SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 48·6.65

SPPS Aim for Countryside Development

The SPPS aims to manage countryside development by balancing environmental protection from inappropriate development while supporting and sustaining rural communities consistent with the Regional Development Strategy 2035.

The aim of the SPPS with regard to the countryside is to manage development in a manner which strikes a balance between protection of the environment from inappropriate development, while supporting and sustaining rural communities consistent with the RDS.

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