TDLP PART 2 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Torridge District Local Plan comprises the Written Statement and the Proposals Map. The Written Statement is in two parts. Part 1 outlines the general strategy and the policies that apply across the district. Part 2 is area based, containing policies and proposals that apply to specific towns or villages, or to specific sites within them.

1.2 This is Part 2 of the Plan.

1.3 The Proposals Map comprises a Districtwide base map and a number of inset maps. The maps are either bound into the text, or filed in plastic wallets.

1.4 The section on page 3 of Part 1 explains the relationship between the two parts of the Plan and the Proposals Map. All three components must be read together. Decisions by the Council and other bodies will be based upon the entire Plan - not just Part 1, Part 2, the Proposals Map, or individual policies or proposals.

1.5 Part 2 provides detailed guidance only where it is necessary. This usually means that there are some specific requirements relating to the development of a site. Unless specifically noted, the relevant general policies from Part 1 also apply to site-specific proposals.

1.6 This means the following chapters do not refer to, or show on the Proposals Map, all sites where development is likely, or where planning permission already has been granted. Only those sites that have a specific requirement or are central to the strategy of the District Council are specifically shown. Where other commitments exist, for example for housing, there is a general reference in the appropriate section.

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1.8 All planning applications for new development, including all applications to renew existing permissions, will be considered against the policies and proposals of the Plan. This may result in some permissions not being renewed in their present form, or not being renewed at all.

1.9 Wherever development may be permissible and sites have not been identified, the general policies of the Plan apply.

1.9A The 1999 population estimates for parishes were produced by the Devon County Corporate Information Service and are based on the Family Health Service Authority data. This data was the most up to date source of information available at parish level.

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