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compliance with planning policies and principles, massive variations in capacity or
DdHa xxxx for a subsequent application would be exceptional. And SHLAA

• Capacity and its pseudonyms does not mean “minimum expectations”------ or
mandatory minimums
• The presumption in favour of developments does not extend to applications not in a
made plan. Such applications start from scratch and must be demonstrably sustainable
and conform to all other planning principles;

• Made plans are plan led to ensure the right dwellings are built in the right places and
justified by an OAN…..

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8. The metric of dwellings per hectare (DdHA) is a basic, but realistic, guide to housing
density and an application’s ability “to integrate into the prevailing character of the
locality”.

• Generally, DdHa is higher in urban than in rural environments. Over the past few
years, applications for urban developments throughout the UK have been approved at
an average of 30DdHa;

9. For the current application there are two important and accepted principles. The first is
that Ashurst Wood is a small rural village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,
protected by an array of EU environmental and design standards. The second is that
developments must be sustainable retain the distinctiveness and characteristics of the
village by preserving its historic and environmental features.
10. Your, excellent report states in paragraph 6.8:

“At a more practical level the NPPF indicates that plans should provide a clear
framework within which decisions on planning applications can be made and that
they should give a clear indication of how a decision-maker should react to a
development proposal (paragraphs 17 and 154).
This was reinforced with the publication of Planning Practice Guidance in March 2014.
Its paragraph 41 (41-041-20140306) indicates that policies in neighbourhood plans
should be drafted with sufficient clarity so that a decision-maker can apply them
consistently and with confidence when determining planning applications. Policies
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should also be concise, precise and supported by appropriate evidence.

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