Policy SS2 Development in the Countryside

In areas designated as Countryside development will be limited to that which requires a rural location and is for one or more of the following:  

• agriculture;
• forestry;
• the preservation of Listed Buildings;
• the re-use and adaptation of buildings for appropriate purposes;
• coastal and flood protection;
• affordable housing in accordance with the Council’s ‘ rural exception site policy’;
• the extension and replacement of dwellings;
• extensions to existing businesses;
• sites for Gypsies and Travellers and travelling showpeople;
• new-build employment generating proposals where there is particular environmental or operational justification;
• community services and facilities meeting a proven local need;
• new build community, commercial, business and residential development where it replaces that which is at risk from coastal erosion, in accordance with Policy EN12: Relocation and Replacement of Development Affected by Coastal Erosion Risk;
• development by statutory undertakers or public utility providers;
• recreation and tourism;
• renewable energy projects;
• transport;
• mineral extraction; and
• waste management facilities

 Proposals which do not accord with the above will not be permitted.