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Adur Local Development Framework (LDF)
A Local Development Framework (LDF) is being prepared for Adur. This is a collection of documents which will collectively deliver the spatial planning strategy for the area.
The LDF will :
- Ensure that the right amount of development takes place in the right locations, including that needed for housing development.
- Co-ordinate the necessary social, physical and green infrastructure to ensure the delivery of sustainable communities.
- Support economic growth and regeneration.
- Safeguard the area’s environmental assets and enhances them where possible.
The LDF consists of the following parts :
- The Local Development Scheme (LDS): This document sets out the overall timetable for the production of the LDF.
- The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI): This document sets out how the Council will involve the community during the production of the LDF.
- Local Development Documents (LDDs): There are two types of LDDs - Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). The first DPD currently being prepared as part of the LDF is the Adur Local Plan which is the key plan within the LDF. Background work is also currently being undertaken to develop an Area Action Plan for Shoreham Harbour (being prepared jointly with Brighton & Hove City Council and West Sussex County Council). For more information on the proposed regeneration of Shoreham Harbour please visit the Shoreham Harbour Regeneration Project webpage. SPDs will be prepared in due course.
- A Sustainability Appraisal /Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA): The policies and proposals contained in the LDF must be appraised to ensure that they contribute to the aims of sustainable development. The SA/SEA document sets out the results of this appraisal.
For more information on the LDF please contact the Planning Policy Team (see contact details above right).
See also : Local Development Framework History
