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.