Clwyd Structure Plan

Foreword

The area covered by the Clwyd Structure Plan Second Alteration is that part of Conwy County Borough which was formerly in the County of Clwyd, prior to local government reorganisation in 1996.

The Plan began life in March 1994 when a draft document was published by the former Clwyd County Council for public consultation. This was followed in April 1995 by the publication of a deposit version of the Plan, also by Clwyd County Council.

Following local government reorganisation, Conwy County Borough Council resolved to proceed with the Plan insofar as it was relevant to the County Borough, publishing proposed modifications and further proposed modifications in 1997 and 1998 respectively, through to final adoption, on 31st March 1999. The Conwy version of the Plan relates to the time period 1996 - 2006.

The Plan should not be confused with other versions of the Plan which may have been inherited or adopted by other local authorities in North East Wales following the transfer of planning responsibilities from Clwyd County Council in 1996.

Conwy County Borough Council has progressed the Colwyn Borough Local Plan simultaneously with and covering a similar area to the Conwy version of the Clwyd Structure Plan Second Alteration. The Colwyn Borough Local Plan was also formally adopted on 31st March 1999. It is intended that both Plans will be superseded eventually by the new Conwy Unitary Development Plan which is currently in preparation.

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

POLICY GEN 1

NEW DEVELOPMENT SHOULD SEEK TO ACHIEVE A HIGH QUALITY OF DESIGN AND TO MINIMISE ANY ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

POLICY GEN 2

NEW DEVELOPMENT SHOULD MAKE THE BEST USE OF RESOURCES BY, FOR EXAMPLE:

RE-USING EXISTING BUILDINGS OR BUILDING MATERIALS.
SELECTING LOCATIONS WHICH MINIMISE TRAVEL DEMAND.
ENSURING THAT BUILDINGS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CONSIDERATIONS OF ASPECT AND MICRO- CLIMATE IN THEIR LOCATION.
USING VACANT, DERELICT OR UNDERUSED LAND AND IDENTIFYING LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL NOT RESULT IN AN UNACCEPTABLE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND CAN BE SERVICED AT ACCEPTABLE COST.
CARRYING OUT DEVELOPMENT AT THE HIGHEST DENSITY APPROPRIATE TO THE LOCATION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED FOR LANDSCAPING AND OPEN SPACE.
MAKING ADEQUATE COMPENSATION WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL LOSS MAY OCCUR OR INTRODUCING PROPOSALS TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE BIODIVERSITY.

POLICY GEN 3

IN ORDER TO MINIMISE TRAVEL DEMAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT NEW DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ALLOCATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT PLANS, WILL BE LOCATED WITH REGARD TO:

MAKING FULL AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LAND WITHIN EXISTING URBAN AREAS, WHICH IS ALREADY WELL SERVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT, HAVING REGARD TO THE PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE.
ENSURING THAT THE LAYOUT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS IS DESIGNED FOR THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, WHERE APPROPRIATE, AND SAFE USE BY CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.
LOCATING MAJOR TRIP GENERATING DEVELOPMENTS WHERE THEY CAN BE SERVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
MAKING APPROPRIATE PROVISION FOR VEHICLE PARKING.
MAKING PROVISION FOR LAND USES WHICH WILL INCREASE THE SELF CONTAINMENT OF A SETTLEMENT.
JUXTAPOSING RESIDENTIAL AND EMPLOYMENT LAND USES AND ENCOURAGING MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS.
MAKING APPROPRIATE PROVISION FOR ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

DEVELOPMENTS WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED WHERE THEY DO NOT GENERATE A SUBSTANTIAL VOLUME OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IN LOCATIONS WHERE THEY WOULD SERIOUSLY IMPAIR SAFETY, AMENITY OR THE ENVIRONMENT.

CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

POLICY CONS 1

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WHICH REQUIRE THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND OF GRADES, 1,2 AND 3A FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES WILL NOT BE GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNLESS THERE IS NO OTHER SITE SUITABLE FOR THE PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SHOULD THERE BE A NEED TO TAKE SUCH LAND, PARTICULAR CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID IMPAIRING THE EFFICIENCY OF ESTABLISHED FARM UNITS.

POLICY CONS 2

THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS REQUIRING PLANNING PERMISSION WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT THE STRUCTURES PROPOSED DO NOT HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLE EFFECT ON THE VISUAL APPEARANCE OF THE AREA OR ON THE AMENITY OF PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY BY REASON OF THEIR SCALE, FORM, SITING AND GENERAL DESIGN.

POLICY CONS 3 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY CONS 4

WITHIN LOCAL LANDSCAPE AREAS, ADDITIONAL PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THAT HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE LANDSCAPE WILL BE RESISTED. WHERE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS COMPLY WITH OTHER POLICIES IN THE STRUCTURE PLAN AND WOULD OTHERWISE BE GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM TO A HIGH STANDARD OF DESIGN AND SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO AVOID HARMING BOTH NEARBY AND DISTANT VIEWPOINTS.

POLICY CONS 5

THE NATURAL ECOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE OF THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE AND AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT WILL BE PROTECTED AND ENHANCED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. DEVELOPMENT IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE, OR ALONG THE UNDEVELOPED COAST, WILL NOT BE PERMITTED UNLESS IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, SUITABLE OUTDOOR SPORT AND RECREATION OR OTHER USES APPROPRIATE TO THE RURAL AREA.

POLICY CONS 6 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY CONS 7

DEVELOPMENT PLANS WILL REVIEW EXISTING GREEN BARRIERS ADJACENT TO CLWYD'S SETTLEMENTS. THEY WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO:

SAFEGUARD THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE OR UNDEVELOPED COASTLINE FROM FURTHER ENCROACHMENT.
PREVENT NEIGHBOURING SETTLEMENTS FROM MERGING INTO ONE ANOTHER.
PRESERVE THE SPECIAL CHARACTER OF HISTORIC TOWNS.
ASSIST IN URBAN REGENERATION.
PROTECT MAJOR ROAD JUNCTIONS FROM DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE ROAD AS A COMMUNICATIONS ROUTE.

GREEN BARRIERS SHOULD NOT:

BE DESIGNATED WHERE THEY WOULD PREVENT THE EXPANSION OF A SETTLEMENT, OR PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, AND THERE ARE NO LAND USE PLANNING REASONS WHY THAT SETTLEMENT SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO EXPAND.
BE WIDER THAN NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR AIMS.
HAVE THEIR BOUNDARIES CHANGED IN ANY SUBSEQUENT REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN UNLESS IT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THAT NO ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE SITE CAN BE FOUND FOR DEVELOPMENT.

WHERE GREEN BARRIERS ARE DESIGNATED, DEVELOPMENT PLANS WILL THEREFORE NEED ADEQUATE LONG TERM PROVISION FOR A LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATE WITH THE STRUCTURE PLAN'S AIMS FOR THAT SETTLEMENT.

