SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 96·6.268
Major Tourism Development in Countryside – Exceptional Circumstances
Permits major tourism development in the countryside only in exceptional circumstances where exceptional and sustainable benefits are demonstrated and a countryside location is justified.
Policies or proposals for major tourism development in the countryside may be provided for in exceptional circumstances. Proposals must demonstrate; exceptional benefit to the tourism industry; and sustainable benefit to the locality, and that a countryside location is required by reason of its size or site specific or functional requirements.
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