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Appendix A: Current Relevant
Planning Guidance
In 2006, Stratford District Council (SDC)
adopted a District Local Plan, which set out the
council’s policies for the development and use
of land in the area. The document expired in
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been made to national policy. These include
the Localism Act 2011, the National Planning
Policy Framework in 2012 and the resultant
abolition of regional development guidance
and agencies.
SDC is developing a new Core Strategy in
line with current national guidance. Meanwhile
139 of the policies from the old District Local
Plan have been ’saved’ and will continue to be
used to inform planning decisions, until the
new Core Strategy is adopted.
SDC believes 10,800 new houses are
needed between 2011 and 2031. Currently
(February 2014) it is in consultation as to the
quantity and distribution of new building
within the district; one option is for increased
housing in ‘sustainable communities’. This
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in larger rural villages which have been
designated ‘Local Service Villages’. However
there is allowance for some development
in smaller settlements, to provide scope to
meet the needs of those communities and to
help support the services that they require.
Local Service Villages are those deemed to
be ‘sustainable’ in that they offer a range of
services and public transport. Locally these
are Alderminster, Clifford Chambers, Halford,
Ilmington, Newbold on Stour, Lower Quinton
and Tredington.
SDC intends the Core Strategy to be
adopted in November 2014. Therefore when
reviewing development policies, it is sensible
to consider those presented in SDC’s Draft Core
Strategy (2013), as opposed to the outdated
Local Plan Policies (2006). There are several
which are pertinent to potential development
in a rural parish such as Preston on Stour and
these are outlined in Table 1. This presents
only brief outlines of a selection: it is strongly
recommended that reference is made to the
Core Strategy document for any policy in full
and its accompanying explanation. Prior to
adoption, amendments may be made to some
of the policies.
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Policy Reference
CS 1 Sustainable Development
CS 6 Landscape
CS 9 Historic Environment
CS 10 Design and Distinctiveness
CS 16 Distribution of
Development
CS 17 Housing Development
Brief Description
States that all development should contribute to the
development and maintenance of sustainable communities.
Requires that development should have regard to the local
distinctiveness and historic character of the area and includes
the impact on trees, woodland and hedges.
Includes the distinctive character of villages (including local
vernacular style and materials) and the protection of historical
assets including listed buildings and conservation areas.
States that all forms of development are expected to be of a
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of the locality.
Supports the provision of additional dwellings in or adjacent to
those settlements which are smaller than Local Service Villages
through small scale, community led schemes which meet
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Sets out the amount of housing allocated to different types of
settlement.