Table 22.5. Relevant local planning policies Document


Policy / Guidance


SCC


There is no county level planning policy that requires consideration for the development. Planning policy is provided at the local district and borough levels. MSDC


Mid Suffolk Adopted Core Strategy (2008)


H16 (saved policy)


Change to non-residential use where such a change would materially and detrimentally affect the character and amenity of the area by means of appearance, traffic generation, nuisance or safety.  Development that causes the loss of open spaces which contribute to the character or appearance of an area and which are important for recreation or amenity purposes.


 Development that materially reduces the amenity and privacy of adjacent dwellings or erodes the character of the surrounding area. The cumulative effect of a series of proposals will be taken into account.


CL11 (saved policy)


CL12 (saved policy)


CS2 SCDC


SCDC Local Plan - Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2013)


AP11


AP28 (saved policy)


Seeks to minimise the irreversible loss of agricultural land and commercial woodlands.


Areas to be Protected fromDevelopment


Development will not normally be permitted where it would materially detract from the character and appearance of:


(i) those areas identified on the Proposals Map to be protected from development, or further development; and


(ii) other sites, gaps, gardens and spaces which make an important contribution in their undeveloped form to a Town or Village, its setting, character, or the surrounding landscape or townscape.


Outside of the physical limits boundaries of Towns and Villages, the area is defined as Countryside.


AP51 (saved policy)


General Employment Areas


Unless otherwise stated in other policies of this Local Plan, on the Industrial Estates identified as General Employment Areas and shown on the Proposals Map, planning permission will normally be granted for Classes B1, B2 and B8 development as defined in the


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


Chapter 22 Land Use Page 18


Affords protection to the best and most versatile agricultural land (grades 1, 2 and 3a of MAFF’s Agricultural Land Classification), in order to retain high quality agricultural land.


States that proposals on agricultural land should have regard to the effect of severance and fragmentation upon the farm and its operational structure.


Relates to development in the countryside and states that development will be restricted to defined categories including renewable energy projects.


Policy / Guidance purpose


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