Summary: Theme 6: A City with an Enriched Community Life 2017

What can an essentially planning document do to improve community life?

The importance of the Plan is that it has arisen from community concerns, and many of those are about the need to support community life, including health and well-being and an enriched artistic and cultural life for the benefit of residents and visitors alike. The Plan can encourage the provision of these facilities and help to retain and improve those that already exist.

Policy C1: Community Arts Facilities

This policy sets out the planning requirements for new community arts
facilities; either on an appropriate site or through the conversion of an
existing building.

Full policy here.

Policy C2: Information Hub

This policy sets out the planning requirements for a new Information
Hub in the City Centre, for the benefit of visitors and residents alike.
The Hub could also provide places where community groups could
meet and classes and events be held.

Full policy here.

Policy C3: Provision of New Community Facilities

This policy sets out the planning requirements for new facilities such as community and youth centres, sports fields, libraries, and places of worship.

Full policy here.

Policies C4 and C5 : Protection of Existing Community Facilities and Open Spaces

Two policies setting out the obligation to demonstrate and prove that the facility is no longer viable or needed.

Full policy C4 here.

Full policy C5 here.

Policy C6: Health Care and Social Care Facilities

This policy sets out the planning conditions to be met in new proposals.

Full policy here.

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