POLICY CONS 8

WITHIN GREEN BARRIERS THERE WILL BE A STRONG PRESUMPTION AGAINST DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD AFFECT THEIR OPEN CHARACTER. DEVELOPMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, OUTDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION OR OTHER USES APPROPRIATE TO A RURAL AREA WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE OPEN CHARACTER OF THE AREA.

POLICY CONS 9

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF A RAMSAR SITE, SPECIAL PROTECTION AREA (SPA) OR SPECIAL AREA OF CONSERVATION (SAC) OR POTENTIAL SPA'S OR CANDIDATE SAC'S WILL NOT BE GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNLESS THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS AND THERE ARE IMPERATIVE REASONS OF OVERRIDING PUBLIC INTEREST.

POLICY CONS 10

PLANNING PERMISSION WILL NOT BE GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT IS LIKELY TO HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE NATURE CONSERVATION OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC VALUE OF SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST.

POLICY CONS 11

WILDLIFE SITES AND REGIONALLY IMPORTANT GEOLOGICAL SITES WILL BE PROTECTED. PLANNING PERMISSION WILL NOT BE GRANTED FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT IS LIKELY TO DESTROY OR SERIOUSLY AFFECT THEIR NATURE CONSERVATION OR GEOLOGICAL VALUE.

POLICY CONS 12

THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL FEATURES SUCH AS PONDS, HEDGEROWS AND WOODLANDS WILL BE ENCOURAGED. DEVELOPMENT WHICH INVOLVES THE SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF TREES OR WOULD BE LIKELY TO CAUSE UNACCEPTABLE DAMAGE TO ANCIENT WOODLAND SITES OR OTHER SUCH IMPORTANT NATURAL FEATURES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.

POLICY CONS 13

COMMUNITY WOODLANDS PROPOSALS, AND AFFORESTATION PROPOSALS WHICH ACCORD WITH THE TERMS OF THE CLWYD INDICATIVE FORESTRY STRATEGY, WILL BE SUPPORTED PROVIDED THEY SATISFY LANDSCAPE, NATURE CONSERVATION, HERITAGE, ACCESS AND WATER QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS.

POLICY CONS 14

THE COUNTY COUNCIL WILL ENCOURAGE THE PROPER MANAGEMENT OF, AND PROVISION OF ACCESS TO, COMMON LAND, AND WILL SEEK TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE ITS OPEN CHARACTER AND ECOLOGICAL VALUE.

POLICY CONS 15

PLANNING PERMISSION WILL ONLY BE GRANTED FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL NOT HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLE EFFECT ON PUBLIC HEALTH, ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR ON GENERAL AMENITY BY VIRTUE OF EMISSIONS TO WATER, LAND OR THE ATMOSPHERE, OR BY NOISE OR VIBRATION. WHERE PERMISSION IS GRANTED IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDS FOR NEIGHBOURING USES.

POLICY CONS 16

THE LOCATION OF NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY EXISTING HAZARDS WILL BE CONTROLLED. PLANNING PERMISSION WILL ONLY BE GRANTED FOR SCHEMES THAT WOULD NOT BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY WATER, AIR OR NOISE POLLUTION OR POSSIBLE HAZARD FROM INDUSTRY, QUARRYING, ENERGY GENERATION SCHEMES OR NOTIFIABLE PIPELINES OR EXPERIENCE SERIOUS DISRUPTION TO AMENITY.

POLICY CONS 17

SCHEMES FOR THE DISPOSAL, HANDLING OR TREATMENT OF WASTE WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE THE PROPOSAL WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS ON AMENITY, NATURE CONSERVATION INTERESTS, WATER RESOURCES AND THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT, THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE, THE LOCAL HIGHWAY NETWORK, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, PROPOSALS FOR WASTE DISPOSAL SITES MUST ALSO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT:

OPTIONS FOR WASTE MINIMISATION AND RECYCLING AT THE SOURCE OF THE WASTE PRODUCTION HAVE BEEN EXPLORED FIRST.
THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXISTING ALTERNATIVE SITE OR FACILITY.
THE PROPOSAL WILL SATISFY A NEED FOR SUCH A FACILITY.
RESTORATION PROVISIONS ARE ADEQUATE.

POLICY CONS 18

DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ALLOWED IN COASTAL AREAS OR AREAS ADJACENT TO RIVERS, SUBJECT TO OTHER STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES, UNLESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:

THERE WOULD BE AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO FLOODING.
THERE WOULD BE AN UNACCEPTABLE INCREASE IN THE RISK OF FLOODING ELSEWHERE.
THE CAPABILITY OF THE COAST TO FORM A NATURAL SEA DEFENCE WOULD BE PREJUDICED.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC FINANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR COASTAL OR RIPARIAN DEFENCE WORKS OTHER THAN THAT NECESSARY TO PROTECT EXISTING INVESTMENT.
THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT EXISTING OR NEW FLOOD DEFENCE OPERATIONS.

POLICY CONS 19

SCHEMES TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT WILL NORMALLY BE PERMITTED IN PARTICULAR PROPOSALS TO RESTORE FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITES, MINERAL WORKINGS, AREAS OF CONTAMINATED LAND, AND DERELICT LAND WILL BE ENCOURAGED PROVIDED THERE ARE NO UNACCEPTABLE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, WATER RESOURCES AND THE AMENITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES OR OTHER SPECIAL INTERESTS, AND THE SCHEME IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES. SCHEMES SHOULD ALSO BE PROPOSED, WHERE APPROPRIATE TO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE, TOWN CENTRES AND INDUSTRIAL SITES AND HOUSING AREAS.

POLICY CONS 19A

PLANNING PERMISSION WILL BE GRANTED FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED:

THERE ARE NO MORE SATISFACTORY ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR TELE-COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE.
THERE IS NO REASONABLE POSSIBILITY OF SHARING EXISTING FACILITIES OR, IN THE CASE OF RADIO MASTS, THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF ERECTING ANTENNAE ON AN EXISTING BUILDING OR STRUCTURE.
THE SITING AND DESIGN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT HAVE A SERIOUSLY DAMAGING EFFECT ON THE VISUAL AMENITY OR NATURE CONSERVATION VALUE OF AN AREA.

POLICY CONS 20

A HIGH PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO CONSERVING AND ENHANCING THE HERITAGE OF THE COUNTY. THE CHARACTER OF ARCHITECTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES WILL BE PRESERVED AND THE SETTING ENHANCED WHERE POSSIBLE. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECT THE CHARACTER OF SUCH FEATURES WILL BE RESISTED. ALTERNATIVE USES WILL BE PERMITTED IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES BUT DEMOLITION OF ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE CHARACTER OF THE TOWN, VILLAGE OR AREA, OR IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE RURAL SCENE, MAY ONLY BE PERMITTED IF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IS UNSAFE AND THE PROPOSALS FOR REDEVELOPMENT ARE APPROVED.

