North Kesteven Area of Special Control Order 2011
North Kesteven Area of Special Control Order 2011
Justification for making new order
1.
Existing Order
1.1
The existing Kesteven Area of Special Control Order was approved in
1963. The order included most of the district of North Kesteven within an
Area of Special Control, with 9 more urbanised areas being specifically
identified on maps as being excluded from the order. The original Order,
including these maps, is attached as Appendix 1.
1.2
Although the advert regulations state that an order should be reviewed
every five years, there is no evidence that the North Kesteven Order has
ever been reviewed. Officers have therefore carried out a review of the
current Order, which has been undertaken both to meet the requirements
of the advertisement regulations and to address the significant
development changes which have taken place in the district since 1963.
The review has had reference to the criteria for the designation of ASACs
set out in section 221 (3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and
paragraph 27 of Planning Policy Statement 19.
2.
Consultation
2.1
Formal consultation has taken place by email with all District Councillors
(by email) and Parish Councils in North Kesteven, for a minimum of five
weeks.
2.2
Local business and tourism groups were consulted by letter for a minimum
of 5 weeks; namely Sleaford Business Improvement District, Sleaford
Area Chamber of Commerce, Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce,
National Farmers Union – Sleaford office, Country Land and Business
Association, Market Harborough, Lincolnshire Tourism.
2.3
The proposed changes have also been publicised on the Council’s
website and the public were invited to make comments.
2.4
The only consultation responses received were from 5 Parish Councils
and these have been taken into consideration as part of the review of the
Order.
3.
Proposed modifications
3.1
The 1963 North Kesteven Area of Special Control Order includes the
whole of the district within an ASAC, with the exception of parts of North
Hykeham, Sleaford, Ruskington, Heckington, Billinghay, Navenby,
Metheringham, Bracebridge Heath and Waddington. However, the areas
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North Kesteven Area of Special Control Order 2011
that are excluded from the Order do not reflect the growth of these
settlements since the 1960s and in some there are large areas within the
settlement curtilage that are within the ASAC.
3.2
More particularly, in the majority of these settlements, there are
employment allocations and employment sites which are currently not
excluded from the ASAC, as they have been designated at the edge of
settlements since the Order was confirmed. These include such significant
employment sites as Pride Parkway and Sleaford Enterprise Park,
Lincolnfields in North Hykeham, Gateway Park in South Hykeham, The
Moorlands at Metheringham and land off Station Road in Heckington.
Therefore, the settlements already excluded by the Order have been
revised to reflect the existing curtilage lines for these settlements, as
defined in the adopted 2007 North Kesteven Local Plan.
4.
Further settlements to be excluded
4.1
3 additional villages are also proposed to be excluded from the ASAC.
4.2
Bassingham is one of the larger villages in the District, being identified as
a service village in the adopted Local Plan and is not considered to be
rural in character. Therefore, it is considered that this settlement should
also be excluded in accordance with the criteria for the designation of
ASACs set out in section 221 (3) of the Town and Country Planning Act
1990 and paragraph 27 of Planning Policy Statement 19.
4.3
Skellingthorpe is one of the largest settlements in the District and in close
proximity to the City of Lincoln. Whilst there are no employment
allocations within the village, its character is not considered to be rural.
4.4
Witham St Hughs is a substantial new settlement on the site of a former
RAF airfield. This settlement includes one of the largest employment
allocations and existing employment areas in the District. Therefore it is
considered appropriate to exclude this area from the Order.
5.
Conclusion
5.1
The proposed modifications to the existing Order seek to better reflect the
significant changes that have taken place in the District of North Kesteven
since the 1963 Order was agreed. The proposed changes were approved
by North Kesteven District Council’s Executive Board on 9 July 2009 and
the Order was made on 14 February 2011. The Secretary of State is now
respectfully requested to approve the Order.
5.2
The proposed Order, including the inset maps showing the areas now
proposed to be excluded from the Order, is attached as Appendix 2.
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