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Argyll and Bute Local Plan ARGYLL AND BUTE LOCAL PLAN Plan Document 2 Development Control Policies Argyll and Bute Local Plan Development Control Policies Introduction 0.1 The development control policies are divided into two groups for ease of use. The mainstream development control policies 0.2 The mainstream development control policies are those most often considered when assessing planning applications. They comprise: Pages Chapter 1 Development zones and areas 1 – 10 Chapter 2 Environment 11 – 34 Chapter 3 Recreation and open space 35 – 44 Chapter 4 Community Facilities 45 – 50 Chapter 5 Farms, crofts and estates 51 – 54 Chapter 6 Housing 55 – 66 Chapter 7 Tourist accommodation 67 – 78 Chapter 8 Business and industry 79 – 86 Chapter 9 Retailing 87 – 96 Chapter 10 Access and parking 97 – 112 Chapter 11 Servicing 113 – 124 The specialist development control policies 0.3 The specialist development control policies are those addressing particular forms of development which require a distinctive policy response. They comprise: Pages Chapter 12 Aquaculture 125 – 132 Chapter 13 Forestry and woodland 133 – 136 Chapter 14 Renewable energy 137 – 150 Chapter 15 Radio telecommunication 151 – 160 Chapter 16 Mineral extraction 161 – 172 Chapter 17 MOD operational land and crown land 173 – 176 Chapter 18 Advertisements 177 – 188 Planning gain, enforcement and departures 0.4 This chapter contains proposals relating to the Councils approach to planning gain, planning enforcement and departures to development plan policy. Pages Chapter 19 Planning gain, enforcement and objectives 189 – 191 Glossary 0.5 A glossary defining the main terms of the plan can be found at the end of this document. The arrangement of the policies 0.6 The policies in this plan are labelled with one or more letters and a number eg. H 1. Those labelled with the letters STRAT followed by more letters and numbers are Structure Plan policies carried over without alteration into this local plan eg. STRAT DC 7. Each policy in the plan is preceded by paragraphs which provide a brief justification. These justification paragraphs are highlighted with a bar on their right-hand side. 0.7 Policy notes are to be found in the annex at the end of most chapters. These explain how the policy is to be interpreted and applied in practise. The text may also refer to supplementary guidance to be found in the Supplementary Information and Guidance report which is a non-statutory document being prepared to accompany this local plan. Mainstream Development Control Policies Chapter 1 – Development zones and areas Summary 1.1 There are 8 development control zones for Argyll and Bute. The policies applying to these zones are summarised in the Structure Plan as follows: “1. support for medium scale development in the Main Towns 2. support for medium scale development in the Small Towns and Villages 3. support for small scale development within Minor Settlements 4. support for planned development including appropriate small scale infill, rounding-off, redevelopment and change of use to buildings within the Countryside Around Settlements 5. acceptance of only a very restricted range of development in the Greenbelt 6. support for small scale development in close vicinity to buildings and for small scale open country development, but only for occasional medium or large scale development in Rural Opportunity Areas 7. support for small scale development in close vicinity to buildings but only for occasional open country development and for occasional medium or large scale development in the Sensitive Countryside 8. acceptance of only a restricted range of development which directly supports or makes appropriate use of the natural resources in the Very Sensitive Countryside.” The Structure Plan framework of development control zones (Justification for policies STRAT DC 1-6) 1.2 The Argyll and Bute Structure Plan establishes a framework of 8 development control zones for Argyll and Bute, excluding its Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park sector. These zones have been mapped to reflect the general capacity and initial expectations for development to be successfully accommodated within specified categories of settlement and countryside. This in turn sets the basis for encouraging, conditionally accepting or resisting different types of development in these locations. 1.3 This arrangement of zones is formalised in the Structure Plan under STRAT DC 1, covering the settlements, and under STRAT DC 2-6, covering the countryside of Argyll and Bute. These policies STRAT DC 1-6 are carried over in full into this local plan where they become the main area based framework for development control policy. 