POLICY CONS 21

ALL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DESIGNATED CONSERVATION AREAS WILL BE CAREFULLY CONTROLLED TO PROTECT THE PREVAILING CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF THE AREA. PROPOSALS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS IN CONSERVATION AREAS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SPECIAL REGARD TO MATTERS OF SETTING, FORM, SCALE, MASS, MATERIALS, COLOUR AND DESIGN. THERE WILL BE A GENERAL PRESUMPTION TO RETAIN ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA AND ALTERNATIVE USES WILL BE ACCEPTED PROVIDED THE ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING IS MAINTAINED.

POLICY CONS 22

BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES LISTED FOR THEIR ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORICAL INTEREST WILL BE PROTECTED. DEMOLITION WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED IF THE BUILDING IS STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE AND THE DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR REDEVELOPMENT MEET WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY. PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE USES, THAT HAVE A BEARING ON THE ORIGINAL BUILDING OR ITS SETTING WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY SPECIAL REGARD TO MATTERS OF SETTING, FORM, SCALE, MASS, MATERIALS, COLOUR AND DESIGN, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING IS PRESERVED.

POLICY CONS 23

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WHICH AFFECT HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE THERE IS NO ADVERSE EFFECT ON THEIR CHARACTER, APPEARANCE OR SETTING.

POLICY CONS 24

PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT WILL NORMALLY BE REFUSED ON SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENTS. DEVELOPMENT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED IF IT DOES NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE BEARING ON ITS SETTING OR CHARACTER. PLANNING PERMISSION MAY BE GRANTED, HOWEVER, ON SITES FOR WHICH SCHEDULED MONUMENT CONSENT HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES SO LONG AS:

THERE ARE NO OVERRIDING LOCAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL REASONS FOR PRESERVATION.
ADEQUATE PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND DEPOSITS OR THEIR ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION/RECORDING PRIOR TO AND/OR DURING DEVELOPMENT.

POLICY CONS 25

PLANNING PERMISSION MAY BE REFUSED FOR DEVELOPMENT ON UNSCHEDULED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE TO BE OF SUFFICIENT IMPORTANCE TO MERIT PROTECTION FROM DISTURBANCE. DEVELOPMENT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN IMPORTANT UNSCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED IF IT DOES NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON ITS SETTING OR CHARACTER. ON SITES WHERE DEVELOPMENT IS CONSIDERED PERMISSIBLE, CONSENT MAY NEVERTHELESS BE WITHHELD UNTIL SATISFACTORY AGREEMENTS APPROVED BY THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION/ RECORDING BEFORE AND/OR DURING DEVELOPMENT.

POLICY CONS 26

WHERE THERE IS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A DEVELOPMENT WILL AFFECT AREAS WHERE REMAINS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE MAY EXIST, THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY MAY REQUEST THE PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPER TO ARRANGE FOR AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE ANY DECISION ON THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS TAKEN.

POLICY CONS 27

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROPOSALS WILL BE ENCOURAGED AS FAR AS THEY ARE COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES.

POLICY CONS 28

PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENTS DESIGNED TO GENERATE ENERGY FROM WIND POWER WILL NORMALLY BE GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION PROVIDED THAT:

THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT UPON AGRICULTURE OR OTHER EXISTING LAND USES IS MINIMISED WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO ACCESS AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
THE SCALE OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS SENSITIVE TO THE LANDSCAPE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF VISUAL IMPACT.
THE DEVELOPMENT SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES REGARDING ARCHAEOLOGY, BUILT CONSERVATION AND HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS.
THE DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT HARM, TO A SERIOUS EXTENT, THE APPEARANCE OF THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE AREAS.
NATURE CONSERVATION INTERESTS ARE NOT PREJUDICED WITHIN SITES DESIGNATED FOR THEIR ECOLOGICAL VALUE.
THE DEVELOPMENT IS SHOWN NOT TO THREATEN PUBLIC SAFETY OR HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLY ADVERSE EFFECT ON AMENITY BY VIRTUE OF NOISE DISTURBANCE, SHADOW FLICKER EFFECT OR RADIO-MAGNETIC/MICROWAVE INTERFERENCE.

EMPLOYMENT POLICIES

POLICY EMP 1

728 HECTARES OF EMPLOYMENT LAND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN CLWYD BETWEEN 1996 AND 2006 DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:

COLWYN	27 HECTARES
REST OF CLWYD	701 HECTARES

THE EQUIVALENT FIGURE FOR COLWYN IN THE NEW UNITARY AUTHORITY OF CONWY, EXCLUDING CEFN MERIADOG AND TREFNANT, IS 22 HECTARES.

POLICY EMP 2

WITHIN THE LAND AREAS REFERRED TO IN POLICY EMP 1, A RANGE OF STRATEGIC, HIGH QUALITY AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SITES SHOULD BE PROVIDED DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:

	DISTRICT	UNITARY
		AUTHORITY

STRATEGIC SITES:	ALYN AND DEESIDE	DENBIGHSHIRE
	DELYN	FLINTSHIRE
	RHUDDLAN	WREXHAM
	WREXHAM MAELOR

HIGH QUALITY SITES:	ALYN AND DEESIDE	CONWY
	COLWYN	DENBIGHSHIRE
	DELYN	FLINTSHIRE
	GLYNDWR	WREXHAM
	RHUDDLAN
	WREXHAM MAELOR

LOCAL SITES:	IN OR ON THE EDGE OF MOST MAIN SETTLEMENTS IN ALL DISTRICTS/UNITARY AUTHORITIES AND AT APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS IN RURAL AREAS.

POLICY EMP 3

LAND TO BE ALLOCATED OR GIVEN PLANNING PERMISSION FOR EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT SHOULD NORMALLY SATISFY THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

IT SHOULD, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, BE LOCATED ON LAND IN OR ON THE EDGE OF MAIN SETTLEMENTS, UNLESS THE DEVELOPMENT IS SO LARGE THAT IT IS BEST SUITED TO A FREE STANDING LOCATION.
IT SHOULD USE DERELICT OR UNDER-USED LAND IN PREFERENCE TO AGRICULTURAL LAND.
IT SHOULD NOT USE AGRICULTURAL LAND OF GRADES 1, 2 OR 3A UNLESS THERE IS AN ESPECIALLY STRONG CASE WHICH OVER-RIDES THE SPECIAL IMPORTANCE GIVEN TO PROTECT SUCH LAND.
IT SHOULD NOT INCREASE AIR, NOISE, WATER POLLUTION OR HAZARD TO UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS, NOR BE IN CONFLICT WITH STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES WHICH PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT SHOULD HAVE GOOD ROAD AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, RAIL ACCESS, ADEQUATE PARKING AND NOT GENERATE SUFFICIENT TRAFFIC TO CAUSE NUISANCE OR DANGER.
IT SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
IT SHOULD BE READILY DEVELOPABLE.
IT SHOULD BE SITED AND DESIGNED TO AVOID FLOOD RISK OR TO BE PROTECTED FROM IT, AND TO AVOID CREATING OR INCREASING FLOOD RISK ELSEWHERE.

