A Proposed approach to existing Local Plan policies

A Proposed approach to existing Local Plan policies

Table A.1 Existing Local Plan (Part One) policies

Policy number and title

Action

Proposed approach

STRAT 1 - Sustainable
development

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  • SD 1 Sustainable development 

STRAT 2 - Strategic
development

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  • SS 1 Housing needs 
  • SS 2 Employment needs
  • SS 3 Spatial strategy principles
  • SS 4 Settlement hierarchy
  • SS 5 Spatial strategy options 

STRAT 3 - Chester

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  • CH 1 Chester 

STRAT 4 - Ellesmere Port

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  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port 

STRAT 5 - Northwich

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  • NO 1 Northwich 

STRAT 6 - Winsford

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  • WI 1 Winsford 

STRAT 7 - Middlewich

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  • MI 1 Middlewich 
  • TA 2 Local transport infrastructure priorities 

STRAT 8 - Rural area

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  • SS 4 Settlement hierarchy 

STRAT 9 - Green Belt and
countryside

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  • GB 1 Green Belt and countryside 
  • LA 2 Areas of special county value
  • MISC 4 New agricultural and forestry buildings
  • MISC 5 Rural diversification of land based business
  • MISC 6 Equestrian development

STRAT 10 - Transport and
accessibility

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  • TA 1 Transport and accessibility 
  • TA 2 Local transport infrastructure priorities 
  • MS 2 Proposals for minerals development  
  • CH 1 Chester 
  • NO 1 Northwich 
  • WI 1 Winsford 

STRAT 11 - Infrastructure

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  • ID 1 Infrastructure 

ECON 1 - Economic growth,
employment and enterprise

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  • CH 1 Chester 
  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port
  • EG 1 Economic growth employment and enterprise 

ECON 2 – Town
centres

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  • EG 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise 
  • TC 1 Town centres
  • MISC 5 Rural diversification of land based business 

ECON 3 - Visitor economy

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  • VE 1 Visitor economy 
  • MISC 5 Rural diversification of land based business 

SOC 1 - Delivering
affordable housing

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  • HO 1 Mix and type of housing in new developments and specialist housing 
  • HO 2 Delivering affordable housing 

SOC 2 - Rural exception
sites

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  • HO 5 Rural exception sites 

SOC 3 - Housing mix and type

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  • HO 1 Mix and type of housing in new developments and specialist housing 

SOC 4 - Gypsy and Traveller
and Travelling Showpersons accommodation

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  • GT 1 Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpersons accommodation 

SOC 5 - Health and
well-being

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  • HW 1 Health and wellbeing 
  • OS 2 Cultural and community facilities 
  • MS 2 Proposals for minerals development 

SOC 6 - Open space, sport
and recreation

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  • OS 1 Open space, sport and recreation 

ENV 1 - Flood risk and water
management

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  • FW 1 Flood risk and water management 

ENV 2 - Landscape

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  • LA 1 Landscape 
  • LA 2 Areas of Special County Value 

ENV 3 - Green infrastructure

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  • GI 1 Green infrastructure, biodiversity and geodiversity 

ENV 4 - Biodiversity and
geodiversity

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  • GI 1 Green infrastructure, biodiversity and geodiversity 

ENV 5 - Historic environment

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  • HE 1 Historic environment 
  • MISC 7 Shopfronts 

ENV 6 - High quality design
and sustainable construction

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  • DS 1 High quality design 
  • DS 2 Sustainable construction 
  • DS 3 Climate adaptation 
  • MISC 7 Shopfronts
  • MISC 8 Advertisements 

ENV 7 - Alternative energy
supplies

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  • EN 1 Energy supplies and energy related developments 
  • EN 2 Wind energy
  • EN 3 Solar energy 
  • EN 4 Sustainable energy and heat 
  • EN 5 Low carbon fuel and carbon capture 

ENV 8 - Managing waste

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  • MW 1 Managing waste 

ENV 9 - Minerals supply and
safeguarding

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 
  • MS 2 Proposals for minerals development
  • MS 3 Safeguarding
  • MS 4 Oil and gas developments
  • MS 5 Restoration


