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On the 8th of December 2011 the Cabinet endorsed the proposal for the Council to produce a new Local Plan. The Local Plan will cover the period up to 2036 and, once adopted, will replace all current parts of the development plan, including the Core Strategy 2009 and the saved policies of the Local Plan 1995 and Local Plan Alteration 2002.
An updated Local Development Scheme, which will outline the timetable for preparing and delivering the new local plan, is being prepared and will be presented to Cabinet in February 2012.
Development Plan
Huntingdonshire District Council’s planning policies provide a framework for making decisions about the area’s future. They are contained in a series of documents known as the Local Development Framework (LDF) or Development Plan.
The Council is in the process of producing up to date LDF documents. Until a full set of LDF documents has been adopted some planning policies from the Huntingdonshire Local Plan (1995), its Alteration (2002) and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Structure Plan (2003) will remain in force.
The Development Plan also includes the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England, known as the East of England Plan.
The main LDF documents are known as Development Plan Document (DPD). The Council will produce the following DPDs:
- The Core Strategy (adopted September 2009): This sets the spatial vision, objectives and strategic directions of growth to 2026.
- Development Management: This will set out local policies for managing development.
- Planning Proposals: This will show which land is allocated for housing, business development and other uses.
- Huntingdon West Area Action Plan: This will contain proposals for development where significant changes are proposed for the area of Huntingdon west of the Town Centre.
- Gypsy and Travellers Sites: This will show which land is allocated for Gypsy and Travellers sites.
- St Neots Town Centre Area Action Plan: This will contain proposals for redevelopment within a mixed use area to help revitalisation of the town centre.
Details of the timetable for production of DPDs can be found in the Local Development Scheme.
The Huntingdonshire LDF will contain a number of other documents:
- The Proposals Map – This is a map of the district that shows where area specific planning policies apply. Also included are a series of ‘inset plans’ that show particular areas in more detail.
- Supplementary Planning Documents – These contain additional detail to support planning policies where there is a particular local requirement.
- The Statement of Community Involvement – This explains how we will involve people in preparing new documents, and also in significant development management decisions.
- The Local Development Scheme – This sets out the timetable for producing DPDs and sets out how policies in the Huntingdonshire Local Plan (1995) and Alteration (2002) will be replaced.
- An Annual Monitoring Report – This presents information about how well planning policies are working.
Informal planning guidance and policy statements, which do not form part of the LDF, will also be produced.
More information on the planning system and development plans can be found on the Planning Portal.