How would you like to see Thurrock develop in the future? Would you like to see more open spaces in the Borough? Do you think the public transport system could be improved? If so, we would like to get your views on future planning issues in Thurrock.
Thurrock Council is working on its Local Development Framework (LDF). This is the name for a range of documents that will set out the spatial strategy, policies and proposals to guide the future development and use of land in Thurrock up to the year 2021. It will replace the existing adopted Thurrock Borough Local Plan (1997) which is the current statutory plan.
The Local Development Framework (LDF) is part of a new system for the preparation of development plans in England that was introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
The LDF will be a folder that will contain separate but related Local Development Documents (LDD). Three of these will become statutory plans and they are called Development Plan Documents (DPD); these are:
| Core Strategy and Policies for Control of Development (DPD) | Sets out a spacial vision, objectives and strategy for the development of the Thurrock area and a framework for development control, minerals and waste. |
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| Site Specific Allocations and Policies (DPD) | Contains detailed policies and site proposals that deliver the core strategy. |
| Minerals and Waste (DPD) | Contains detailed policies and proposals for the extraction and processing of minerals and the handling of commercial and residential waste. |
In addition we will be preparing some non-statutory Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) to accompany the above plans. These will be for Affordable Housing, Development Control Standards, Developer Contributions and the Green Grid.
The Development Plan Documents, together with the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England will form the Statutory Development Plan.
A Proposals Map will also be prepared in stages. This will be a borough wide map with inset maps where necessary. It will show the location of site-specific proposals and area based policies. This map will evolve with each development plan document.
Two other documents will be included in the Council's LDF folder. These are:
| Statement of Community Involvement [SCI] | Specifies how the Council will involve stake holders and the local community in the process of preparing local development documents and consultation on planning applications. |
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| Local Development Scheme [LDS] | Sets out details of each of the local development documents to be produced by the Council, and the timescales and arrangement for its preparation. The LDS and all other available LDF documents can be viewed on this web site or be inspected at the Council offices. |
There are two other features of the new system. The first of these is that proposals and policies in the Council's development plan documents will be subject to Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This is to ensure that they reflect the principles of sustainable development.
The Council must also produce an Annual Monitoring Report [AMR]. This will review progress in the previous 12 months in terms of production of local development documents and the implementation of policies.
For full information about the Local Development Documents and when they will be prepared, please view the Local Development Scheme [LDS].
Further information is available by contacting us:
