What does DAS stand for?

The application's design and access statement said: "Produce from the greenhouses will be used on the estate, all part of an effort to make the estate more self-sufficient and sustainable.

One issue which has made it through to the final Regulations is a requirement for Design and Access Statements.

It confirms that there should be design and access statements for all schemes, with master-plans and design codes for major projects and larger areas, to ensure coherence and local character.

In a design and access statement, the company's agent Shadbolt Consulting of Gateshead, says the development is in response to an increase in commercial requirements.

On November 20 we were notified of a revised application and responded on December 10, 2007 asking for clarification on the proposed surfacing material as the design and access statement stated that natural stone setts would be used while the plans showed granite.

The design and access statement submitted with the planning application describes the planned development as a highly specialist facility, providing the very best facilities to develop and train world class sportsmen, where top athletes train within a controlled environment and are provided with physical training, medical attention and nutrition in an integrated manner and in accordance with international practice.

The design and access statement submitted with the planning application describes the planned development as 'a highly specialist facility, providing the very best facilities to develop and train world class sportsmen, where top athletes train within a controlled environment and are provided with physical training, medical attention and nutrition in an integrated manner and in accordance with international practice'.

The design and access statement, submitted as part of the application, said two meetings had been held with a residents' group.