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The draft City Plan was approved by Cabinet 10 May to go out to consultation for eight weeks starting on Monday 28 May. The City Plan will provide the framework for future development in Brighton & Hove up to the year 2030 and will be an important tool for attracting and directing investment in the city. It will also provide an imperative for delivering much needed affordable homes and for encouraging the most sustainable forms of development with the highest quality of design.
What is the Local Development Framework?
The Local Development Framework (LDF) is the term used to describe the set of documents which will eventually include all of the planning authority's local development documents, one of which will be the City Plan. As these new documents are adopted by the council, they will eventually replace the Brighton & Hove Local Plan adopted in 2005.
LDFs, which were introduced by the Government in 2004, are intended to deliver sustainable development whilst reflecting the needs of local communities. They aim to deliver 'spatial planning', that is they must take into account social and environmental factors such as health and housing need and should not be purely focussed on the regulation and control of land.
The main types of LDF documents are:
- Development Plan Documents (DPDs) - these are the key statutory documents within LDF's and will set out the vision, strategy and policies for the area. They are subject to sustainability appraisal and to a formal examination in public.
- Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
- Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
Other LDF documents are:
More information can be found on our LDF Background Studies page and by contacting the LDF team.
Planning policy consultations
Development Plan Documents
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City Plan Options Papers (formally the Core Strategy) – consultation on the four Policy Option Papers has now finished. More information can be found on our City Plan page.
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Interim Planning Guidance (IPG) adopted September 2011
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Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) Options Papers will go out for consultation early 2013. More information can be found on our Shoreham Harbour page.
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
- Design Guide for Extensions and Alterations SPD12 - the draft version of this SPD has been prepared and approved for public consultation and the council is now seeking your views and comments. The consultation period runs from 5 December 2011 to 13 January 2012. More information can be found on our SPD page.
Older items
- The council has withdrawn the submitted Core Strategy from the examination process. This document is currently being updated and will now be known as the City Plan.
- An updated Local Development Scheme was published in September 2011
- The Council has completed an update of the Strategic Land Availability Assessment and the Open Space Study as part of the Core Strategy examination process. These were approved by the cabinet member meeting on 26 May 2011 as background evidence for the Core Strategy.
- On 6 July 2010, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles MP, announced the revocation (withdrawal) of the South East Plan (the Regional Spatial Strategy). However, following subsequent challenges it remains part of the Development Plan for Brighton & Hove. Please see the council's South East Plan page for the latest information on the status of the South East Plan.