About: Silkin Test

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The Silkin Test is a UK planning policy designed to control major developments which will affect areas classified as National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The three main criteria state that - 1. * it must be in the National interest; 2. * there is no practicable alternative to development in a National Park; 3. * must be built in a way that minimises detrimental effects on the environment.

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  • The Silkin Test is a UK planning policy designed to control major developments which will affect areas classified as National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The three main criteria state that - 1. * it must be in the National interest; 2. * there is no practicable alternative to development in a National Park; 3. * must be built in a way that minimises detrimental effects on the environment. The test was contained in Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (formerly PPG7)PPS7 has now been replaced by the National Planning Policy Framework (2012), in which paras. 115/116 set out a differently-worded test. (en)
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  • The Silkin Test is a UK planning policy designed to control major developments which will affect areas classified as National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The three main criteria state that - 1. * it must be in the National interest; 2. * there is no practicable alternative to development in a National Park; 3. * must be built in a way that minimises detrimental effects on the environment. (en)
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  • Silkin Test (en)
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