PLANNING POLICY

The main function of the Planning Policy team is to evaluate the potential for change and produce policy based plans and strategies to guide future change, provide certainty for all those with an interest in the Island’s future, secure sustainable development and achieve regeneration. The statutory Development Plan provides the basis on which planning decisions are made.

The functions of the Planning Policy team include:

Parish and Town Councils requiring planning advice can find help here.

The Island’s third statutory Local Transport Plan – The Island Transport Plan – was adopted in 2011 and sets the strategic transport guidance for the years 2011-2038, a timescale deliberately chosen to fit with the delivery of our road maintenance PFI project.

The plan, which fits with and helps deliver the Island Plan Core strategy and a range of other local plans and policies, sets the transport “vision” and “goals” for the Island and includes alongside it an Implementation Plan explaining how we will target our investment to help deliver our local priorities. The document and further information can be found here.