A Retained policies

Whilst the policies within the Local Plan (Part One) will replace some of those contained in the currently adopted development plan for the borough, some extant policies will be retained until such time as they are replaced by policies within the Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Details Policies Plan. The following schedules set out those policies which the Council will retain.

Where policies are identified for deletion, a reason for the deletion and details of any changes to the adopted policies map are included within the schedules.

Chester District Local Plan

Chester District Local Plan
Policy Number	Policy Title	Outcome	Replaced by:

Chapter:	General Policies Guiding All Development
GE1	General	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
GE2	Accessibility	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
GE3	Impact on residential amenity	Delete	‘SOC 5 Health and well-being’
GE4	Availability of utility services	Delete	‘ENV 1 Flood risk and water management’
GE5	Protection of water resources	Delete
GE6	Development and Flood Risk	Delete
GE7	Local distinctiveness	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
Chapter:	Environment
ENV1	General	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
ENV2	Local setting and context	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
ENV3	Public spaces and squares	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
ENV4	Facades of development	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
ENV5	Accessibility/permeability	Retain
ENV6	Accessibility/permeability	Retain
ENV7	Accessibility/permeability	Delete	‘ENV 5 Historic environment’
ENV8	Views, viewpoints and landmarks	Retain
ENV9	Materials	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
ENV10	Parking	Retain
ENV11	Safety and Security	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’ ‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
ENV12	Inner ring road corridor	Retain
ENV13	City Corridors	Retain
ENV14	District lighting strategy	Retain
ENV15	Strategic open space	Retain
ENV16	Development adjacent to strategic open spaces	Retain
ENV17	Other greenspace	Retain
ENV18	Amenity open space	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
ENV19	Urban Corridors	Retain
ENV20	Greenspace improvements	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’ ‘ENV 3 Green infrastructure’
ENV21	Trees, hedgerows and woodland	Retain
ENV22	Landscape and development	Retain
ENV23	Provision and maintenance of open space in new development	Retain
ENV24	Rural (general)	Delete	‘STRAT 8 Rural area’ ‘ENV 2 Landscape’
ENV25	Areas of Special County Value	Retain
ENV26	Green Network in Chester District	Retain
ENV27	Nature conservation strategy	Retain
ENV28	General	Retain
ENV29	Features of local importance	Retain
ENV30	Strategic wildlife corridors	Retain
ENV31	Sites of national importance	Retain
ENV32	Evaluation of archaeological sites	Retain
ENV33	Sites of regional or county importance	Retain
ENV34	District and Local importance	Retain
ENV35	Demolition in Conservation Areas	Retain
ENV36	Recording	Retain
ENV37	New development in conservation areas	Retain
ENV38	Views	Retain
ENV39	City Centre Conservation Area	Retain
ENV40	City Centre Conservation Area	Retain
ENV41	City Centre Conservation Area	Retain
ENV42	City Centre Conservation Area	Retain
ENV43	City Centre Conservation Area	Retain
ENV44	River and Canal Corridors	Retain
ENV45	Protection of Listed Buildings	Retain
ENV46	Changes of use	Retain
ENV47	Local list of buildings of architectural or historic interest	Retain
ENV48	Historic Parks and Gardens and Historic Battlefields	Retain
ENV49	Design and location of advets	Retain
ENV50	Means of illumination	Retain
ENV51	Row signage	Retain
ENV52	Advance signs	Retain
ENV53	Shop front design	Retain
ENV54	Blinds, canopies and awnings	Retain
