The Totnes/Dartington Development Plan Document (DPD) sets out the future planning framework for Totnes/Dartington to 2016. It includes site specific allocations for new housing, employment and mixed development. The Preferred Options document was available for comment over a six week period from 19 October to Friday 30 November 2007. In October 2004 the Council published the Issues, Options and Preferred Options document as the first part in the South Hams Local Development Framework (LDF) process. This included a section on Totnes and Dartington. The Preferred Options document builds on that earlier work and the public response to it.

View the Totnes / Dartington DPD: Preferred Options Report (October 2007)

View the Town & Village, Issues, Options and Preferred Options Report (October 2004)

A common evidence base paper for the DPD and the Sustainability Appraisal Report has been produced to help assess potential development sites through a process known as Sustainability Threshold Assessment.

View the Sustainability Threshold Assessment of the Totnes/Dartington Potential Development Sites.

Sustainability Appraisal

The Totnes / Dartington DPD has been subject to a Sustainability Appraisal (SA), incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), during its preparation. A Sustainability Appraisal Report accompanies the Totnes / Dartington DPD Preferred Options Report which sets out the findings of the SA.

View the Sustainability Appraisal Report of the Totnes / Dartington DPD: Preferred Options Report (October 2007):

Sustainability Appraisal Report

Appendices I & II

Supporting documents

Planning Advisory Service LDF soundness self-assessment toolkit (on-going).

How can I view a copy of the Totnes / Dartington DPD Preferred Options Report?

The Totnes / Dartington DPD is available on this website by using the links above. The document is also available for public inspection at the Council offices, Follaton House, Totnes on Monday–Thursday 09:00–17:00 and Friday 09:00–16:30 and at the local libraries within the district.

The Totnes / Dartington DPD Preferred Options report is also available to purchase from the Forward Planning Team, at £5 (incl. P&P) or on CD for £2 (incl. P&P) on Tel: 01803 861257.

What happens next?

The Council is currently summarizing all the responses received at the Preferred Options stage to inform the preparation of the Submission Stage of the Totnes/Dartington DPD. The Submission stage is expected in May 2008.