Additional use as self-catering tourist accommodation for apartment numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 60.

Encouragement of Sustainable Mixed Use Schemes

ace Required = 9 x 6 = 54 Amenity Space Required = 9 x 8 sq m = 72 Total space required = 288 sq m Overall Total (Part 1 + Part 2) = 800 sq m How should the open space be provided? A.6.6 Once the open space requirement has been established it is then necessary to determine how the open space will be provided. There are three possibilities: - 1) Provided on site 2) Provide off site but adjacent or close to the development 3) Provided by payment of a commuted sum to enable the Local Authority to provide the open space on behalf of the developer. A.6.6.1 Where possible, open space should be provided in the first instance on-site or off-site where this would improve the quality of the development and the open space provided. Where the first two options are not practical then commuted sums will be considered. A.6.6.2 Commuted sums can be an i mportant option because it is recognised that for a small development it can be impractical to provide the open space required on or off site as the amounts involved would not create usable areas of open space. A.6.6.3 Children's play space requirements w ill be assessed using the National Playing Fields Association guidelines, which consider the type of play space required and the levels of accessibility. Generally speaking, developments over 20 houses would have to provide children's play space on-site as well as an appropriate level of amenity open space on-site. How much will it cost? A.6.7 The cost of providing the public open space will be calculated as a percentage figure of the overall cost of providing open space within the development. For exam ple, where no public open space is being provided on site that would be required by the standards, the developer will be required to provide 100% of the cost of the provision elsewhere. Where the off site provision is addressing a shortfall in the overall provision on site, in that areas of open space are to be included within the development, but the full requirement of the standards cannot be accommodated, the applicant will be required to provide the remaining percentage cost. The payment of commuted sums will be the subject of legal agreements under Section 13 of the 1999 Act. How will funds generated by commuted sums be used? A.6.8 Funds can be used to lay out new open space or to improve existing open space. Money generated from commuted sums will be held in an interest earning account and will be used in the same Parish as the development. Exceptions to this may occur where a devel opment borders a neighbouring authority or where open space serves the needs of a wider area e.g. sports pitches. Design of public open space A.6.9 Both formal and informal open space should be designed as an integral part of the development so that it offers recreational value and visual relief and in some cases may provide the main focal point of the development. There is often local opposition to the provision of children's play spaces especially within new residential developments. Therefore it is e ssential that facilities be designed as part of a comprehensive approach to estate layout, which includes consideration of good neighbourliness, the need for adequate privacy and amenity for the occupiers of dwellings, road traffic and pedestrian activity and community safety. The following are also important considerations in the siting and layout of public open space which should:-  be defensible but not sited to cause a nuisance to dwellings;  easily maintainable;  be of sufficient size to be usable;  build upon existing linkages to provide green corridors;  incorporate existing landscape features;  provide appropriate children's play equipment in areas from which dogs are excluded, preferably by the use of fencing and dog proof grids, and  be of a design and l ayout to enable future adoption and maintenance by the Local Authority. APPENDIX 7 PARKING STANDARDS Residential A.7.1 High levels of car ownership have led to an increase in the level of parking expected for new residential development, and outside of town centre locations these standards should not be relaxed. New-built residential development should be provided with two parking spaces per dwelling, at least one of which should be within the curtilage of the dwelling and behind the front of the dwelling, although the amount and location of parking will vary in respect of development such as terracing, apartments, and sheltered housing. In the case of town centre and previously developed sites, the Department will consider reducing this requirement having regard to: (a) the location of the housing relative to public transport, employment, and public amenities; (b) the size of the dwelling; (c) any restriction on the nature of the occupancy (such as sheltered housing); and (d) the impact on the character and appearance of the surrounding area. Where new dwellings are created by the conversion of existing buildings, parking space should be formed by the clearance of outbuildings and low -grade a

Tourism development

Business Policy 11: Tourism development must be in accordance with the sustainable development objectives of this plan; policies and designat ions which seek to protect the countryside from development will be applied to tourist development with as much weight as they are to other types of development. Within the rural areas there may be (1) Tourism Strategy 2004 - 2008 Fit for the Future Department of Tourism and Leisure April 2004 situations where existing rural buildings could be used f or tourist use and Environment Policy 16 sets out the circumstances where this may be permitted.