Table A.2 Existing Local Plan (Part Two) policies

Policy number and title

Action

Proposed approach

CH 1 - Chester settlement
area

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  • CH 1 Chester 

CH 2 - Chester regeneration area

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  • CH 1 Chester 

CH 3 - Employment land provision in Chester

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  • CH 1 Chester 

CH 4 - University of Chester

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  • CH 1 Chester 

CH 5 - Chester conservation areas

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  • CH 1 Chester 

CH 6 - Chester key views, landmarks and gateways and historic skyline

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  • CH 1 Chester 

EP 1 - Ellesmere Port settlement area

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  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port 
  • TA 2 Local transport infrastructure priorities

EP 2 - Employment land provision in Ellesmere Port

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  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port 

EP 3 - Stanlow special policy area

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  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port 
  • EP 2 Origin - Stanlow and Thornton Science Park

EP 4 - Hooton Park

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  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port 
  • EG 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise 

EP 5 - Thornton Science Park

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  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port 
  • EP 2 Origin - Stanlow and Thornton Science Park 
  • EG 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise 

EP 6 - Ince Park

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  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port 
  • EP 3 Origin – Protos
  • EG 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise  

EP 7 - Ellesmere Port historic canal port

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  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port  
  • VE 1 Visitor Economy
  • MISC 3 Waterways and mooring facilities 

N 1 - Northwich settlement area

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  • NO 1 Northwich 

N 2 - Northwich regeneration areas

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  • NO 1 Northwich 

N 3 - Meeting the outstanding housing requirement in Northwich

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  • NO 1 Northwich 

N 4 - Employment land provision in Northwich

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  • NO 1 Northwich 
  • NO 2 Gadbrook Park

N 5 - Gadbrook Park

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  • NO 2 Gadbrook Park  

N 6 - Northwich conservation area

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  • NO 1 Northwich 
  • HE 1 Historic environment

W 1 - Winsford settlement area

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  • WI 1 Winsford 

W 2 - Employment land provision in Winsford

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  • WI 1 Winsford 

R 1 - Development in the rural area

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  • SS 4 Settlement hierarchy 

R 2 - Meeting the outstanding housing requirement in Tattenhall

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  • MISC 4 Meeting the outstanding housing requirement in Tattenhall 

R 3 - Employment land provision in the rural area

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  • MISC 5 Employment land provision in the rural area 

GBC 1 - Commercial sites in the Green Belt

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  • CH 1 Chester 
  • EP 1 Ellesmere Port

GBC 2 - Protection of landscape

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  • LA 1 Landscape 

GBC 3 - Key settlement gaps

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  • LA 1 Landscape 

T 1 - Local road network improvement schemes

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  • TA 1 Transport and accessibility 
  • TA 2 Local transport infrastructure priorities

T 2 - A56 Hoole Road Corridor

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  • TA 1 Transport and accessibility 
  • TA 2 Local transport infrastructure priorities 

T 3 - Railway stations

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  • TA 1 Transport and accessibility 
  • TA 2 Local transport infrastructure priorities 

T 4 - Rail corridors

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  • TA 1 Transport and accessibility 
  • TA 2 Local transport infrastructure priorities 

T 5 - Parking and access

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  • TA 1 Transport and accessibility 
  • TA 2 Local transport infrastructure priorities 

M 1 - Future sand and gravel working

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 

M 2 - Mineral safeguarding areas - prior extraction of minerals

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 

M 3 - Proposals for minerals working

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 

M 4 - Proposals for exploration, appraisal or production of
hydrocarbons

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 

M 5 - Restoration of minerals and oil and gas sites

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 

M 6 - Salt and brine working

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 

M 7 - Industrial sand proposals

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 

M 8 - Minerals infrastructure

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  • MS 1 Minerals supply 

DM 1 - Development of previously developed land

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  • SS 4 Settlement hierarchy 
  • GB 1 Green Belt and countryside 

DM 2 - Impact on residential amenity

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  • HW 1 Health and wellbeing 

DM 3 - Design, character and visual amenity

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  • DS 1 High quality design 

DM 4 - Sustainable construction

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  • DS 2 Sustainable construction 

DM 5 - Protection and refurbishment of employment land and premises

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  • EG 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise 

DM 6 - New agricultural and forestry buildings

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  • MISC 6 New agricultural and forestry buildings 

