3.0 RESOURCES

i) maximising the use or re-use of derelict, vacant and under used land and buildings for development in preference to greenfield sites wherever practicable and maximising the recycling of construction materials;

ii) ensuring development makes efficient use of a site, taking into account the need for access, landscaping, open space and amenity standards;

iii) being located so as to minimise the need for travel by private car and utilise existing infrastructure, facilities and services;

iv) maintaining and enhancing community benefit by providing infrastructure, services, facilities and nature conservation through planning obligations, in appropriate circumstances, as part of key development sites;

v) protecting biodiversity;

vi) protecting the best and most versatile agricultural land.

i) Development of clean and renewable energy sources will be permitted so far as they are compatible with the Plan’s policies;

ii) New development should be sited, designed and constructed to be as energy efficient as possible;

iii) Development of non-renewable sources of energy generation will only be permitted where it can demonstrated that proposals are small scale and result in an overall benefit.

will generally be permitted provided that it does not have unacceptable highway, amenity and environmental effects or conflicts with other policies of the Plan.

i) be of a high standard of design, form, scale, materials and siting of new buildings and structures;

ii) be of a high standard of design, layout and landscaping of spaces;

iii) protect the character and amenity of the locality and provide adequate amenity standards itself;

iv) respect local styles;

v) provide a safe and secure environment for people and property.

i) protecting the open character and integrity of strategic green barriers in the following locations:

Prestatyn - Rhyl	Denbigh	Rhyl - Rhuddlan
Prestatyn - Gronant	Prestatyn - Meliden	Ruthin
Trefnant - Clwydian Park	Meliden - Dyserth

ii) protecting and enhancing the built heritage of the County including buildings, monuments and areas of historic, architectural and archaeological interest and their settings;

iii) protecting and enhancing the nature conservation, biodiversity and landscape quality of the County including the aquatic environment, both in urban and rural areas;

iv) preventing development which would lead to unacceptable environmental pollution or disturbance;

v) taking account of physical or natural environment considerations.

i) the Plan makes provision for a total of 164 ha’s (405 acres) of employment land over the Plan period, including the allocation of 84 ha’s (208 acres) of new employment land, mostly within Main Employment Areas, to allow the provision of a range of size, location and quality of employment sites;

ii) land and premises either allocated or used for industry and business will generally be retained and protected for those purposes;

iii) the Plan safeguards St. Asaph Business Park for mainly high quality, low density B1 employment development;

iv) provision is made for employment development as part of a Major Mixed Development Area at the former North Wales Hospital, Denbigh;

v) the establishment, development and expansion of small firms and businesses (including working from home), agricultural development and diversification of the rural economy will be permitted subject to highway, amenity and environmental safeguards.

i) tourism projects in the coastal resorts of Rhyl and Prestatyn or as part of Major Mixed Development Areas or allocated sites at Rhuddlan and Corwen;

ii) small scale built or natural environment based tourism projects in the countryside and rural settlements,

will be permitted where they provide appropriate infrastructure, accommodation and attractions and which consolidate and diversify the tourism industry without unacceptably affecting social, highway, amenity, heritage or environmental interests.

i) being the principal location for new and additional retail development;

ii) encouraging/ facilitating a wide range of shopping, commercial, employment, transport, entertainment, leisure and cultural facilities and activities in appropriate locations;

iii) safeguarding land for retail development in main centres including a comprehensive redevelopment scheme in Rhyl town centre;

iv) encouraging the appropriate residential or other use of empty or underused upper floors;

v) maintaining and enhancing accessibility through the management and enhancement of car and coach parking, public transport, cycling and walking.

i) permitting new development and promoting new schemes which maintain, enhance or develop public transport services and facilities;

ii) promoting or facilitating alternative means of transport including walking and cycling;

iii) undertaking traffic management and calming measures to make the most efficient use of the existing highway network before new roads are considered;

iv) ensuring consistency between the aims, objectives and policies of the Council's UDP and Local Transport Plan.

i) make the most efficient use of existing network before providing new roads;

ii) assist public transport;

iii) improve road safety;

iv) protect and improve the environment;

v) improve conditions for all highway users;

vi) improve accessibility to employment and assist in regeneration;

vii) assist the free flow of traffic.

i) making provision for a total of 4100 new dwellings including conversions over the Plan period including making new land allocations for an additional 880 dwellings over the Plan period over and above the existing housing land bank;

ii) making the best use of, and improving the quality and condition of existing housing stock;

iii) making the optimum use of brownfield sites including the Major Mixed Development Area at Tower Beach, Prestatyn and through the residential conversion of existing buildings;

iv) making provision for special housing needs including the need for affordable housing and the needs of people with disabilities and the elderly;

v) making key housing allocations as part of Major Mixed Development Areas including Rhyl South-East and Glasdir, Ruthin;

vi) making modest housing allocations in the main centres of Prestatyn and St. Asaph and the main villages of Rhuddlan and Bodelwyddan and allowing for minor housing development in villages.