- the final confirmation
of a plan as a statutory document by the local planning authority.
- the process whereby a local planning
authority decides whether an advertisement which is being displayed,
or about to be displayed, is acceptable in terms of amenity and
public safety and is being displayed in accordance with the Town
and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations.
- low cost housing for sale or rent, often
from a housing association, to meet the needs of local people who
cannot afford accommodation through the open or low cost market,
or subsidised housing.
- a dwelling which is subject to a
condition or legal agreement that it shall only be occupied by someone
who is employed or was last employed solely or mainly in agriculture,
forestry or other appropriate rural employment.
- agricultural land classification
maps are produced by the Department of Environment,Food and Rural
Affairs, primarily for planning purposes. The land is graded according
to the degree to which its physical characteristics impose long-term
limitations on agricultural use.
- the pleasant or normally satisfactory aspects of
a location which contribute to its overall character and the enjoyment
of residents or visitors.
- A landscape designation that must contain
a significant assemblage of visible features, both man-made and
semi-natural, of pre-1600 origin.
- a subsidiary use connected to the main use
of a building or piece of land.
- the process whereby an applicant can challenge an
adverse decision on an application by means of written representations,
an informal hearing or formal inquiry proceedings. Appeals can also
be made against the failure of the planning authority to issue a
decision, against conditions attached to a permission and against
the issue of an enforcement notice.
- area designated by the
Countryside Agency here the primary purpose is the conservation
and enhancement of natural beauty including flora, fauna, geology
and landscape.
- an area which
is specifically defined by the local planning authority because
they consider its scenic, historical, architectural or cultural
features are so significant that a stricter degree of advertisement
control is justified in order to conserve visual amenity within
that area. Such areas can only be designated with the approval of
the Secretary of State.
- an order made by the Secretary of State
or the local planning authority, requiring a planning application
to be made where normally permitted development rights would apply.
- issued by the Secretary of State to
restrict the grant of planning permission by a local planning authority,
either indefinitely or for a specified period, normally to give
the Department time to decide whether to call in the application.
- land which is behind
existing development with no, or very limited, road frontage. Usually
applied to describe land previously or currently in use as rear
gardens to existing residential properties.
- The option that
provides the most benefits or the least damage for the environment,
as a whole, at acceptable cost, in the long term as well as the
short term. (defined in the 12th report of the Royal Commission
on Environmental Pollution)
- the amount by which the value of land is increased
by development or by the grant of planning permission, or because
of the development of neighbouring land. Biodiversity - a measure
of the number and range of species and their relative abundance
in a community.
- the means by which the UK government
commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity at Rio de Janeiro
(1992) is to be met.
- land which has
been previously developed, excluding mineral workings or other temporary
uses.
- The Local Planning Authority
has powers to serve Building Preservation Notice under Section 3
of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
It has the effect of giving a temporary listing to a building, for
a period of six months, until such a time as the Secretary of State
decides whether or not to include it in the statutory list under
Section 1 of the same Act.
- a planning application referred to
the Secretary of State for determination by virtue of the powers
contained in section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
- a ten year population count carried out by The National
Office of Statistics. The 2001 Census is the most recent and accurate
population count. Figures are also used for forecasting future population
levels.
- more correctly referred to as a 'material
change of use'. A change in the use of land or buildings that is
of significance for planning purposes, often requiring planning
permission.
- guidance, including policy, issued by a government
department usually, but not
always, in support of legislation.
- A statutory plan prepared by the
County Council which defines coastal areas within which there are
the most stringent restrictions on new development.
- All land with current planning permission or
allocated in local plans.
- A joint initiative between the Countryside
Agency and the Forestry Commission to promote the creation, regeneration
of well-wooded landscapes around major towns and cities.
- 'non perishable' goods for retail sale
which are often stocked in a wide range of sizes, styles, colours
and qualities, including furniture, carpets, televisions etc.
- notice issued by the
government or a local authority to acquire land or buildings for
public interest purposes.
- stipulations attached to a planning permission
to limit or direct the manner in which a development is carried
out.
- an area designated under Section 69 of
the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, by the local planning authority,
as an area where it is desirable to preserve or enhance the character
of its special architectural or historic interest.
- consent required from the local
planning authority before demolishing an unlisted building in a
conservation area.
- procedures for assessing public opinion about
a plan or major development proposal, or in the case of a planning
application, the means of obtaining the views of affected neighbours
or others with an interest in the proposal.
