Northern Area Plan 2016
Strategic Plan Framework: Housing Zonings

The Plan zones a range of sites in each of its main settlements, and also sets out the key site requirements for the development for each site in Volume 2 of the Plan. These provide preliminary guidance and are not meant to be an exhaustive list. There may be additional requirements arising, for example due to new planning guidance or necessary infrastructure works, at the time of determination of any planning applications.

The Plan defines an appropriate density for each identified site related primarily to guidance set out in Consultation Draft PPS 12- Housing In Settlements, the physical characteristics of the site and the character of neighbouring residential areas. This is necessary to ensure the strategic objectives of the RDS are not undermined by non-conforming densities of development, which would distort the scale of overall development relative to the Plan strategy and the Regional Development Strategy (RDS) Housing Growth Indicators.