News on Cotswold Site Allocations Methodology

Cotswold District Council is undertaking a public consultation from Thursday 16 February 2023 to Thursday 16 March 2023 to seek feedback on two evidence documents. Both consultation documents are unavoidably technical in nature and we are primarily seeking feedback from those with technical expertise, although the consultations are open to anyone who wishes to respond.

Non-Strategic Site Allocations Selection Methodology

No sites are being recommended for development in this consultation. The consultation instead seeks views on the various criteria that will help us to select the most sustainable sites for development in the Local Plan.

Guidance on major development in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (National Landscape)

The guidance provides a two-stage process to help establish:

- whether development proposals are “major development” in the context of the Cotswolds AONB / National Landscape; and

- whether there are any “exceptional circumstances” for major development in the AONB and whether the development is in the public interest.

We are inviting feedback on whether this guidance can be improved in any way.