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• Local Development Framework
  • Allocations Development Plan Document
  • Annual Monitoring Report
  • Core Strategy Development Plan Document
  • Development Policies Development Plan Document
  • Local Development Scheme
  • North Northallerton Development Area
  • Planning Policy Advice and Documents
  • Proposals Map
  • Regional Spatial Strategy
  • Statement of Community Involvement
  • Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
  • Supplementary Planning Documents
  • Sustainability Appraisal

Local Development Framework

In September 2004 the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act brought in major changes to Development Plan preparation. The old system of Structure Plans, Local Plans and Supplementary Planning Guidance was replaced by the Local Development Framework (LDF).

The LDF is made up of the following documents:

• Local Development Scheme (LDS): setting out the overall timetable for the production of the LDF.
• Statement of Community Involvement (SCI): setting out how the Council will involve the community during the production of the LDF.
• Sustainability Appraisal (SA): the policies and proposals contained in the LDF must be assessed to make sure they contribute to the aims of Sustainable Development. The SA documents set out the results of these assessments.
• Local Development Documents: as well as the LDS, SCI and SA, there are other documents in the LDF called Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). The Hambleton LDF has a Core Strategy DPD, Development Policies DPD (with Annex 5 Proposals Map Opens in a new window) and an Allocations DPD Opens in a new window (with Annex 5 Proposals Map Opens in a new window), along with several SPDs.

These DPDs ,along with the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS), make up what is known as The Development Plan for the Hambleton Area. For the latest information on the progress of the LDF please see our monthly LDF Update. If you want to buy any of the documents we produce, please refer to our current Document Price List (PDF 27kb) Opens in a new window.

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Planning Policy
Hambleton District Council
Civic Centre
Stone Cross
Northallerton
DL6 2UU
Tel: 0845 1211 555
Email: planning.policy@hambleton.gov.uk