Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Neighbourhood Plan - Regulation 16

3. Vision and Aims

3.1 Vision

The analysis of the area and outcomes from community engagement has led to the identification of the following vision and aims.

The overall Vision for the Neighbourhood Plan is:

To support sustainable growth and development to meet diverse local needs, addressing Climate Change, and preserving or enhancing the distinctive character and local facilities of the parish, the village of Hoo St Werburgh and hamlet of Chattenden and their rural landscape settings.

3.2 Planning Aims

The Vision will be achieved through the following aims and the policies later in the Plan. The planning aims are:

1. To ensure that development in the parish and in Hoo St Werburgh village and the hamlet of Chattenden is sustainable and retains their distinctive identities and separation.
    
2. To ensure that development takes account of climate change and biodiversity.
    
3. To maintain or expand the range of community facilities and employment, to create more sustainable work/life patterns and meet the diverse needs of the community.
    
4. To ensure that housing development is well-designed, sustainable and meets a range of local needs.
    
5. To preserve or enhance the natural and historic environments of Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Parish.
    
6. To promote sustainable forms of transport and active travel, including cycling and walking.

3.3 Delivering the Vision and Aims

The following chapters contain planning policies, formulated to achieve the vision and aims.

The policies are structured as follows:

• Purpose– what the policies in the chapter seek to achieve
• Evidence and Planning Rationale– justification for the policies
• The Policy or policies (in bold)
• Interpretation- how each policies should be applied

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