General Question – 26th February 2009

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I call on Councillor Ian Beardsmore to ask his General Question

"The Council has previously stated that the Supplementary Planning Guidance would be reviewed once the Local Development Framework has been completed. Would the portfolio holder please outline the proposed timetable for this review?"

I call on Councillor John O’Hara.

 In April 2007 the Council approved the Local Development Scheme which sets out a programme for preparing documents that will form part of its Local Development Framework.  This includes commitment to prepare a number of Supplementary Planning Documents once the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document and Allocations Development Plan Document are adopted.

These Supplementary Planning Documents will amplify what is in our two key Development Plan Documents.  In preparing them, existing Supplementary Planning Guidance will be replaced.

The Core Strategy and Polices DPD has been considered tonight for adoption and the examination hearing of the Allocations DPD commences on 12 May 2009.  When this is completed and the Inspector's report on the Allocations DPD is received, we will then be able to scope precisely what the Supplementary Documents will need to cover and prepare a detailed programme.  This will update the programme set out in the current Local Development Scheme.

It is anticipated that an updated programme of SPD work can be prepared later this year when work on the two DPDs is largely completed.