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Department of Communities and Local Govermet
Business and Employment
The policies for Business and Employment in the 2015 Local Plan for West Dorset are:
ECON 1. PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT
i) Employment development will generally be supported:
- within or on the edge of a settlement,
- through the intensification or extension of existing premises,
- as part of a farm diversification scheme,
- through the re-use or replacement of an existing building, or
- in a rural location where this is essential for that type of business.
ii) Proposals for live-work developments will be supported in locations considered suitable for open
market residential
development.
ECON 3. PROTECTION OF OTHER EMPLOYMENT SITES
i) Outside key employment sites, the redevelopment of existing employment sites to an alternative
employment use
will normally be permitted.
ii) The redevelopment of employment land and premises for non employment uses that are in
accordance with other
planning policies will be permitted where it will not prejudice the efficient and effective use of the
remainder of the
employment area and:
- the present (or where vacant or derelict, the previous) use causes significant harm to the
character or amenities
of the surrounding area and it has been demonstrated that no other appropriate viable
alternative employment
uses could be attracted to the site; or
- a substantial over-supply of suitable alternative employment sites is locally available; or
- redevelopment of the site would offer important community benefits or no significant loss of
jobs / potential jobs