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Core Strategy Submission Document

Policy GB2 - Rural Diversification and Recreational Uses

Representation ID: 15884

Received: 25/11/2009

Respondent: Whirledge & Nott

Agent: Whirledge & Nott

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

I consider that Policy GB2 is Unsound as it is inconsistent with national policy, namely Planning Policy Statement 7.

There is no statement within PPS7 that retail or residential developments are unacceptable forms of development in the countryside. Paragraph 17 of PPS7 states that "re-use for economic development purposes will usually be preferable, but residentail conversions may be more appropriate in some locations and for some buildings" It is therefore inconsistent to prevent retail and residential development as acceptable forms of farm diversification. This restriction is over bearing and unecessary in realtion to re-use of buildings and rural divesification.

Full text:

I consider that Policy GB2 is Unsound as it is inconsistent with national policy, namely Planning Policy Statement 7.

There is no statement within PPS7 that retail or residential developments are unacceptable forms of development in the countryside. Paragraph 17 of PPS7 states that "re-use for economic development purposes will usually be preferable, but residentail conversions may be more appropriate in some locations and for some buildings" It is therefore inconsistent to prevent retail and residential development as acceptable forms of farm diversification. This restriction is over bearing and unecessary in realtion to re-use of buildings and rural divesification.

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