Policy on shopping and leisure development has been clarified by Planning Minister, Richard Caborn who stated that planning authorities should take into account the need for the development, when deciding planning applications for developments outside town centres.
Answering a Parliamentary Question from Alan Johnson MP, Mr Caborn said proposals which would be located at an edge-of-centre or out-of-centre location and which are not in accordance with an up-to-date development plan strategy should be required to demonstrate both the need for additional facilities and that a sequential approach has been applied in selecting the location or the site.
The same requirements would need to be demonstrated for proposals which are in accordance with the development plan but where the plan is out of date, is inconsistent with national planning policy guidance, or otherwise fails to establish adequately the need for new retail and leisure development and other development to which PPG6 applies.
For further information please contact David Goodman, e-mail: Click Contact Link , 2 Park Lane, Leeds LS3 IES, UK, Tel: +44 113 284 7000
This article was first published in the February 1999 Hammond Suddards Planning Law Newsletter Update
The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by Hammond Suddards. They should not be applied to any particular set of facts without appropriate legal or other professional advice.
Answering a Parliamentary Question from Alan Johnson MP, Mr Caborn said proposals which would be located at an edge-of-centre or out-of-centre location and which are not in accordance with an up-to-date development plan strategy should be required to demonstrate both the need for additional facilities and that a sequential approach has been applied in selecting the location or the site.
The same requirements would need to be demonstrated for proposals which are in accordance with the development plan but where the plan is out of date, is inconsistent with national planning policy guidance, or otherwise fails to establish adequately the need for new retail and leisure development and other development to which PPG6 applies.
For further information please contact David Goodman, e-mail: Click Contact Link , 2 Park Lane, Leeds LS3 IES, UK, Tel: +44 113 284 7000
This article was first published in the February 1999 Hammond Suddards Planning Law Newsletter Update
The information and opinions contained in this article are provided by Hammond Suddards. They should not be applied to any particular set of facts without appropriate legal or other professional advice.
