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The structure of this Options Document

1.10    The Options document comprises nine chapters, as follows:

An overview and guiding principles

  • The issues and challenges facing our area
  • The overall priorities of the Local Plan (what it is seeking to achieve)
  • The development needs that should be planned for
  • The approach to a District-wide strategy

Our vision, strategy and site options/policy options

  • Site options: Four chapters setting out options for growth and change in specific parts of, and places in, the District
  • Policy options: A chapter setting out options for policies that would apply across the whole of Bath and North East Somerset in determining planning applications