Development plan documents (DPDs)

The Local Development Framework will consist of a series of documents known as Local Development Documents (LDDs) some of which will have Development Plan status and be subject to independent examination i.e. Development Plan Documents (DPDs). The Core Strategy is the overarching policy document that sets out the vision, objectives and strategy for the LDF and all other DPDs must conform with the strategy set out in this document.

Details of the various Development Plan Documents are set out below (refer to the Local Development Scheme for a full list of Local Development Documents)

Core Strategy - Adopted 2007

Following submission to the Secretary of State in October 2006 The Core Strategy was examined by two Independent Inspectors and found to be 'sound' to 2016. The Plan was adopted on 1^st December 2007. In accordance with the Inspectors Report it will cover the period 2006 - 2016 and not to 2021 as originally proposed by the Council.

Copies of the Local Development Scheme, Inspectors Report, the Adopted Core Strategy, the Adoption Statement, the Sustainability Appraisal , the sustainability statement and Technical Appendix are available to view by using the links here and to view or purchase at the Council's Offices at Darby House and Civic Offices in Telford. They may also be viewed at Libraries, Post Offices, Wrekin Housing Trust Shops and Community Centres.

If you require any further information in relation to the Core Strategy or any other element of the LDF then please contact a member of the Development Plans Team on 01952 384255


Land Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD)

Request for further information on potential housing sites - March 2008

The Land Allocations DPD is being prepared in accordance with the Core Strategy, to implement the Borough's Spatial Development Strategy by identifyng land for specific uses such as housing and employment over the period to 2016.

The Council published a list of its preferred site allocations in the Land Allocations Preferred Options Report in September 2005. A final version of the Land Allocations DPD will be published in late 2008. In the light of additional national planning policy and guidance that has emerged since 2005, to complete the document it is necessary to up-date site selection and to ask for further information on potential housing sites.

The opportunity is therefore being offered to landowners and developers of housing sites in the Borough to provide further information on the development potential of land in their ownership.

The Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) (see link below) provides a key evidence document for the Land Allocations DPD, by identifying sites with potential for housing development. It does not allocate sites.

The Council's SHLAA identifies sites with potential for housing development over the next fifteen years. The document is up-dated annually and new sites can be put forward for assessment and potential inclusion at any time.

Any new housing sites identified as part of this current information gathering exercise for the Land Allocations DPD will be referred to the SHLAA process for assessment.

A draft SHLAA report including a series of maps of potential housing sites, is available via the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment link or in hard copy at the reception of the Council's offices in Darby House,
Lawn Central,
Telford,
TF3 4LB
(opening hours Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:15pm).

For more information about putting forward new sites for assessment, please contact the Development Plans Team by telephone 01952 384237 or by email

The type of information now being sought includes details such as land ownership, availability of utilities and services, community facilities and benefits being provided by the proposed development, and progress towards development e.g. site investigations undertaken, indicative scheme drawn up, and developer options agreed. A pro forma has been prepared to assist in the provision of this information.

Further information on the development potential of sites in your ownership should be submitted using this pro forma. Please use a separate form for each site and supply a site plan.

Completed pro formas should be returned by 5pm Friday 25 th April 2008 either electronically by email or by post to the following address:

Development Plans Team Leader
Telford & Wrekin Council
Environment & Regeneration
PO Box 212
Darby House Lawn Central
Telford
TF3 4LB

Paper copies of the pro forma are available at the reception of the Council's offices at Darby House.

Submission DPD - Autumn 2008
It is the Council's intention to finalise the Land Allocations DPD and open a six week period of formal consultation in Autumn 2008 (exact dates to be confirmed). The document will then be submitted to the Secretary of State for Examination by independant planning inspectors. The Public Hearing Sessions of the Examination are anticipated to take place in mid 2009.

If you have any queries, please contact a member of the Development Plans Team by telephone on 01952 384250,384248 or 384239 or by email

Central Telford Area Action Plan - Preferred Options Report

The Central Telford Area Action Plan Preferred Options Report, as approved by Council on 20th September is available for comment for a period of six weeks ending at 5pm on Tuesday 6th November 2007.

Core Strategy - Submission DPD

The consultation period for the Core Strategy and Waste Submission Development Plan Documents ended on the 14th November 2006.
The Development Plan Documents together with Proposals Map, Sustainability Appraisal Reports, supporting documents and leaflets can all be downloaded below:

Core Strategy Submission Documents & Representations

The Core Strategy addresses the key spatial development issues for the Borough and provides a clear policy framework of how the Borough will be developed.

