:

Landscape and Environment

-        Promoting small scale development but not major developments;

-        Protection of landscapes and designations

-        Protection of seascapes and the coastal strip

-        Dark Sky protection

Sense of Place

-        Design

-        Particular policies for village locations

-        Shop fronts and advertisements

Historic Environment

-        Promotion of conservation areas and protection of heritage assets and landscapes

Housing

-        Development

-        Local needs housing

-        Mix and Type

-        Change of Use

-        Standards

-        Extensions and annexes

Local economy

-        Promotion of start up business development

-        Change of Use

-        Broadband and mobile infrastructure

Facilities

-        CIS levy spending

-        Assets of community value

-        Visitor facilities

-        Footpaths

-        Caravan sites

-        Small scale tourism accommodation

Local Green Spaces

-        Protection for identified local green spaces

 

We are currently working on identifying local green spaces for designation. There are national guidelines for what is suitable; they have to be within the village boundary, of special significance and local in scale. Current first ideas are below; we’d be happy to hear any views.

Bamburgh:

The Grove; The Triangle; Castle Green; Pepper Close fields; Glebe field; Duckett field; Pinfold.

Beadnell:

Bull Ring; Benthall; Land at the Haven/Church Cottages; Old School playground; Open Space at boarting area; Spaces between Longstone Park, Longstone Close, and St Ebba’s Way and Longbeach Drive and Beadnell Point; White Rock and the Haven coastal strip; Dell Point.

Seahouses and North Sunderland:

Playing fields at Broad Rd and the Fire Station; Cliff top promenade; Stone Close open spaces; Open space at St Aidan’s; Quarry Fields corridor.