Northampton Central Area Action Plan 2013

Appendix: I. List of Northampton Local Plan (1997) Policies that are Replaced by the Policies within the Central Area Action Plan

I.1 List of the adopted Northampton Local Plan 1997 policies that are to be replaced by policies in the Central Area Action Plan.

I.2 The list provides details of Saved Poli- cies replaced by the Central Area Action Plan. Saved Policies which are not listed below will be replaced by strategic policies within the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy.

I.3 Policies L2 Development of Schools Sites D23 (Castle Yard), D27 (Lower Mounts), D28 (St Andrew’s Street), D33 (Wellington Street) and D35 (York Road) will, on adoption of the Central Area Action Plan no longer be saved policies as they are not considered to be relevant.

Table I.1 List of Northampton Local Plan 1997 policies that are to be replaced by policies in the Central Area Action Plan
1997 Northampton Local Plan Saved Policy		Replacement CAAP Policy
Policy	Title	Policy	Title
E1	Landscape and Open Space	1 4	Promoting Design Excellence Green Infrastructure
E2	Riverside landscape	25	Waterside
E6	Greenspace	4	Green Infrastructure
E9	Locally important landscape areas	4 29	Green Infrastructure Waterside Becket’s Park
E14	Corridors of travel	1 4	Promoting Design Excellence Green Infrastructure
E17	Nature Conservation	4	Green Infrastructure
E18	Sites of acknowledged nature conservation value	4	Green Infrastructure
E19	Implementing development	36	Infrastructure Delivery
E20	New development (design)	1	Promoting Design Excellence
E26	Conservation Areas: developments and advertisements	1	Promoting Design Excellence

Table I.1 List of Northampton Local Plan 1997 policies that are to be replaced by policies in the Central Area Action Plan
1997 Northampton Local Plan Saved Policy		Replacement CAAP Policy
Policy	Title	Policy	Title
E29	Shopping environment: new or replacement shop fronts	1 13	Promoting Design Excellence Improving the Retail Offer
E30	Shop front: external security protection	1	Promoting Design Excellence
E38	Historic landscapes: nationally important ancient monuments/landscapes	1	Promoting Design Excellence
E39	Renewable energy	1	Promoting Design Excellence
E40	Crime and vandalism	1	Promoting Design Excellence
H6	Other housing development: within primarily residential area	1 4 16	Promoting Design Excellence Green Infrastructure Central Area Living
H7	Other housing development: outside primarily residential area	1 4 16	Promoting Design Excellence Green Infrastructure Central Area Living
H11	Other housing development: Commercial property in primarily residential area	1	Promoting Design Excellence
H14	Residential development, open space and children’s play facilities	4	Green Infrastructure
H18	Extensions to dwellings	1	Promoting Design Excellence
H31	Cumaulative effect	16	Central Area Living & Article 4 Direction
H32	Affordable housing	36	Infrastructure Delivery
B1	Land allocations for business and industry: proposed business use	15	Office and Business Use
B2	Land allocations for business and industry: existing business areas	15	Office and Business Use
B3	Land allocations for business and industry: business developments	11 15	Town Centre Boundary Office and Business Use
B4	Land allocations for business and industry: sites less than 1 hectare	11	Town Centre Boundary

Table I.1 List of Northampton Local Plan 1997 policies that are to be replaced by policies in the Central Area Action Plan
1997 Northampton Local Plan Saved Policy		Replacement CAAP Policy
Policy	Title	Policy	Title
B13	Business use and related infrastructure	36	Infrastructure Delivery
B14	Development for non-business uses in business areas	15	Office and Business Use
B17	Use of land for open storage, salvaging and recycling	1 15	Promoting Design Excellence Office and Business Use
B19	Existing business premises in primarily residential areas	1	Promoting Design Excellence
B22	Small businesses: up to 200 sq.m	1 10 11	Promoting Design Excellence Parking Town Centre Boundary
B23	Repair and maintenance of vehicles	1 10 11	Promoting Design Excellence Parking Town Centre Boundary
B31	Environmental impact of business development: new locality	1	Promoting Design Excellence
T4	Proposals for main distributor and primary roads: impacts of major developments	36	Infrastructure Delivery
T11	Commercial uses in residential areas	1 10 36	Promoting Design Excellence Parking Infrastructure Delivery
T12	Development requiring servicing	36	Infrastructure Delivery
T14	Public transport – rail corridors	8	Safeguarded public transport route
T16	Taxi services	1	Promoting Design Excellence
T22	Provision for people with disability	1	Promoting Design Excellence
R5	Town centre: change of use	13	Improving the Retail Offer
R6	Town centre: primary shopping frontages	13	Improving the Retail Offer
R7	Town centre: secondary shopping frontage	13	Improving the Retail Offer
R15	Car showrooms	1	Promoting Design Excellence

Table I.1 List of Northampton Local Plan 1997 policies that are to be replaced by policies in the Central Area Action Plan
1997 Northampton Local Plan Saved Policy		Replacement CAAP Policy
Policy	Title	Policy	Title
R17	Retailing from industrial premises	11	Town Centre Boundary
L1	Existing recreational facilities	4	Green Infrastructure
L3	Other existing local open space	4	Green Infrastructure
L4	New local recreational land	4	Green Infrastructure Development Sites policies
L6	Maintenance of open space	36	Infrastructure Delivery
L16	River Valley policy area	4 25-30	Green Infrastructure Development Site policies on Waterside
L17	Use of river and canal	4 25-30	Green Infrastructure Development Site policies on Waterside
L26	Leisure proposals: site specific	4	Green Infrastructure
L29	River Valley policy area: provision of new facilities	4 25-30 36	Green Infrastructure Development Site policies on Waterside Infrastructure Delivery
D17	Southbridge area and power station site, Nunn Mills: residential, business and leisure	27-28	Waterside Southbridge and Waterside Avon Nunn Mills Ransome Road
D22	Angel Street/ Bridge Street: retail or office	21-22	Angel Street and Bridge Street
D26	Freeschool Street: high density residential or residential and office with retail on frontage to Marefair	15 33	Office and business use Freeschool Street
D29	St John’s car park	20	St John’s
D30	British Gas land, St Peter’s Way: mix of leisure, retail and employment with a minor element of housing	25-26	Waterside and Waterside St Peter’s way
D31	Victoria Streetcar park: office and car parking	17	Grosvenor Centre
D32	Western Island, Lady’s Lane	17	Grosvenor Centre

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