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** News ** From 6 April 2012 - Amendments to permitted development rights
** News ** New legislation on Environmental Impact Assessment
** News ** Changes to Development Management over Demolition
The Planning Policy team is responsible for providing policies to guide and encourage future development in the district.
The Planning Policy homepage contains information relating to the Local Plan, the Local Development Framework, supplementary planning documents and other planning policy documents, as well as information relating to national and regional planning policy.
The Core Strategy is the first of a new generation of policy documents for Bath & North East Somerset and it will set out the long-term planning framework for the district.
Latest Planning Policy News:
News on the Core Strategy Examination is available here.
News on the Local Development Framework documents being consulted on is available here. These include the:
- Community Infrastructure Levy
- Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople Site Allocations Development
- Plan Document
- MOD Concept Statements
- Neighbourhood Planning Protocol
- Retrofitting and Sustainable Construction Development Planning Document
View up to date information regarding major developments and projects within Bath and North East Somerset.