SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 48·6.63
Rural Development and Employment
New development and employment opportunities in rural areas should respect local, social and environmental circumstances, with proposals integrated appropriately within rural settlements or within the rural landscape.
The RDS recognises that to sustain rural communities, new development and employment opportunities are required which respect local, social and environmental circumstances. Facilitating development in appropriate locations is considered necessary to ensure proposals are integrated appropriately within rural settlements or in the case of countryside locations, within the rural landscape.
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