Tenterden and Rural Sites

The Tenterden and Rural Sites Development Plan Document (DPD) forms part of the Ashford's Local Development Framework, and will deal primarily with the allocation of residential development in Tenterden and other rural settlements.

The overarching planning policy approach for the rural areas was set out under Policy CS6 of the Adopted Core Strategy, which established both an overall housing quantum for the rural area, alongside the principles for locating this development in the most sustainable settlements.

Policy CS6, has therefore established the principle behind allocating development in the rural area. One of the key roles of the Tenterden and Rural Sites development plan document is to take this approach one step further and actually identify development sites in the rural area.

Proposed Changes to the Publication Version Consultation - 27 November 2009 - 8 January 2010

The Regulation 27 - Publication version of the Tenterden and Rural Sites DPD went out for public consultation from Tuesday 30 June to Tuesday 11 August 2009. Following this 6 weeks of public consultation on the DPD, the Council has considered the representations received and is now proposing to make a number of changes to the Publication version of the DPD.

The DPD was subjected to a further 6 week period of public consultation from 27th November 2009 until 8th January 2010, on the proposed changes only. This additional consultation stage gave the public and other stakeholders the opportunity to make formal comments on the Council’s proposed changes to the DPD only and the consequences of including them in the DPD, before submission to Government.

• View the proposed changes document
• View the Schedule of Proposed Changes to the DPD - PDF
• View Addendum to the Sustainability Appraisal - PDF

As the consultation period has now ended, the representations made on the proposed changes only are being reviewed and are available to view on the Consultation Portal

Background Documents

In conjunction with the preparation of the DPD, a Sustainability Appraisal has been produced which includes appraisals of all site submissions in CS6 settlements and of the Topic Policies.

Copies of the document have been sent to the ‘Statutory’ bodies which include Environment Agency, English Heritage and Natural England for consultation.

• Sustainability Appraisal of the Tenterden and Rural Sites DPD - Regulation 27 Publication Version

• Tenterden and Rural Sites DPD - Housing & Employment Background Paper

• Ashford Borough Council Sustainable Community Strategy (2008-2018)

• Employment Land Review (2008)

• Tenterden Shopping Frontage Assessment  (2009)

• Tenterden Southern Urban Extension Study  (2009)
• Tenterden Southern Urban Extension Study Diagrams/Figures

• Landscape Character Assessment (2009)

Open Space Audit (2008)

• Section 1
• Section 2
• Section 3

Rural Capacity Studies (2005 & 2006)

• Rural Capacity Studies Supporting Statement
• February 2005 Study
• 2005 Study Maps
• November 2006 Study
• 2006 Study Maps

• Tenterden and Rural Sites Flood Risk Assessment

• Tenterden and Rural Sites Issues and Options Report (via the portal)

• Appropriate Assessment of the Tenterden and Rural Sites DPD

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If you have any queries or questions relating to the above, please contact Policy Team on 01233 330229 or email the Policy Team.