Appendix 1 Land Allocations Local Plan

Dover District Council
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Land Allocations Local Plan Adopted 2015
Policy LA 19
New Convenience Retail Provision in Sandwich
Planning permission for new convenience provision in Sandwich will be permitted
provided that proposals:
i. follow the sequential approach for main town centre uses as set out in the National
Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Practice Guidance;
ii.
iii.
iv.
include an assessment of the impact of the proposed development on Sandwich
town centre and any other relevant town centres, relating to the scale and the type
of development proposed in compliance with the National Planning Policy
Framework and National Planning Practice Guidance;
demonstrate that the site is in an accessible location and well connected to the
town centre that would encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport,
in order to maximise the benefits of linked trips;
respond to the local character, identity, the historic assets and setting of Sandwich;
v. the visual impact of any car parking is reduced by a combination of its location and
appropriate landscaping; and
vi.
demonstrate the access arrangements and the service yard are located in a position
that protects the residential amenity.
3.4 Rural Area
3.244 The Core Strategy has identified the need for 1,200 homes in the rural area. Table
3.1 sets out the residual requirement (830 dwellings) after taking into account unimplemented
commitments and completions since 2006. Whilst the Core Strategy identified a Settlement
Hierarchy the distribution of housing in the rural area is a matter for this Plan.
3.245 This Plan has identified a range of sites in the rural area for future development
that reflect the environmental constraints and the ability of a settlement to accommodate
additional development. Sites that have been identified for development will allow the organic
growth of settlements to take place in a managed and sustainable way whilst meeting the
housing requirements for the rural area.