Support
Local Plan 2015-2030 Preferred Options for Consultation
Representation ID: 396
Received: 02/10/2013
Respondent: JTS Partnership LLP
Representation Summary:
We welcome the support for development related to small scale rural enterprises and which diversifies the range of economic activity both on farms and in the rural area generally.
There is, however, a concern that whilst the policy refers both to agricultural and other rural enterprises, the supporting text almost exclusively concerns the diversification of existing farms. The Council should explicitly recognise that there are many other types of enterprise (other than farms and agriculture) that benefit the rural economy (such as riding schools, livery stables, small scale visitor accommodation etc).
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