- land which has been polluted or harmed
in some way rendering it unfit for safe development and most practical
uses.
- the sub-division of residential properties
into bedsits, self-contained flats or maisonettes.
- organisation responsible for advising
government and taking action on issues affecting the social, economic
and environmental well-being of the English countryside.
- a planning application which falls to be
determined by the County Council and not the District Council.
- this allows the display of certain "specified
classes" of advertisement without first having to make an application
to the local planning authority. Under the Control of Advertisements
Regulations there are 14 Classes, all of which are subject to strict
conditions and limitations.
- in the case of residential development, a measurement
of either the number of habitable rooms per hectare or the number
of dwellings per hectare.
- a proposed development which is not in accordance
with a local plan but which due to exceptional circumstances the
local planning authority proposes to accept - after due publicity
and possible referral to the Secretary of State.
- Land so damaged by industrial or other development
that it is incapable of beneficial use without treatment.
- a statement prepared by the Local Planning
Authority indicating the preferred way in which the Authority envisages
the development may be accommodated.
- a document provided by applicants to demonstrate
how they have taken account of the need for good design in their
development proposals.
- the most common type of planning
application is one that seeks full or detailed planning permission.
It should contain all the information needed for the LPA to reach
its decision, but the LPA may seek further information.
- local planning authority process to decide
whether a proposed development requires planning permission.
- the carrying out of building, engineering,
mining or other operations in, on, over or under land, or the making
of any material change in the use of any buildings or land.
- a priority area for environmental, social
or economic regeneration or a combination of these.
- document providing detailed information
to guide developers on the type of development, design and layout
constraints and other requirements for a particular, usually substantial,
site.
- the Local and Structure Plans are both
development plans. The development plan for the District is comprised
of the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Replacement Structure Plan (adopted
April 2001) and the Rochford District Local Plan First Review (adopted
April 1995) [or the Rochford District Replacement Local Plan, when
adopted].
- notice served by a local planning
authority requiring the discontinuance of the display of any advertisement,
or the use of a site for the display of an advertisement, which
has the benefit of deemed consent under the Control of Advertisements
Regulations. Action to serve a discontinuance notice may only be
taken if the planning authority is satisfied it is necessary to
do so to remedy a substantial injury to the amenity of the locality
or a danger to members of the public.
- a building used as a dwelling by an individual,
by people living together as a family or by not more than six residents
living together as a single household. This can include individuals
living together I the community not withstanding that an element
of care is provided e.g. persons who have formerly been in an institution
of some kind.
- for shopping, a location within easy walking
distance of the primary shopping area, often with parking and a
main store; for offices or leisure purposes, the term may refer
to something more extensive a little further out but at a still
walkable distance from a public transport hub.
- procedures by a local planning authority to
ensure that the terms and conditions of a planning decision are
carried out, or that development carried out without planning permission
is brought under control.
- notice requiring the discontinuance
of an unauthorised use and/or the removal of buildings, including
restoration of land, where development has been begun without permission
or in breach of a condition.
- a national body funded by the government to promote
and give advice on building conservation matters.
- a national body funded by the government
to promote and give advice on the conservation of England's wildlife
and natural features.
- the process
of weighing all the policies in a development plan
for their global, national and local implications.
- under the Town and
Country Planning (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations
1988, proposers of certain scheduled developments are required to
submit a planning application with an accompanying environmental
statement, evaluating the likely environmental impacts of the development,
together with an assessment of how the severity of the impacts could
be reduced.
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prepared by Essex Country Council 1984 comprising coastal land identified
as having national ecological importance that should be protected
against unfavourable development.
- prepared by Essex Country Council, the
Design Guide forms the basis for the design of housing development
in the District.
- a use which does not conform to a plan
but against which enforcement proceedings cannot be taken, often
because of the length of time a use has been in operation.
- consideration of public views
on a draft structure plan or proposed changes to it, held before
an independent inspector.
- this is needed to display an advertisement,
which does not benefit from deemed consent under the Town and Country
Planning (Control of Advertisements Regulations).
- the following are immune from enforcement
action if a period of four years has elapsed since the breach of
planning control occurred:-
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the carrying out without planning
permission of building, engineering, mining or other operations,
on, over or under land, or |
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the failure to comply with any condition
or limitation which relates to the carrying out of such operation
and subject to which planing permission was ranted for the development
of that land, or |
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the making without planing permission
of a change of use of any building to use as a single dwellinghouse. |
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the failure to comply with a condition
which prohibits or has the effect of preventing a change of
use of a building to use as a single dwellinghouse. |
- used to describe a planning application
involving a change of use or where details of the development proposed
are provided. The details would normally include the siting, design,
external appearance, means of access and possibly the landscaping
proposed.
- the Town and Country
Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 grants rights
(known as permitted development rights) to carry out certain limited
forms of development without the need to make an application for planning
permission.
- an important
part of planning legislation which defines, amongst other things:-
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procedures for the processing of planning applications |
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publicity and consultation requirements |
- specially designated area of countryside protected
from most forms of development in order to stop urban sprawl and the
coalescence of settlements, preserve the character of existing settlements
and encourage development to locate within existing built-up areas.
- an area not previously used for built development.
- all living rooms and bedrooms, but not kitchens,
bathrooms, WCs or circulation space, are normally regarded as habitable
for the purposes of density calculations.
- the regulations protecting hedgerows
that have a continuous length of, or exceeding, 20 metres; or have
a continuous length of less than 20 metres and, at each end, meets
(whether by intersection or junction) another hedgerow. The local
authority must be notified if it is proposed to remove the hedgerow
and the applicant must gain a Hedgerow Removal Notice prior to carrying
out the works.
- This is Essex County Council Highways Department.
- a note added to a planning decision to draw the
applicant's attention to important advice or information which it
would not be appropriate to incorporate in a planning condition.
- permanent resources serving society's needs,
including roads, sewers, schools, hospitals, railways, communication
networks etc.
- the integration of land-use
and transportation planning to allow transport provision and the demand
for travel to be planned and managed together, balancing the use of
different modes of transport to encourage easy transfer between them
and reduced reliance on the private car.
Intensification - increasing densities within existing residential
areas through the bringing forward for development of unidentified
Land Compensation - concerns the assessment of compensation
where land, or some other interest in land, is being acquired, either
compulsorily, or by agreement, by an authority possessing compulsory
purchase powers.
Landscape Improvement Areas - designated as part of the County
Council's Countryside Conservation Plan, LIA's are areas in need of
remedial treatment to improve the quality of the local environment
and enhance the rural character of the landscape.
Lawful Development Certificate - a procedure by which existing
or proposed uses and other forms of development can be certified as
lawful for planning purposes. An application has to be made to the
local planning authority and there is a right of appeal against their
decision.
Listed Building - building or other structure of special
architectural or historic interest included on a statutory list and
assigned a grade (I, II* or II).
Listed Building Consent - a permission required for the alteration
or demolition of a listed building.
Local Nature Reserve (LNR) - area designated under the National
Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 as being of particular
importance to nature conservation and where public understanding of
nature conservation issues is encouraged.
Local Plan - statutory development plan prepared by a local
planning authority setting out detailed policies for environmental
protection and development.
Local Planning Authority - the local authority or council
that is empowered by law to exercise planning functions. This is normally
the local borough or district council, but in National Parks and some
other areas there is a different arrangement.
Material Consideration - governmental planning policy guidance
dictates that, when considering planning applications, the Local Planning
Authority must have regard to the development plan and other material
considerations. Other Material considerations are taken to be related
to the objectives of planning legislation.
Metropolitan - constituting a large urban area, usually including
a city, its suburbs and outlying areas.
Mineral Planning Authority - this is Essex County Council.
Mineral Planning Guidance Notes (MPGs) - a eries of documents issued
by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) (previously Department
of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)) setting out
government policy and advice on planning issues relating to mineral
resources.
Mobility Housing - dwellings suitable for easy adaption for
a disabled person, including those confined to a wheelchair, without
structural alterations and encompassing suitable sized rooms, doors
and external access.
National Nature Reserve - area designated by English Nature
as a Site of Special Scientific Interest to protect and conserve nationally
important areas of wildlife habitat and geological formations and
to promote scientific research.
National Park - tract of predominantly open and attractive
countryside designated under the National Parks and Access to the
Countryside Act 1949 with its own administration and management role
and function as a local planning authority.
Nature Conservation - the preservation, management and enhancement
of natural plant and animal communities, and occasionally modified
vegetation, as representative samples of their kind.
New Town - free-standing new settlement designated and planned
under the New Towns Act 1946 and subsequent legislation.
Non-conforming Use - a use which does not conform to the
general provisions of the development plan for the area in which it
is located.
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) - (previously
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR))
government department responsible for town and country planning policy
and administration.
Outline application - a general application for planning
permission to establish that a development is acceptable in principle,
subject to subsequent approval of detailed matters.
Out-of-Centre - a location that is separated from a town
centre but is not necessarily outside the built-up area.
Out-of-town - an out-of-centre development on a green-field
site or on land not clearly within the current urban boundary.
Permitted Development Rights - rights to carry out certain
limited forms of development without the need to make an application
for planning permission, as granted under the terms of the Town and
Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995.
- the process whereby
a local planning authority decides whether a planning application
meets the requirements of planning policy, particularly as set out
in development plans.
Planning Gain - the principle of a developer agreeing to
provide additional benefits or safeguards, often for the benefit of
the community, usually in the form of related development supplied
at the developer's expense.
Planning Obligations and Agreements - legal agreements between
a planning authority and a developer, or offered unilaterally by a
developer, ensuring that certain extra works related to a development
are undertaken, usually under Section 106 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
Planning Permission - a permit, usually issued by a local
planning authority, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to
carry out development. The Secretary of State may also issue planning
permission following an appeal against a refusal or otherwise.
Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPGs) - a series of documents
issued by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) (previously
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR))
setting out government policy and advice on planning issues such as
housing, transport, conservation etc. A separate series of notes is
issued dealing with minerals planning.
Proposals Map - an obligatory component of a local plan showing
the location of proposals in the plan on an Ordnance Survey base map.
Protected Species - plant and animal species, including all
wild birds, protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats and
Conservation) Regulations 1994, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
and subsequent amendments, or other species protected under legislation
specific to them.
Public Local Inquiry - a Public Inquiry will be held following
the receipt of relevant objections to the content of the Local Plan.
The Inquiry will allow for objective consideration of objections to
proposals and is conducted by an inspector appointed by the Secretary
of State for the Environment.
Public Open Space (POS) - land provided in urban or rural
areas for public recreation, though not necessarily publicly owned.
Public Right of Way - a way where the public has a right
to walk, and in some cases ride horses, bicycles, motorcycles or drive
motor vehicles, which will be designated either as a footpath, a bridleway
or a byway.
Purchase Notice - a demand served on a local authority under
Section 137 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 requiring the
authority to purchase the server's interest in the land because he
has been refused permission to make what he considers to be reasonably
beneficial use of it.
Ramsar Site - area identified under the internationally agreed
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as
waterfowl sites and as Sites of Special Scientific Interest focusing
on the ecological importance of wetlands generally.
- the recovery of reusable
materials from waste.
Regional Planning Guidance Notes (RPGs) -policy guidance
and advice issued for each region in England by the Secretary of State.
Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites (RIGS)
- non-statutory sites of regional importance recognised by English
Nature and local authorities.
Regulation 7 Direction - a Direction made by the Secretary
of State to remove from a particular site or defined area the benefit
of deemed consent normally provided by the Town and Country Planning
(Control of Advertisements) Regulations.
Renewable Energy - energy generated from resources that are
unlimited, rapidly replenished or naturally renewable such as wind,
water, sun, wave and refuse, and not from the combustion of fossil
fuels.
Reserved Matters - the items referred to in an outline planning
permission (see above) on which more details must be submitted for
approval at a later date.
Residential Land Availability - the annual statement indicating
all sites available for housing and their development status for the
next 5 years, in order to ensure that an adequate housing land will
be made available.
Ribbon development - a narrow band of development extending
along one or both sides of a road.
Rural Development Area - priority area for economic and social development.
Rural Diversification - activities undertaken on surplus
land to support farming incomes, including, for example, forestry,
leisure and tourism.
Rural Settlement Areas - areas within the Green Belt that
have the benefit of a relaxation of planning control in respect of
extensions to existing dwellings.
Scheduled Ancient Monument - a structure placed on a schedule
compiled by the Department of National Heritage in England for protection
under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act.
Section 106 Agreement (see Planning Gain) - a binding agreement
between a council and a developer associated with a grant of planning
permission and regarding matters linked to the proposed development.
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) - area identified
by English Nature for protection by reason of the rarity of its nature
conservation, wildlife or geological features.