ENV55	Security shutters	Retain
ENV56	Generation of renewable energy	Delete	‘ENV 7 Alternative energy supplies’
ENV57	Energy efficient building design and site layout	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’ ‘ENV 7 Alternative energy supplies’
ENV58	Energy efficient building design and site layout	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’ ‘ENV 7 Alternative energy supplies’
ENV59	Pollution in the plan area	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’ ‘ENV 1 Flood risk and water management’
ENV60	New or extended hazardous installations	Retain
ENV61	Development in the vicinity of hazardous installations	Retain
ENV62	After uses	Delete	‘ENV 9 Minerals supply and safeguarding’
ENV63	Green Belt	Delete	‘STRAT 9 Green Belt and countryside’
ENV64	Agriculture and Forestry	Delete	‘STRAT 9 Green Belt and countryside’ National Planning Policy Framework
ENV65	Recreation and other open land uses	Delete
ENV66	Limited extensions, alterations or replacement dwellings	Retain
ENV67	Low Cost' housing in settlements in the Green Belt	Delete	‘STRAT 9 Green Belt and countryside’ ‘SOC 2 Rural exception sites’
ENV68	Countess of Chester Health Park	Retain
ENV69	Countess of Chester Health Park	Retain
ENV70	Chester zoo	Retain
ENV71	Dale Camp	Retain
ENV72	BNFL/URENCO	Retain
ENV73	BNFL/URENCO	Retain
ENV74	Huntington water treatment works and EP waste water treatment works	Retain
ENV75	Siting of telecommunications development	Retain
ENV76	Satellite dishes and antennas	Retain
ENV77	Satellite dishes and antennas	Retain
Chapter:	Transport
TR1	General	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
TR2	Pedestrians	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
TR3	Pedestrians	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
TR4	Pedestrians	Retain
TR5	Cycling	Retain
TR6	Cycling	Retain
TR7	Major transport improvements	Retain
TR8	Public Transport - Buses	Delete	Out of date
TR9	Public Transport - Buses	Delete	‘STRAT 3 Chester’ ‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
TR10	Coaches	Retain
TR11	Public Transport - Rail	Retain
TR12	Public Transport - Rail	Retain
TR13	Parking	Retain
TR14	Parking	Retain
TR15	Parking	Retain
TR16	Residents parking schemes	Delete	Not required
TR17	Safety and Environment	Retain
TR18	Highway improvements	Delete	Completed
TR19	New developments	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’ ‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
TR20	New developments	Retain
TR21	New developments	Retain
TR22	Motorway/Roadside facilities	Retain
TR23	Car free housing	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
Chapter:	Economy
EC1	Scale of provision of employment	Delete	Out of date
EC2	Allocations for Employment Land	Retain
EC3	Areas allocated for a range of employment uses	Retain
EC4	Chester Business Park	Retain
EC5	Protection of sites allocated for employment	Delete	‘ECON 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise’
EC6	Protection of existing employment land and buildings	Retain
EC7	Stanlow complex	Retain
EC8	Ince Power Stations	Retain
EC9	Unallocated employment development	Delete	‘ECON 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise’
EC10	Extensions to existing business premises	Delete	Covered in all other policies
EC11	Re-use of rural buildings	Retain
EC12	Home working, including teleworking	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
EC13	Downgrade or unneighbourly uses	Delete	Not required
EC14	Tourism	Retain
EC15	Tourist accommodation	Delete	‘ECON 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise’
EC16	Tourist accommodation	Delete	‘ECON 1 Economic growth, employment and enterprise’
EC17	Beeston sand quarry	Retain
EC18	Camping and caravaning sites	Retain
EC19	Conference facilities	Delete	‘ECON 2 Town centres’
