Policy SD1 is a useful explanation of the Council's approach to sustainable development and its' positive approach to decision making. It needs to apply through the entire planning process and extend from the swift registration and consideration to the implementation of proposals (and therefore from the amount of information required to support applications to the number and type of conditions that are attached to planning permissions).

Policy SD1- Delivering Sustainable Development – this policy repeats national guidance and as such is not needed in the Plan. The presumption in favour of sustainable development is clearly set out in the 2019 NPPF ( paragraph 11). The NPPF confirms that Local Plans should avoid unnecessary duplication including repletion of policies in the NPPF itself (paragraph 16f). Policy SD1 appears to have been carried over from the adopted Local Plan which was prepared before the NPPF and at the time the

Policy SD1 seeks to reflect the presumption in favour of sustainable development set out in paragraph 11 of the NPPF. The inclusion of a policy setting out this presumption, whilst not strictly necessary given plans need to be in accordance with the NPPF, is supported in principle. However, as currently worded the policy text differs slightly from that of Paragraph 11. Given that the nuances of the NPPF paragraph wording are likely to be the subject of scrutiny and potentially case law we would

The National Planning Policy Framework (2019) is clear that the 'presumption in favour of sustainable development' does not automatically apply within AONBs, as confirmed by paragraph 11 footnote 6, due to other policies relating to AONBs elsewhere within the Framework. Paragraph 11 (b) indicates that for plan-making being in an AONB 'provides a strong reason for restricting the overall scale, type or distribution of development.' It also indicates in 11 (d) that for decision-making the applicat

Policy SD1 sets out the presumption in favour of sustainable development which is not necessary for plan soundness. The presumption in favour of sustainable development is clearly set out in the 2019 NPPF (para 11). The 2019 NPPF confirms that Local Plans should avoid unnecessary duplication including repetition of policies in the NPPF itself (para 16f). As set out in the NPPG (ID 61-036-20190723) there is no need to directly replicate the wording of the 2019 NPPF (para 11) in a policy in a Loca

It would also be relevant in section 4 'Delivering Sustainable Development' to be clear that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not automatically apply in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in either policy making or decision making terms (paragraph 11, footnote 6) owing to the application of other policies relevant to AONBs in the NPPF.

4.1 Paragraph 4.5 of the LPR suggests that where a Neighbourhood Plan is in place and the criteria identified in paragraph 14 of the NPPF apply, the policies which are most important for determining a planning application are not out-of-date. 4.2 This is inconsistent with paragraph 14 of the NPPF, which identifies that where a Neighbourhood Plan is in place and the criteria apply, where policies are out-of-date, the adverse impact of allowing development is likely to significantly and demonstra

Policy SD1- Delivering Sustainable Development – this policy repeats national guidance and as such is not needed in the Plan. It dates from the time before the NPPF was produced when the Inspectorate advised on the inclusion of such a policy.

In principle, Gladman are fully supportive of the direction taken in Policy SD1, which sets out that decisions will be made in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development and should affirm the Council's commitment to making local planning decisions based on the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development. However, Gladman consider that this policy should go further and set out a local approach to planning ma

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