‘Local Development Framework’ is the collective name for the folder of various planning-related documents that local planning authorities have prepared. Some of these documents will have been subject to statutory independent examination in public by the Planning Inspectorate; others will have been approved and adopted by individual authorities where there is no statutory requirement for independent examination. All authorities will have approved documents of one kind or another in place and all are subject to regular monitoring and review, so it is an ongoing process.
Documents that the Planning Inspectorate has considered sound to date are:
50 Core Strategies
37 Area Action Plans
9 Site Allocation Policies
7 Development Control Policies
17 Minerals and Waste Policies
10 other plans dealing with specific themes
385 Statements of Community Involvement.
‘Local Development Framework’ is the collective name for the folder of various planning-related documents that local planning authorities have prepared. Some of these documents (development plan documents) will have been subject to statutory independent examination in public by the Planning Inspectorate; others will have been approved and adopted by individual authorities where there is no statutory requirement for independent examination.
In order to be found sound, development plan documents are required to be in general conformity with the regional spatial strategy (or spatial development strategy if the LPA is located in London), including housing allocations, if appropriate.