ANGUS LOCAL PLAN REVIEW FINALISED PLAN - Angus Council

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY1.17 The development strategy of the Local Plan seeks to meet thestated aims of the Plan and sets the context within which the policiesand proposals of the Plan provide for the sustainable development ofAngus and the protection of the wider environment.The Development Strategy of the Local Plan is to:• Draw on the inherent strengths and synergy of the close networkof Angus towns and villages, and consolidate the role of the seventowns as locally accessible centres serving a diverse ruralhinterland;• Guide and encourage the majority of development, including localhousing and employment opportunities, to locations within thelarger settlements that have the capacity to accommodate newdevelopment well integrated with transport infrastructure.• Provide opportunities for diversification of the rural economy;• Maintain and protect the diversity and quality of the rural area andencourage local development which supports the population andservices of local communities;• Support the protection and enhancement of the countryside; and• Maintain the quality of valued landscapes; the natural, built andhistoric environment; and biodiversity.Local Plan Aims (continued)• Promote community safetyand reduce communityseverance caused by roadtraffic.• Promote access to thecountryside for residents andvisitors.• Promote the use ofrenewable energy andresources, the efficient use ofenergy and the reuse,recovery and recycling ofwaste.• Reduce pollution fromdevelopments and traffic.• Protect and promote thequality and diversity of thebuilt and naturalenvironment, including theheritage, biodiversity andlandscape of Angus.• Plan for climate change bymaintaining existingundeveloped coasts, andprotecting flood plains fromdevelopment.DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES1.18 One of the principal objectives of the Development Strategy isto direct the majority of new development to the main settlements.Each of the seven towns in Angus – Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie,Forfar, Kirriemuir, Monifieth and Montrose provides a central focus fora wide range of services and facilities, and serves a diverse ruralhinterland with a network of smaller settlements. The towns are thenatural focus for the majority of new development, where there isopportunity to accommodate new homes and business opportunitieswell related to and connected with existing land uses and transportnetworks.1.19 In Arbroath the Local Plan maintains the focus on theregeneration of brownfield and opportunity sites within the built uparea. Greenfield housing sites are also identified to extend thedistribution and choice in the housing land supply. The Local Planpromotes development opportunities within Arbroath to takeadvantage of improved accessibility provided by the upgraded A92.This includes identifying and safeguarding future employment land atElliot and encouraging new development and investment whichreinforce the town as an important retail and service centre andfurther develop the town’s visitor potential.1.20 For Brechin the Local Plan seeks to stimulate investment byencouraging economic regeneration and increasing the opportunitiesfor housing development by allocating additional greenfield land to thewest. Measures that sustain the role of the town centre and enhanceits historic character and general environment are supported.Angus Local Plan Review7Finalised Plan