Interim Planning Guidance (IPG)
A number of advice notes have been produced that give further detail and highlight our approach to the implementation of saved local plan policies that needed to be clarified due to changes in circumstances or national planning guidance.
What are IPG's and why do we need them?
The current Mansfield District Local Plan was published in 1998, and was intended to guide development in the district until 2006. Changes in the law mean that the Local Plan will be replaced by a range of planning documents collectively known as the Local Development Framework (LDF). Preparation work on the LDF is currently under way.
The IPG notes have been produced to provide interim planning guidance until the relevant LDF documents, or policies, are adopted. They will be taken into account as a material consideration in determining planning applications and it is envisaged that they will be upgraded into Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) after the adoption of the LDF.
The adopted IPG notes can be downloaded by clicking on the links on the right of the screen.
Green Infrastructure - Draft Interim Planning Guidance (IPG)
Mansfield District Council, in partnership with the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, has prepared a draft Interim Planning Guidance (IPG) document on Green Infrastructure (GI) within the District.
Green Infrastructure is made up of a range of 'green' resources and takes on many forms including landscaping around buildings, natural areas such as woodlands, city parks, protected sites, allotments, open countryside and river corridors. Central to our understanding of GI is its interconnected nature. In addition to its individual components, GI includes important linkages for people and wildlife including cycle routes, public rights of way, and habitat networks for wildlife. Green Infrastructure plans are a requirement of the emerging East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (the region's key planning guidance document).
Once adopted, the IPG will provide an important evidence base for the emerging Local development Framework as well as ensuring that the environmental, social and historical importance of the network of green sites within Mansfield is taken account of in future planning decisions.
The IPG will also underpin a proposed GI Action Plan which will identify areas where protection is vital, where enhancement and investment is required, and where development can enhance GI and vice versa.
The Council is now taking comments on this IPG through a consultation period which will run from 22nd September until the 3rd November 2008.
To view the IPG or its Summary Leaflet click the appropriate links on the right of the screen.
If you have any queries about the documents please contact Kira Besh (Sustainable Planning officer) on 01623 463195
Parking for New Developments - Draft Interim Planning Guidance (IPG)
Mansfield District Council has prepared a draft interim Planning Guidance (IPG) document on parking for new developments within the District. Once adopted, the IPG will be used to provide guidance to developers, architects, agents and landowners on parking provision when considering submitting a planning application.
The period for making comments on the document has ended. The Council will now consider all the comments received and then decide whether to amend the guidance before it adopts it later this year. If you have any queries about the documents please contact Martyn Saxton (parking guidance) or Mark Fiander (strategic parking issues) on 01623 463259 / 463714.