7.1 Local Plan Part I contains specific policies which address opportunities in the town centres and key serviced estates. However, given the pressures for redevelopment of employment land to other uses, there is a need to identify and retain where possible the established employment and commercial areas to support economic development in the district.
7.2 Policy DP25 is intended to give weight to retaining and expanding a mix of job opportunities on individual sites and clusters of business premises, support co-ordination, investment and maintain their vitality. The established employment areas include a range of uses (industrial, commercial, sui generis and retail) but exclude freestanding supermarkets. Specific redevelopment proposals will be assessed against LPP1 Policy DP20: Reuse of Employment Sites.
7.3 The established employment sites are part of the Council’s Employment Land Strategy referred to in Local Plan Part I – Core Policy 3. Proposals for redevelopment or change of use for individual premises/proposals within these areas will continue to be assessed against adopted Policy DP20. The Council have adopted a Marketing and Business Evidence Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to support proposals for redevelopment.
7.4 Established Employment sites which are subject to Policy DP25 are listed in Table 8 and shown on the settlement maps. Sites not associated with a settlement are shown in Appendix 1. A number of rural sites in environmentally sensitive locations – mainly connected with peat, biofuels and wood processing activities – are not identified. In these cases, the Council will seek to work with landowners and operators to promote and encourage sustainable and appropriate uses. The Council intends to retain the notation for employment sites identified in LPP1 as ‘Employment Areas with Future Capacity'.
7.5 Future employment growth areas are identified as locations which have potential for employment development over the plan period. These sites are indicative rather than formal allocations as further work will be required to assess need and prospects for delivery. The Council will work with landowners and other partners to explore their potential for development. These will need to take into account the environmental and amenity policies in LPP1 (including noise and air quality). Development proposals should exclude ‘town centre’ uses.
7.6 The Council expects that Future Employment Growth Areas identified in the Plan and other proposals should come forward through development briefs or masterplans. Boundaries of Future Employment Growth areas are shown on the Policies Map. In addition to these locations, zones beyond the allocated Enterprise area but within the Development Framework of the Bath and West showground may provide opportunities for built employment-related development in the Plan period.
Table 7: DP25 – Future Employment Growth Areas
| Settlement | Location | Uses | Ha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frome | Land east of Commerce Park | B1, B2, B8 | 7.02 |
| Nunney Catch | Land at Nunney Catch Roundablout | Distribution | 1.27 |
| Wells | Land south of St Cuthberts Mill | B1, B2, B8 | 7.01 |
| Street | Land N of the Westway | B1, B2, B8 | 2.20 |
The Council will support proposals which maintain the integrity of, and support investment in, jobs, premises and infrastructure within the established employment areas which are listed in Table 8 and shown on the policies map. Specific allocations of land for employment use are set out Table 7 of this Plan and in the settlement chapters. This forms part of the Council’s Employment Land Strategy
Future Employment Growth Areas are identified on the policies map to support the Employment Land Strategy and the Council’s economic development objectives. The Council will explore the potential for additional sites in the following locations:
The release of land in identified Future Employment Growth Areas will be supported through proposals which:
The requirements relating to proposals for change of use to non-employment sites are set out in Mendip District Council’s Marketing and Business Evidence SPD to support Planning Applications, and especially in Section 4.
