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Urban and Rural Area Plans

The current Development Plans for the island are the Urban and Rural Area Plans.

Urban Area Plan

The Urban Area Plan (UAP) sets out the planning policy for the areas of the Island which are considered to be primarily urban in character. The plan has four main uses:

• Making decisions on planning applications;
• Encouraging suitable development on appropriate sites;
• Protecting the environment; and
• Helping to guide public and private investment.

Rural Area Plan

The Rural Area Plan (RAP) sets out the planning policy for the areas of the Island which are considered to be primarily rural in character. The RAP covers approximately 21 square miles (55 sq.km) and does not include the Island's principal settlements of St Peter Port and The Bridge. These two areas are covered by a separate plan - the Urban Area Plan. The RAP has four main uses:

• Promoting the conservation and enhancement of the rural environment;
• Supporting the Urban Area Plan by steering the majority of new developments to sites within the urban area;
• Guiding decisions on planning applications; and
• Guiding essential development to appropriate sites

Click on the links in the downloads section to view the Urban and Rural Area Plans and accompanying documents.

Search Maps

• Urban Area Plan Map
• Rural Area Plan Map

Current Status of the Urban and Rural Area Plans

The Urban Area Plan (Review No. 1) was approved in July 2002 and the Rural Area Plan (Review No.1) was approved in December 2005.

Since adoption, it has been necessary for the Department to re-assess certain parts of these Plans in light of changing circumstances and corporate requirements. A full copy of each set of alterations has been lodged at the Greffe and are available from the Department upon request.

As these changes have occurred over a number of years, the Department has produced booklets to bring these addenda together for each plan. Each booklet sets out all the relevant policies and explanatory text from the both Plans as amended by the alterations and additions procedure. The extracts are shown in sequential order to match the Written Statements.

To fully represent each of the changes to the Plan, amended and additional text has been integrated where necessary with retained original wording from the sub-section concerned. Also, unchanged text in some cases is shown for other policies which occur either on the same page or chapter as the subject amendment. Please click on the links to view or download these supplementary booklets.

Extracts of the Rural Area Plan Proposals Map illustrating the amendments as appropriate has been published as an addendum to Rural Area Plan Proposals Map. You can download this below.

Alternatively, copies of the relevant Proposals Maps are available for inspection or purchase from the Environment Reception at Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charroterie, St. Peter Port.

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Document downloads

Urban Area Plan (Review No.1) Written Statement Urban Area Plan (Review No.1) Written Statement (July 2002) Urban Area Plan Inspector's Report (Review No.1) Urban Area Plan Inspector's Report (Review No.1) UAP Supplementary Booklet rban Area Plan Supplementary Booklet Rural Area Plan (Review No.1) Written Statement Rural Area Plan (Review No.1) Written Statement (Dec 2005) Rural Area Plan Inspector's Report Rural Area Plan Inspector's Report (Review No.1) RAP Proposals Map Addendum to RAP Proposals Map Rural Area Plan Supplementary Booklet Rural Area Plan Supplementary Booklet (Aug 2010)

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