Spatial Vision
3.1 The Local Plan looks forward to an end date of 2032. 3.2 The following is a Vision for Waverley in 2032. 1. The high quality environment of Waverley, its distinctive character and its economic prosperity will have been maintained, whilst accommodating the growth in housing, jobs and other forms of development in the most sustainable way possible. 2. New development will have taken place in a way which takes account of the wide range of social, environmental and economic aspirations of the community and the needs of future generations. Most of the new development will be located in and around the main settlements of Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere and Cranleigh which have the best available access to jobs, services, housing, community facilities, leisure and recreation so as to minimise the need to travel and maximise the opportunities to travel by means other than the car.
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Spatial Vision
3. Where needed to deliver the planned amount of new housing, new development will have taken place on the edge of the main settlements and on brownfield sites where these could be delivered in a sustainable way. This would include a new settlement of 2,600 homes at the Dunsfold Aerodrome site. Measures to improve access to public transport, and to improve and support access to facilities on foot or by cycle will have been supported. 4. An appropriate level of development will have taken place within Waverley’s villages, having had regard to local needs and to the size,
character and available services in each village and to landscape and other constraints. 5. Working in partnership with other service providers, there will be new and improved infrastructure to support the increased population of Waverley, and, where needed, to mitigate the impact of major developments planned outside Waverley. Support will also be given, where necessary, to the retention of existing facilities and the provision of new facilities that provide for the leisure, recreation, health and cultural needs of the community. A new Cultural Strategy for 2016-2026 has been adopted in 2017. 6. The location, type and size of new housing will have taken account of local needs, demography, the size of settlements, transport and the level of services available in the towns and villages, taking account of the Waverley Settlement Hierarchy. 7. A range of sizes, types and tenures of new housing and accommodation will have been provided, taking account of the needs across the Borough as identified in the Council’s Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA), particularly with regard to the accommodation needs of the older population that will have increased significantly. This will include an increase in the proportion and overall stock of subsidised affordable housing, to meet the needs of those who would otherwise not be able to afford their own home. 8. Waverley’s economy will continue to have prospered without compromising the Borough’s attractive character and high quality of life. The local economy