EC20	Agricultural land	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
EC21	Agricultural diversification	Retain
EC22	New agricultural buildings	Retain
EC23	Agricultural workers dwellings in the Open Countryside and Green Belt	Retain
EC24	Agricultural service industries	Delete	Covered in all other policies
Chapter:	Retail
RET1	The City Centre	Delete	‘STRAT 3 Chester’
RET2	Primary Shopping Streets	Retain
RET3	Secondary Shopping Streets	Retain
RET4	The Market	Delete	‘ECON 2 Town centres’
RET5	Allocations for retail development	Delete	‘ECON 2 Town centres’
RET6	Protection of sites allocated for retail	Delete	Not required
RET7	Assessment of proposals for retail development in the City Centre	Retain
RET8	Assessment of proposals in the area immediately adjacent to the city centre	Retain
RET9	Assessment of proposals outside the city centre	Retain
RET10	Suburban shopping centres	Retain
RET11	Suburban shopping centres	Retain
RET12	Village shops	Retain
RET13	Village shops	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework and all other policies
RET14	Shopping development in the OC	Retain
RET15	Control over future use of large out of centre shops	Retain
Chapter:	Housing
HO1	Scale of housing provision	Already deleted
HO2	Allocations for housing development	Part Retain
HO3	Affordable housing	Delete	‘SOC 1 Delivering affordable housing’
HO4	Infill housing development	Retain
HO5	Criteria for assessing proposals for residential sites not allocated	Retain
HO6	Infill development in washed over villages in the GB	Retain
HO7	Housing in the open countryside	Retain
HO8	Extensions to existing dwellings	Retain
HO9	Conversion of non-residential properties to residential use	Retain
HO10	Re-use of rural buildings	Retain
HO11	Replacement dwellings	Retain
HO12	Low cost housing in the rural area	Delete	‘SOC 1 Delivering affordable housing’ ‘SOC 2 Rural exception sites’
HO13	Protection of existing dwellings	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
HO14	Protection of land allocated for housing development	Retain
HO15	Residential accommodation for homeless persons in the community...	Retain
HO16	HMO's	Retain
HO17	Student Accommodation	Retain
HO18	Granny flats	Retain
HO19	Day nurseries	Retain
HO20	Improvement of older housing	Delete	Out of date
HO21	Gypsy Caravan Sites	Delete	‘SOC 4 Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpersons accommodation’
HO22	Non-residential uses in predominantly residential areas	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
Chapter:	Community Facilities
CF1	Schools	Delete	Built
CF2	University of Chester	Retain
CF3	Re-use of surplus land and buildings	Retain
Chapter:	Sport and Recreation
SR1	Assessment of public open space in urban area	Retain
SR2	Assessment of public open space in urban area	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
SR3	Meeting the shortfall in provision	Retain
SR4	Meeting the shortfall in provision	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
SR5	Guidelines for provision in new housing developments	Retain
SR6	Playing pitches	Retain
SR7	Amenity open space	Retain
SR8	Indoor sports provision	Retain
SR9	Golf	Retain
SR10	Athletics Tracks	Retain
SR11	Water recreation	Retain
SR12	Water recreation	Retain
SR13	Noisy Environmentally intrusive recreation	Retain
SR14	Countryside recreation	Retain
SR15	Countryside recreation	Delete	‘ECON 3 Visitor economy’
SR16	Carden Park	Retain
SR17	Footpaths, bridleways and cycleways	Retain
Chapter:	Culture and Leisure
CU1	Cultural buildings	Retain
CU2	Cultural buildings	Delete	‘ECON 2 Town centres’
CU3	Cultural areas and historic sites	Retain
CU4	Street Events	Retain
Chapter:	Urban Renaissance
URBREN1	Urban Renaissance	Retain
URBREN2	Urban Renaissance	Retain
Chapter:	Monitoring and Implementation
MI1	Provision of services and infrastructure	Delete	‘STRAT 11 Infrastructure’
MI2	Sealand Road	Retain

Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Local Plan

Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Local Plan
Policy Number	Policy Title	Outcome	Replaced by:

Chapter:	General Policies
GEN1	General development criteria	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
GEN2	Allocation of sites	Delete	Out of date
GEN3	Safeguarded land	Delete	Out of date
GEN4	Noise	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
GEN5	Crime prevention	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
GEN6	Access for everyone	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
GEN7	Telecommunications development	Retain
GEN8	Telecommunications development	Retain
GEN9	Art	Delete	Out of date
GEN10	Power stations	Retain
GEN11	Renewable energy	Delete	‘ENV 7 Alternative energy supplies’
GEN12	Overhead power lines	Delete	Out of date
GEN13	Development on agricultural land	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
Chapter:	Housing
H1	Allocation of land for housing development	Part Retain
H2	Affordable housing	Delete	‘SOC 1 Delivering affordable housing’
H3	Housing needs	Delete	‘STRAT 2 Strategic development’
H4	Housing in urban areas	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
H5	Conversion to flats	Retain
H6	House extensions	Retain
H7	Transport and access provision	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
H8	School site	Already deleted
Chapter:	Employment
EMP1	Sites for employment development	Part Retain
EMP2	Stanlow special policy area	Retain
EMP3	Hooton Park strategic site	Retain
EMP4	Ince Marshes	Retain
EMP5A	Cheshire Oaks	Delete	Developed
EMP5B	Cheshire Oaks	Delete	Developed
EMP5C	Cheshire Oaks	Retain
EMP6	Established industrial areas	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
EMP7	Ince Power Station site	Retain
EMP8	Land at Station Road	Retain
Chapter:	Green Belt
GB1	Green Belt area	Delete	‘STRAT 9 Green Belt and countryside’
GB2	Green Belt policy	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
GB3	Re-use of buildings	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
GB4	Housing development in the Green Belt	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
GB5	Extensions and alterations to dwellings in GB	Retain
GB6	Willaston village inset	Retain
GB7	Roften area major development site	Retain
GB8	Stables and field shelters	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
GB9	Large stables and riding facilities	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
GB10	Golf courses	Delete	Out of date
Chapter:	Natural and Built Environment
ENV1	Nature conservation sites (international)	Delete	‘ENV 4 Biodiversity and geodiversity’
ENV2	National sites of nature conservation	Delete	‘ENV 4 Biodiversity and geodiversity’
ENV3	Nature conservation sites (regional and local)	Delete	‘ENV 4 Biodiversity and geodiversity’
ENV4	SNCVs	Retain
ENV5	Ecological interest	Retain
ENV6	ASCVs	Retain
ENV7	Agricultural buildings	Retain
ENV8	Urban green network	Retain
ENV9	Landscape and habitat features	Retain
ENV10	The Mersey Forest	Retain
ENV11	M53/Shropshire Union Canal Corridor	Retain
ENV12	Coastal zones	Retain
ENV13	Development in conservation areas	Retain
ENV14	Parkgate conservation area	Retain
ENV15	Conservation of listed buildings	Retain
ENV16	Non listed buildings and structures	Retain
ENV17	Sites of special archaeological interest	Retain
Chapter:	Hazard and Pollution
HAZ1	New of extended hazardous installations	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework/HSE
HAZ2	Development in vicinity of hazadous installations	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework/HSE
HAZ3	Potentially pulluting development	Retain
HAZ4	Contaminated land	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
Chapter:	Recreation and Tourism
REC1	Sports fields, play areas and parks	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
REC2	Open space provision	Retain
REC3	Indoor sports and social facilities	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
REC4	Amenity open space in residential areas	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
REC5	Allotments	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
REC6	Site for potentially noisy outdoor sports	Delete	Developed
REC7	Recreational routeways	Retain
REC8	Tourist accommodation	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
REC9	Historic canal port	Retain
Chapter:	Town Centre and Shopping
SHOP1	Primary shopping areas	Retain
SHOP2	Local shopping centres	Retain
SHOP3	Small shopping centres	Retain
SHOP4	Retail development	Delete	‘ECON 2 Town centres’
SHOP5	Food and drink establishments	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
SHOP6	Shop fronts	Retain
SHOP7	Cromwell Road	Retain
Chapter:	Transport
TRANS1	Access to developments	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
TRANS2	Highway network	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
TRANS3	Freight Transport	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
TRANS4	Provision for cyclists	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
TRANS5	Car parking in residential areas	Retain
TRANS6	Car parking standards	Retain

Vale Royal Borough Local Plan

Vale Royal Borough Local Plan
Policy Number	Policy Title	Outcome	Replaced by:

Chapter:	General Strategy
GS1	Selection of Sites	Already deleted
GS2	New Development in the Borough	Delete	‘STRAT 2 Strategic development’
GS3	North Cheshire Green Belt	Delete	‘STRAT 9 Green Belt and countryside’
GS4	Changes to the North Cheshire Green Belt	Delete	‘STRAT 9 Green Belt and countryside’
GS5	The Open Countryside	Retain
GS6	Change of Use/Conversion of Rural Buildings	Retain
GS7	Areas Affected by Former Underground Rock Salt Mining in Northwich	Retain
GS8	Proposals for New Development for Main Town Centre Uses	Delete	Completed
GS9	General Urban Design Principles for Development in Northwich Town Centre	Retain
GS9A	Barons Quay Development Area	Retain
GS9B	Weaver Shopping Centre Extension Development Area	Retain
GS9C	Land North of Leicester Street	Retain
GS9D	Northwich Market	Retain
GS9E	Marina Development Area	Delete	Completed
GS9F	County Council Offices Site	Retain
GS9G	Magistrates' Court Site	Delete	Closed
GS9H	British Waterways Site	Retain
GS9I	Lock Street Site	Part Retain	See Plan
GS9J	Memorial Hall Site	Delete	Developed
GS9K	Land West of Old Warrington Road	Retain
GS9L	Land West of Queen Street	Retain
GS9M	Land Adjacent to Victoria Bridge	Delete	Part developed
GS9N	Northwich Vision Transportation Schemes	Part Retain	See Plan
GS9P	Developer Contributions to Transport and Public Realm Improvements	Retain
GS10	Winsford Gateway	Retain
GS11	Weaver Valley Regional Park Project	Delete	Out of date
Chapter:	Natural Environment
NE1	Protection of the Nature Conservation Resource	Retain
NE2	Designated Sites of International and National Nature Conservation Importance	Retain
NE3	Designated Sites of Local and Regional Nature Conservation and Geological importance	Delete	‘ENV 4 Biodiversity and geodiversity’
NE4	Threatened and Priority Habitats	Delete	‘ENV 4 Biodiversity and geodiversity’
NE5	Endangered Species	Delete	‘ENV 4 Biodiversity and geodiversity’
NE6	Wildlife Corridors and Green Wedges	Retain
NE7	Protection and Enhancement of Landscape Features	Retain
NE8	Provision and Enhancement of Landscape in New Development	Retain
NE9	Trees and Woodland	Retain
NE10	Proposals for the Establishment of Areas of Multipurpose Woodland on Derelict and Under Used Land	Retain
NE11	Areas of Special County Value	Retain
NE12	Areas of Significant Local Environmental Value	Retain
NE13	River Corridors	Retain
NE14	Dane Valley	Retain
NE15	Protection of the Floodplain	Delete	‘ENV 1 Flood risk and water management’
NE16	Surface Water Run Off	Delete	‘ENV 1 Flood risk and water management’
NE17	Watercourses	Delete	‘ENV 1 Flood risk and water management’
NE18	Mersey Estuary Zone	Retain
Chapter:	Built Environment
BE1	Safeguarding and Improving the Quality of the Environment	Retain
BE2	Sewerage Infrastructure	Delete	‘ENV 1 Flood risk and water management’
BE3	Water Supply	Delete	‘ENV 1 Flood risk and water management’
BE4	Planning Obligations	Retain
BE5	Historic Environment - Listed Buildings	Retain
BE6	Alteration/Extensions to Listed Buildings	Retain
BE7	Changes of Use to Listed Buildings	Retain
BE8	Listed Buildings and Archaeology	Retain
BE9	Demolition Control of Listed Buildings	Retain
BE10	Historic Environment - Conservation Areas	Retain
BE11	Development of Sites Outside the Conservation Area	Retain
BE12	Northwich Conservation Area	Retain
BE13	Ancient Monuments/Archaeological Sites	Retain
BE14	Other Sites of Archaeological Importance	Retain
BE15	Historic Parks and Gardens	Retain
BE16	Advertisements and Signs	Retain
BE17	Advance Directional Advertisements	Retain
BE18	Telecommunications Development	Retain
BE19	Domestic Radio, Masts, Aerials and Satellite Dishes	Retain
BE20	Jodrell Bank	Retain
BE21	Renewable Energy	Part Retain
BE22	Locally Important Buildings	Retain
BE23	Conservation Area Appraisals	Retain
Chapter:	Housing
H1	The Supply of Housing Land	Already Deleted	Out of date
H2	Housing Allocations	Retain
H3	Phasing	Delete	Out of date
H4	Housing Development Hierarchy	Delete	Out of date
H5	Windfall Sites	Delete	Out of date
H6	Change of Use/Conversion	Delete	Out of date
