Planning, building and the environment

Consultation paper on a new Planning Policy Statement: Planning for a Natural and Healthy Environment

Published	9 March 2010
Closing date	1 June 2010
Type(s)	Consultation documents, Legislation and policy
Site	Planning, building and the environment
Product code	09PD06236
ISBN	9781409822615
Price	Free

Summary

This consultation seeks views on the proposed Planning Policy Statement: Planning for a Natural and Healthy Environment, which sets out streamlined and consolidated planning policy relating to:

biodiversity and geological conservation (currently set out in Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation (PPS9))
landscape protection, soil and agricultural land quality, and forestry (currently set out in paragraphs 21-23, 28-29 and 33 of Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (PPS7))
coastal access, heritage coast and the undeveloped coast (currently set out in paragraphs 2.9, 2.10 and 3.9 of Planning Policy Guidance 20: Coastal Planning (PPG20))
open space, sport, recreation and play (currently set out in Planning Policy Guidance 17: Planning for Open Space, Sport and Recreation (PPG17))

Proposed policy changes relate only to the strategic provision of green infrastructure and to the floodlighting of sports and recreational facilities.

The following consultation relates to this consultation:

Draft Government Circular: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation - Statutory obligations and their impact within the planning system (external link). This seeks comments on a proposed revision of ODPM Circular 06/05-Defra Circular 01/05.

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