Development Management - Proposed Submission

Whilst I worked with officers on the original policy wording for Policy DM15, Halcrow's recent advice changes the circumstances quite significantly and I consider there is now a strong reason to make 'focussed' changes to the document as follows:


Suggest we re-word DM15.2 thus:-
"All development proposals in the vicinity of the cliff frontages shall take full account of the risk of ground instability. The Council is developing a Cliffs Management Strategy which will include location specific guidance to developers on areas which the Council consider unsuitable for development and those which require mitigation works to facilitate development. Pending issue of this strategy, potential developments should be discussed with the Council at an early stage to establish the suitability of the proposal. Development that is at risk from land instability or that is likely to increase risk to the site or surrounding areas will not be acceptable. Proposals will only be considered where:-

(i) It has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Council that the development of unstable or potentially unstable land will be constructed and used safely without increasing instability in the site or surrounding land
(ii) It can be demonstrated that mitigation measures to stabilise land are environmentally acceptable and will not adversely impact upon neighbouring uses."