title: PPS 7
text: # PPS 7
  
  Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas commonly abbreviated as PPS 7, is a document produced by the British Government to advise Local planning authorities on policies for rural areas. The current version was introduced in August 2004 and replaced Revised PPG 7: The Countryside - Environmental Quality and Economic and Social Development (published February 1997).
  
  