H7	Sub-Division of Existing Dwellings into Self-Contained Residential Units	Delete	Out of date
H8	Extensions/Alterations to Dwellings	Retain
H9	Extensions to Dwellings that have been Created Through the Conversion of a Rural Building	Retain
H10	Rebuilding/Replacement of Dwellings	Retain
H11	Extensions to Residential Curtilages in the Open Countryside and the Green Belt	Retain
H12	Density	Delete
H13	Mixed Communities	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
H14	Sites for Affordable Housing on Residential Developments	Delete	‘SOC 1 Delivering affordable housing’
H15	Sites for Affordable Housing within the Settlement Policy Boundaries of Frodsham, Helsby and Tier 1 Locations	Delete	‘SOC 1 Delivering affordable housing’
H16	Sites for Affordable Housing in the Green Belt/Open Countryside	Delete	‘SOC 1 Delivering affordable housing’ ‘SOC 2 Rural exception sites’
H17	Gypsy and Traveller Sites	Delete	‘SOC 4 Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpersons accommodation’
H18	Transit Gypsy Sites	Delete	‘SOC 4 Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpersons accommodation’
H19	Show Person's Sites	Delete	‘SOC 4 Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpersons accommodation’
Chapter:	Employment
E1	General Requirements for Employment Use	Part Retain	Delete paragraph iv
E2	Existing Non-Conforming Uses	Delete	Out of date
E3	Redevelopment of Employment Land for Employment Purposes	Retain
E4	Redevelopment of Existing and Proposed Employment Land for Non-Employment Purposes	Retain
E5	Employment Land Allocations	Part Retain
E6	Lostock Triangle, Lostock Gralam	Retain
E7	Northwich and Winsford Town	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
E8	Villages	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
E9	Employment Uses in the Open Countryside Outside the Green Belt	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
E10	Employment Uses in the Green Belt Including Washed Over Green Belt Villages	Retain
Chapter:	Recreation and Tourism
RT1	General Requirements for Recreation/Tourism Developments	Delete	All other policies in the Plan
RT2	Sports Facilities and Open Spaces - Allocations	Retain
RT3	Recreation and Open Space in New Developments – Space standards	Retain
RT4	Existing Formal and Informal Open Spaces and Recreational Facilities	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
RT5	Allotments	Delete	‘SOC 6 Open space, sport and recreation’
RT6	Village Facilities	Retain
RT7	Tourist Accommodation within the Towns of Northwich and Winsford and the Villages	Retain
RT8	Tourist Accommodation within the Open Countryside and the Green Belt	Retain
RT9	Chalet Type Development	Retain
RT10	The Use of Farmhouses for B&B Accommodation within the GB and OC	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
RT11	Extensions to Existing Facilities	Retain
RT12	Small Extensions to Existing Hotels, Guest Houses and Other Tourist Accommodation within the Green Belt and Open Countryside	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
RT13	Touring Recreational Caravan and Camping Sites	Retain
RT14	Static Recreational Caravan Sites	Retain
RT15	Golf Courses	Retain
RT16	Driving Ranges	Retain
RT17	Noisy Sports	Part Retain	Delete paragraph iv
RT18	Motor Sports	Part Retain	Delete paragraph i
RT19	Tourist/Recreation Related Facilities - Allocations	Retain
RT20	Mooring Facilities	Retain
RT21	The Weaver and Dane Valleys	Part Retain	Delete first sentence
RT22	The Winsford Flashes – Site specific policy	Retain
RT23	The Whitegate Way – Site specific policy	Retain
RT24	Delamere Forest – Site specific policy	Retain
RT25	Oulton Park Motor Racing Venue – Site specific policy	Retain
Chapter:	Transportation
T1	General Requirements	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
T2	Transportation Assessments	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
T3	Public Transport	Retain
T4	Railways	Retain
T5	Railway Stations	Retain
T6	Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach Rail Line – safeguarded route	Retain
