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Core Strategy

Local Development Framework (LDF) - The Core Strategy

The District Council has started to prepare a series of planning documents to guide development and change in the District over the next 20 years. They will determine where new homes are built, where new jobs are created and how people can travel to get to the things they need.

The first and most important of these documents is the Core Strategy, because it will set the course for everything to follow. It will present a vision of how we want the District to look and function in 2026.

There are some big challenges facing our District, which the Core Strategy will need to address. We think some of these are:

• Where should new homes be built and new jobs located?
• How can we meet the housing needs of local people?
• How can we reduce the impacts of climate change?
• How can we make sure everyone can reach the services they need?
• How do we protect our rich heritage and landscape?

A consultation exercise on issues raised in the Issues and Options document was carried out in May/June 2007.

We then published a Draft Core Strategy for comment in November 2008.

A consultation paper was produced in July 2009 setting out three potential housing growth scenarios and outlined some possible development options to meet these scenarios. We were seeking views on the proposed development options to meet each growth scenario.

Current Progress 2010

The council has now published a Consultation Core Strategy which provides the latest situation on locations for future development and strategic policies, set within a vision for the District and a range of key objectives.

The proposed submission version of the Core Strategy is now due to be published in Autumn 2010 on which further representations will be invited.

The Core Strategy will then be submitted to the Secretary of State. An independent Inspector will consider all the representations and there will be an Examination in Public. The Inspector will decide whether the Core Strategy is 'sound' and should be adopted.

For further information please contact the Planning Policy team on 01789 260319, by emailing planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk or by fax on 01789 260330.

Downloads:
LDF Core Strategy - Issues and Options - May 2007 (1063KB PDF) | Housing Growth Scenarios and Results (91KB PDF) | Help with PDFs

External links:
Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning

See also:
Consultation Core Strategy 2010 | Draft Core Strategy 2008 Planning & Building news and frequently asked questions

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