Joint Core Strategy - Proposed Main Modifications

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Glossary of Terms

Additional Glossary definition for economic development.  Factual update.

Insert the following new definition into Section 19.0 Glossary of Terms:

“Economic development: Development, including those within the B Use Classes, public and community uses and main town centre uses (but excluding housing development).”

Factual update.

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Glossary of Terms

Amended Glossary definition of High Speed 2. Facutal update.

Update the HS2 definition as follows:

“High Speed 2 (HS2) – A fast rail route running initially between London and Birmingham, with later extensions to Leeds and Manchester, with the possibility of extension to Glasgow or the East Midlands.”

Factual update.

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Glossary of Terms

As agreed at the Examination Hearing Session 13.

Amend the definition of Local Centre as follows:

“A centre that includes a range of small shops and services of a local convenience nature, serving a small catchment. They might typically include a small supermarket, a newsagent, a sub-post office, a pharmacy and take-away. and laundrette as defined in PPS4.”

To ensure the definition is consistent with the words of the individual policies relating to Sustainable Urban Extensions.

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Glossary of Terms

Additional Glossary definition for safeguarding.  Factual update.

Insert the following new definition into Section 19.0 Glossary of Terms:

“Safeguarding: This is a technical term for an established part of the planning system that protects large-scale infrastructure projects, such as roads or railways, from conflicting developments. It provides a statutory mechanism by which Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) must consult HS2 Ltd on new and undecided planning applications which fall within the safeguarded area and it provides HS2 Ltd with a statutory remit to comment on such applications. The safeguarding direction also puts in place statutory blight provisions whereby owners of land or property within the safeguarded area can serve a blight or purchase notice on the Secretary of State for Transport or Local Planning Authority respectively.”

Factual update.