PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside·Page 20·5.13
Assessment Criteria for DRC Proposals
Development proposals in Dispersed Rural Communities will be assessed based on scale, visual impact, integration with existing settlement patterns, and service considerations including access, sewage disposal, and drainage. Decisions will be made locally according to development plan policies and local circumstances.
The determining factors, on any proposal in a DRC, will be the scale of development proposed, visual impact, and its association or integration with the existing pattern of settlement. Other service considerations such as access, method of sewage disposal, and drainage may on occasions be critical. Each proposal for development in a DRC will depend on local circumstances and planning decisions will be made locally having regard to the policies in the development plan.
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