T7	Safeguarded Rail Lines – safeguarded route	Retain
T8	Pedestrians and Walking	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
T9	Cycling	Delete	‘STRAT 10 Transport and accessibility’
T10	National Cycle Network	Delete	Out of date
T11	Freight	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
T12	Development of Land Adjacent to the River Weaver for Water Based Freight Facilities	Retain
T13	Car Parking	Retain
T14	Car Parking in Town and Village Centres	Retain
T15	Provision of Access for People with Disabilities	Retain
T16	Roadside Facilities	Retain
T17	Lorry Parks	Retain
T18	General Highways Policies – Safeguarded route	Retain
T19	Appropriate Traffic Calming Measures	Delete	Not used
T20	Travel Plans	Retain
Chapter:	Shopping and Town Centre Development
STC1	General Policy	Retain
STC2	Northwich Town Centre – Allocations	Retain
STC3	Winsford Town Centre	Retain
STC4	Use of Upper Floors	Retain
STC5	Design	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
STC6	Design-Installation of Shutters	Retain
STC7	Proposals for Key Town Centre Development in Edge-of-Centre and Out-of-Centre Locations	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
STC8	Defined Town and Large Village Centres	Delete	Out of date
STC9	Defined Town and Large Village Centres	Delete	Out of date
STC10	Loss of Existing Ground and Upper Floor Residential Uses	Delete	Out of date
STC11	Large Proposals in Large Village Centres	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
STC12	Local Centres in Winsford and Northwich	Retain
STC13	All Smaller Villages With or Without Defined Policy Boundaries	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
STC14	All Smaller Villages With or Without Defined Policy Boundaries	Retain
STC15	Changes of Use That Would Result in the Loss of a Public House or Other Service Serving a Rural Community	Retain
STC16	Farm Shops	Retain
Chapter:	Public Services
PS1	Public Services Development in the Open Countryside	Delete	Out of date
PS2	Redundant Institutions in the Open Countryside/Green Belt	Delete	Completed
PS3	Child Care facilities	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
Chapter:	Pollution, Hazards and Contaminated Land
P1	Air Pollution	Delete	‘SOC 5 Health and well-being’
P2	New Development which is Sensitive to Air Pollution	Delete	‘SOC 5 Health and well-being’
P3	Noise Pollution	Delete	‘SOC 5 Health and well-being’
P4	Light Pollution	Delete	‘SOC 5 Health and well-being’
P5	Groundwater	Delete	‘ENV 1 Flood risk and water management’
P6	Hazardous Installations	Delete	HSE
P7	Development of a Non-Hazardous Nature in the Vicinity of Non-Hazardous Installations	Delete	HSE
P8	Contaminated and Derelict Land	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
P9	Aerodrome Safeguarding - Liverpool John Lennon Airport – Site specific	Retain
Chapter:	Rural Enterprises
RE1	Agricultural Land	Delete	‘STRAT 1 Sustainable development’
RE2	Where Development is Allowed Which Involves the Loss of Agricultural Land	Delete	Out of date
RE3	New Agricultural Buildings	Retain
RE4	Proposals for New Buildings and Other Structures Associated with Livestock	Delete	‘ENV 6 High quality design and sustainable construction’
RE5	Change of Use of Agricultural and Other Rural Buildings	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
RE6	Withdrawal of Agricultural Permitted Development Rights Following a Change of Use	Delete	National Planning Policy Framework
RE7	Agricultural workers' Dwellings	Retain
RE8	Removal of an Agricultural or Forestry Occupancy Condition	Retain
RE9	Equestrian Development	Retain
RE10	Kennels and Catteries	Retain
RE11	Private Airstrips	Delete	Out of date
RE12	Farm Diversification	Retain
Chapter:	After Use of Mineral Workings
MW1	General Considerations	Delete	‘ENV 9 Minerals supply and safeguarding’
MW2	Consultation on County Matters	Delete	‘ENV 9 Minerals supply and safeguarding’
MW3	After Uses – Site specific	Retain
MW4	Ancillary Development	Delete	‘ENV 9 Minerals supply and safeguarding’

