The Site Specific Allocations &
Policies document will contain policies that apply to specific
sites, locations or areas as opposed to being district wide.
It will identify individual sites, land and areas to be
allocated for development to meet the development needs set
out in
the Core Strategy.
The document will allocate land having regard to principles of
sustainability as well as providing the policy framework to meet
the housing requirements of the district in accordance with the
Core Strategy.
As well as seeking to ensure a supply of land for housing
development the document will address:
- Employment and the supply of land.
- Retailing and land for development or redevelopment.
- Redefining environmental areas like conservation areas or green
spaces.
- Town centres.
- Site or area specific issues.
Site Specific Allocations Issues and Options consultation
The Issues and Options document identifies all the sites which
landowners, developers and others have submitted to the Council for
consideration to be allocated for future development. We want you
to let us know which of the sites submitted you think would best
meet the future long term needs of the district, and those which
you think should not be developed - you can make comments online or
by post.
We are consulting on the Site Specific Allocations Issues and
Options document from 8 December 2008 until 20
February 2009.
Please note that these sites are not ones that the Council is
proposing for development - at this stage no work has been done on
assessing or prioritising them for their suitability as sites for
future development. The Council has neither endorsed or
rejected any of these sites as this is just the initial
part of the process.
We are also be inviting comments on what criteria should be used
when deciding where to draw the physical limits boundaries, or
‘envelopes’, of those settlements where new development will be
directed.
What happens next?
The Site Specific Allocations & Policies document will
include other site specific information and policies in addition to
potential sites for development and physical limits boundaries
proposals set out in the Issues and Options document. The further
issues would include such things as wildlife protection areas, town
centre boundaries, district centres, car parking, areas to be
protected from development, sport and leisure provisions, cemetery
provisions, and school site allocations.
The further issues and relevant proposals maps will be presented
in a Further Issues and Options version of the Site Specific
Allocations & Policies in early
2009.