WRITTEN STATEMENT This version of the Written Statement is the adopted version, which was adopted by the Borough Council on 27th January 2005.  It does not contain the Appendices to the Local Plan.   1 INTRODUCTION   WHAT IS A LOCAL PLAN?   THE CONGLETON BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN   THE PLAN AREA   THE FORM AND CONTENT OF THE PLAN   RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS   BOROUGH STRATEGIES   STUDIES AND SURVEYS   ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL   THE LOCAL PLAN REVIEW PROCESS   FUTURE CHANGES     2 PLAN STRATEGY   INTRODUCTION   NATIONAL CONTEXT   REGIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   THE PLAN STRATEGY   SETTLEMENT CATEGORIES   PLAN STRATEGY POLICIES     3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS   INTRODUCTION   NATIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   GENERAL REQUIREMENTS POLICIES      4 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESOUCES   INTRODUCTION   EUROPEAN CONTEXT   NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES POLICIES      5 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   INTRODUCTION   NATIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE POLICIES     6 ECONOMY   INTRODUCTION   NATIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   EMPLOYMENT LAND REQUIREMENTS   ECONOMY POLICIES     7 HOUSING   INTRODUCTION   NATIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   HOUSING LAND REQUIREMENTS   HOUSING POLICIES     8 TOWN CENTRES AND SHOPPING   INTRODUCTION   NATIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   TOWN CENTRES AND SHOPPING POLICIES     9 RECREATION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES   INTRODUCTION   NATIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   RECREATION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES POLICIES     10 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS   INTRODUCTION   NATIONAL CONTEXT   STRATEGIC CONTEXT   LOCAL CONTEXT   SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS   TRANSPORT PROPOSALS   DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS     11 IMPLEMENTATION     12 MONITORING AND REVIEW           INDEX OF POLICIES AND PROPOSALS     2. Plan Strategy PS1-2 General Scale and Location of Development PS3 Settlement Hierarchy PS4 Towns PS5 Villages in the Open Countryside and Inset in the Green Belt PS6 Settlements in the Open Countryside and the Green Belt PS7 Green Belt PS8 Open Countryside PS9 Areas of Special County Value PS10 Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope Consultation Zone PS12 Major Employment Development PS13 Strategic Transport Corridors     3. General Requirements GR1 New Development GR2-3 Design GR4-5 Landscape GR6-8 Amenity and Health   Accessibility, Servicing and Parking Provision GR9-10 New Development GR11 Development Involving New Roads and Other Transportation Projects GR12 Access and Facilities for the Disabled GR13 Public Transport Measures GR14 Cycling Measures GR15 Pedestrian Measures GR16 Footpath, Bridleway and Cycleway Networks GR17 Car Parking GR18 Traffic Generation   Infrastructure GR19 General GR20 Public Utilities GR21 Flood Prevention GR22 Open Space Provision GR23 Provision of Services and Facilities GR24 Wider Environmental Considerations     4. Natural Environment and Resources NR1 Trees and Woodlands   Wildlife and Nature Conservation NR2 Statutory Sites NR3 Habitats NR4-5 Non-statutory Sites NR6-7 Reclamation of Land NR8 Agricultural Land NR9 Renewable Energy     5. Built Environment and Heritage BH1 Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest   Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest BH2 Demolition BH3 Change of Use/Conversion BH4-5 Effect of Proposals BH6 Non-Statutory List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest BH7 Enabling Development BH8-10 Conservation Areas   Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites BH11 Sites of National Importance BH12 Other Sites of Archaeological Importance BH13-14 New Agricultural Buildings   Conversions of Rural Buildings BH15 General BH16 Residential Reuse of Rural Buildings     6. Economy E1 General Scale of New Employment Development E2 Committed Employment Sites E3 Employment Development in Towns E4 Employment Development in Villages E5 Employment Development in the Open Countryside E6 Employment Development in the Green Belt E7 Employment Development in Residential Areas E8 Home-based Businesses E9 Royal Ordnance Factory, Radway Green E10 Re-use of Redevelopment of Existing Employment Sites E11 Owner-specific Employment Sites E12 Distribution and Storage Facilities   Roadside Facilities E13 General E14 Motorway Service Areas E15 Heavy Goods Vehicle Parking   Tourism and Visitor Development E16 Facilities and Attractions E17 Serviced Accommodation E18 Camping and Caravanning Sites E19 Telecommunications     7. Housing H1-2 General Scale of New Housing Development H3 Committed Housing Sites H4 Housing Development in Towns H5 Housing Development in Villages H6 Housing Development in the Open Countryside and the Green Belt H7 Residential Caravans and Mobile Homes H8 Gypsy Caravan Sites H9-10 Additional Dwellings and Sub-divisions H11 Non-residential Uses Within Residential Areas H12 Tandem/Backland Development H13-14 Affordable and Low-cost Housing   Extensions to Dwellings and Curtilages H15 Extensions to Dwellings in Towns and Villages H16 Extensions to Dwellings in the Open Countryside and Green Belt H17 Extension of Residential Curtilages into the Open Countryside H18 Dwellings Associated With Rural Enterprises H19 Agricultural Occupancy Conditions     8. Town Centres and Shopping S1 Shopping Hierarchy S2 Shopping and Commercial Development Outside Town Centres   Shopping and Commercial Development Within Town Centres S3 General S4 Principal Shopping Areas S5 Town Centre Areas S6 Upper Floors Within Town Centres   Shopping and Commercial Development In Villages S7 General S8 Holmes Chapel S9 Shopping and Commercial Development In Open Countryside & Green Belt S10 Committed Shopping Sites   Shop fronts and Security Shutters S11 Shop Fronts S12 Security Shutters - Solid Lath S13 Security Shutters - Lattice/Mesh Grilles   Advertisements S14 General S15 Advertisements in Conservation Areas   Environmental Improvements and Traffic Management Measures S16 General S17 Access and Facilities for the Disabled     9. Recreation and Community Facilities RC1 General RC2 Protected Areas of Public Open Space RC3 Nuisance Sports RC4 Countryside Recreation Facilities RC5 Equestrian Facilities RC6 Golf Courses and Golf Driving Ranges RC7 Water Based Activities RC8-9 Canal/Riverside Recreational Developments RC10 Outdoor Formal Recreational and Amenity Open Space Facilities   Indoor Recreation and Community Uses RC11 General RC12 Retention of Existing Community Facilities RC13 Day Nurseries RC14 Residential Institutions RC15 Public Utility Services and Facilities     10. Development Proposals DP1 Employment Sites DP2 Housing Sites DP3 Mixed Use Sites DP3A Alsager Campus DP4 Retail Sites DP5 Recreation, Leisure and Community Use Sites DP6 Sewage Treatment Plant Proposal DP7-9 Development Requirements   Transport Schemes and Facilities DP10 New Road Schemes DP11 Transport Facilities   Top