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Local Plan Policy |
Core Strategy Policy |
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SUMMARY OF THE LOCAL PLAN |
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1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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2. |
THE CHARACTER OF
MOLE VALLEY |
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3. |
THE PLANNING STRATEGY
FOR MOLE VALLEY |
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4. |
PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT |
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PROTECTION OF
THE COUNTRYSIDE |
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INTRODUCTION |
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STRATEGY |
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THE GREEN
BELT |
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Green Belt Boundary
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ENV1 |
CS1,
CS2 |
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Development Policy
for the Green Belt Outside Villages |
ENV2 |
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Development in
the Countryside Beyond the Green Belt |
ENV3 |
CS1,
CS2 |
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LANDSCAPE
CHARACTER |
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Landscape Character |
ENV4 |
CS13 |
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Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty |
ENV5 |
CS13 |
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Area of Great
Landscape Value |
ENV6
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CS13 |
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Protection
and Enhancement of the Urban Fringe |
ENV7
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The River Mole,
the Tilling Bourne and the Pipp Brook |
ENV8 |
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NATURE
CONSERVATION |
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Candidate Special
Areas of Conservation |
ENV9 |
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National Nature
Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest |
ENV10 |
CS15 |
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Local and Non-Statutory
Nature Reserves |
ENV11 |
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Sites of Nature
Conservation Importance and potential Sites of Nature Conservation
Importance |
ENV12 |
CS15 |
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Features of
Local Importance for Nature Conservation |
ENV13 |
CS15 |
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Enhancement,
Management and Creation of Nature Conservation Features |
ENV14 |
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Species Protection |
ENV15
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Regionally Important
Geological / Geomorphological Sites |
ENV16
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CS15 |
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PROTECTING
THE CHARACTER OF THE BUILT-UP AREAS |
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RESIDENTIAL
AREAS |
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Residential
Areas of Special Character |
ENV17 |
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South Dorking
Policy Area |
ENV18 |
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Larger Modern
Housing Estates |
ENV19 |
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OPEN
SPACES IN BUILT-UP AREAS AND VILLAGES |
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Strategic Open
Land within Built-up Areas |
ENV20 |
CS16 |
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Locally Important
Open Spaces |
ENV21 |
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DESIGN,
LAYOUT AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT |
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INTRODUCTION
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General Development
Control Criteria |
ENV22 |
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LOCAL
CONTEXT |
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Respect for
Setting |
ENV23 |
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Density of Development
and the Space about Buildings |
ENV24 |
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Landscape Design
of New Developments |
ENV25 |
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Comprehensive
Treatment of Areas |
ENV26 |
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Replacement
Buildings |
ENV27 |
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DESIGN
ISSUES |
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Building Detailing
and Materials |
ENV28 |
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Planning and
Crime Prevention |
ENV29 |
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Access for Disabled
People to Non-Domestic Buildings and their Sites |
ENV30 |
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Art in the Environment |
ENV31 |
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HOUSEHOLDER
PROPOSALS |
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House Extensions |
ENV32 |
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Residential
Fencing and Walls |
ENV33 |
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Domestic Satellite
Receiving Dishes |
ENV34
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SHOPFRONTS
AND ADVERTISEMENTS |
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Design of Shopfronts |
ENV35 |
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Advertisement
Control |
ENV36 |
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Area of Special
Control of Advertisements |
ENV37 |
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Advertisement
Discontinuance Action |
ENV38 |
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CONSERVING
THE HERITAGE |
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CONSERVATION
AREAS |
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Development
in Conservation Areas |
ENV39 |
CS14 |
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Demolition in
Conservation Areas |
ENV40 |
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Enhancement
Schemes in Conservation Areas |
ENV41
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LISTED
BUILDINGS |
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Preservation
and Restoration of Listed Buildings |
ENV42 |
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Alterations
and Additions to Listed Buildings |
ENV43 |
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Development
Affecting the Setting of Listed Buildings |
ENV44 |
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Advertisements
on Listed Buildings |
ENV45 |
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Repair of Historic
Buildings |
ENV46
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HISTORIC
PARKS AND GARDENS |
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Historic Parks
and Gardens |
ENV47 |
CS14 |
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ARCHAEOLOGY
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Scheduled Ancient
Monuments, Monuments of National Importance and County Sites of
Archaeological Importance |
ENV48 |
CS14 |
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Sites or Areas
of High Archaeological Potential |
ENV49 |
CS14 |
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Unidentified
Archaeological Sites |
ENV50 |
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Archaeological
Discoveries During Development |
ENV51 |
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TREES,
HEDGEROWS AND WOODLANDS |
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Felling Licences
and Woodland Grant Schemes |
ENV52 |
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Trees in the
Built-up Areas |
ENV53 |
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Tree Preservation
Orders and Trees in Conservation Areas |
ENV54
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OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ISSUES |
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Proposed Development
Affected by Existing Environmental Pollution |
ENV55 |
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Housing Development
Affected by Noise |
ENV56 |
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Lighting Proposals
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ENV57 |
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Unneighbourly
Industrial Premises |
ENV58
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Energy Conservation
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ENV59 |
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Renewable Energy
Projects |
ENV60 |
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Hazardous Substances
Development |
ENV61 |
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Telecommunication
Masts |
ENV62 |
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Overhead Power
Lines |
ENV63 |
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Flood Protection
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ENV64 |
CS20 |
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Drainage |
ENV65 |
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Run-Off from
New Development |
ENV66 |
CS20 |
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Groundwater
Quality |
ENV67 |
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Adequate Water
Resources |
ENV68 |
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Contaminated
Land |
ENV69 |
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5. |
DEVELOPMENT IN
RURAL AREAS |
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INTRODUCTION
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STRATEGY |
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GENERAL
APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE RURAL AREAS |
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Infilling in Green
Belt Villages |
RUD1 |
CS1,
CS2 |
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Infilling and
Limited Development in Villages Inset from the Green Belt |
RUD2
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CS1,
CS2 |
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Infilling and
Limited Development in Villages Beyond the Green Belt |
RUD3 |
CS1,
CS2 |
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HOUSING
IN THE RURAL AREAS |
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New Housing in
Villages |
RUD4 |
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Low-Cost Rural
Housing |
RUD5 |
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Existing Residential
Caravan and Park Home Sites |
RUD6 |
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Extension of
Dwellings in the Countryside |
RUD7 |
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Replacement of
Dwellings in the Countryside |
RUD8 |
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Garages and Other
Ancillary Domestic Buildings in the Curtilage of Dwellings in
the Countryside |
RUD9 |
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Large Dwellings
in the Countryside |
RUD10
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AGRICULTURE
AND THE RURAL ECONOMY OF MOLE VALLEY |
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Background |
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Government Policy |
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Overall Strategy
for Agriculture and the Rural Economy |
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Protection of
Agricultural Land |
RUD11 |
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Development on
Fragmented Agricultural Land |
RUD12
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Prior Approval
of Agricultural Development |
RUD13 |
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Agricultural
Development Requiring Planning Permission |
RUD14 |
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New Agricultural
Dwellings |
RUD15
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Agricultural
Occupancy Conditions |
RUD16 |
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Farm Diversification
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RUD17 |
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Farm Shops |
RUD18 |
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Re-use and Adaptation
of Rural Buildings |
RUD19 |
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Commercial Development
in Villages |
RUD20 |
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Major Developed
Sites in the Green Belt |
RUD21 |
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Extension or
Redevelopment of Existing Commercial / Industrial Premises |
RUD22 |
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In the Green
Belt Extension or Redevelopment of Existing Commercial / Industrial
Premises |
RUD23 |
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In the Countryside
Beyond the Green Belt Village Shops |
RUD24
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Garden Centres
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RUD25 |
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Community Facilities
in Rural Areas |
RUD26 |
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GATWICK
AIRPORT AND RELATED DEVELOPMENT |
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Pressures of
the Airport and their Impact on Mole Valley |
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Provision of
Additional Runway Capacity at Gatwick Airport |
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Development at
Gatwick Airport, Crawley |
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Airport Related
Development |
RUD27 |
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Off-Airport Car
Parking |
RUD28 |
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6. |
HOUSING |
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INTRODUCTION |
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STRATEGY |
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SAFEGUARDING
THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED HOUSING STOCK |
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Safeguarding the
Existing and Proposed Housing Stock |
HSG1 |
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NEW HOUSING
PROVISION |
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Provision of New
Housing in the Built-up Areas |
HSG2 |
CS1/CS2 |
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New Housing Provision
2000 - 2006 |
HSG3 |
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Avoiding Premature
Development on Unidentified Sites |
HSG4 |
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Housing Sites
2001 - 2006 |
HSG5 |
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Reserve Housing
Land |
HSG6 |
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HOUSING
NEEDS |
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Dwellings for
Small Households |
HSG7 |
CS3 |
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Subdivision
of Dwellings in the Built-up Areas and Villages |
HSG8 |
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Affordable Housing
in the Built-up Areas |
HSG9 |
CS4 |
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Housing for the
Elderly |
HSG10 |
CS3 |
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Gypsy Caravan
Sites |
HSG11 |
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Sites for Travelling
Show People |
HSG12 |
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7. |
EMPLOYMENT |
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INTRODUCTION |
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STRATEGY |
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EXISTING
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL LAND USES |
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Existing Industrial
and Commercial Land Uses |
E1 |
CS12 |
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Safeguarding Existing
Industrial and Commercial Land |
E2
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CS12 |
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PARTICULAR
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS |
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Industrial, Commercial,
Storage and Distribution Development of Land at the End of Curtis
Road, Dorking |
E3 |
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Redevelopment
of Sites for Industrial and Storage or Distribution Uses |
E4 |
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Vincent Lane
Industrial and Commercial Area |
E5
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Sites for Small
Firms |
E6 |
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Business Development
in Dorking and Leatherhead Town Centres |
E7
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CS12 |
8. |
SHOPPING |
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INTRODUCTION |
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STRATEGY |
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FURTHER
SHOPPING PROVISION IN THE DORKING AREA |
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Convenience Goods
/ Food Shopping in the Dorking Area |
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Comparison Goods
/ Retail Warehousing in the Dorking Area |
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Shopping in Dorking
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S1 |
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Edge or Out-of-Centre
Shopping in Dorking |
S2 |
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FURTHER
SHOPPING PROVISION IN THE LEATHERHEAD AREA |
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Convenience Goods
/ Food Shopping in the Leatherhead Area |
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Comparison Goods
/ Retail Warehousing in the Leatherhead Area |
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Shopping in the
Leatherhead Area |
S3 |
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Edge or Out-of-Centre
Shopping in Leatherhead |
S4 |
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Ashtead, Bookham
and Fetcham Shopping Centres |
S5
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Neighbourhood
Shops |
S6 |
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9. |
DORKING TOWN CENTRE
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ROLE OF
DORKING TOWN CENTRE |
DTC1 |
CS6 |
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STRATEGY |
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SHOPPING |
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NON-RETAIL
UNITS IN SHOPPING STREETS AND THE ANTIQUES TRADE |
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Non-Retail Units
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DTC2 |
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Loss of Non-Retail
Units in Do\rking Shopping Streets |
DTC3 |
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Dorking's
Antiques Trade |
DTC4 |
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BUSINESS
AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT |
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HOUSING |
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Additional Town
Centre Housing |
DTC5 |
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ENTERTAINMENT,
CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES |
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Reigate Road
Area of Civic, Entertainment, Cultural, Recreational and Community
Facilities |
DTC6 |
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DORKING
TOWN CENTRE TRAFFIC |
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CAR PARKING |
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Car Parking |
DTC7
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TOWN
CENTRE ENHANCEMENT |
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Street Enhancement
Works |
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Improving the
Appearance of Existing Buildings |
DTC8 |
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Building Design
and Respect for Distinctive Dorking Features |
DTC9 |
CS14 |
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Dorking Museum
and the Redevelopment of the Foundry Works, West Street and North
Street |
DTC10 |
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Tree Planting,
Proposed Archway Place Local Nature Reserve and Vincent Walk Amenity
Area |
DTC11 |
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10. |
LEATHERHEAD
TOWN CENTRE |
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INTRODUCTION |
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STRATEGY |
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Role of Leatherhead
Town Centre |
LTC1 |
CS7 |
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TRAFFIC |
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Town Centre
Highway Schemes |
LTC2 |
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CAR
PARKING |
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Car Parking
in Leatherhead Town Centre |
LTC3 |
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SHOPPING |
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DIVERSITY
OF TOWN CENTRE USES |
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Encouraging
Mixed-use Schemes |
LTC4 |
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Non-Retail
Units |
LTC5 |
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Loss of Non-Retail
Units in Leatherhead Shopping Streets |
LTC6 |
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Red House Grounds
Area |
LTC7 |
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Cinema Development
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LTC8 |
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Redevelopment
of Fairfield / Cornhill Site, Leret Way |
LTC9
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Additional
Town Centre Housing |
LTC10 |
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TOWN
CENTRE ENHANCEMENTS |
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The High Street
and Church Street Enhancement and Resurfacing Scheme |
LTC11 |
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Improving the
Appearance of Existing Buildings |
LTC12 |
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Design of New
Buildings |
LTC13 |
CS14 |
11. |
MOVEMENT |
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STRATEGY |
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INTRODUCTION |
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Transport and
Environmental Planning |
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Policy Context |
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Local Transport
Plan (LTP) |
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Responsibility
for Transportation in Mole Valley |
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MANAGING
DEMAND FOR TRAVEL |
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Travel Characteristics |
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Traffic Management |
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Movement Studies |
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Managing Travel
by Car |
MOV1 |
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MOVEMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT |
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The Movement
Implications of Development |
MOV2 |
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Roadside Facilities |
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Service Facilities
on the Primary Road Network |
MOV3 |
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Motorway Service
Areas |
MOV4 |
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Parking Standards
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MOV5 |
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Public Off-Street
Parking Facilities |
MOV6 |
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MINIMISING
THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC |
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Traffic Calming
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MOV7 |
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Pedestrian
Facilities |
MOV8 |
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Bus Priority
Measures |
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Park and Ride |
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Local Parking
Problems |
MOV9
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IMPACT
OF LORRY TRAFFIC |
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Impact of Heavy
Goods Vehicles |
MOV10 |
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MAJOR
HIGHWAY PROPOSALS |
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Surrey County
Council Highway Proposals |
MOV11 |
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TRANSPORT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES |
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Transport Feasibility
Studies |
MOV12 |
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Leatherhead
Movement Study |
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Dorking Movement
Study |
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A243 / 24 Route
Management Study |
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A25 Route Management
Study |
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MINOR
HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS |
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PUBLIC
TRANSPORT AND INTERCHANGE FACILITIES |
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The Rail Network
and Interchange Facilities |
MOV13 |
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CYCLING
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Cycling Strategy
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MOV14 |
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Provision for
Cyclists in Development Proposals |
MOV15 |
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12. |
RECREATION |
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INTRODUCTION |
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RECREATION
AND LEISURE PURSUITS IN MOLE VALLEY |
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STRATEGY |
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DISABLED
ACCESS |
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Access to Sport,
Recreation and Leisure Facilities for People with Disabilities
|
REC1 |
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EXISTING
PLAYING FIELDS AND SPORTS GROUNDS |
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Retention of
Existing Playing Fields and Sports Grounds |
REC2 |
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PROVISION
FOR OUTDOOR SPORT AND OUTDOOR RECREATION |
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Land for Outdoor
Sport and Outdoor Recreation |
REC3
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CS16 |
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PROVISION
OF NEW SPORTS PITCHES |
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Provision of
New Sports Pitches |
REC4 |
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RESERVE
LAND FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION |
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Reserve Land
for Informal Outdoor Recreation at Cobham Road, Fetcham |
REC5 |
CS16 |
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CHILDREN'S
PLAYSPACE |
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Children's
Playspace |
REC6 |
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Children's
Playspace and New Residential Development |
REC7 |
CS16 |
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ALLOTMENTS |
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Allotments
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REC8
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CS16 |
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RECREATION
FACILITIES IN THE BUILT-UP AREA |
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Retention of
Built Recreation Facilities in the Built-up Area |
REC9 |
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Built Recreation
Facilities in the Built-up Area and Villages |
REC10 |
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BUILT
RECREATION FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE |
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Built Recreation
Facilities in the Countryside |
REC11 |
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GOLF
COURSES |
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Development
of Golf Courses |
REC12 |
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WATER-BASED
RECREATION |
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Water-Based
Recreation |
REC13 |
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HORSE
KEEPING |
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Non-Commercial
Horse-Related Development |
REC14 |
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Commercial
Horse-Related Development |
REC15 |
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CAMPING
AND CARAVANNING |
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New Sites for
Recreational Camping and Caravanning |
REC16 |
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NOISY
SPORTS, WAR GAMES AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES |
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Noisy Sports,
War Games and Similar Activities |
REC17 |
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RIGHTS
OF WAY |
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Rights of Way
|
REC18 |
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VISITOR-RELATED
DEVELOPMENT |
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Visitor Related
Development |
REC19 |
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HOTELS,
GUEST HOUSES AND BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATION |
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Conference
Facilities, Hotels, Guest Houses and Similar Accommodation |
REC20 |
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Within Built-up
Areas Hotels, Guest Houses and Similar Accommodation Within Villages
|
REC21 |
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Conference
Facilities, Hotels, Guest Houses and Similar Accommodation in
the Countryside |
REC22
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13. |
COMMUNITY FACILITIES |
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INTRODUCTION |
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STRATEGY |
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RETENTION
OF EXISTING COMMUNITY FACILITIES |
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Retention of
Existing Community Facilities |
CF1 |
CS17 |
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PROVISION
OF NEW COMMUNITY FACILITIES |
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Provision of
New Community Facilities |
CF2 |
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ACCOMMODATION
FOR PEOPLE REQUIRING CARE IN THE COMMUNITY |
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Change of Use
of Dwellings to Accommodation Providing Care and Rehabilitation
Treatment |
CF3 |
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USE
OF BUILDINGS FOR CHILD MINDING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
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Use of Buildings
for Child Minding |
CF4
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HOSPITAL
SERVICES |
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14. |
RESOURCES AND
IMPLEMENTATION |
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INTRODUCTION |
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PRIVATE
SECTOR FINANCE |
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PUBLIC
SECTOR FINANCE |
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15. |
ENVIRONMENTAL
APPRAISAL OF THE PLAN |
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| |
INTRODUCTION |
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| |
SUMMARY
OF THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL |
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MONITORING |
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APPENDICES |
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Introduction |
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1. Landscape
Profiles |
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2. Nature
Conservation Sites Identified in Policies ENV9 - ENV12 |
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3. Regionally
Important Geographical / Geomorphological Sites - Policy ENV16 |
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4. Description
of Residential Areas of Special Character - Policy ENV17 |
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5. Areas of
Special Control of Advertisements |
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6. Conservation
Area Descriptions |
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7. Schedule
of Listed Buildings in Mole Valley |
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8. Scheduled
Ancient Monuments and County Sites of Archaeological Importance |
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9. Housing
Completions, Permissions and Net Additions to Dwelling Stock |
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10. Calculation
of Anticipated Dwelling Completions |
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11. Sites
Allocated for Development in the Period 2001 - 2006 |
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12. Reserve
Housing Land |
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13. Schedule
of Allotments |
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14. Housing
Development Affected by Noise |
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GLOSSARY |
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