Table 8: DP25 – Established Employment Sites
| Sites in or near Mendip Towns* | Ha Gross |
|---|---|
| Marston Trading Estate | 26.2 |
| Commerce Park, Frome | 26 |
| Fosse Way Trading Estate, Shepton Mallet | 15.3 |
| Wirral Park – Beckery Road. Glastonbury | 14.5 |
| Crowne Trading Estate, Shepton Mallet | 11.2 |
| Clarks Head Office & Distribution Centre | 10.2 |
| Royal Bath and West Showground Enterprise Area | 10.1 |
| Bighams Foods, Dulcote Quarry, Wells | 10.1 |
| Cathedral Park & Cold Store site, Wells | 8.7 |
| Morlands Enterprise Area, Glastonbury | 8.3 |
| Kilver Street | 7.8 |
| Wirral Park – Dyehouse Lane, Glastonbury | 7.1 |
| Wirral Park – Wirral Park Road, Glastonbury | 6.7 |
| Staplemead (north Frome) | 6.6 |
| Street Business Park (Phase 1), Street | 5.9 |
| Wesssex Fields | 4.3 |
| Station Yard, Haybridge | 4.3 |
| Tor Quarry, Dulcote, Wells | 3.6 |
| St Cuthberts Mill, Wells | 3.4 |
| Underwood Business Park, Wells | 3.3 |
| Vallis Way Trading Estate, Frome | 3.3 |
| Wells Road Trading Estate, Glastonbury | 3 |
| Anglo Trading Estate, Shepton Mallet | 3 |
| Charlton Trading Estate, Shepton Mallet | 2.4 |
| Frome Station | 2.4 |
| Shape Mendip Hub, Shepton Mallet | 2.3 |
| Stream Business Park, Wells | 1.8 |
| Kilver Court | 1.2 |
| Former T H White Site, Vallis Rd, Frome | 1.1 |
| Haydon Works, Bath Road, Wells | 1.1 |
| Centurion Business Park, Shepton Mallet | 1 |
| Wallbridge Industrial Estate, Frome | 0.9 |
| Station Road Estate, Shepton Mallet | 0.8 |
| The Tanyard, Street | 0.8 |
| Land Off Adderwell | 0.6 |
| Keyward Business Park/Mill Estate, Wells | 0.4 |
| St Andrews Business Park | 0.2 |
| Welch Mill Hub | 0.2 |
| Draper, Chilkwell St, Glastonbury | 0.2 |
| *Excludes Town Centre areas which are identified on the policies map | |
Table 8 (continued) Rural and Village Sites**
| Evercreech – Evercreech Junction (Southwood) | 23.2 |
| Mells Road Works | 17.3 |
| Standerwick – Standerwick Market | 9.8 |
| Evercreech – Leighton Lane Industrial Area | 6.6 |
| Leighton – J F Pearce (Depot) | 5.8 |
| Rode – land at Parkgate Lane (Fussells) | 4.6 |
| Coleford – Newbury Works | 4.1 |
| Ditcheat – Maryland Factory (Barbers) | 3.6 |
| Waterlip – Willmott’s Business Park | 3.5 |
| Emborough – Emborough Depot | 3.1 |
| Chilcompton – The Rookery (Mulberry) | 3 |
| Waterlip – Quarry Way Business Park | 2.8 |
| Evercreech – Former Greencore Group | 2.7 |
| Pylle – Bridge Park Industrial Estate/John Thorners | 3.3 |
| Chilcompton – New & South Road Industrial Estates | 2.2 |
| Chilcompton – Massey/Wilcox | 2 |
| Emborough – Rookery Farm | 1.7 |
| West Pennard – Sabre Engineering Works | 1.5 |
| Westbury-sub-Mendip – Lodge Hill Business Park | 1.5 |
| Sharpham – Tor View, Sharpham Drove | 1.3 |
| Mells – Lakeside Park | 1.3 |
| Chilcompton – Old Down Business Park | 1.3 |
| Charmborough – Charmborough Farm Rural Business Park | 1.2 |
| Millbrook, Yellingmill Lane, Shepton Mallet | 1.1 |
| Lydford Business Park (Toy Farm) | 1.1 |
| Green Ore – depot site | 1.1 |
| Sharpham – The Works, Back River Drove | 0.8 |
| Chewton Mendip – Pennys | 0.7 |
| Land off Glastonbury Road, near Wells | 0.6 |
| Excludes rural sites over 0.5 ha, active/dormant quarries and site for specific rural activities such as peat, biofuels and wood processing | |
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