Table 5 Weighting for settlement development

Proximity to existing urban areas

S.&AP.

0.20

0.26

0.29

P.&PA.

0.26

0.25

0.35

Proximity to major roads and train lines

S.&AP.

0.22

0.16

0.26

P.&PA.

0.22

0.20

0.22

Distance from environmentally valuable areas

S.&AP.

0.31

0.34

0.21

P.&PA.

0.24

0.23

0.19

Proximity to water

S.&AP.

0.14

0.15

0.11

P.&PA.

0.14

0.17

0.12

Slope gradient

S.&AP.

0.13

0.10

0.12

P.&PA.

0.15

0.15

0.13