Dumfries and Galloway Council Local Development Plan 2 OCTOBER 2019 www.dumgal.gov.uk Please call 030 33 33 3000 to make arrangements for translation or to provide information in larger type or audio tape. CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................8 How to Use the Plan .......................................................................................................8 Overarching Approach to the Plan ..................................................................................8 2. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2 VISION .....................................................................10 3. SPATIAL STRATEGY ....................................................................................................12 4. POLICIES .....................................................................................................................22 Overarching Policies ......................................................................................................22 Economic Development ................................................................................................26 Housing ........................................................................................................................35 Historic Environment.....................................................................................................39 Natural Environment .....................................................................................................50 Community Services and Facilities .................................................................................60 Infrastructure ................................................................................................................66 Transport ......................................................................................................................77 5. PROPOSALS MAPS .....................................................................................................81 6: SETTLEMENT STATEMENTS AND INSET MAPS .........................................................89 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Settlement Hierarchy ........................................................................................ 235 Appendix 2: Schedule of Sites ............................................................................................... 236 Appendix 3: Schedule of Land Owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council ...................... 243 Appendix 4: Glossary .............................................................................................................. 244 3 List of Policies Page Overarching Policies OP1: Development Considerations ............................................................................................... 22 OP2: Design Quality and Placemaking .......................................................................................... 24 OP3: Developer Contributions ...................................................................................................... 24 Economic Development ED1: Business and Industry ........................................................................................................... 26 ED2: Business Development and Diversification in the Rural Area ................................................. 27 ED3: The Crichton Quarter ........................................................................................................... 27 ED4: Chapelcross ......................................................................................................................... 27 ED5: Development in Town Centres ............................................................................................. 28 ED6: A Sequential Approach to Town Centres .............................................................................. 28 ED7: Town Centre Accessibility ..................................................................................................... 29 ED8: Neighbourhood Centres, Small and Rural Shops .................................................................. 29 ED9: Tourism ................................................................................................................................ 30 ED10: Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere ........................................................................ 30 ED11: Dark Skies .......................................................................................................................... 31 ED12: Fish Farming ...................................................................................................................... 32 ED13: Minerals ............................................................................................................................ 33 ED14: Unconventional Oil and Gas ............................................................................................... 33 ED15: Advertisements ................................................................................................................. 34 Housing H1: Housing Land ....................................................................................................................... 36 H2: Housing Development in Villages ........................................................................................... 36 H3: Housing in the Countryside ................................................................................................... 37 H4: Housing Development Immediately Outside Settlement Boundaries ....................................... 37 H5: Affordable Housing ............................................................................................................... 37 H6: Particular Needs Housing ...................................................................................................... 38 H7: Temporary Residential Development ...................................................................................... 38 H8: Alterations and Extensions to Dwellings ................................................................................. 38 Historic Environment HE1: Listed Buildings .................................................................................................................... 40 HE2: Conservation Areas .............................................................................................................. 41 HE3: Archaeology ........................................................................................................................ 43 HE4: Archaeologically Sensitive Areas ........................................................................................... 45 HE5: Hadrian’s Wall ...................................................................................................................... 45 HE6: Gardens and Designed Landscapes ...................................................................................... 46 HE7: Historic Battlefields .............................................................................................................. 48 HE8: Enabling Development ......................................................................................................... 49 4 List of Policies Page Natural Environment NE1: National Scenic Areas .......................................................................................................... 51 NE2: Regional Scenic Areas .......................................................................................................... 51 NE3: Areas of Wild Land .............................................................................................................. 51 NE4: Sites of International Importance for Biodiversity .................................................................. 52 NE5: Species of International Importance ..................................................................................... 52 NE6: Sites of National Importance for Biodiversity and Geodiversity .............................................. 53 NE7: Forestry and Woodland ........................................................................................................ 54 NE8: Trees and Development ........................................................................................................ 55 NE9: Developed and Undeveloped Coast ..................................................................................... 56 NE10: Erosion and Coastal Protection .......................................................................................... 57 NE11: Supporting the Water Environment .................................................................................... 57 NE12: Protection of Water Margins .............................................................................................. 58 NE13: Agricultural Soil ................................................................................................................. 58 NE14: Carbon Rich Soil ................................................................................................................ 59 NE15: Protection and Restoration of Peat Deposits as Carbon Sinks ............................................. 59 Community Services and Facilities CF1: Community Facilities ............................................................................................................ 61 CF2: Green Networks 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