About the consultation

Policy CU1

Policy CU1 makes the following changes:

• Increase in site area from 74.8 hectares to 100 hectares
• Increase in number of dwellings from 1100 to 1350
• Change to the percentage of affordable housing from 35% to 28%
• Provision of extra care housing
• 5% of housing to be provided as serviced plots for sale to self-builders
• Reduction in amount of employment floor space from 40,000 square metres to 10,000 square metres, to include a care home or retirement complex (already reflected in the 2016 Masterplan).

Policy CU2

Policy CU2 deletes the requirements for a shared use path between Cullompton and Willand (already reflected in the 2016 Masterplan) and the creation of a footway and shared use link along Millennium Way (SPD refers to financial contributions towards this provision).

Two additional requirements have been added:

• Financial contributions towards the Town Centre Relief Road and traffic management measures on Willand Road and Tiverton Road; and
• Capacity improvements at junction 28 M5, to deliver a strategic highway improvement as demonstrated by capacity studies completed to assess the impact of the traffic generated from the site.

Policy CU3

Policy CU3 remains largely unchanged. However, it deletes the requirement for an extension to the cemetery, and changes the amount of amenity open space from 2.8 hectares to 2.6 hectares and adds the following requirements:

• 4 hectares for parks, sports and recreation grounds;
• 0.1 hectares for a community garden adjoining the health centre; and
• Appropriate provision for sewerage systems serving the development, and provision of a strategically designed, and phased, Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme to deal with all surface water from the development and arrangements for future maintenance.

Policy CU4

Policy CU4 updates the requirements for provision of a primary school from a 210 place school, to a 420 place school, and requires financial contributions towards sporting a leisure facilities and a new recycling centre to serve Cullompton. The policy deletes the requirement for an Integrated Youth Support Services satellite unit.

Policy CU5

Policy CU5 remains largely unchanged but clarifies the wording so that off-site tree planting can be provided where sufficient cannot be accommodated on site.

Policy CU6

Policy CU6 makes the following changes:

1. Affordable housing to be provided in broad step with market housing (changed from at a ratio of 1 affordable dwelling per 2 market dwellings).
2. Adds provision of all serviced self-build plots after the through route linking Tiverton Road to Willand Road is operational.
3. Provision of commercial development after the delivery of the first 500 houses and prior to the delivery of the first 800 houses, at a rate of at least 0.9 hectare per 150 occupied dwellings thereafter (changed from in step with housing, at a rate of at least 1 hectare per 100 occupied dwellings).
4. Provision of 8.8 hectares of strategic green infrastructure including equipped public open space and one playing pitch prior to the occupation of no more than 500 dwellings (changed from the transfer of the green infrastructure to the local authority).
5. Implementation of local bus service improvements prior to the occupation of no more than 500 dwellings and strategic bus service enhancements phased with development (changed from occupation of no more than 300 dwellings before the implementation of bus service enhancements).
6. Occupation of no more than 500 dwellings before the opening of a ‘through route’ linking Willand Road to Tiverton Road and the delivery of traffic management measures on Willand Road (changed from 300 dwellings before the through route is open).
7. Transfer of land for a primary school together with right of access to the Local Education Authority prior to the commencement of the development on the site, and transfer of funding for education facilities in instalments.
8. The necessary sustainable urban drainage features, and linking pipe work is integrated and phased appropriately in step with development and, where required, temporary measures should be taken during construction to protect downstream areas from additional water run-off.
9. Occupation of no more than 600 dwellings prior to the completion of the Cullompton Town Centre Relief Road.