Local Development Framework - Unitary Development Plan
The future use and development of land and buildings in the
borough is guided by the Unitary Development Plan (UDP), for the
period over the next 15 to 20 years. It is a statutory land-use
plan covering the whole borough. It sets out a framework of
policies to:
- Control the location and quality of new development
- Encourage and stimulate development, where appropriate
- Protect and improve the environment and
- Safeguard the Borough's most important natural and built
assets
As such, it is the main document against which all planning
applications are judged. However, it also has an important role in
integrating land use and transport planning, co-ordinating public
and private investment, and providing a policy framework to support
bids for funding.
The current
UDP
was adopted in June 2006, and supersedes all previous
UDP
Documents. This is the
statutory land use plan for the Borough of Rochdale.
The new planning system requires that the Council replaces its
UDP
with a Local
Development Framework (LDF). The Council is curently
preparing new
LDF
documents which will supplement and eventually replace the
UDP
. For
further information please see the below link.
Viewing the Unitary Development Plan
The plan is in two main parts:
- A written statement of the policies and an explanation of why
they are needed
- Proposals maps which show where the policies apply and what
uses the land is allocated for
Rochdale Borough Unitary
Development Plan, June 2006 - A printed copy is available
for £42 plus £4.95 postage and packaging.
Archive documents
Decisions and proposed modifications to the revised Deposit
Draft Replacement Plan
The Statement of Decisions on Inquiry Inspectors Report and
Proposed Modifications to the Revised Deposit Draft Replacement
Plan, November 2005 is split into pdf files for ease of viewing and
downloading. A printed copy of the full document is
available for £21 plus £3.85 postage and packaging.
The following documents in pdf file format are available online
or can be inspected at main libraries and Customer Services
Centres.
Links to branch libraries and Customer Services Centres.
Inspector’s Report on Objections
A printed copy of the full document is available for £31 plus
£3.85 postage and packaging.
Sustainability
Appraisal of Deposit Draft Replacement Plan, May 2002 (527kb
pdf file) - A printed copy is available for £15 plus 68p postage
and packaging.
Statement of Pre-Deposit Consultation and Publicity, June 2002 -
This document is only available in print for £5 plus 68p
postage and packaging.
Further help and information
Contact Strategic Planning, using the details in the right hand
column, if you require further information on the
UDP
. Publications relating to the
UDP
Review can be
made available in large print and or Braille.
Our Community Language Service can arrange a free interpretation
service to any member of an ethnic minority group experiencing
difficulty with reading or understanding this information or the
Plan.
You can find out more about the planning system, Development
Plan procedures and regulations, Government planning policy
guidance, and the opportunities people have to get involved in the
planning process, by visiting the Department for Communities and
Local Government's website
Communities and Local
Government