Core Strategy Submission Representations Alphabetical List by Respondent

Core Strategy Summary of Representations made at submission Stage (587kb pdf) estimated download time: 1 mins 25 secs @ 56k

Independent Examination

Core Strategy Position Statements produced by Telford & Wrekin Council:

Main Matter 1 - Quantification (55kb pdf) estimated download time: 8 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 2 - The level of Housing Provision (Session Number 1) (56kb pdf) estimated download time: 8 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 3A & 3D - The Spatial Distribution of Housing (Session Number 3) (1.69mb pdf) estimated download time: 4 mins 13 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 3B - The Spatial Distribution of Housing (Session Number 6) (44kb pdf) estimated download time: 6 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 3C - The Spatial Distribution of Housing (Session Number 5) (48kb pdf) estimated download time: 7 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 4 - Affordable Housing (27kb pdf) estimated download time: 3 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 5 - The Spatial Distribution of Employment (Session Number 2) (119kb pdf) estimated download time: 17secs @ 56k

Main Matter 6 - Facilities, Open Space and Accessibility (Session Number 7) (76kb pdf) estimated download time: 11 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 7 - Flooding and Distribution of Development (4.97mb pdf) estimated download time: 12 mins 24 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 8 - Telford Town Centre, District and Local Centres (Session Number 4) (1.97mb pdf) estimated download time: 4 mins 55 secs @ 56k

Minor Changes by Council - (Session Number 8) (33kb pdf) estimated download time: 4 secs @ 56k


Core Strategy Submission Development Plan Document (515kb pdf) estimated download time: 1 mins 15 secs @ 56k

Core Strategy Submission Development Plan Document Sustainability Appraisal (365kb pdf) estimated download time: 53 secs @ 56k

Core Strategy Pre-Submission Consultation Statement (221 kb pdf) estimated download time: 32 secs @ 56k

Core Strategy Submission Development Plan Document - Technical Supporting Document (226kb pdf) estimated download time: 33 secs @ 56k

Core Strategy Leaflet (26kb pdf) estimated download time: 3 secs @ 56k

Waste Policies & Proposals Submission Documents & Representations

The Waste Policies and Proposals set out the Council's planning guidance for the management of waste in the Borough.

Waste Policies & Proposals Submission Representations Alphabetical List by Respondent

Waste Policies & Proposals Summary of Representations made at Submission Stage (78kb pdf) estimated download time: 11 secs @ 56k

Independent Examination

Waste Policies and Proposals Position Statements produced by Telford & Wrekin Council:

Main Matter 1 - Flexibility to deal with the waste implications of growth options in RSS (28kb pdf) estimated download time: 4 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 2 - Waste streams, sites & facilities (Session Number 1) (64kb pdf) estimated download time: 9 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 3 - Cross boundary considerations (Session Number 2) (29kb pdf) estimated download time: 4 secs @ 56k

Main Mater 4 - Sustainability and flooding (Session Number 3) (37kb pdf) estimated download time: 5 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 5 - How to deal with hazardous waste generated in the Borough (25kb pdf) estimated download time: 3 secs @ 56k

Main Matter 6 - Granville landfill site: compatibility with nature conservation and other sensitive areas (335kb pdf) estimated download time: 49 secs @ 56k


Waste Policies and Proposals Submission Development Plan Document (955kb pdf) estimated download time: 2 mins 19 secs @ 56k

Waste Policies and Proposals Submission Development Plan Document Sustainability Appraisal (371kb pdf) estimated download time: 54 secs @ 56k

Waste Policies and Proposals Strategy Pre-Submission Consultation Statement (180kb pdf) estimated download time: 26 secs @ 56k

Waste Policies & Proposals Leaflet (26kb pdf) estimated download time: 3 secs @ 56k

Proposals Maps

Local Development Framework Main Proposals Map (1.47mb pdf) estimated download time: 3 mins 40 secs @ 56k

Local Development Framework Telford Inset Proposals Map (3.86mb pdf) estimated download time: 9 mins 38 secs @ 56k

Paper copies of the Proposals maps are also available to view at the council's offices at Darby House and Civic Offices as well as at local Libraries and Post Offices throughout the Borough.

