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PPS4: Planning for sustainable economic growth

PPS4 is a key policy document and applies to all proposals involving ‘economic development’, which covers employment development, public and community uses and the main town centre uses of retail, leisure, offices, arts, culture and tourism.

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PPS4 now contains a positive presumption in favour of planning applications that secure sustainable economic growth. This covers main town centre uses, including retail developments, which were excluded from these general presumptions in the draft.