Chapter 3 Core Strategy

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3.0 Introduction
 

The purpose of the Core Strategy is provide relevant information to show that the development plan provisions, in particular its population, housing, retail  transport and climate action strategies are consistent, as far as practicable, with national and regional development objectives set out in the National Planning Framework and Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy and with Specific Planning Policy Requirements specified in guidelines under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Planning Act.  
In particular the Core Strategy shall address: 

  • any policies of the Minister in relation to national and regional population targets,
  • provide details of land zoned for residential use or a mixture of residential and other uses,
  • how the zoning proposals accord with national policy that development of land shall take place on a phased basis,
  • provide relevant information to show that, in setting out objectives regarding retail development contained in the development plan, the planning authority has had regard to any guidelines that relate to retail development issued by the Minister under section 28,
  • set out a settlement hierarchy and provide details of any policies or objectives for the time being of the Government or any Minister of the Government in relation to national and regional population targets that apply to towns and cities referred to in the hierarchy, and to the areas or classes of areas not included in the hierarchy,
  • projected population growth of cities and towns in the hierarchy,
  • aggregate projected population, in villages and smaller towns with a population of under 1,500 persons, and the open countryside outside of villages and towns,
  • relevant roads that have been classified as national primary or secondary roads under section 10 of the Roads Act 1993 and relevant regional and local roads within the meaning of section 2 of that Act,
  • relevant inter-urban and commuter rail routes, and
  • where appropriate, rural areas in respect of which planning guidelines relating to sustainable rural housing issued by the Minister under section 28 apply,

Whether zoning objectives are outlined in this development plan or in subsidiary local area plans, the Core Strategy of the development plan must be sufficiently specific in setting population targets and housing requirements across the overall area of the planning authority and the elements of the settlement hierarchy outlined above thereby to act as a clear framework for amendments to existing zonings or new zonings in lower-level plans.  In turn, the population targets and housing requirements of lower-level plans must be consistent with the Core Strategy of the County Development Plan and this will be achieved either in subsequent amendments to such plans or in the preparation of new local area plans. 

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