Progress to date
The council is currently working on a framework to guide future development in the borough up to 2026. Our Local Development Framework (LDF) will incorporate and replace the existing Local Plan but cover a much wider range of future issues.
The first key document to be prepared for the LDF is the Core Strategy. During the initial stages of developing the Core Strategy, in early 2008, an 'Issues and Options' consultation was undertaken, to scope out what the key issues and options for the borough might be. A copy of the Issues and Options document is available to download below.
In summer 2009 the borough council consulted on a draft 'Vision' for the borough - the future vision for the borough has now been agreed and adopted and this will also inform the Core Strategy.
In spring 2010 a 'Key Themes' consultation was undertaken, which gave members of the public the opportunity to consider the key issues facing the borough in the future. Further information on the Key Themes consultation can be viewed by clicking here. In addition, a series of Background Papers have been published to support the Key Themes document - these can be viewed by clicking here.
Future of the Core Strategy
The borough council is proposing to undertake further consultation with the public in the autumn. During this consultation we will be engaging with local communities to understand their views and aspirations for future housing provision in the area, in order to establish the amount of new housing which might be appropriate in the future. Further details of this public consultation will follow in the autumn, and will be available on our Consultation Homepage.
It is proposed that a Pre-Submission version of the Core Strategy will be published in Autumn 2011.
In addition to the Core Strategy, a Sustainability Appraisal is also being prepared in order to test the appropriateness of the approaches outlined, in terms of their economic, environmental and social impacts. Please click here to access the Sustainability Appraisal.
If you have any queries on the LDF please contact a member of the LDF Team on 01256 845796 or 845532 or e-mail LDF@basingstoke.gov.uk