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Local Development Framework (LDF)
LDF Headlines
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The Council has prepared a written response to the Planning Inspector following the queries raised at the Core Strategy Examination Procedural Meeting held on 8th July 2010.
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The Council is updating its Strategic Land Availability Assessment for 2010 as part of the Core Strategy Examination process.
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On 6 July 2010, the Rt. Hon. Eric Pickles MP, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government revoked the South East Plan (the Regional Spatial Strategy). Please see the Secretary of State's letter and the ‘question and answer’ advice on the implications of this change for planning policy.
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On 15 June 2010, the Government amended national housing policy and made the following changes: Private residential gardens are now excluded from the definition of 'previously developed land' and the national minimum density of 30 dwellings per hectare is deleted. The implications of these changes for Brighton & Hove are set out in this briefing note.
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A new factsheet on waste and minerals planning has been produced as part of the Waste and Minerals Development Framework.
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The Nature Conservation and Development, Architectural Features and London Road Central Masterplan SPDs have been adopted by the Council.
- The most up to date LDF timescales are available on this site. The council's approved Local Development Scheme (LDS), the 3 year timetable for the LDF can also be downloaded. This scheme will be revised in September 2010.
What is the Local Development Framework?
The Local Development Framework or '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 Core Strategy. 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 Local Development Documents are:
- Development Plan Documents (DPDs)
- Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
- Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
Other LDF documents are: