What is the Local Plan?
The Local Plan is the Borough Council’s key planning document and is used as the basis for all planning decisions taken within the Borough. We have an Adopted Local Plan that covers the period 1996 – 2011, which was adopted in July 2006. This contains a series of detailed policies against which development proposals can be assessed.
Copies of the Adoped Local Plan can be viewed at the Parklands Reception at the Borough Council offices. The Adopted Local Plan can also be viewed on this website, by clicking here. In addition, copies of the Local Plan can be purchased at a cost of £40 (plus £5 for postage). Please contact a member of the Forward Planning Team if you would like a copy on 01256 845532 or 845796.
The Local Plan is to be replaced by the Local Development Framework (LDF) in time, under the new planning legislation. Further details of this can be found under 'Future Proposals / LDS'. However, it should be noted that the policies in the Adopted Local Plan have been 'saved' for a period of 3 years from the date of adoption, and so will remain valid for the purposes of determining planning applications. The Borough Council will re-examine the scope for saving these policies after the three year period during the course of 2008/9.