DD7 Planning Obligations

DD7 PLANNING OBLIGATIONS

The Council will require applicants to enter into planning obligations where the scale and impact of development proposals can be shown, in accordance with government advice, to result in a consequential planning loss to the existing community.

The planning obligation must, where appropriate and necessary:-

a) make appropriate provision for the infrastructure requirements of the development

b) ensure that there is no unacceptable adverse impact on the environment, nor consequential unacceptable loss to the existing level of services enjoyed by the community.

Other Relevant Policies

All development related policies.

Implementation

Through the Development Control process, including the use of planning obligations.
Through pre-application discussions.
Through assessment of the financial viability of schemes.
Through identifying community needs.

Monitoring

Annual assessment of levels of mitigation achieved by category and community need.

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