Draft Local Plan - Preferred Options

Preferred Options (July 2018)

The 'Preferred Options' version of the Plan was published in July 2018. This was the first full draft of the plan. An eleven week period of consultation on this version ended on 12 October 2018.

View the 'Preferred Options' Draft Local Plan

View the Preferred Options Draft Maps.

A twelve page summary document is also available, explaining the main proposed changes to current policy.

View the 'Preferred Options' Summary Document

Topic Papers

The draft Plan is supported by a series of topic papers which explain the background to how we developed the policies in the draft Plan and sets out in more detail some of the alternative options we considered. These are:

1. Vision and Objectives
2. Spatial Strategy and Settlement Hierarchy
3. Tranquillity, A Sense of Remoteness and Dark Night Skies
4. Heritage
5. Visually Important Spaces
6. Economy, Tourism and Retail
7. Community Spaces
8. Housing