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| 9.0 COMMUNITY, HEALTH
AND EDUCATION FACILITIES |
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| 9.1 |
Land needs to be protected from other forms
of development in order to accommodate the identified requirements
of the local community for educational, health and community facilities. |
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| Education Sites |
| 9.2 |
In the previous plan period a new junior
school at Brimington was completed and land adjacent to Poolsbrook
primary school was acquired by the county council and incorporated
into the school site. A site at Walton was not required by the county
council for a new school and was developed for housing purposes. A
site for a replacement for Barrow Hill primary school is also no longer
required, as the existing school has been re-organised with extensive
refurbishment carried out. Derbyshire County Council has identified
no further requirements for new school sites but some land is required
in order to accommodate replacement and additional facilities for
existing schools. |
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| CMT1 EDUCATION
SITES |
| PLANNING PERMISSION
WILL NOT BE GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD PREJUDICE THE
USE OF THE FOLLOWING SITES FOR IDENTIFIED EDUCATIONAL USES:
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LAND OFF HIGHER ALBERT
STREET, STONEGRAVELS FOR A REPLACEMENT ABERCROMBIE PRIMARY SCHOOL;
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LAND AT CROSS LONDON
STREET, NEW WHITTINGTON FOR EXTENSIONS TO NEW WHITTINGTON PRIMARY
SCHOOL; |
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LAND AT NORBRIGGS
ROAD, WOODTHORPE, STAVELEY FOR PLAYING FIELDS TO SERVE NORBRIGGS
PRIMARY SCHOOL. |
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| Contributions towards
educational facilities |
| 9.3 |
Derbyshire County Council prepares a Schools
Organisational Plan for the Derbyshire districts on a regular basis.
This indicates the need to add or remove school places in line with
forecasts. Where schools lack the capacity to accommodate additional
numbers of children arising from new residential developments, the
borough council will seek contributions from developers, in accordance
with Circular 05/05 (Planning Obligations), towards the provision
of any additional classroom accommodation required as a result of
the development. Policy GEN9 refers in general terms to the need for
additional infrastructure to be provided by developers to enable development
to proceed and paragraph 2.21 endorses the use of section 106 agreements
to secure specific facilities. The following policy refers specifically
to the educational requirements arising from new residential developments
likely to be occupied by people with children. |
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| CMT2 CONTRIBUTIONS
TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES |
| WHERE PLANNING PERMISSION
IS GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENTS OF OVER 10 DWELLINGS LIKELY TO BE
OCCUPIED BY PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN, THE COUNCIL WILL USE CONDITIONS
AND/OR SEEK TO NEGOTIATE A PLANNING OBLIGATION TO SECURE A CONTRIBUTION
TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN
THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS SERVING THE NEW DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS UNLESS
CONSULTATION BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL WITH THE LOCAL EDUCATION
AUTHORITY CONCLUDES THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT CREATE
THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FACILITIES. WHERE A CONTRIBUTION IS
REQUIRED THE PROVISIONS OF POLICY GEN 9 WILL APPLY. |
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| Development of health
and further education provision |
| 9.4 |
The operational areas of the
Royal and Walton hospitals are defined on the proposals map. New development
linked to health needs will normally be accepted within the sites
defined. Any proposals to extend the existing operational areas beyond
these boundaries into the open countryside would be contrary to Green
Belt and open countryside policies (EVR1 and EVR2). |
| 9.5 |
Both the Royal and Walton hospitals are
major employment generating sites which also have large numbers of
visitors and development proposals will need to ensure that travel
to and from the site by modes other than the car are maximised. The
most effective way of doing this will be through travel plans. |
| 9.6 |
The site of Chesterfield College is adjacent
to the town centre and is well served by public transport facilities.
Expansion within the site area will be accepted providing that it
has no adverse effect on adjacent residential areas, but a travel
plan should be prepared as described in policy TRS11. No additional
car parking should be provided in view of the location of the site
near to the town centre. |
| 9.7 |
In addition, all three of these major institutions
are likely to be the subject of ongoing development and redevelopment
over the course of the plan period as health and further education
requirements change. Given the scale of the three sites it is preferred
that development should occur in a planned and co-ordinated manner,
in accordance with a general development framework for each of the
sites, which should be agreed with the local planning authority. |
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| CMT3 DEVELOPMENT
OF HEALTH AND FURTHER EDUCATION PROVISION |
| PLANNING PERMISSION
WILL BE GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO THE NEEDS OF HEALTH
AND FURTHER EDUCATION PROVISION WITHIN THE AREAS SHOWN FOR THESE
PURPOSES ON THE PROPOSALS MAP AS FOLLOWS: |
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ROYAL HOSPITAL SITE,
CALOW (HEALTH); |
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WALTON HOSPITAL SITE,
WALTON (HEALTH); |
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CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE
(FURTHER EDUCATION). |
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THE PROPOSAL NECESSITATES IT, PLANNING APPLICATIONS MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR THE SITE
AND A TRAVEL PLAN. |
| IN THE CASE OF CHESTERFIELD
COLLEGE (SITE c) NO ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING SHOULD BE PROVIDED
IN VIEW OF THE LOCATION OF THE SITE NEAR TO THE TOWN CENTRE. |
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| Sites for emergency services |
| 9.8 |
The Derbyshire Fire and Rescue
Service wishes to relocate from its current site at Sheffield Road
to one more accessible to areas of high risk, in particular Chesterfield
town centre, the M1 and A61. A site has been identified on part of
the former Chesterfield Cylinders site off Derby Road, which would
meet these requirements and is to be safeguarded from development
in this local plan. |
| 9.9 |
The East Midlands Ambulance
Service currently has a station at Old Road, Ashgate. A more central
location is required and land at the former Chesterfield Cylinders
site beside the proposed fire station site is regarded by the council
as suitable, providing for the opportunity for a joint site for emergency
services should the ambulance service identify a requirement for a
new site. |
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| CMT4
SITES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| PLANNING PERMISSION
WILL NOT BE GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD PREJUDICE THE
USE OF LAND ON PART OF THE FORMER CHESTERFIELD CYLINDERS LAND
OFF DERBY ROAD AS IDENTIFIED ON THE PROPOSALS MAP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A NEW FIRE AND RESCUE CENTRE FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICES. |
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| Protection of Existing
Community Facilities |
| 9.10 |
Services and facilities such
as community centres/village halls, local shops, health care facilities
and public houses are required to serve and support the local population.
Facilities which people can get to on foot, by bicycle or by public
transport reduce the need for car journeys and provide for people
who do not have access to a car, such as people who cannot drive,
people on low incomes or families with diverse transport needs. Local
facilities are meeting places which promote social cohesion and once
facilities are lost they can be difficult to replace. Therefore, the
council will not support proposals which would result in the loss
of community facilities, unless the terms of the following policy
can be satisfied. |
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| CMT5 PROTECTION
OF EXISTING COMMUNITY FACILITIES |
| PLANNING PERMISSION
WILL NOT BE GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE
LOSS OF LAND OR PREMISES USED FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES UNLESS
IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT; |
| (a) |
THE FACILITY IS NOT
REQUIRED OR IS NO LONGER VIABLE; OR |
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ALTERNATIVE PROVISION
WILL BE MADE OR IS ALREADY AVAILABLE; OR |
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THE USE SERVING THE
COMMUNITY WILL BE RETAINED AND ENHANCED BY THE DEVELOPMENT. |
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