Village Design Statement
The ED&F Village Design Statement (VDS) is a user-friendly document that describes the existing essential character of our village(s) and provides advice on future development. It was prepared by a working group within the village to help promote local distinctiveness and sense of place in new design proposals in order that any planned development approved by the SDNPA is in harmony with its setting and makes a positive contribution to the local environment. The VDS has been reviewed and accepted by the SDNP and is therefore now a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which gives the VDS the weight of a formal planning policy.