South Somerset Local Plan

The South Somerset Local Plan was adopted on 27 April 2006 and "saved" under the regulations initially until 26 April 2009.

Towards the end of this period the District Council applied for direction under Paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 to effectively extend the life of the policies within the Local Plan until they are replaced through the Local Development Documents. All policies except the following six policies therefore remain saved: EU1, EU2, EU5, HG5, HG13 and HG14. The letters below represent the formal decisions that have been made for these policies.

The Letter to GOSW (Government Office for the South West) requested the extension of Local Plan Policies and Proposals for a further period until their replacement by the LDF.

Appendix 1: Schedule of Policies and Proposals to be Saved lists those Policies and Proposals which SSDC requested be saved; and

Appendix 2: Schedule of Policies and Proposals Not to be Saved lists Policies that were inconsistent with recent National Policy and policies that concerned proposals that had been implemented.

The Letter from GOSW agreed these lists with the exception of three policies that they considered should also not be saved. ie Policy EU2: Wind Turbines and Policies HG13/HG14: Sites for Travelling Show People.

The District Council has commenced work on the new South Somerset Local Development Framework which will replace the Local Plan and cover the period to 2026. Details of the programme for the LDF can be found within the Local Development Scheme 2007-2010. A revised LDS is currently being drafted.

SOUTH SOMERSET LOCAL PLAN

The documents shown on this website are electronic versions of the hard copy documents which make up the Adopted South Somerset Local Plan. The electronic versions do not themselves have any legal status.

The price list for South Somerset Local Plan and Local Development Documents gives details of costs and availability.

The Written Statement and Appendices consists of chapters dealing with particular topics and including relevant Policies, followed by chapters containing Proposals for development in each of the Council's four administrative areas, an Implementation chapter, Glossary and Appendices.

The Proposals Map [979kb] (pdf document) includes the whole District and indicates the Council's Committee Areas. More detailed maps can be viewed by Committee Area:

Area East Inset Maps

Area North Inset Maps

Area South Inset Maps

Area West Inset Maps

Key to South Somerset Local Plan Maps [181kb] (pdf document)

South Somerset Local Plan - Documents published during Preparation Stages can also be viewed.

Acknowledgements:

The Environment Agency has provided Flood Zone data and is copyrighted to them.© Environment Agency copyright and /or database right 2006. All rights reserved. Please visit the Environment Agency website for updated information.

International/Nationally designated Wildlife and Geological Information provided by English Nature. Please visit the nature on the map website for updated information.

If you have any queries please contact the Planning Policy team (Tel: 01935 462462, email: planning.policy@southsomerset.gov.uk).

Area East Inset Maps

AREA EAST PROPOSALS MAP/INSET MAPS

 
 

Area North Inset Maps

AREA NORTH PROPOSALS MAP/INSET MAPS:

 
 

Area South Inset Maps

AREA SOUTH PROPOSALS MAP/INSET MAPS:

 
 

Area West Inset Maps

Please note that some of these maps are very large and may take some time to open.

 
 

 

Documents published during Preparation Stages

The South Somerset Local Plan Deposit Draft was published in 1998 and put forward proposals for the conservation or development of land, and guidance for planning decisions. There were various stages in the preparation of the Local Plan and the published documents can be viewed via the links. The Local Plan is designed to meet the future needs of communities within South Somerset District for the period to 2011.