DM 7 - Rural diversification of land based businesses

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  • MISC 7 Rural diversification of land based businesses 

DM 8 - Equestrian development

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  • MISC 8 Equestrian development 

DM 9 - Visitor accommodation

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  • VE 1 Visitor economy 

DM 10 - Caravan and camping sites

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  • VE 1 Visitor economy 

DM 11 - Safeguarded areas around aerodromes

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  • MISC 1 Safeguarded areas around aerodromes 

DM 12 - Jodrell Bank

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  • MISC 2 Jodrell Bank 

DM 13 - Oulton Park

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  • VE 1 Visitor economy 

DM 14 – City
and town centres

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  • TC 1 Town centres 

DM 15 –
District and local retail centres

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  • TC 1 Town centres 

DM 16 - Shopfronts

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  • MISC 9 Shopfronts 

DM 17 - Advertisements

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  • MISC 10 Advertisements 

DM 18 - ICT and telecommunications

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  • ID 1 Infrastructure and developer contributions 

DM 19 - Proposals for residential development

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  • HO 3 Proposals for residential development 

DM 20 - Mix and type of new housing development

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  • HO 1 Mix and type of housing in new development and specialist housing 

DM 21 - Development within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse

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  • HO 3 Proposals for residential development 

DM 22 - Change of use to dwellinghouses and residential conversions

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  • HO 3 Proposals for residential development 

DM 23 - Delivering affordable housing

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  • HO 2 Delivering affordable housing 

DM 24 - Rural exception sites

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  • HO 5 Rural exception sites 

DM 25 - Essential rural workers dwellings

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  • HO 4 Essential rural workers dwellings 

DM 26 - Specialist accommodation

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  • HO 1 Mix and type of housing in new development and specialist housing 

DM 27 - Student accommodation

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  • HO 1 Mix and type of housing in new development and specialist housing 

DM 28 - Houses in Multiple Occupation

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  • HO 6 Houses in Multiple Occupation 

DM 29 - Health impacts of new development

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  • HW 1 Health and wellbeing 

DM 30 - Noise

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  • HW 1 Health and wellbeing 

DM 31 - Air quality

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  • HW 1 Health and wellbeing 

DM 32 - Land contamination and instability

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  • HW 1 Health and wellbeing 

DM 33 - New or extension to hazardous installations

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  • HW 1 Health and wellbeing 

DM 34 - Development in the vicinity of hazardous installations

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  • HW 1 Health and wellbeing 

DM 35 - Open space and new development

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  • OS 1 Open space, sport and recreation 

DM 36 - Provision for sport and recreation

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  • OS 1 Open space, sport and recreation 

DM 37 - Recreational routeways

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  • OS 1 Open space, sport and recreation 

DM 38 - Waterways and mooring facilities

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  • MISC 3 Waterways and mooring facilities 

DM 39 - Culture and community facilities

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  • OS 2 Culture and community facilities 

DM 40 - Development and flood risk

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  • FW 1 Flood risk and water management 

DM 41 - Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

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  • FW 1 Flood risk and water management 

DM 42 - Flood water storage

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  • FW 1 Flood risk and water management 

DM 43 - Water quality, supply and treatment

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  • FW 1 Flood risk and water management 

DM 44 - Protecting and enhancing the natural environment

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  • GI 1 Green infrastructure, biodiversity and nature 

DM 45 - Trees, woodland and hedgerows

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  • GI 1 Green infrastructure, biodiversity and nature 

DM 46 - Development in conservation areas

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  • HE 1 Historic environment 

DM 47 - Listed buildings

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  • HE 1 Historic environment 

DM 48 - Non-designated heritage assets

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  • HE 1 Historic environment 

DM 49 - Registered Parks and Gardens and Battlefields

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  • HE 1 Historic environment 

DM 50 - Archaeology

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  • HE 1 Historic environment 

DM 51 - Wind energy

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  • EN 2 Wind energy 

DM 52 - Solar energy

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  • EN 3 Solar energy  

DM 53 - Energy generation, storage and district heat networks

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  • EN 1 Energy supplies and energy related developments 
  • EN 4 Sustainable energy and heat

DM 54 - Waste management facilities

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  • MW 1 Managing waste 

DM 55 - Sites for replacement household waste recycling facilities

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  • MW 1 Managing waste