SDNP Draft Planning Policies List

The South Downs National Park are in the process of holding a public consultion on their local plan. It is open until until 21 NOV 2017 AT 23:59. The results will be published by 31 MAR 2018. This list is designed to act as a simple ready reckoner listing all the policies.

For further information and to respond see:

https://consult.southdowns.gov.uk/consult.ti/localplanpo/consultationHome

These are the main policies. Individual town/village policies can be found in a section within the consultation document. 

• Core Policy SD1: Sustainable Development
• Core Policy SD2: Ecosystem Services
• Core Policy SD3: Major Development
• Strategic Policy SD4: Landscape Character
• Strategic Policy SD5: Design
• Strategic Policy SD6: Safeguarding Views
• Strategic Policy SD7: Relative Tranquillity
• Strategic Policy SD8: Dark Night Skies
• Strategic Policy SD9: Biodiversity and Geodiversity
• Strategic Policy SD10: International Sites
• Development Management Policy SD11: Trees, Woodland and Hedgerows
• Strategic Policy SD12: Historic Environment
• Development Management Policy SD13: Listed Buildings
• Development Management Policy SD14: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation of Historic Buildings
• Development Management Policy SD15: Conservation Areas
• Development Management Policy SD16: Archaeology
• Strategic Policy SD17: Protection of the Water Environment
• Strategic Policy SD18: The Open Coast
• Strategic Policy SD19: Transport and Accessibility
• Strategic Policy SD20: Walking, Cycling and Equestrian Routes
• Development Management Policy SD21: Public Realm, Highway Design and Public Art
• Development Management Policy SD22: Parking Provision
• Strategic Policy SD23: Sustainable Tourism
• Development Management Policy SD24: Equestrian Uses
• Strategic Policy SD25: Development Strategy
• Strategic Policy SD26: Supply of Homes
• Strategic Policy SD27: Mix of homes
• Strategic Policy SD28: Affordable Homes
• Strategic Policy SD29: Rural Exception Sites
• Development Management Policy SD30: Replacement Dwellings
• Development Management Policy SD31: Extensions to existing dwellings, and provision of annexes and outbuildings
• Development Management Policy SD32: New Agricultural and Forestry Workers' Dwellings
• Strategic Policy SD33: Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople
• Strategic Policy SD34: Sustaining the Local Economy
• Strategic Policy SD35: Employment Land
• Strategic Policy SD36: Town and Village Centres
• Development Management Policy SD37: Development in Town and Village Centres
• Development Management Policy SD38: Shops outside Centres
• Development Management Policy SD39: Agriculture and Forestry
• Development Management Policy SD40: Farm and Forestry Diversification
• Development Management Policy SD41: Conversion of Redundant Agricultural or Forestry Buildings
• Strategic Policy SD42: Infrastructure
• Development Management Policy SD43: New and Existing Community Facilities
• Development Management Policy SD44: Telecommunications and Utilities Infrastructure
• Strategic Policy SD45: Green Infrastructure
• Development Management Policy SD46: Provision and Protection of Open Space, Sport and Recreational Facilities and Burial Grounds / Cemeteries

I have suggested some new policies. See: 

https://sussexcampaign.wordpress.com/sdnp-local-plan/