1.4 More specific area based policies are set out in the environment chapter. Together with STRAT DC 1-6, these provide the plan’s response to pre-purchase inquiries. More detailed subject based policies eg. housing, tourist accommodation, business and industry, are to be found in the remaining topic chapters of this plan. Development Control Zones 1 Development within settlements (Justification for STRAT DC 1) 1.5 The settlements within the plan area comprise: the 6 main towns of Campbeltown, Dunoon, Helensburgh, Lochgilphead, Oban and Rothesay; 43 small towns and villages; and 149 minor settlements. The capacity for growth and development within and around these settlements is dependant on their location, size, function and key settlement status, as well as on a variety of economic, social, transport, land use, infrastructure and environmental considerations. STRAT DC 1 sets out a very general basis for initially responding to development within the above 3 categories of settlement. 1.6 For the purposes of this plan, being in a settlement means within the settlement boundary shown on the Proposal Maps B in the planning area folder. The term ‘settlement cramming’ in the policy, refers to the over development of valuable open space within or on the edge of settlements. A local community of interest refers to the planning, economic or social interests of settlements, wards or community council areas. A wide community of interest may also embrace these interests in the wider planning area, market area or Council’s administrative area or reflect Scottish regional or national objectives. 1.7 The policy makes reference to small, medium and large scale development. These scales are further defined in the topic chapters of this plan. In the case of housing, small scale corresponds to developments not exceeding 5 dwelling units; medium scale to development of between 6 and 30 dwelling units inclusive; and large scale to development exceeding 30 dwelling units. Definitions are other terms in the policy, eg. infill and rounding-off can be found in the Glossary at the end of this document. STRAT DC 1 – DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE SETTLEMENTS Encouragement shall be given, subject to capacity assessments, to development in the settlements as follows: A) Within the Main Towns to development serving a wide community of interest, including large scale development on appropriate infill, rounding-off and redevelopment sites. B) Within the Small Towns and Villages to development serving a local community of interest, up to and including medium scale development, on appropriate infill, rounding-off and redevelopment sites; in exceptional cases large scale development may be supported. C) Within the Minor Settlements to small scale development which is compatible with an essentially rural settlement location on appropriate infill, rounding-off, and redevelopment sites; in exceptional cases medium or large scale development may be supported. D) Developments which do not accord with this policy are those outwith A), B) and C) above and urban bad neighbour developments which are essentially incompatible with the close configuration of land uses found in settlements eg. mineral extraction development or development which results in excessively high development densities, settlement cramming or inappropriate rounding-off on the edge of settlements. E) Developments in settlements are also subject to consistency with the other policies of this Structure Plan and in the Local Plan. 2 Development Control Zones Development within the countryside around settlements (Justification for STRAT DC 2) 1.8 This zone corresponds to those areas of countryside in close proximity to settlements where a more formalised, planned and co-ordinated approach to development is appropriate. With the exception of Tiree, the countryside around settlements zone, along with contained settlements, makes up the area for which settlement plans have been prepared. STRAT DC 2 sets out the basis for responding to development proposals beyond the settlements boundaries but within this settlement plan influenced zone. The policy includes a balanced approach to new dwellinghouse development on croft lands within this zone. The balance being sought is to support limited amounts of new housing on croft lands whilst discouraging the break-up of croft land assets. The policy makes reference to different types of small scale development. Definitions of these can be found on the topic chapters of this plan; in the case of housing, small scale corresponds to developments not exceeding 5 dwelling units. 1.9 Unlike other settlements in Argyll and Bute, there is no need for a planned and co-ordinated approach to development around the edges of settlements on Tiree. This takes into account the very diffuse settlement pattern on this island where there is little distinction between edges of settlements and sporadic development in the countryside. Accordingly, the plan does not propose a countryside around settlement zone on this island. STRAT DC 2 – DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COUNTRYSIDE AROUND SETTLEMENTS A) Within the Countryside Around Settlements encouragement shall be given to development which accords with the settlement plan for the area; this includes appropriate small scale infill, rounding-off, redevelopment, change of use of building development and single dwellinghouses on bareland crofts or single additional dwellinghouses on individual crofts subject to consistency with STRAT AC 1 C)*. In special cases, a locational need or exceptional circumstance may justify a development.
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