PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside·Page 24·5.19
Replacement of non-residential countryside buildings
While reuse and sympathetic conversion of non-residential buildings is sustainable, replacement may occasionally be acceptable where it results in significant environmental benefits.
While Policy CTY 4 highlights that the reuse and sympathetic conversion of non-residential buildings can represent a sustainable approach to development in the countryside, it is however acknowledged that there may be occasions where the replacement of such buildings can result in significant environmental benefits.
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