Policy


CL5 Protecting Existing Woodland


CL6 Tree Preservation Order


CL8 Protecting Wildlife Habitats


CL11 Retaining High Quality Agricultural Land


CL12 The Effects Of Severance Upon Existing Farms


T10 Highway considerations in Development


Key points


Development which would result in the loss of or damage to woodland, particularly ancient woodland, or disruption to commercial forestry will be refused. The felling of commercial conifer woodland will be supported where it does not adversely affect the character and appearance of the landscape.


Tree preservation orders will be used where the removal of trees and woodlands would be detrimental to the visual amenity of the surrounding area.


The district planning authority will refuse development likely to bring about the loss or significant alteration of important habitats, or cause a threat to any rare, vulnerable or protected species.


The district planning authority will encourage the conservation of agricultural land. Particular protection will be afforded to the best and most versatile agricultural land (namely grades 1, 2 and 3a of the Agricultural Land Classification (ALC)).


In determining planning applications involving the development of existing agricultural land, the district planning authority will have regard to the effect of severance and fragmentation upon the farm and its operational structure


When considering planning applications for development, the district planning authority will have regard to the following highway matters:  the provision of safe access to and egress from the site;  the suitability of existing roads giving access to the development, in terms of the safe and free flow of traffic and pedestrian safety;


 whether the amount and type of traffic generated by the proposal will be acceptable in relation to the capacity of the road network in the locality of the site;


 the provision of adequate space for the parking and turning of cars and service vehicles within the curtilage of the site; and


 whether the needs of pedestrians and cyclists have been met, particularly in the design and layout of new housing and industrial areas. Cycle routes and cycle priority measures will be encouraged in new development.


SC4 Protection of Groundwater Supplies


SC5 Areas at Risk from Flooding


In considering proposals for new development or changes of use the district planning authority will resist significant damage to water aquifers and seek to minimise the risk of contamination of underground water resources.


States that development which is likely to impede the flow of flood water or increase the risk of flooding elsewhere will not be permitted unless suitable flood mitigation is put in place.


3.4.2 Suffolk Coastal District Council 78.


The Core Strategy and Development Management Policies document was formally adopted by the Council on 5 July 2013 and re-titled the Suffolk Coastal District Local Plan - Core Strategy and Development Management Policies.


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


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