Carlisle District Local Plan.indd - Carlisle City Council

Carlisle District Local Plan 2001 - 2016 Revised Redeposit draftBest and Most Versatile Agricultural LandTo assist in assessing land quality, the then Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food hasdeveloped a method of classifying agricultural land by grade. There are five grades withgrade 3 divided into two grades (3a and 3b). The best and most versatile agricultural landfalls into grades 1,2 and 3a. This land ranges from excellent (grade 1) to good quality(grade 3a).Brownfield LandSee previously developed land.Business ParkBusiness Parks are defined in the Structure Plan as high quality employment sites aimed atlight industrial and office developments, particularly those related to high-tech industries.There is potential for a business park site on land south west of Morton.City Centre Shopping AreaThe City Centre Shopping Area contains all the important shopping streets and areas inthe City Centre. All the major stores are included together with the streets with continuousshopping frontages and sites where shopping development is acceptable in principle.Conservation AreasConservation areas are ‘areas of special architectural or historic interest the character orappearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’. Such areas are designated byLocal Planning Authorities under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act1990. Provisions relating to conservation areas are contained in the Act. The Local PlanningAuthority has additional powers over the demolition of buildings and the removal of treeswithin such areas, and certain permitted development rights are either reduced or removed.County LandscapesCounty Landscapes include areas which have a distinctive or individual character such asthe patterns of old fields and stone walls. They are of County Importance for their particulartopographical, visual, cultural or historical characteristics. Many of these areas containimportant habitats for wildlife.Drainage Impact Area (DIA)An assessment made for larger developments of rainfall run-off implications and drainagemanagement in ranges of storm duration and extreme rainfall events ranging from 1 in 2to 1 in 100 rainstorm events. It may be preferable to design to discharge at higher ratesbefore the arrival of storm peak flow.Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)A process by which information about the environmental effects of a proposal are collected,and taken into account by the Planning Authority in forming their judgement about whetheror not to grant planning consent. The Town and Country Planning (Environmental ImpactAssessment etc.) Regulations 1999 as modified sets out the types of project for which an EIAis required.Flood PlainAll land adjacent to a watercourse over which water flows or would flow, but for thepresence of flood defences, in times of flood. The limits of the flood plain are defined bythe peak water level of an appropriate return period event on the watercourse or at thecoast. On rivers this will normally be the greater of the 1 in 100 year return period flood orthe highest known water level. In coastal areas the 1 in 200 year return period flood or thehighest known flood will be used.142 September 2006