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Hotels And Guest Houses
In The Built-up Areas Excluded From The Green Belt Including the District
and Local Shopping Centres As Defined On The Proposals Map |
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POLICY T1 |
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Subject to compliance with
other policies in this Local Plan, in the built-up areas excluded
from the Green Belt, including the District and Local Shopping Centres
as defined on the Proposals Map, the Council will permit: |
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new buildings, or changes
of use of existing buildings to provide hotels or guest houses, |
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(ii) |
extensions to existing
hotels and guest houses. |
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In addition to hotels and
guest houses, this Policy also applies to other similar uses within
Class C1 of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as
amended). |
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Hotels And Guest Houses
In The Green Belt |
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POLICY T2 |
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New Buildings, Extensions
to Existing Buildings and Replacement Buildings |
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In the Green Belt, permission
for new buildings, extensions to existing buildings or replacement
buildings to provide hotels or guest houses will be refused, unless
the development proposed is located in the areas defined in Policies
GB4 or GB5, in which case the proposed development will be regarded
as limited Infilling and Policy GB23 will apply. |
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Re-Use of Existing Buildings |
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Subject also to compliance
with other Policies in this Local Plan, the change of use of existing
buildings in the Green Belt to provide hotels or guest houses will
be permitted provided that Policy GB29 is complied with , and in the
case of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, Policy
LB4 is complied with. |
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In addition to hotels and
guest houses, this Policy also applies to other similar uses within
Class C1 of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as
amended). |
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Bed And Breakfast Accommodation
In Existing Dwellings Throughout The District |
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POLICY T3 |
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The Council will grant planning
permission for bed and breakfast accommodation in existing dwellings
if the following criteria are met: |
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(i) |
One off-street car parking
space per "bed and breakfast" bedroom plus at least two spaces for
the householder can be provided in accordance with the Council's Car
Parking Standards for Dwellings in Policy TR16. |
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There is no detrimental
effect on the appearance or residential amenities of the adjoining
area. |
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(iii) |
Other Policies in this
Local Plan are complied with. |
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This Policy applies throughout
the District. |
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Sites For Touring Holiday
Caravans And Touring Holiday Tents In The Green Belt |
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POLICY T4 |
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Proposals for the establishment,
or extension, of small scale sites for touring holiday caravans and/or
touring holiday tents anywhere in the Green Belt will be acceptable
provided that the following criteria are met: |
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The open rural character
of the Green Belt should be protected and the proposal should not
conflict with the purposes of including land in the Green Belt |
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The site would be unobtrusively
located and effectively screened by natural features at all seasons
of the year, so that caravans and/or tents are not visible in the
landscape, except in the immediate vicinity of the site; |
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The local road network
would be able to accommodate touring caravan traffic with safety and
without regular congestion or damage to the highways, their verges,
hedgerows or other bordering features; |
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Vehicular access to the
site would be satisfactory in terms of visibility and gradient; |
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There would be no significant
detrimental effects on the amenity of any residents living in the
vicinity of the site in terms of noise and general disturbance; |
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There would be no adverse
impact on the interests of archaeology or nature conservation. |
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Other Policies in this
Local Plan are complied with. |
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Static Holiday Caravan
Sites In The Green Belt |
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POLICY T5 |
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Applications for the establishment
of static holiday caravan sites anywhere in the Green Belt will be
refused planning permission. |
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