CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
1. Vision Statement and Spatial
Strategy
2. Statement of Community Involvement
3. Statement of Sustainability
Appraisal
4. Statement of Plan Monitoring
5. Core Policies
C1 Sustainability
C2 Community Infrastructure
C3 Development Control Policy
C4 Business Development
Topic Area Policies
6. Natural Environment
NE1 Western Wiltshire Green
Belt
NE2 The Swindon Rural Buffer
NE3 Local Rural Buffers
NE4 Areas of Outstanding Natural
Beauty
NE5 Nature Conservation Sites
of International Importance
NE6 Nature Conservation Sites
of National Importance
NE7 Nature Conservation Sites
of Local Importance
NE8 Nature Conservation Areas
in the Cotswold Water Park
NE9 Protection of Species
NE10 Managing Nature Conservation
Features
NE11 Conserving Biodiversity
NE12 Woodland
NE13 The Great Western Community
Forest
NE14 Trees and the Control
of New Development
NE15 The Landscape Character
of the Countryside
NE16 Renewable Energy
NE17 Contaminated Land
NE18 Noise and Pollution
NE19 Ministry of Defence Land
NE20 Re-Use of Military Establishments
in the Countryside
NE21 Development in Flood
Risk Areas
NE22 Surface Water Run Off
NE23 Water Courses
7. Historic Environment
HE1 Development in Conservation
Areas
HE2 Demolition in Conservation
Areas
HE3 Historic Parks and Gardens
HE4 Development, Demolition
or Alterations involving Listed Buildings
HE5 Scheduled Ancient Monuments
and Nationally Important Features
HE6 Locally Important Archaeological
Sites
HE7 Enabling Development –
Historic Environment
HE8 Archaeological Evaluation
8. Transport
T1 Minimising the Need to Travel
T2 Transport Assessment and
Travel Plans
T3 Parking
T4 Cycling, Walking and Public
Transport
T5 Safeguarding
T6 Freight
9. Housing
H1 Required Level of Residential
Development
H2 Allocated Residential Sites
H3 Residential Development Within
Framework Boundaries
H4 Residential Development in
the Open Countryside
H5 Affordable Housing in Urban
Areas
H6 Affordable Housing in Rural
Areas
H7 Affordable Housing on Rural
Exceptions Sites
H8 Residential Extensions
H9 Gypsy Sites
10. Business Development
BD1 Employment Land
BD2 Safeguarding Existing
Business Uses
BD3 Business Development on
Unallocated Sites
BD4 Business Development within,
or on the Edge of Villages
BD5 Rural Business Development
BD6 Re-Use of Rural Buildings
BD7 Farm Diversification
BD8 Telecommunications
BD9 Signs and Advertisements
11. Retail
R1 Town Centre Primary Frontage
Areas
R2 Town Centre Secondary Frontage
Areas
R3 Retail Designations
R4 Proposals Outside Town Centre
Primary and Town Centre Secondary Areas
R5 Local Shops and Services
R6 Existing Local Shops and
Services
R7 Upper Floors in Town Centres
12. Community Facilities
CF1 Local Community and Education
Facilities
CF2 Leisure Facilities and
Open Space
CF3 Provision of Open Space
13. Tourism
TM1 General Policy For Tourism
TM2 Wilts and Berks/ Thames
and Severn Canals
TM3 Swindon and Cricklade
Railway Line
TM4 The Thames Path National
Trail
APPENDICES
1: Nature Conservation Sites
of International and National Importance in North Wiltshire
2: The Ten Areas of Special Archaeological
Significance in North Wiltshire
3: County Wide Parking Standards
4: Transport Assessment and Travel
Plans Thresholds
The written statement document is also available as a number of downloadable pdfs:
1. Vision Statement and
Spatial Strategy (includes Preface)
2. Statement of Community Involvement
3. Statement of Sustainability Appraisal
4. Statement of Plan Monitoring
5. Core Policies
6. Natural Environment
7. Historic Environment
8. Transport
9. Housing
10. Business Development
11. Retail
12. Community Facilities
13. Tourism
Appendices
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