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Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 4031
Received: 13/03/2023
Respondent: Mrs Victoria Douglas
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
NPPF paragraph 85 supports developments outside of settlement boundaries which "meet local business and community needs in rural areas". The Local Plan is inconsistent with this in that it restricts support to 'essential' development, which is more onerous than required by the NPPF.
Remove word 'essential' in this paragraph, i.e. "where development in the countryside is proposed to meed a demonstrable need..."
NPPF paragraph 85 supports developments outside of settlement boundaries which "meet local business and community needs in rural areas". The Local Plan is inconsistent with this in that it restricts support to 'essential' development, which is more onerous than required by the NPPF.