Silkin Test

The Silkin Test is a UK planning policy designed to control major developments which will have an impact on 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. [1]

The test is contained in Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (formerly PPG7 [2]

Contents

History

The criteria were first proposed by the then Minister of Town and Country Planning, Lewis Silkin MP in 1949. [3]

Notable applications

See also

References

  1. ^ Environmental conditions placed on South Wales pipeline. . Department of Trade and Industry (National) (Government News Network). 7 February 2007. http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=262409&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False. 
  2. ^ until August 2004 the test was contained in its precursor - Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) 7: The Countryside – Environmental Quality and Economic and Social Development.
  3. ^ Brotherton, D I (1989). "The evolution and implications of mineral planning policy in the national parks of England and Wales". Environment and Planning A21 (9): 1229–1240. doi:10.1068/a211229. http://www.envplan.com/abstract.cgi?id=a211229.