The Local Development Scheme is the project plan which sets out our 3-year timetable for producing our planning documents.
The Statement of Community Involvement sets out how we intend to involve the community in preparing the new documents and in the consideration of planning applications.
The Core Strategy document looks at key issues such as what housing and other land uses should be planned for, the role of the various settlements, how we can protect the environment and reduce the impacts of climate change. Consultation on the Core Strategy Issues and Options took place in March/April 2008. A six week public consultation on a Core Strategy Preferred option will take place from 3 November 2008.
The Site Specific Proposals document will identify individual sites for specific uses to deliver the Core Strategy. Sites will be identified for development based on a range of planning criteria.The Proposals Map will show on an ordnance survey based map the sites identified for future development and the areas to which the policies apply.
The Development Control policies document will guide future planning decisions. A six week public consultation on the Site Allocations Issues and Options document, and the Development Control Policies Issues and Options document, will take place at the same time as the Core Strategy Preferred Options Consultation, from the 3 November 2008.
Supplementary Planning Documents will expand on policies and provide detailed supporting information. These can be prepared as required.
Documents will be subject to Sustainability Appraisals which examine the economic, social and environmental impact of the proposed policies.
An Annual Monitoring Report is produced each year and shows how we are keeping to our programme and if the plan's policies are achieving their objectives.
