Policy SS1: Settlement Limit
Policy SS1: Settlement Limit
The Neighbourhood Plan defines the settlement boundary of Horsford, as shown on the Policies Map, to manage development proposals in accordance with strategic policies for settlements and the countryside.
View the Settlement Boundary on the Interactive Policy Map
- The policy defines the extent of the settlement boundary at Horsford for the application of policies 1, 7.4 and 7.5 of the GNLP. These strategic policies, or any subsequent replacement of them, set out the principles for development within settlement boundaries and the surrounding countryside.
- In making provision for new development on the edge of the village, it complements the spatial strategy and proposals of the GNLP. It also updates the settlement boundary defined on the Horsford GNLP Settlement Map. The spatial plan focusses growth on building Horsford into a more successful village. In doing so, it recognises the aim of the GNLP strategy to create environmentally sustainable, resilient, and socially inclusive communities. In this way, it will secure crucial improvements to local community facilities and active travel. The proposed boundary also incorporates the now
