* Deadline now extended until Friday, 26th June.
The Planning and Development Service has undertaken a review of the existing Housing in the Countryside Development Planning Policy Guidance. The review examined the effectiveness and fit for purpose of the existing houisng in the countryside policy as set out in the Structure Plan, Local Plans and associated Development Plan Policy Guidance. The interim guidance provides the Council’s policy approach to Housing in the Countryside in advance of the Highland wide Local Development Plan.
Feedback is invited on the interim guidance that has been produced as a result of the review. The interim guidance sets out a more flexible approach to housing in the countryside by enabling appropriate opportunities for further small scale development or “rounding off” of housing groups, whether identified in the relevant Local Plan or not. The implementation of the policy will be supported by siting and design guidance for housing in the countryside, work on this guidance is underway.
The main changes contained in the interim guidance are:
- a different approach to the development of housing groups
- the potential for development in garden ground where appropriate
- clarification on the replacement of an existing dwelling below standards for modern living
- clarification of the development potential of derelict land
The consultation is open from Friday, 24th April 2009. Deadline now extended until Friday, 26th June.
Comments on the interim guidance are invited in relation to the changes indicated above. Feedback forms can be downloaded via the links below:
Alternatively, please email: devplans@highland.gov.uk
or write to:
Director,
Planning and Development Service,
Housing in the Countryside – Interim Guidance,
Freepost SCO5568,
Inverness IV3 5BR.
The existing Housing in the Countryside DPPG can be viewed from the link below: