STRATEGY AND ENVIRONMENT

(a) The Overall Strategy and Settlement Policies

Problems and Issues

Regional Planning Guidance

The Structure Plan Strategy

Environmental Appraisal of Policies

Local Agenda 21 & the Plan’s Aims and Objectives

The Overall Local Plan Strategy

Policy 1.1 Sustainable Development Strategy

An Integrated Transport Network

Development in the Towns Blandford, Gillingham & Shaftesbury

Policy 1.2 Towns for Major Growth

Policy 1.3 Towns for Moderate/Limited Growth

Development in the Villages

Policy 1.4 Village Development

Policy 1.5 Small Villages and Hamlets in the Countryside

(b) Protecting the Countryside

Policy 1.6 Development in the Countryside

Settlement Boundaries

Policy 1.7 Development within Settlement Boundaries

Policy 1.8 Standard Assessment Criteria

Important Open/Wooded Areas (I.O.W.A's) within Settlements

Policy 1.9 Important Open or Wooded Areas

Re-use and Adaptation of Buildings (including Modern Buildings) in the Countryside

Policy 1.10 Re-use & Adaptation of Buildings (including Modern Buildings) in the Countryside

Farmyards within Village Settlement Boundaries

Policy 1.11 Farmyards within Village Settlement Boundaries

Rivers, Water & Drainage Services River Valleys

Policy 1.12 River Valleys

Policy 1.13 Areas Liable to Flood

Policy 1.14 Surface Water Drainage Requirements

Policy 1.15 Foul Drainage Arrangements

Policy 1.16 Groundwater Source Protection

Policy 1.17 Sewage Treatment Works Protection Areas

Waste Recycling

Policy 1.18 Waste Recycling Centres

Lighting Standards

Policy 1.19 Lighting Standards

Contaminated Land

Policy 1.20 Contaminated Land

(c) Conservation of the Historic Environment

Introduction

Listed Buildings

Policy 1.21 Alterations to Listed Buildings

Policy 1.22 Demolition of Listed Buildings

Policy 1.23 Setting of Listed Buildings

Conservation Areas

Policy 1.24 Character of Conservation Areas

Policy 1.25 Demolition in Conservation Areas

Policy 1.26 Advertisements in Conservation Areas

Policy 1.27 Shopfronts in Conservation Areas

Archaeology

Policy 1.28 Archaeological Remains of National Importance

Policy 1.29 Archaeological Remains of Local Importance

Policy 1.30 Archaeological Evaluations

Historic Parks and Gardens

Policy 1.31 Historic Parks & Gardens

(d) Landscape Protection and Ecology

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Policy 1.32 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Landscape Character Areas

Policy 1.33 Landscape Character Areas

Protected Areas of Nature Conservation Interest

Policy 1.34 International Sites of Nature Conservation Interest

Policy 1.35 National Sites of Nature Conservation Interest

Policy 1.36 Sites of Nature Conservation Importance

Policy 1.37 Other Landscape Features of Nature Conservation Importance

Protected Species and their Habitats

Policy 1.38 Protected Species and their Habitats

Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA)

Policy 1.39 Tree Preservation Orders

Policy 1.40 Landscaping of New Development

Amenity Tree Planting

Policy 1.41 Amenity Tree Planting

Forestry Planting