POLICY EMP 4

SMALL SCALE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT ON LAND WITHIN MAIN SETTLEMENT, MAIN VILLAGE AND OTHER RURAL SETTLEMENT BOUNDARIES AS DEFINED IN A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, OTHER THAN LAND EITHER ALLOCATED OR WITH PLANNING PERMISSION FOR EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT, WILL BE PERMITTED EXCEPT WHERE THERE ARE CONFLICTS WITH OTHER POLICIES PARTICULARLY ON THE GROUNDS OF LANDSCAPE, ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURAL LAND AND ACCESS.

POLICY EMP 5

THE CONVERSION AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, LIMITED EXTENSIONS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS FOR SMALL-SCALE EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE AND IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH OTHER POLICIES PARTICULARLY ON THE GROUNDS OF LANDSCAPE, ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURAL LAND AND ACCESS.

POLICY EMP 6

THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING INDUSTRY ON LAND ADJACENT TO EXISTING INDUSTRIAL PREMISES WILL BE PERMITTED SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDING OF AMENITY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

POLICY EMP 7

OFFICE DEVELOPMENTS IN CLWYD WILL PRIMARILY BE LOCATED IN EXISTING TOWN CENTRES.

POLICY EMP 8

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY POLLUTING WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED ON LAND EITHER ALLOCATED OR WITH PLANNING PERMISSION FOR EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE:

THE PROPOSAL COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CRITERIA B TO E OF POLICY EMP 3.
THE INDUSTRY DOES NOT CAUSE UNACCEPTABLE LOSS OF AMENITY OR HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE OPERATIONS OF NEIGHBOURING FIRMS OR COMPROMISE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE.
THE INDUSTRY DOES NOT CAUSE UNAVOIDABLE NUISANCE, HAZARD OR DAMAGE TO NEIGHBOURING AREAS.

POLICY EMP 9

MAJOR EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS REQUIRING THE RELEASE OF LARGE AREAS OF LAND, OTHER THAN LAND EITHER ALLOCATED OR WITH PLANNING PERMISSION FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES, WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE:

THE PROPOSAL CANNOT REASONABLY BE IMPLEMENTED ON LAND PROVIDED FOR IN A DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
IT COMPLIES WITH POLICY EMP 3; AND
THE PROPOSAL WOULD BRING SUBSTANTIAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

HOUSING POLICIES

POLICY HSG 1

PROVISION WILL BE MADE TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 16,500 ADDITIONAL DWELLINGS IN CLWYD DURING THE PERIOD 1996 TO 2006, DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:

COLWYN	2,800
REST OF CLWYD	13,700

THE EQUIVALENT FIGURE FOR COLWYN IN THE NEW UNITARY AUTHORITY OF CONWY, EXCLUDING CEFN MEIRIADOG AND TREFNANT, IS 2700 DWELLINGS.

POLICY HSG 2

WHERE HOUSING LAND IS NEEDED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF POLICY HSG 1, IT WILL BE MOSTLY LOCATED IN THE MAIN SETTLEMENTS OF THE COUNTY, ON SITES WHICH LIE WITHIN OR ON THE EDGE OF THE DEVELOPED AREA.

POLICY HSG 3

TO REFLECT THE REQUIREMENTS OF POLICY HSG 1, LAND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALLOW FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN MAIN SETTLEMENTS AS FOLLOWS:

TOWYN & KINMEL BAY:	AT A HIGH LEVEL OF GROWTH.
ABERGELE, COLWYN BAY:	AT A LOW LEVEL OF GROWTH.

POLICY HSG 4

OUTSIDE THE MAIN SETTLEMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LOCATED MOSTLY WITHIN OR ON THE EDGE OF MAIN VILLAGES. LAND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALLOW FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT A LOW LEVEL OF GROWTH. MAIN VILLAGES WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN LOCAL PLANS HAVING REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:

THE SCALE AND CHARACTER OF EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
LANDSCAPE, AGRICULTURAL LAND QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS, INCLUDING WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
ACCESSIBILITY TO MAIN EMPLOYMENT CENTRES AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE CAPACITY OF THE VILLAGE SCHOOL.
THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING MAIN SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES, GAS, ELECTRICITY, AND WATER SUPPLIES AT ACCEPTABLE COST.
THE ADEQUACY OF THE LOCAL ROAD NETWORK, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

POLICY HSG 5

LAND ALLOCATED OR GIVEN PLANNING PERMISSION FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SHOULD NORMALLY COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

SERVICES MUST BE AVAILABLE OR CAPABLE OF BEING PROVIDED TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT AN ACCEPTABLE COST.
SITES WHICH WOULD BE BETTER UTILISED FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
FULL AND EFFECTIVE USE SHOULD BE MADE OF LAND WITHIN EXISTING URBAN AREAS, PROVIDING THAT EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE PROTECTED AGAINST OVER DEVELOPMENT AND INSENSITIVE INFILLING.
VACANT, DERELICT OR UNDER-UTILISED LAND SHOULD BE USED IN PREFERENCE TO AGRICULTURAL LAND.
SITES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC, OR NATURE CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES SHOULD NOT BE PREJUDICED.
AGRICULTURAL LAND OF GRADES 1, 2 OR 3A SHOULD BE PROTECTED, UNLESS THERE IS AN ESPECIALLY STRONG CASE WHICH OVERRIDES THE SPECIAL IMPORTANCE GIVEN TO PROTECTING SUCH LAND.
LANDSCAPE AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES SHOULD BE CONSERVED.
THE ADEQUACY OF THE LOCAL ROAD NETWORK, THE NEED TO REDUCE TRAVEL BY PRIVATE CAR, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
CAPABLE OF BEING PROVIDED WITH ACCEPTABLE FOUL SEWERAGE AND SURFACE WATER DISPOSAL WITHOUT RISK OF POLLUTION OR FLOODING, AND WHERE POSSIBLE USING AVAILABLE PUBLIC FACILITIES.

POLICY HSG 6

IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS, OTHER THAN MAIN VILLAGES, LIMITED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT MAY BE PERMITTED IN THE FORM OF SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ROUNDS OFF AND INFILL, RELATED TO THE SIZE OF THE SETTLEMENT CONCERNED.

POLICY HSG 7

NEW DWELLINGS IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE WILL BE PERMITTED ONLY IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR WHERE A DWELLING IS ESSENTIAL TO HOUSE A FARM/FORESTRY WORKER WHO MUST LIVE ON THE SPOT RATHER THAN IN A NEARBY SETTLEMENT, AND THE NEED CANNOT BE MET ELSEWHERE IN THE LOCALITY.

THE SITING, DESIGN, SCALE AND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF ANY NEW DWELLING ERECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE LANDSCAPE AND RURAL CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.

POLICY HSG 8

THE REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING DWELLING IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE WILL BE PERMITTED, PROVIDED THAT THE NEW DWELLING DOES NOT RESULT IN AN UNDESIRABLE INTRUSION INTO THE LANDSCAPE, CREATE ACCESS PROBLEMS, NOR REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AT UNACCEPTABLE COST. THE SITING, DESIGN, SCALE AND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF ANY NEW DWELLING ERECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE LANDSCAPE AND RURAL CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.

POLICY HSG 9

THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TO A DWELLING OR DWELLINGS IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE:

THE BUILDING IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND CAPABLE OF CONVERSION WITHOUT EXTENSIVE REBUILDING TANTAMOUNT TO THE ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING.
ANY HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF MERIT IN THE BUILDING ARE RETAINED.
THE PROPOSED DWELLING AND ANY RESULTING RESIDENTIAL CURTILAGE DOES NOT RESULT IN AN UNDESIRABLE INTRUSION INTO THE LANDSCAPE, CREATE ACCESS PROBLEMS, NOR REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AT UNACCEPTABLE COST.

POLICY HSG 10

THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL CARAVANS AND MOBILE HOMES IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE, APART FROM GYPSY SITES, WILL NOT BE PERMITTED ON A PERMANENT BASIS.

POLICY HSG 11 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY HSG 12

WHEN SELECTING GYPSY CARAVAN SITES THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE MET:

DRAINAGE AND SURFACE WATER DISPOSAL, WATER SUPPLY, FOUL SEWERAGE, AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE OR CAPABLE OF BEING PROVIDED AT REASONABLE COST.
THE SITE SHOULD BE CLEARLY DEFINED AND BE CAPABLE OF FURTHER REINFORCEMENT AT ITS BOUNDARIES IN ORDER TO PREVENT ENCROACHMENT ONTO ADJOINING LAND.
THE SITE SHOULD DIRECTLY AFFECT AS FEW INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES AS POSSIBLE.
THE SITE SHOULD HAVE NATURAL SCREENING OR BE CAPABLE OF BEING SCREENED AT REASONABLE COST.
THE SITE SHOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN OR CLOSE TO AN AREA NORMALLY FREQUENTED BY GYPSIES.
THE SITE SHOULD BE IN REASONABLE PROXIMITY TO SCHOOLS, SHOPS, MEDICAL AID, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
THE SITE SHOULD BE LOCATED REASONABLY CLOSE TO OR EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM A PUBLIC HIGHWAY ROUTE, AND THE POINT OF ACCESS SHOULD ITSELF BE SUITABLE FROM A TRAFFIC POINT OF VIEW.
THE SITE SHOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON HIGH QUALITY AGRICULTURAL LAND, SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, OTHER SITES OF NATURE CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE, AND AREAS OF HIGH QUALITY LANDSCAPE.

POLICY HSG 13

CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE RELEASE OF LAND, ADDITIONAL TO THAT AVAILABLE TO MEET GENERAL HOUSING DEMAND, FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOCAL NEEDS IN APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS WITHIN OR ON THE EDGE OF RURAL SETTLEMENTS AND MAIN VILLAGES. FOR SUCH ADDITIONAL LAND TO BE RELEASED, THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL NEED TO BE SATISFIED AS TO THE ADEQUACY OF ARRANGEMENTS TO RESERVE THE HOUSING IN QUESTION FOR LOCAL NEED, BOTH INITIALLY AND ON SUBSEQUENT CHANGE OF OCCUPANT. SUCH DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD BE SYMPATHETICALLY DESIGNED TO RESPECT THE LOCATION, SIZE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF THE RURAL SETTLEMENT CONCERNED.

POLICY HSG 14

WHERE THERE IS A DEMONSTRABLE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS, THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY MAY SEEK TO NEGOTIATE WITH DEVELOPERS FOR AN ELEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEW SCHEMES OF A SUBSTANTIAL SIZE ON LAND ALLOCATED OR WITH PLANNING PERMISSION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. BEFORE GRANTING PLANNING PERMISSION FOR SUCH NEW SCHEMES THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT SECURE ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE SO THAT THE BENEFIT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL BE ENJOYED BY SUCCESSIVE AS WELL AS BY INITIAL OCCUPIERS OF THE HOUSING IN QUESTION.

MINERAL POLICIES

POLICY MIN 1

PROPOSALS FOR THE WINNING, WORKING AND PROCESSING OF MINERALS WILL BE ASSESSED IN RELATION TO:

THE CONTRIBUTION IT MAKES TO MEETING LOCAL, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING WHETHER OR NOT THE MINERAL IS OF A QUALITY AND COMPOSITION NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE.
ITS IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF WHETHER UNACCEPTABLE DAMAGE OR LOSS OF AMENITY WOULD OCCUR; AND
THE BENEFITS ACCRUING TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

POLICY MIN 2

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF PROPOSALS FOR THE WINNING, WORKING AND PROCESSING OF MINERALS WILL BE ASSESSED IN RELATION TO:

THE EFFECT ON TOWNS, VILLAGES AND NEARBY DWELLINGS.
THE EFFECT ON AGRICULTURAL LAND, LAND DRAINAGE, THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF WATER RESOURCES, AND THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
THE CAPACITY AND ADEQUACY OF THE EXISTING HIGHWAY NETWORK TO CATER FOR THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AND THE EFFECT ON OTHER PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.
THE IMPACT ON THE LANDSCAPE AND ITS ENJOYMENT.
THE IMPACT BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND CUMULATIVELY OF NOISE, DUST, FUMES AND VIBRATION.
THE EFFECT ON AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, HISTORIC OR ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE TOGETHER WITH THE EXTENT TO WHICH MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN TO MITIGATE ANY LOSS OF SIGNIFICANT FEATURES.
THE SCOPE FOR REDUCING THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY MEANS OF PHASED WORKING, INCLUDING THE SATISFACTORY DISPOSAL OF MINERAL WASTE ARISINGS, APPROPRIATE LANDSCAPING AND PROGRESSIVE RESTORATION.
THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE EFFICIENT RECOVERY OF AVAILABLE MINERAL RESOURCES (INCLUDING MINERAL WASTES) CAN BE ACHIEVED.
THE POTENTIAL OF THE PROPOSALS TO ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS.

THE MINERAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL APPRAISE ALL PROPOSALS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS AGAINST THE CRITERIA SET OUT IN THIS POLICY AND POLICY MIN 1 ABOVE TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS WHICH MAY BE APPLICABLE TO THE SITE IN QUESTION. IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE MINERAL PLANNING AUTHORITY, THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ARE SUCH THAT SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL HARM WOULD RESULT, PLANNING PERMISSION WILL NOT BE GRANTED.

POLICY MIN 3

BEFORE GRANTING PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE WINNING, WORKING AND PROCESSING OF MINERALS, THE MINERAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL NEED TO BE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CAN BE PROPERLY CONTROLLED. IF NECESSARY, CONDITIONS WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE PERMISSION AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, LEGAL OBLIGATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM THE DEVELOPER AND LANDOWNER. WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, PLANNING PERMISSION WILL NOT BE GRANTED.

POLICY MIN 4

PROPOSALS FOR THE WINNING, WORKING AND PROCESSING OF MINERALS ON LAND IN OR IN THE VICINITY OF:

SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK
A SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST/SPECIAL PROTECTION AREA/RAMSAR SITE/ SPECIAL AREA OF CONSERVATION

WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE MOST RIGOROUS EXAMINATION AND WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE IT CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE MINERAL PLANNING AUTHORITY THAT THERE EXIST EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH THAT THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

POLICY MIN 5

IN CONSIDERING PROPOSALS WHERE AGRICULTURAL LAND OF GRADES 1, 2 OR 3A WOULD BE TAKEN FOR THE WINNING AND WORKING OF MINERALS, THE MINERAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL EXPECT THAT LAND TO BE RESTORED, WHERE PRACTICABLE, TO THE SAME GRADE AS PREVIOUSLY EXISTED, WITHIN FIVE YEARS (OR SUCH LONGER PERIOD AS MAY BE AGREED) FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF RESTORATION OPERATIONS.

POLICY MIN 6

WHERE THERE IS NO OVERRIDING NEED TO RETURN A MINERAL WORKING SITE TO AGRICULTURAL USE, PROPOSALS FOR ALTERNATIVE AFTERUSES WILL BE ENCOURAGED WHICH WOULD IMPROVE ITS LANDSCAPE, ECOLOGY, OR SUITABILITY FOR SPORT AND RECREATION, OR WHICH WOULD SECURE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICIES.

POLICY MIN 7

LAND WORKED FOR MINERALS SHOULD BE RESTORED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO STANDARDS APPROPRIATE TO ITS AFTERUSE.

POLICY MIN 8

MINERAL RESOURCES OF REGIONAL OR NATIONAL IMPORTANCE WILL BE SAFEGUARDED FROM NON-MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE STERILISATION OF UNWORKED RESOURCES.

POLICY MIN 9

PROPOSALS FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION WILL BE PERMITTED WHERE THESE ACTIVITIES DO NOT HAVE UNACCEPTABLE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. THE FACT THAT EXPLORATION HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN WILL NOT BE REGARDED AS PREDISPOSING THE MINERAL PLANNING AUTHORITY TO GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION FOR EXTRACTION.

POLICY MIN 10

IN CONSIDERING PROPOSALS FOR THE WINNING, WORKING AND PROCESSING OF AGGREGATE MINERALS, THE MINERAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL HAVE REGARD TO THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NORTH WALES WORKING PARTY ON AGGREGATES, AND WILL MAINTAIN LANDBANKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOST UP TO DATE GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE.

POLICY MIN 11

THE EXTRACTION OF LIMESTONE WILL TAKE PLACE FROM:

SITES WITH AN EXISTING VALID PLANNING PERMISSION.
EXTENSIONS TO ACTIVE SITES PROVIDED THAT AN EXTENSION, COMBINED WITH THE EXISTING MINERAL ACTIVITY, COULD ACHIEVE A CONSOLIDATED DEVELOPMENT WITH UP TO DATE STANDARDS OF OPERATION, RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

PROPOSALS TO EXTRACT LIMESTONE FROM NEW SITES WILL NOT BE GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION.

POLICY MIN 12 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY MIN 13 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY MIN 14 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY MIN 15 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY MIN 16

PROPOSALS FOR THE REWORKING OF MINERAL AND/OR MINERAL WASTE DEPOSITS WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT:

THE MINERAL/MINERAL WASTE DEPOSIT CAN BE WORKED IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, AND
THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BRING FORWARD OR ENABLE A USE OF LAND MORE BENEFICIAL THAN THAT CURRENTLY EXISTING.

POLICY MIN 17

PROPOSALS FOR THE EXTRACTION, PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF OIL OR NATURAL GAS WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT:

INTERESTS OF ACKNOWLEDGED ENVIRONMENTAL OR AMENITY IMPORTANCE WOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY HARMED.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICIES; AND
A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME, INDICATING THE WAY IN WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP THE OIL AND/OR GAS RESOURCE, IS SUBMITTED TO THE MINERAL PLANNING AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT OF ANY APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION.

POLICY MIN 18

PROPOSALS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF PEAT FOR SALE WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE EXTRACTION WOULD NOT MATERIALLY PREJUDICE THE NATURE CONSERVATION OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF THE SITE CONCERNED.

POLICY MIN 19

PROPOSALS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF MINERALS FROM BORROW PITS WILL NORMALLY BE PERMITTED UNLESS THE DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE CARRIED OUT IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER OR IF INTERESTS OF ACKNOWLEDGED IMPORTANCE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HARMED.

SHOPPING POLICIES

POLICY SH 1

NEW SHOPPING DEVELOPMENT WILL PRIMARILY BE LOCATED IN EXISTING TOWN AND DISTRICT CENTRES, RELATED IN SCALE AND TYPE TO THE SIZE AND FUNCTION OF THE CENTRE.

POLICY SH 2

TOWN AND DISTRICT CENTRES WILL BE PROMOTED AND IMPROVED BY:

SCHEMES OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND PEDESTRIANISATION.
SCHEMES OF REDEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT IN AREAS OF POOR BUILDINGS, UNUSED AND UNDERUSED LAND.
MEASURES TO IMPROVE ACCESS FACILITIES TO COMMERCIAL PREMISES FOR SERVICING.
MEASURES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE FACILITIES AND TERMINALS.
MEASURES TO IMPROVE CAR PARKING FACILITIES.
MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT CENTRES HAVE A CLEAN, SECURE AND ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

POLICY SH 3

LARGE SHOPPING DEVELOPMENTS WHICH CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN AN EXISTING TOWN CENTRE SHOULD WHENEVER POSSIBLE BE LOCATED ON EDGE OF CENTRE SITES, AND SHOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN SETTLEMENT LIMITS. PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE USE OF VACANT, DERELICT, OR ENVIRONMENTALLY DEGRADED LAND. SUCH DEVELOPMENTS WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED IF:

IT CAN BE ESTABLISHED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT, TOGETHER WITH OTHER RECENT OR PROPOSED RETAIL DEVELOPMENT, WOULD NOT HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT ON THE VITALITY AND VIABILITY OF ANY TOWN CENTRE.
THE TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT CAN BE SATISFACTORILY ACCOMMODATED BY THE SURROUNDING HIGHWAY NETWORK.
THE DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED SO THAT IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO NON CAR USERS, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON OVERALL DEMAND FOR CAR TRAVEL.
THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT DETRIMENTALLY INTRUDE IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OR LANDSCAPE, OR LEAD TO THE LOSS OF HIGH QUALITY AGRICULTURAL LAND.
THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT UTILISE A SITE WHICH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY CONSIDER ESSENTIAL TO SAFEGUARD FOR OTHER USES.

