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Development Management Policies Local Development Document

Adopted July 2013

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Local Plan for Three Rivers will help plan for, and manage development in the District in the next 15 years or so.

1.2 For Three Rivers, the Local Plan will consist of a number of Local Development Documents (LDDs) including:

  • The Core Strategy: provides the over-arching strategy and policies and the long term vision for Three Rivers
  • Site Allocations: allocates sites for housing, employment, retail, open space, education and community uses
  • Development Management Policies: sets out the policies against which planning applications will be assessed
  • Gypsy and Traveller: allocates sites for Gypsy and Travellers.

What is the Development Management Policies Local Development Plan Document?

1.3 The Development Management Policies LDD sets out the criteria against which all planning applications within the District will be considered. The Council considers that these policies will enable the delivery of the objectives and long term vision for Three Rivers set out in the Core Strategy which was adopted by the Council on 17 October 2011. These policies have been informed by a broad evidence base and through a series of consultations.

1.4 The policies within this LDD must be read together with those strategic policies and objectives outlined in the Core Strategy (as well as National Planning1 Policy). Additional guidance for specific policies will also be provided in the form of Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). Details of the relevant SPD or where the Council intends to develop a further SPD in the future is contained within the text of the relevant chapter.

1.5 The Council will use the policies outlined in these documents to provide a consistent approach to the assessment of planning applications within the District. It is, however, emphasised that each application will be assessed on its own merits, taking account of all relevant material considerations. There may be some instances where a proposal may not satisfy all policy criteria, but may be deemed acceptable when considered against all material considerations and based on individual site circumstances. Alternatively, there may be other occasions, where an application satisfies all policy criteria, but due to site circumstances may still be considered unacceptable.

1.6 The Council will continue to monitor and review the policies in this document in order to assess the performance of the policies in relation to meeting the Council's objectives. Details of the monitoring indicators for each policy can be found in Appendix 1 of this document.


1National Planning Policy Framework



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