POLICY 43: Green Wedges and Other Major Open Spaces
Planning permission will not be granted for any form of development on land shown
on the
Proposals Map as part of a Green Wedge unless such development can be carried out without
reducing or harming:
- the contribution which the land makes
to the landscape character and setting of the City
and local environmental quality;
- areas of nature conservation and/or
special scientific and/or geological and
geomorphological interest;
- the value of the Green Wedge for formal
and informal recreation.
Development proposals will be expected to have particular regard to:
- the maintenance or enhancement of
the City's footpath, cycleway and bridleway system
and their links beyond the city boundary;
- any approved management plan including
or affecting the land.
Explanation
Green wedges contain an agglomeration of uses which bring continuous or closely linked
open
space from open countryside into the heart of the City.
Justification for Policy 43
See Paragraphs 6.6 to 6.11
Policy 43 will be implemented by:
Development control procedures;
Designation of areas/sites of special landscape value, nature conservation interest
and special
scientific or geological or geomorphological interest;
The implementation of management plans for individual sites;
The involvement of interest groups (e.g. Lincolnshire Trust for Nature Conservation).
POLICY 54: Existing Uses in Green Wedges
Planning permission will be granted for the further development of existing uses within
Lincoln's
Green Wedges provided that such proposals:
•
conform with the provisions of Policy 34 (Chapter 5: Built Environment) and the other
policies in this Chapter of the Local Plan;
•
are contained within the existing use's curtilage, (unless, exceptionally, the operational
needs of a utility service leave no alternative but to extend);
•
do not compromise the value of the Green Wedge, through the generation of traffic,
noise and other forms of pollution or visual intrusion.
Justification for Policy 54
See paragraph 6.87
Policy 54 will be implemented by:
Development Control procedures.
