Local development framework
The Local Development Framework (
LDF
) is a collection of
planning policy documents that will guide and control development
in Rochdale Borough.
Local Development Scheme (LDS) was updated and approved in March
2009. The
LDS
is a
public statement setting out the Council's project plan for
preparing the Local Development Framework (LDF).
These are known as
LDF
Development Plan Documents
(DPDs). These will be prepared to set out spatial planning
policies for key areas, sites and types of development.
The preparation of the
LDF
will be a continuous one
and over time
LDF
documents will replace the
borough’s Unitary Development Plan (UDP) adopted in
June 2006. The new system of
LDF
s was introduced in 2004 by
the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
These documents will be prepared to expand on and explain
policy in
DPD
s.
These are prepared for areas where change is being promoted or to
control the impact of development in relation to transport,
environmental or design considerations.
Other
LDF
Documents