PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside·Page 20·5.12
Justification and Amplification – Dispersed Rural Communities Designation
The Department designates Dispersed Rural Communities to promote rural regeneration in areas with economic and social disadvantage. Proposals for small groups of houses consolidating identified focal points, and appropriate economic and social development, will be sympathetically considered to help sustain these particular rural communities.
Some rural areas display symptoms of economic and social disadvantage. These areas may contain dispersed communities with a strong sense of identity. In the interests of promoting rural regeneration the Department has identified and designated a number of these communities as Dispersed Rural Communities (DRC) in development plans. In an effort to help sustain these particular rural communities, the Department will approve a suitable proposal for a small group of houses that build upon and consolidate identified focal points. Proposals for appropriate economic and social development will also be sympathetically considered.
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