CONTENTS
1 Introduction
1.1 What is Burnley’s Local Plan?
1.2 Local Plan Context
1.3 Sustainability Appraisal
1.4 Habitats Regulations Assessment
1.5 Development of the Local Plan
2 Spatial Portrait & Key Issues
2.1 Context
2.2 Population
2.3 Housing
2.4 Economy and Employment
2.5 Retail, Town Centres & Tourism
2.6 Built and Historic Environment
2.7 Natural Environment
2.8 Transport and Other Infrastructure
3 Spatial Vision and Objectives
3.1 A Vision for Burnley
3.2 Objectives
4 Strategic Policies
4.1 Achieving Sustainable Development
4.2 Housing Requirement
4.3 Employment Land Requirement
4.4 Development Strategy
4.5 Development Quality and Sustainability
4.6 Green Infrastructure
4.7 The Green Belt
5 Policies
5.1 Housing
Site Allocations
Affordable Housing
Housing Density and Mix
Housing Developments
House Extensions and Alterations
Agricultural and Rural Workers’ Dwellings
Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople’s Provision
5.2 Economy and Employment
Site Allocations
Improving and Making Best Use of Existing Employment Land
Supporting New and Existing Businesses
Office Development
The Rural Economy
Conversion of Rural Buildings
Equestrian Development
5.3 Town Centres, Retail and Leisure
Retail Capacity
Hierarchy of Centres
Town Centres
Burnley Town Centre Development Opportunities
The Weavers’ Triangle
District Centres
Hot Food Takeaways
Shopfront & Advertisement Design
5.4 Historic Environment
Identifying and Protecting Burnley’s Historic Environment
Conserving and Enhancing Heritage Assets and their Settings
Conservation and Enhancement of Non-Designated Heritage Assets
Scheduled Monuments and Archaeology
5.5 Natural Environment
Protecting Biodiversity
Open Spaces
Landscape Character
Trees, Hedgerows and Woodland
Environmental Protection
5.6 Climate Change
Renewable Energy
Flood Risk
5.7 Infrastructure and Connectivity
Travel and Transport
Infrastructure and Planning Contributions
Social and Community Infrastructure
Telecommunications
Taxi Booking Offices
6 Implementation and Monitoring
6.1 Implementation
6.2 Monitoring and Review
Appendices
Appendix 1: Glossary
Appendix 2: Reference List
Appendix 3: List of Superseded Policies
Appendix 4: Designated Heritage Assets
Appendix 5: Housing Trajectory
Appendix 6: Main and Small Villages (Tiers 3 and 4) – Audit of Facilities – April 2016
Appendix 7: Protected Open Spaces
Appendix 8: Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
Appendix 9: Car Parking Standards
List of Policies
Policy SP1: Achieving Sustainable Development
Policy SP2: Housing Requirement 2012-2032
Policy SP3: Employment Land Requirement 2012-2032
Policy SP4: Development Strategy
Policy SP5: Development Quality and Sustainability
Policy SP6: Green Infrastructure
Policy SP7: Protecting the Green Belt
Policy HS1: Housing Allocations
Policy HS2: Affordable Housing Provision
Policy HS3: Housing Density and Mix
Policy HS4: Housing Developments
Policy HS5: House Extensions and Alterations
Policy HS6: Agricultural Workers’ Dwellings
Policy HS7: Gypsy and Traveller Site Criteria
Policy HS8: Gypsy and Traveller Site Occupancy Condition
Policy EMP1: Employment Allocations
Policy EMP2: Protected Employment Sites
Policy EMP3: Supporting Employment Development
Policy EMP4: Office Development
Policy EMP5: Rural Business & Diversification
Policy EMP6: Conversion of Rural Buildings
Policy EMP7: Equestrian Development
Policy TC1: Retail Hierarchy
Policy TC2: Development within Burnley and Padiham Town Centres
Policy TC3: Burnley Town Centre – Primary and Secondary Frontages
Policy TC4: Development Opportunities in Burnley Town Centre
Policy TC5: Uses within the Weavers’ Triangle
Policy TC6: District Centres
Policy TC7: Hot Food Takeaways
Policy TC8: Shopfront & Advertisement Design
Policy HE1: Identifying and Protecting Burnley’s Historic Environment
Policy HE2: Designated Heritage Assets: Listed Buildings; Conservation Areas; and Registered Parks and Gardens
Policy HE3: Non-Designated Heritage Assets
Policy HE4: Scheduled Monuments and Archaeological Assets
Policy NE1: Biodiversity and Ecological Networks
Policy NE2: Protected Open Space
Policy NE3: Landscape Character
Policy NE4: Trees, Hedgerows and Woodland
Policy NE5: Environmental Protection
Policy CC1: Renewable and Low Carbon Energy (not including Wind Energy)
Policy CC2: Suitable Areas for Wind Energy Development
Policy CC3: Wind Energy Development
Policy CC4: Development and Flood Risk
Policy CC5: Surface Water Management and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
Policy IC1: Sustainable Travel
Policy IC2: Managing Transport and Travel Impacts
Policy IC3: Car Parking Standards
Policy IC4: Infrastructure and Planning Contributions
Policy IC5: Protection and Provision of Social and Community Infrastructure
Policy IC6: Telecommunications
Policy IC7: Taxis and Taxi Booking Offices
List of Tables, Figures & Maps
Figure 1: Location of Burnley and Pennine Lancashire
Table 1: House Purchase Affordability Ratios 2017
Figure 2: Burnley’s job types
Figure 3: Hameldon Hill Safeguarded Consultation Zone
Figure 4: Key Diagram
Table 2: Green Infrastructure Types and Functions
Figure 5: Burnley Green Infrastructure Key Diagram
Table 3: Suggested Property Size and Type – 2016 SHMA
Table 4: Requirement for Gypsy and Traveller Pitches 2012 – 2026
Table 5: Burnley renewable energy deployment projections, 2020 and 2030
Table 6: Sensitivity of Burnley Landscape Character Types to Wind Energy Development
Table 7: Turbine sizes and Outputs
Table 8: Monitoring Framework
Table 9: Thresholds for Transport Assessments, Statements and Travel Plans