5. Vision, Objectives & Policies
Vision
5.1Albury Parish will grow successfully as a sustainable community whilst protecting the openness and permanence of the Green Belt and retain its special historic and landscape qualities. New affordable housing, rural economic growth and community facilities will meet local needs and be designed to address climate change. The character of settlements, landscape, habitats, species and views will be preserved, and tourist assets and facilities and the Albury Village Conservation Area will be enhanced.
5.2Advances in broadband and sustainable energy will help rural business growth and working from home and improve carbon footprint. Traffic management and parking will deliver, less pollution, better safety and quality of life for residents and visitors, without detriment to the area’s special qualities. Whilst change in the wider area will be significant, this will provide opportunities for improved connectivity beyond the Parish.
Objectives
5.3To build a long-term and climate resilient sustainable community.
5.4To sustain and improve local services, businesses, amenities and the visitor experience.
5.5To protect and enhance the natural environment, green spaces and biodiversity.
5.6To honour the character of the parish, its settlements, Albury Village Conservation Area and its historic landscape setting.
5.7To meet identified affordable housing needs.
5.8To reduce the impact of traffic and improve connectivity to neighbouring villages, towns and services.
Introduction to the policies
5.9The following policies relate to the development and use of land in the designated Neighbourhood Area of Albury Parish. They focus on specific planning matters that are of greatest interest to the local community.
5.10Many policy matters have been left to the adopted Guildford Local Plan to cover. This has avoided unnecessary repetition of policies between this Neighbourhood Plan and the adopted Local Plan, though they have a mutual, helpful inter-dependence.
5.11Each policy is numbered and titled, and the headline shown in bold italics. Where necessary, the area to which it will apply is shown on a Policies Map attached to the end of the Plan. After each policy is some supporting text that explains the purpose of the policy, how it will be applied and, where helpful, how it relates to other development plan policies.
(Credit Stu Bevan)