POLICY SH 4

THE PRINCIPLE OF AN OUT OF TOWN REGIONAL OR SUB-REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTRE IN CLWYD AND ADJOINING AREAS IS OPPOSED. ANY MAJOR ADDITIONS TO EXISTING RETAIL FLOORSPACE SHOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN EXISTING TOWNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES SH 1 AND SH 3.

TOURISM, LEISURE AND RECREATION

POLICY TLR 1

NEW HOTELS WILL BE PRIMARILY LOCATED IN, OR ON THE EDGE OF MAIN SETTLEMENTS. IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, OUTSIDE MAIN VILLAGES, HOTEL AND GUEST HOUSE DEVELOPMENT WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED BY THE CONVERSION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, WHEN THE FORM, BULK AND GENERAL DESIGN OF ANY EXTENSION WILL HAVE TO BE IN KEEPING WITH THE SURROUNDINGS.

POLICY TLR 2

IN THE RURAL AREA THE PROVISION OF QUALITY SELF-SERVICED ACCOMMODATION THROUGH THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING RURAL BUILDINGS WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT, THE DEVELOPMENT COMPLIES WITH THE CRITERIA SET OUT UNDER POLICY HSG 9 AND DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH OTHER STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES WHICH SAFEGUARD CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURAL AND ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS.

POLICY TLR 3

ADDITIONAL PROVISION FOR TOURING CARAVANS AND TENTS WILL BE PERMITTED EITHER ON EXISTING CARAVAN SITES BY THE REPLACEMENT OF STATIC PITCHES BY TOURING PITCHES AND/OR TENTS, OR ON NEW SITES PROVIDED THAT:

ACCESS TO SITES MAY BE GAINED FROM A PRIMARY OR MAIN DISTRIBUTOR ROUTE; THE A543; A544; A548 SOUTH AND WEST OF ABERGELE; AND B5105 ROAD BY MEANS OF AN ADEQUATE AND SAFE ACCESS ROAD.
THE CARAVANS CAN BE UNOBTRUSIVELY ASSIMILATED IN THE LANDSCAPE.
AREAS OF ECOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC OR HISTORIC INTEREST ARE NOT THREATENED.

POLICY TLR 4

DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY HOLIDAY COMPLEXES/VILLAGES WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED IN INLAND RURAL LOCATIONS, WHERE THERE IS MINIMUM IMPACT ON THE IMMEDIATE LOCALITY. SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL BE OF A HIGH QUALITY DESIGN, WILL RESPECT THE SCALE AND CHARACTER OF THE LOCAL AREA AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES WHICH SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, ACCESS AND AGRICULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS.

POLICY TLR 5

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF STATIC HOLIDAY CARAVAN AND CHALET SITES ON THE COAST WILL NOT BE PERMITTED EITHER ON NEW SITES, OR BY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STANDINGS ON EXISTING SITES OR BY EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SITES EXCEPT WHERE EXTENSIONS ARE PERMITTED BY POLICY TLR 6.

POLICY TLR 6

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW STATIC CARAVANS/CHALETS WILL BE PERMITTED INLAND WHERE THEY FORM PART OF AN EXISTING HOTEL/MOTEL COMPLEX PROVIDED THAT:

THERE IS ADEQUATE ACCESS, AND
SITES ARE INCONSPICUOUS AND THE DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATES COMPREHENSIVE LANDSCAPING, AND
SITES SHOULD BE OF A SCALE EASILY AND UNOBTRUSIVELY ASSIMILATED INTO THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND SHOULD BE SUBORDINATE TO THE MAIN HOTEL/MOTEL USE.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT BRING ABOUT THE UNDUE CONCENTRATION OF SITES IN ANY ONE LOCALITY, AND
AREAS OF ECOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC OR HISTORIC INTEREST ARE NOT THREATENED.

POLICY TLR 6A

MINOR EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING STATIC HOLIDAY CARAVAN SITES MAY BE ALLOWED WHERE A SCHEME DEMONSTRATES A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE SITE AND A REDUCTION OF ITS IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE. EXTENSION RELATES ONLY TO A PHYSICAL EXTENSION OF A SITE IN LAND USE TERMS AND NOT TO ANY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF UNITS ON SITE. SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES WHICH PROTECT ACCESS, ECOLOGICAL, LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.

POLICY TLR 7

LARGE SCALE FACILITIES FOR TOURISM, RECREATION AND LEISURE WILL BE LOCATED IN THE MAIN SETTLEMENTS OF CLWYD, IN PARTICULAR IN THE COASTAL HOLIDAY RESORTS, IN AREAS CONVENIENT FOR THE VISITOR AND RESIDENT POPULATION. SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL RESPECT THE SCALE AND CHARACTER OF THE LOCAL AREA AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES WHICH PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

POLICY TLR 8

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION, TOGETHER WITH THE WIDER USE OF EXISTING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BY DUAL OR JOINT USE, WILL BE PERMITTED PARTICULARLY WHERE THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A LOCAL DEFICIENCY. SUCH DEVELOPMENT WILL RESPECT THE SCALE AND CHARACTER OF THE LOCAL AREA AND BE SUBJECT TO STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES WHICH PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

POLICY TLR 9

DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYING FIELDS, OPEN SPACES AND PLAY AREAS FOR NON-RECREATIONAL PURPOSES WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED WHERE:

THE LAND WILL NOT BE REQUIRED IN THE LONGER TERM FOR SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY USE.
THERE IS ADEQUATE LOCAL PROVISION REMAINING IN THE COMMUNITY TO SATISFY DEMAND.
AN EQUIVALENT FACILITY IS PROVIDED WHERE THERE IS UNDER-PROVISION.
THE LAND DOES NOT HAVE AN AMENITY VALUE IN THE LOCALITY.

POLICY TLR 10

THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE TOURIST/RECREATION FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE WILL BE PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES WHICH PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. PROPOSALS FOR FACILITIES FOR NOISY SPORTS WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED IN LOCATIONS WHERE THE AMENITY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, OTHER USERS, NATURE CONSERVATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS ARE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

POLICY TLR 11 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY TLR 12

PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ALL LEGITIMATE USERS AND WILL BE FURTHER DEVELOPED AS A RECREATION RESOURCE FOR WALKERS, HORSERIDERS AND CYCLISTS BY:

PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING EXISTING PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, IMPROVING WAYMARKING AND SIGNPOSTING.
SUPPORTING AND CO-OPERATING WITH OTHER INTEREST GROUPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC, OR LONG DISTANCE ROUTES.
IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING A SYSTEM OF RECREATION ROUTES ENCOMPASSING EXISTING RESOURCES INCLUDING ACCOMMODATION, UTILISING PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINKS AND TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE NEEDS OF CAR USERS.
IMPLEMENTING THE "COUNTRYSIDE RECREATION STRATEGY FOR CLWYD.
NEGOTIATING FOR PERMISSIVE PATHS.
PROMOTING ORDERS TO DIVERT OR CREATE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY WHERE THIS IS A GAIN TO THE PUBLIC.
NEGOTIATING FOR ACCESS AGREEMENTS WITH FOREST ENTERPRISE AND THE FORESTRY AUTHORITY AS APPROPRIATE.
PROTECTING, WHERE PRACTICABLE, THE LINEARITY OF REDUNDANT RAILWAY TRACK BEDS.
PROTECTING DEFINITIVE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AFFECTED BY DEVELOPMENT.

POLICY TLR 13

PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW GOLF COURSES OR EXTENDED GOLF COURSES OR ASSOCIATED FACILITIES ESSENTIAL TO THEIR OPERATION WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT:

THE DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT CAUSE PERMANENT LOSS OF THE BEST AND MOST VERSATILE AGRICULTURAL LAND.
THE DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE APPEARANCE OF CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRYSIDE.
ASSOCIATED FACILITIES ARE STRICTLY ANCILLARY TO THE USE OF THE GOLF COURSE.
ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS HOTELS, HOUSING OFFICES, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ON THEIR OWN MERITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICIES.
DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON HISTORIC PARKLANDS, HISTORIC GARDENS, ANCIENT WOODLANDS, SSSI'S, AND ANY OTHER AREAS OF ECOLOGICAL/LANDSCAPE IMPORTANCE SUCH AS WETLANDS AND PONDS.
SUITABLE ACCESS AND ADEQUATE CAR PARKING IS PROVIDED.
NO NUISANCE IS CAUSED TO OTHER LAND USERS OR LOCAL RESIDENTS BY ANY ASSOCIATED FLOODLIGHTING.
EXISTING RIGHTS OF WAY AND USERS THEREOF ARE SAFEGUARDED.
EXISTING WATER RESOURCES ARE PROTECTED.

TRANSPORT POLICIES

POLICY TRANS 1

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES AND INTERCHANGE FACILITIES IN CLWYD WILL BE MAINTAINED AND ENHANCED AND THEIR USAGE PROMOTED IN PREFERENCE TO THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE PERMITTED IF THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES:

NEW OR IMPROVED INTERCHANGE FACILITIES, INCLUDING RAILWAY STATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO ANY ASSOCIATED CAR PARKS.
BUILT DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAS A BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON BUS OR RAIL USAGE.
FACILITIES FOR THE TRANSFER OF FREIGHT FROM ROAD TO RAIL OR CANAL.
THE REOPENING OF RAILWAY STATIONS OR ABANDONED LINES.

POLICY TRANS 2 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY TRANS 3

SYSTEMATIC AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES WILL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR CLWYD'S TOWNS, RESIDENTIAL ROADS AND RURAL AREAS, PARTICULARLY WHERE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE RELIEVED AREAS OF TRAFFIC. THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER STRUCTURE PLAN POLICIES:

MEASURES TO REDUCE PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE CONFLICT.
PROVISION FOR CYCLISTS IN TERMS OF PRIORITY ROUTES AND PARKING FACILITIES.
THE REGULATION OF HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TRAFFIC.
LONG TERM PEDESTRIANISATION PROPOSALS.
THE ADEQUATE PROVISION OF LONG AND SHORT STAY PARKING AND OF PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES.
IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY TO TOWN CENTRES BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT, FOR EXAMPLE, BY THE INTRODUCTION OF BUS LANES.
ANY OTHER PROPOSALS FOR TRAFFIC CALMING.

POLICY TRANS 4

NEW HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES:-

FIRST PRIORITY:	SCHEMES WHICH IMPROVE SAFETY AND REDUCE TRAVEL COSTS, INCLUDING ACCIDENTS, ON MAIN DISTRIBUTOR ROUTES (OR NON TRUNK PRIMARY ROUTES).
SECOND PRIORITY:	SCHEMES WHICH WILL ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN TOWN CENTRES, URBAN AREAS AND VILLAGES.
THIRD PRIORITY:	SCHEMES WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF SETTLEMENTS OR MAJOR EMPLOYMENT AREAS TO THE PRIMARY AND MAIN DISTRIBUTOR NETWORK.

POLICY TRANS 5

THE COUNTY COUNCIL WILL GIVE PRIORITY TO A HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT SCHEME FOR GORS ROAD, TOWYN BETWEEN 1996 AND 2006.

POLICY TRANS 6 - NOT ADOPTED

POLICY TRANS 7

ROAD DESIGN AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES, AND THE CONTROL OF ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT WILL REFLECT THESE PRINCIPLES:-

PRIMARY AND MAIN DISTRIBUTOR ROUTES; TRAFFIC ON SUCH ROUTES WILL NORMALLY TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER LESSER ROUTES AT INTERSECTIONS. IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE TO A HIGH STANDARD WITH LIMITATIONS ON ACCESS, PARKING AND CROSSING AND TURNING MOVEMENTS.
DISTRICT DISTRIBUTOR ROUTES; IMPROVEMENTS TO THESE ROUTES MAY BE TO A LOWER STANDARD THAN ON PRIMARY AND MAIN DISTRIBUTOR ROUTES WITH SOME LIMITATIONS ON ACCESS, PARKING, CROSSING AND TURNING MOVEMENTS.
LOCAL ROADS; IMPROVEMENTS TO THESE ROADS WILL BE CONFINED TO PLACES WHERE THERE ARE SPECIAL SAFETY OR AGRICULTURAL REQUIREMENTS AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES WOULD BE INADEQUATE.

THE PRIMARY ROUTE NETWORK IN COLWYN IS DEFINED BELOW:

TRUNK PRIMARY ROUTES

A5(T) PENTREFOELAS (ABERCONWY BOUNDARY) TO MAERDY (GLYNDWR/DENBIGHSHIRE BOUNDARY)

A55(T) MOCHDRE (ABERCONWY BOUNDARY) TO TERFYN (RHUDDLAN/DENBIGHSHIRE BOUNDARY)

COUNTY PRIMARY ROUTES

A548 ABERGELE TO FORYD (RHUDDLAN/DENBIGHSHIRE BOUNDARY)

POLICY TRANS 8

NEW ROAD SCHEMES, OR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ROADS WILL BE DESIGNED WHERE APPROPRIATE:-

TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL LANDSCAPE FEATURES, WILDLIFE HABITATS AND OTHER SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, TO CREATE NEW ONES.
TO MAKE POSITIVE PROVISION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS.