Stratford District Core Strategy policies approved

Stratford-on-Avon District Council's Full Council has today, Monday 22 June, achieved another milestone in the production of Stratford-on-Avon District's Core Strategy document.

Councillors have adopted 21 Core Strategy policies on an interim basis for the purpose of development management.

Councillor Chris Saint, Leader of Stratford-on-Avon District Council says: “A huge amount of work has gone into this over the past few years.  It has been a long and complex process and we are pleased that the basis for a number of the policies is now largely approved.  These polices are now material considerations against which all planning applications will now be assessed.

These polices within the Core Strategy are seen by the District Council as crucial to the process of guiding the future development of the District. Further discussion will now take place in July on the housing related policies."

The policies that have been adopted on an interim basis today are as follows:

• CS.1 Sustainable Development
• CS.2 to CS.9 inclusive (District Resources policies) eg Landscape and Ecology
• CS.10 to CS.14 inclusive (District Designation policies) eg Green Belt and AONB
• CS.20 Gypsies and Travelling Showpeople
• CS.21 to 26 inclusive (Economic Development and Infrastructure related polices)
• Proposals ALC.3, REDD.1 and REDD.2 (employment land allocations).