Economy
- Economic Profile
- Employment and Education
- Unemployment
- Employment Strategy
- Employment Land at Strategic Locations
- Environmental Improvement of Employment Areas
- Non-Conforming Uses
- Commercial Development in Rural Areas
- Tourism and Recreation
- Retail
6.7 Non-Conforming Uses
Many of the economic uses developed in the past have become non-viable and today tend to detract from the quality of the built environment. The loss in viability of these activities has led to a number of poorly maintained underused, misused and disused brown-field sites throughout the County. These detract from the image and attractiveness of towns and villages as places to live and visit.
Policy ECON 6: Non-Conforming Uses
Where authorised commercial or employment undertakings exist as non-conforming but long-established uses, it is the policy of the Council to facilitate their continued operation provided they do not seriously detract from the zoning objective for the area. Where such uses have ceased the Council will seek their redevelopment for new use that conforms to the zoning pattern in the area.
In locations outside settlement boundaries, as identified on settlement zoning maps, the Council will only support commercial activity that protects the viability of settlement centres, the rural character of the area and the carrying capacity of the road network.
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