These web pages provide information on the local spatial planning that the Council is required to undertake to ensure the delivery of sustainable development across the South Hams. This includes the South Hams Local Development Framework (LDF) and saved policies from the preceding South Hams Local Plan. Together these provide guidance on what kind of development and use of land will be permitted in the South Hams.

The Council has made good progress with its LDF and the following documents are adopted:

• Core Strategy
• Development Policies Development Plan Document
• Sherford New Community Area Action Plan
• Dartmouth Site Allocations Development Plan Documents
• Ivybridge Site Allocations Development Plan Documents
• Kingsbridge Site Allocations Development Plan Documents
• Totnes Site Allocations Development Plan Documents
• Rural Areas Site Allocations Development Plan Documents
• Affordable Housing Development Plan Document
• Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document
• Open Space, Sport and Recreation Supplementary Planning Document
• Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document
• Statement of Community Involvement.

There is also a draft:

• Plymouth Urban Fringe Development Plan Document.

The LDF and saved Local Plan policies are used to guide day to day development management decisions about planning applications and support good and consistent decisions.

Please note these pages are to be updated to reflect the recently released National Planning Policy Framework.

Contact Number: 01803 861234 Email: forward.planning@southhams.gov.uk

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