The Development Control Core Policies will be an important document in the South Hams Local Development Framework (LDF). It contains a suite of policies to guide decisions on planning applications, with policies on design, development boundaries and renewable energy and other matters. The Council published a Core Strategy and Policies, Issues and Preferred Options report – “The Strategy” – for comment in October 2004 as the first part of this process. The Council published a Preferred Options report in July 2007 which was available for comment over a six week period.

View the Development Control Core Policies: Preferred Options Report (July 2007)

View the Core Strategy and Policies, Issues and Preferred Options Report - "The Strategy"(October 2004)

Sustainability Appraisal

The Development Control Core Policies (DCCP) has been subject to a Sustainability Appraisal (SA), incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), at several stages during its preparation. A Sustainability Appraisal Report accompanies the DCCP: Preferred Options Report which sets out the findings of the SA.

View the Sustainability Appraisal Report of the DCCP: Preferred Options Report (July 2007):

• Sustainability Appraisal Report

• Appendices

Supporting documents

Draft Planning Advisory Service LDF soundness self-assessment toolkit

How can I view a copy of the Development Control Core Policies Preferred Options Report?

The Development Control Core Policies is available on this website by using the links above. This 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 Development Control Core Policies Preferred Options report is also available to purchase from the Forward Planning Team, at £5 (incl. P&P) on Tel: 01803 861257.

What happens next?

The Council is currently preparing the submission stage of the Development Control Core Policies. The Submission document will build on the earlier work and the public response to it.