Local Development Framework
(LDF)
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduced major changes to the process for preparing plans. Local Development Documents, which will comprise the Local Development Framework (LDF) will replace the current Unitary Development Plan (UDP).
The LDF will not fully replace the existing UDP (as amended Sept 2007) as the statutory local plan until the process (including rounds of public consultation) has been completed and a number of development plan documents (DPDs) formally adopted.
LDF Quick Links:
- Issues and Options (Oct 2005)
- Preferred Options (June 2007)
- Statement of Community Involvement (Sept 2006)
- Local Development Scheme (March 2007)
- Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
- Background reports, monitoring and appraisals
- Housing: Five Year Supply of Deliverable Land Schedule
- Register for LDF Consultation
- Unitary Development Plan (Amended Sept 2007)
Key Stages of the Local Development Framework
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out the programme for preparing the LDF. The LDS is the first point of contact for anyone wishing to find out about which planning documents will be included in the LDF, but it does not include planning policies. For updates on the LDS programme please visit our online LDF consultation information page. The Council expect to update the LDS in Summer 2008.
Public participation now plays an even greater role in planning within the LDF system. This fundamental principle has led to important new features such as the Statement of Community Involvement. The council adopted a Statement of Community Involvement in September 2006. The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) explains how anyone in the community can help draw up planning policy, and contribute to decisions on planning applications.SCI Archive
LDF Consultation
Public consultation on Issues and Options for the LDF took place in late 2005/early 2006. Public consultation on Preferred Options for the Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPDs took place from 22 June until 3 August 2007. Consultation on Revised Preferred Options is anticpated in Spring 2009.
To get involved and have your say on the Local Development Framework you can comment online. A timetable showing when we will be consulting on documents, and how you can comment online is available via our online LDF consultation information page.
Check this website regularly for more details of forthcoming opportunities to get involved in planning policy, stages in LDF production, and for outcomes of consultations.
Contacts:
Development Plans Team (5/2),
Planning Division,
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham,
5th Floor Town Hall Extension,
King Street,
Hammersmith
W6 9JU.
tel: 0208 753 3317/3384 fax: 0208 753 3036
email: ldf@lbhf.gov.uk
