This is done in various ways.
- Setting strategic targets and policies for economic growth, affordable housing, climate change, flooding, infrastructure provision and transport, and the locations where development will be focused
- Allocating land for uses such as housing, employment and retail
- Producing detailed policies on subjects such as design, conservation and town centres.
- Producing Supplementary Planning Documents and development briefs to focus on a certain subject, such as air quality or meeting housing needs
The Council uses these policies to make decisions on planning applications.
The Forward Planning team keeps an up-to-date record of housing land supply in the district. For more information and to see recent reports click on the following link:
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
We also monitor economic conditions and the delivery of our policies, completing an annual survey of businesses, employment land and rural services. For more information click on the following link:
Monitoring and Annual Monitoring Reports (AMR)
Mid Devon Planning Policy
Since changes to legislation in 2004, the Council has introduced the Local Development Framework to gradually replace the old system of structure plans and local plans.
All planning authorities must have regard to national and regional planning policy. Devon County Council controls development relating to waste and minerals.
In Mid Devon, the Devon Structure Plan, Core Strategy and Local Plan make up the adopted local policies for development. The Allocations & Infrastructure Development Plan Document is currently being examined by the Planning Inspectorate and, if adopted, will supersede parts of the Local Plan by the end of 2010. A Development Management Development Plan Document will then be prepared, to replace the Local Plan.
Other documents in the Council's Local Development Framework include the Local Development Scheme (setting a timetable for policies to be produced), the Statement of Community Involvement (our commitment to consultation and public participation in the planning process) and Supplementary Planning Documents on air quality, meeting housing needs and public open space.
