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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Cotswolds National Landscape Board

Crynodeb o'r Gynrychiolaeth:

In principle, the Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL) Board agrees with the approach laid out in Draft Policy Direction 17.
The approach laid out aligns with the Board’s aspirations for mitigating the impacts of climate change, as set out in Policy CC1 (Climate change - mitigation) of the CNL Management Plan24 and in the Board’s Climate Change Strategy.25
The requirement for renewable energy generation to be appropriate to the location and type of development is consistent with Board’s Renewable Energy Position Statement.26
Draft Policy Direction 18 - Supporting Rural Employment and Diversification (link): Do you agree with the approach laid out?
In principle, the Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL) Board agrees with the approach laid out in Draft Policy Direction 18.
In fulfilling its two statutory purposes the Board has a statutory duty to seek to foster the economic and social well-being of local communities within the CNL.27 Supporting rural employment and diversification is an important component of this. In the context of development in the CNL and its setting, this should be done in a way that is compatible with - and positively contributes to - the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the CNL. The requirements that are set out in the Draft Policy Direction will help to facilitate this.
Draft Policy C - Protecting Community Facilities (link): Do you agree with the approach laid out?
The Cotswolds National Landscape Board agrees with the approach laid out in Draft Policy C.
In fulfilling its two statutory purposes the Board has a statutory duty to seek to foster the economic and social well-being of local communities within the CNL.28 Protecting community facilities is an essential component of achieving this.
The approach laid out is consistent with Policy CE15 of the CNL Management Plan, which states that ‘priority should be given to maintaining and enhancing local community amenities’.