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Development
Plans come in a number of different forms. For the most part you will be
interested in the details contained in Local and Unitary Development Plans.
STRUCTURE PLANS
Structure
Plans - apply to non-metropolitan
areas (County Councils) and set out the strategic framework for planning in the
County.
They
contain policies that are more general in nature relating to the County as a
whole.
Structure Plans
are important as they establish the framework within which Local Plans are
prepared and interpret Government and Regional guidance at a countywide level.
LOCAL PLANS
Local
Plans - interpret the
broad Structure Plan policies at a District Council level in great detail often
for specific sites. National Parks also produce Local Plans for their areas.
The
Local Plan is probably the most important planning document you will need to
look at before preparing your planning application.
The Plan
for your area is available for inspection or purchase at your local planning
department and many local libraries will also keep a copy.
The Plan
contains detailed 'Proposals Maps' for the whole District to an Ordnance Survey
base, which illustrate a wide range of information, such as: -
Settlement
boundaries around cities, towns and villages.
Land
allocations for housing, commercial and industrial development.
Green Belt,
Special Landscape areas, public open space, SSSI's etc.
Transport
proposals for road, rail and air.
Educational
and other social proposals.
Conservation Areas and other issues of special interest.
The Proposals
Maps are linked to written policies in the Plan, which specify the way in
which development may or may not be permitted. Certain policies may prohibit
development in certain areas or circumstances altogether, whilst others will
establish detailed criteria which must be satisfied if development is to be
allowed.
UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Unitary
Development Plans (UDPs)
- apply in
planning-applications.co.uk
Minerals
& Waste Local Plans - deal specifically with these issues and are produced separately
by County or National Park Authorities, or contained within a UDP.
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