Other Information and Forms (Core Strategy & Waste Submission stage)

Public Exhibitions October 2006 (11kb pdf) estimated download time: 2 secs @ 56k

Submission Notice (14kb pdf) estimated download time: 2 secs @ 56k

Submission Consultation Document Price List (16kb pdf) estimated download time: 2 secs @ 56k

Evidential Base List (31kb pdf) estimated download time: 4 secs @ 56k

Links to the documents contained on the evidence base list can be found under Local Development Framework - Background Information.

Preferred Options Reports

Minerals - Preferred Options Report:

Minerals Preferred Options Report (1.98mb pdf) estimated download time: 4 mins 56 secs @ 56k

The consultation period for the Minerals Preferred Options Report ended on the 13th of December 2006.

During September 2005 we produced five Development Plan Documents. The six week consultation period for these documents ended on 25th October 2005.

Core Strategy - Preferred Options Report:

Core Strategy - Preferred Options Report (713k pdf) estimated download time: 1 min 44 secs @ 56k

Land Allocations - Preferred Options Report:

Part 1 - Housing (1mb pdf) estimated download time: 2 mins 29 secs @ 56k

Part 2 - Employment (478k pdf) estimated download time: 1 min 9 secs @ 56k

Part 3 - Mixed Use Sites (216k pdf) estimated download time: 31 secs @ 56k

Part 4 - Other Allocations (120k pdf) estimated download time: 17 secs @ 56k

Appendices including maps & Alternative sites considered (3mb pdf) estimated download time: 7 mins 29 secs @ 56k

Development Control Policies - Preferred Options Report:

Text of the document (355k pdf) estimated download time: 51 secs @ 56k

Maps 1-8 (1.7mb pdf) estimated download time: 4 mins 14 secs @ 56k

Maps 9-16 (791k pdf) estimated download time: 1 min 55 secs @ 56k

Maps 17-24 (1mb pdf) estimated download time: 2 min 29 secs @ 56k

Maps 25-27 (1.2mb pdf) estimated download time: 2 min 59 secs @ 56k

Maps 28-34 (1.5mb pdf) estimated download time: 3 min 44 secs @ 56k

Central Telford Area Action Plan - Preferred Options Report:

Introduction & Policy Framework (234k pdf) estimated download time: 34 secs @ 56k

Land Allocations maps & supporting text (710k pdf) estimated download time: 1 min 43 secs @ 56k

Appendices & maps 1-8 (1.7mb pdf) estimated download time: 4 min 14 secs @ 56k

Maps 9-16 (2.4mb pdf) estimated download time: 5 min 59 secs @ 56k

Waste Policies and Proposals - Preferred Options Report

Waste Policies and Proposals - Preferred Options Report (909k pdf) estimated download time: 2 mins 12 secs @ 56k

Sustainability Appraisals for each of the Development Plan Documents above:

Core Strategy - Sustainability Appraisal (297k pdf) estimated download time: 43 secs @ 56k

Land Allocations - Sustainability Appraisal (310k pdf) estimated download time: 45 secs @ 56k

Development Control Policies - Sustainability Appraisal (248k pdf) estimated download time: 36 secs @ 56k

Waste Policies and Proposals - Sustainability Appraisal (172k pdf) estimated download time: 25 secs @ 56k

Central Telford Area Action Plan - Sustainability Appraisal (239k pdf) estimated download time: 34 secs @ 56k

Paper copies of the documents are available from the Telford & Wrekin Council, Environment & Regeneration, Darby House, PO Box 212, Telford, TF3 4LB. The charges are listed below:

Preferred Options Reports cost £3.00 (+ £1.50 P&P)

Sustainability Appraisals cost £2.00 (+ 50p P&P).

Informal Consultation

During the spring of 2003 and the summer of 2004 the council undertook a number of community engagement events at which a range of local people, businesses, developers, statutory agencies and landowners had the opportunity to consider, in the first instance, the key issues facing the borough and then latterly the potential options for dealing with those issues over the next 15 - 20 years.

Informal consultation Briefing Papers (110k pdf) estimated download time: 16 secs @ 56k

Report of informal consultation (180k pdf) estimated download time: 26 secs @ 56k

If you wish to discuss any aspect of the LDF process please contact the Development Plans Team on 01952 384250 or 384249.

Local Development Framework - Background Information

Local Development Scheme (LDS)

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)