Local Development Framework

Local Development Framework and Local Plans

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The Local Development Framework (LDF) is the emerging Local Plan for Winchester District being developed under The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended). The LDF will eventually replace the saved policies of the adopted Local Plan Review (2006).

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The LDF/ Local Plan Documents set out the planning policies which will shape the future of Winchester District and provide clear guidance on development opportunities as well as what will, or will not, be permitted and where. It looks ahead to 2031 to promote the creation and maintenance of good places to live through a range of policies and proposals for change, improvement and development in the District. This includes policies which deliver:

• housing and economic development requirements
• the provision of retail, leisure and other commercial development
• the provision of infrastructure
• the provision of health, community infrastructure and other local facilities; and
• climate change mitigation and adaptation, protection and enhancement of the natural and historic environment, including landscape, and where relevant coastal management.

The LDF will support the delivery of the spatial elements of the Winchester District Community Strategy and will set out the strategic planning framework for the future of the Winchester District up to 2031. The LDF must also reflect other plans and strategies in the area, prepared not only by the Council but also by its partners and the wider community.

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There are a number of documents that will make up the LDF/Local Plan for Winchester. These include:

1. Local Plan Part 1 - Joint Core Strategy
2. Local Plan Part 2 - Development Management and Site Allocations
3. Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule
4. Proposals Map
5. Adopted Local Plan (2006) saved policies
6. Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)- these documents supplement the above documents by giving more information on particular issues
7. Neighbourhood Plans
8. Local Development Scheme
9. Statement of Community Involvement
10. Annual Monitoring Report

The timetable for producing and consulting on these documents is set out in the Winchester Local Development Scheme 2011.

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The Adopted Local Plan (2006) saved policies are currently the adopted planning policies for Winchester District, The Council is currently progressing the Local Plan Part 1 - Joint Core Strategy towards adoption and this is also a material planning consideration, which will increase in weight as it approaches adoption. The Local Plan Part 1 develops the 'Interim Policy Aspirations' and represents a more up-to-date expression of the Council's planning policy aspirations for the District.

To support these documents and their policies, the LDF must also have a robust Evidence Base, which contains additional background information, technical studies, assessments and a Sustainability Appraisal.

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The LDF is required to fit with policies in the 'Regional Strategy', which for Winchester District was the South East Plan. The Localism Act 2010, provides for the revocation of Regional Strategies (RS). There has been much debate during 2010 and 2011 on the status of the RS given the Government's intention to abolish it, but for the time being any DPDs produced must be in general compliance with it.

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• To find out more about each part of the LDF, please use the links above to take you to the relevant webpage.
  
• To find out more about what has happened so far with the LDF, what we will be doing next and how you can comment on current consultations, please go to the Consultations webpage.
  
• You can also keep up to date with the latest news on the LDF by signing up for our e-newsletter here.