{"id":2451,"date":"2017-06-05T13:53:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T12:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning-new\/?page_id=2451"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:55:23","slug":"other-county-policy-and-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/planning-policies\/other-county-policy-and-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Other County policy and guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This page contains links to general\u00a0other policy and guidance produced by Devon\u00a0County Council (either individually or in partnership with other organisations) which may have an impact upon the determination of applications for which the County Council holds responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-tabs-block\"><ul class=\"accordion\" id=\"block_acf-block-699305a84dd71\" data-responsive-accordion-tabs=\"accordion medium-accordion large-accordion\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\" data-multi-expand=\"true\"><li id=\"item-699305a84dd71-0\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">South Hams SAC Guidance<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p>Devon County Council, in partnership with Dartmoor National Park, South Hams District Council, Teignbridge District Council and Torbay Council, have prepared guidance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/planning-policies\/other-county-policy-and-guidance\/south-hams-sac-guidance\">\u2018South Hams Special Area of Conservation<strong> &#8211;<\/strong> HRA Guidance with respect to Greater Horseshoe Bats\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-699305a84dd71-1\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site SPD<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p>In partnership with Cornwall Council and West Devon Borough Council, Devon County Council adopted the &#8216;Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Supplementary Planning Document&#8217;\u00a0on 31 May 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The SPD\u00a0explains the importance and Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site and provides advice for all decision makers, developers and the public on ensuring that the responsibilities conferred by the status are fully taken into consideration and opportunities taken advantage of in preparation and implementation of development.<\/p>\n<h3>Key documents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/_layouts\/15\/guestaccess.aspx?docid=06b4c8eb9a4ec49a4a1f9db5a1789a003&amp;authkey=AXdc-ZktQl86hsGPnt4NM64\" rel=\"noopener\">Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/_layouts\/15\/guestaccess.aspx?docid=0e474d2ec37364f8caafdcb9e70a44e2b&amp;authkey=AbQmmFevQ8uX623mDN5JWZU\" rel=\"noopener\">Adoption Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/_layouts\/15\/guestaccess.aspx?docid=095147c77026645dea4577a3e009f1624&amp;authkey=AfDPmviVO1kkHqm2ke66P2s\" rel=\"noopener\">Consultation Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-699305a84dd71-2\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">Waste Management and Recycling &#8211; Development Contribution Methodology<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p>Devon County Council is the Waste Disposal Authority and as such is responsible for managing Local Authority Collected Waste. Public recycling centres across Devon play an important role in enabling the County Council to meet its statutory responsibility. Housing growth across the county is resulting in increasing demand and pressure upon these facilities of which many require replacement or expansion to meet capacity requirements.<\/p>\n<p>This paper sets out the methodology for calculating financial contributions which will be requested from development in order to maintain and improve the network of recycling centres and enable the impact of development to be accommodated.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/document\/waste-management-and-recycling\">Waste Management and Recycling &#8211; Development Contribution Methodology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-699305a84dd71-3\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">Health Contributions Approach: GP Provision &#8211; Development Contribution Methodology<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p>In order to better integrate planning and health across the county and to efficiently plan for health through the local plan and development management processes, a robust, evidence based methodology for agreeing required health infrastructure and identifying developer contributions should be established. The first stage of this process considers contributions to GP Provision.<\/p>\n<p>This paper sets out the methodology for calculation financial contributions which will be requested from development in order to fund expansion of GP provision where required to mitigate the impact of development.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EZjfnQL_iQ9Kkn8aFvTpOHAB3CzsVU0dTFGuqO-NOAyQOg?e=021dJp\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Contributions Approach: GP Provision &#8211; Development Contribution Methodology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-699305a84dd71-4\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">East Devon AONB Planning Protocol<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ESSuEor-rjhIpUH4KyHbk68BZcDHAbSQ5MlvPHWMBrb78w?e=usRe5j\" rel=\"noopener\">The East Devon AONB Planning Protocol<\/a> outlines the relationship between the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership, East Devon District Council and Devon County Council on planning applications affecting the East Devon AONB.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-699305a84dd71-5\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">Community Composting and Planning Permission Guidance Note<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p>To assist community groups in setting up small-scale composting facilities for use by local residents, Devon County Council has provided a guidance note to explain the need for planning permission and provide advice on the planning process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/document\/planning-guidance-note-community-composting-and-planning-permission-march-2022\/\">Composting Guidance Note<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-699305a84dd71-6\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">Infrastructure Funding Statement<\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p>There is a requirement for any local planning authority that receives a contribution from development, either through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) or an agreement under Section 106 (S106) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), to produce an<br \/>\nannual Infrastructure Funding Statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Infrastructure Funding Statements summarise the contributions, both monetary and non-monetary, that Devon County Council has secured, received and spent from developer contributions for the each financial year (1st April \u2013 31st March). The statements can be found below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EfMGeBI-aghPiCHp8scVlUUBxgqr91DpiND3Q1EntMgE9w?e=cF2nWJ\" rel=\"noopener\">Infrastructure Funding Statement 2019-2020 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EUHQ73dWDsFDun6mFnzNwFoBAIWFy6gW0CPxEFfSESuusw?e=p7v1Se\" rel=\"noopener\">Infrastructure Funding Statement 2020-2021 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ERl7d3dASRtBl71J3_T_i2gB0IR6WN-Ijy3BEj9R6-yzww?e=a77jJF\" rel=\"noopener\">Infrastructure Funding Statement 2021-2022 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/document\/devon-county-council-infrastructure-funding-statement-2021-22-accessible-document\/\">Infrastructure Funding Statement 2021-2022 (Accessible document)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ETyqPNAWZ69Ot7CcN5tJjE4Bi412UhPNLCG5g-Z1ILl0lA?e=X1qikA\" rel=\"noopener\">Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022-2023 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/document\/6057\/\">Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022-2023 (PDF) (Accessible document)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ERDxlA8uuktElUFc6DOd5RYBjiWvKkB2O7PUIuSnGYkDuw?e=R8kGPV\" rel=\"noopener\">Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023-2024 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/document\/devon-county-council-infrastructure-funding-statement-2023-2024-accessible-document\/\">Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023-2024 (PDF) (Accessible document)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Future statements will be produced for the following financial years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page contains links to general\u00a0other policy and guidance produced by Devon\u00a0County Council (either individually or in partnership with other organisations) which may have an impact upon the determination of applications for which the County Council holds responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":816,"featured_media":0,"parent":24,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2451","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 08:49:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/816"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6861,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2451\/revisions\/6861"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}