Part One: Spatial Strategy and Policies (Regulation 19)

9.50. New housing and employment developments on previously developed land not allocated for these uses can make an important and positive contribution towards meeting future development needs. The following policy sets out the approach for assessing windfall employment and housing developments, ensuring they are located in suitable and sustainable locations, as well as the protection of existing business uses from non-industrial development. Such development proposals will also need to consider the Plan's other relevant development management policies, such as DLP8 Health and Wellbeing and DLP39 Design Quality.

9.51. Locating the right development in the right place ensures that proposals are sustainable, have a positive relationship with the surrounding area and uses, and integrate well, complementing the character of their location.

9.52. Policies DLP10 and DLP18 allocates sites for residential, and employment uses based on the anticipated availability of land for development at the time of the preparation of the Plan. However, there will always be windfall sites put forward for development in areas where it is not currently anticipated, and it is important that such development is brought forward in a comprehensive way.

9.53. Existing businesses wanting to grow should not have unreasonable restrictions put on them because of a change in nearby land uses since they were established. Therefore, new developments will need to reflect the 'agent of change' principle by proving that the person or business responsible for the proposed new development / change is responsible for managing the impact of that change in relation to noise and other potential nuisances generated by existing land uses in the vicinity. Similarly, where an existing business or community facility could have a significant adverse effect on new development (including changes of use) in its vicinity, the applicant will need to provide mitigation before the development has been completed.