Special Landscape Area - designated by the Local Planning
Authority for their high quality landscape resulting from a combination
of features such as vegetation cover and landform and there is a presumption
against inappropriate development therein.
Special Needs Housing - housing to meet need arising from
homelessness or overcrowding, and purpose-built or supported housing
for the elderly or disabled people or those requiring care.
Statutory - required by law (statute), usually through an Act of Parliament.
Statutory Undertakers/Statutory Utilities - providers of
essential services such as gas, electricity, water or telecommunications.
Stop Notice - a notice served in respect of land subject
to enforcement proceedings prohibiting the carrying out or continuing
of specified operations which are alleged to constitute a breach of
planning control and designed to stop work going on pending the outcome
of an appeal.
Structure Plan - a plan produced jointly by Essex County
Council and Sotuhend-on-Sea Borough Council, mainly comprising a written
statement setting out the strategic policies and framework for development
throughout the County. The Plan is approved by the Secretary of State
following an Examination in Public, and District Councils then put
the flesh on the framework with their Local Plans.
Sui Generis - uses of land or buildings which do not fall
into any of the use classes identified by the Use Classes Order, for
example theatres, launderettes, car showrooms and filling stations.
Supplementary Planning Documents - additional advice issued
by a local planning authority expanding upon its statutory policies.
Sustainable Development - environmentally responsible development,
commonly defined as "development which meets the needs of the
present generation without compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs".
Thames Gateway - a corridor of land running either side of
the Thames from London to the estuary at Southend-on-Sea. It is zoned
as an area for redevelopment and economic regeneration. Only part
of Rochford District lies within the Thames Gateway.
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - combined with the Planning
and Compensation Act 1991 this Act forms the basis of the current
planning system.
Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992 -
regulations that set out the criteria for assessing whether or not
an advertisement requires deemed consent from the local planning authority.
It also empowers the LPA to consider areas of special control. The
regulations were amended in 1994.
Town Centre - describes city, town and traditional suburban
centres which provide a broad range of facilities and services and
which fulfil a function as a focus for a community and for public
transport.
Town Centre Management - partnership of local organisations,
businesses and individuals to promote the common good of a town by
developing, managing, promoting and improving facilities, the useful
resources, the economy and the environment of a town centre.
Townscape - the appearance and character of buildings and
all other features of an urban area taken together as a whole.
Traffic Calming - management measures designed to lower traffic
speeds or redirect traffic to alternative routes to avoid congestion,
reduce accidents and injuries and prevent excess levels of pollution.
Transport Policy and Programme (TPP) - statutory document
setting out a transport authority's bid for the programming and funding
of transport measures, produced annually for submission to central
government.
Travel to Work Area (TTWA) - a broadly self-contained labour
market area usually focused on an urban employment centre.
Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - direction made by a local
planning authority that makes it an offence to cut, top, lop, uproot
or wilfully damage or destroy a tree without that
authority's permission.
Unitary Development Plan (UDP) - local plan produced by certain
unitary district authorities and London boroughs which have responsibility
for the full range of local authority services.
Urban Fringe - predominantly open land on the edge of an existing urban area.
Urban Regeneration - the re-use or redevelopment of decaying
or run-down parts of older urban areas to bring them new life and
economic vitality.
Use of Classes Order - the different categories of us to
which land and buildings can be put as statutorily defined in the
Town and Country Planning Use Classes Order, 1987. The Classes are:-
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Shops |
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A2 |
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Financial and Professional Services |
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A3 |
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Restaurants & cafes |
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A4 |
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Drinking establishments |
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A5 |
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Hot food takeaways |
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B1 |
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Business |
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B2 |
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General Industrial |
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B8 |
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Storage or Distribution |
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C1 |
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Hotels |
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C2 |
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Residential Institutions |
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Dwellinghouses |
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Non-residential Institutions |
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Assembly and Leisure |
Wildlife Corridor - a continuous area facilitating the movement
of wildlife through rural or urban environments.
Wildlife Site - A non-statutory site of local nature conservation
importance, identified by the Essex Wildlife Trust and adopted by
Rochford District Council (see policy NR5). These were formerly known
as County Wildlife Sites or Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation.
Wind Farm - large open site where wind speeds are consistently
high on which a number of wind turbines generate electricity for private
or commercial use.
Written Statement - documentary statement of policy, forming
part of a development plan submitted by a local planning authority
and requiring formal approval.
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