Mr M Scott, Bagby Airfield, Bagby, Thirsk, North - Hambleton District ...

CP16
CP21
Development Plan Policies
DP1
DP25
DP30
DP44
115. Consideration of the Core Strategy Policies
116. The Core Strategy defines the Strategic Vision and Policies for Hambleton
and includes a Spatial Strategy for the District and Strategic Spatial Policies. The
Core Strategy aims to achieve sustainable development by use of a settlement
hierarchy. Bagby is not identified within the settlement hierarchy (Policy CP4)
which means that it is not considered to be a suitable location for additional
housing or employment development other than in the instances of development
that is an exceptional case under the terms of Policy CP1 and CP2 and is one of
the six circumstances identified in Policy CP4. This is the ‘exceptional case test’.
117. Exceptional Case Test - Policies CP1, CP2, CP4
118. Policy CP4 recognises that there must be exceptions to this principle of
excluding new development from the countryside, for example where there is an
essential requirement to locate in the countryside. Essentially the purpose of
CP4 is to exercise strong restraint on development in locations outside the
sustainable settlement hierarchy (second paragraph of CP4). Restraint is applied
through three tests, all of which must be met to justify development.
119. Test One: “Exceptional Case” in terms of CP1 and CP2. Making an
“exceptional case” does not mean showing how a proposal meets the criteria and
provision of CP1 and CP2. The Plan states that the benefits sought by CP1 and
CP2 are more likely to be achieved by locating development within the
sustainable settlement hierarchy (Core Strategy paragraph 4.1.9). The
assumption is that development in locations outside the sustainable settlement
hierarchy would likely to be contrary to CP1 and CP2. “Exceptional Case”
Hambleton District Council - Tim Wood – Proof of Evidence - 33 -