Local development framework

The current version was introduced in June 2008 and replaces the original PPS 12: Local Development Frameworks which was produced in 2004.It also outlines the details of, and timetable for the production of all documents that make up the local development framework over a three-year period.Prior to the statement being adopted, local authorities must ensure that any plan preparation work meets these minimum requirements.A key outcome of the SCI will be to encourage 'front loading' meaning that consultation with the public begins at the earliest stages of each document's development so that communities are given the fullest opportunity to participate in plan making and to make a difference.Once adopted, development control decisions must be made in accordance with the DPDs unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Buckshaw Village, Lancashire is an example of a recently planned development.
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