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Preparing the LDF
Local Development Framework - annual monitoring report
Local Development Framework - local development scheme
Local Development Framework - Statement of Community Involvement

The preparation of the LDF  is a continuous process 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.

Evidence Base

The preparation of the LDF has to be based on robust evidence.

Consultation

Consultation with all interested parties and the local community is a key requirement and the Council works hard to ensure that everyone can get involved a have their say.

We have launched a consultation portal for the LDF and other planning policy documents. This system will permit the online submission of comments during public consultations on, and viewing of, DPD s and LDD s.

Key benefits of making representations online include:

This will enable you to be kept up to date on the progress of the LDF by your preferred means of contact. If you would like to register your interest please follow the link below to the consultation portal. For further information contact the Strategic Planning Service.

All  DPD s and the SCI will be prepared in stages in full consultation with the local community and other interested parties and adopted by the Council following independent and binding examination by an Inspector appointed by the Planning Inspectorate. All  SPD s will be prepared and adopted by the Council in full consultation with the local community. The LDS will be prepared and adopted by the Council in consultation with the Local Strategic Partnership, subject to the approval of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Sustainability appraisals

Sustainable development is a term that has been commonly used since the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro in 1992.  Its aim is to balance economic progress with social and environmental needs.  A widely used definition was drawn up by the world commission on Environment and Development in 1987.  "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

Sustainability Appraisal (SA) is a process which provides a mechanism for balancing the often conflicting needs of economic, social and environmental issues and identifies how improvements or compromises can be made to agree on the most sustainable outcome.

In accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, all DPD s and SPD s are Subject to SA .

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