Cheshire Replacement Minerals Local Plan

It is proposed that all policies, apart from those indicated in the table below, are deleted and replaced by Policy ‘ENV 9 Minerals supply and safeguarding’.

Policy Number	Policy Title	Outcome
1	Sustainability	Delete
2	Need	Delete
3	Aggregate reserves	Delete
4	Alternative sources of aggregate	Delete
5	Safeguarding high quality material	Delete
6	Prior extraction	Delete
7	Mineral conservation areas	Delete
8	Review	Delete
9	Planning applications	Retain
10	Geological content of planning applications	Delete
11	Pre-application discussions	Delete
12	Conditions	Retain
13	Planning obligations/legal agreements	Retain
14	ASCV	Delete
15	Landscape	Retain
16	Plant and buildings	Retain
17	Visual amenity	Retain
18	Jodrell Bank zone	Delete
19	Archaeology	Delete
20	Archaeology	Delete
21	Archaeology	Delete
22	Nature conservation	Delete
23	Nature conservation	Delete
24	Built heritage and historic environment	Delete
25	Ground water/surface water/flood protection	Delete
26	Noise	Delete
27	Noise	Delete
28	Dust	Retain
29	Agricultural land	Delete
30	Agricultural land - silica sand	Delete
31	Cumulative impact	Delete
32	Advance planting	Delete
33	Public rights of way	Delete
34	Highways	Delete
35	Alternative forms of transport	Delete
36	Secondary operations	Delete
37	Hours of operation	Retain
38	Blasting	Delete
39	Stability and support	Delete
40	Mine waste disposal	Delete
41	Restoration	Delete
42	Aftercare	Delete
43	Liaison committees	Retain
44	Opencast coal	Delete
45	Sand and gravel landbank	Delete
46	Future sand and gravel extraction	Delete
47	Sand and gravel area of search	Retain
48	Hydrocarbons	Delete
49	Peat	Delete
50	Natural brine pumping	Delete
51	Future rock salt extraction	Retain
52	Future controlled brine extraction	Retain
53	Crushed rock landbank	Delete
54	Future silica sand extraction	Delete

Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan

It is proposed that all policies within the Cheshire Replacement Waste Local Plan, apart from those indicated in the table below, are deleted and replaced by Policy ‘ENV 8 Managing waste’.

Policy Number	Policy Title	Outcome
1	Sustainable waste management	Delete
2	Need for waste management facilities	Delete
3	Phasing of sites for landfill/landraise and/or thermal treatment	Delete
4	Preferred sites for waste management facilities	Delete
5	Other sites for waste management facilities	Delete
6	Built waste management facilities of a national/regional scale	Delete
7	Sites for open air windrow composting facilities	Delete
8	Wastewater treatment works	Delete
9	Preferred sites for non-hazardous landfill/landraise	Delete
10	Minimising waste during construction and development	Delete
11a and 11b	Development and waste recycling	Delete
12	Impact of development proposals	Retain
13	ASCV	Delete
14	Landscape	Delete
15	Green Belt	Delete
16	Historic environment	Delete
17	Natural environment	Delete
18	Water resource protection and flood risk	Delete
19	Agricultural land quality	Delete
20	Public rights of way	Delete
21	Jodrell Bank	Delete
22	Aircraft safety	Retain
23	Noise	Delete
24	Air pollution: air emissions including dust	Delete
25	Litter	Delete
26	Air pollution: odour	Delete
27	Sustainable transport of waste and waste derived materials	Delete
28	Highways	Delete
29	Hours of operation	Delete
30	Hours of operation for HWRC	Delete
31	Ancillary development at a landfill/landraise site and/or open windrow composting site	Delete
32	Reclamation	Delete
33	Liaison committees	Retain
34	Energy recovery	Delete
35	Underground hazardous waste storage/containment	Retain
36	Design	Delete

Site under construction

A Retained policies