Quotes From Draft

Quotes from Draft County Development Plan 2000

"Development in rural areas should be appropriate to the location and designed and built so that it is not visually detrimental to the environment."

"To take all necessary measures to prevent all forms of environmental pollution within the scope of Council control."

"To encourage that the use and appearance of all developments in rural areas respect the surrounding envirollment."

"The environment is a major economic and amenity resource to both residents and visitors. The conservation and enhancement of the natural and built environment is important in developing the County as an attractive place in which to live, work, invest, shop and holiday."

"The Council supports Local Agenda 21 ....The basis of Local Agenda 2 1 is the involvement oflocal communities m achieving specific targets of conserving resources and minimising environmental impacts."

"Agriculture and Tourism are the main industries for the area .... The aim of this Plan is to respond positively to developments in these areas whilst ensuring that only those schemes that have a basis for a rural location in terms of type of business activity or relationship to the local community initiatives are approved."