Local Development Framework

We are preparing a new set of planning documents that will set out our future planning policies. Known as the Local Development Framework, these policies will eventually replace the Local Plan. Please see the following page for more details and documents relating to this work.

The different types of local development documents that will make up the Local Development Framework are:

Local Development Scheme (LDS) which sets out the timetable for preparing the documents that will make up the Local Development Framework

The current LDS came into effect in January 2008 and programmed the preparation of the following documents: Core Strategy DPD, Grantham Area Action Plan (GAAP), Site Allocation and Policies DPD and SPDs covering Affordable Housing, Developer Contributions, Grantham Northwest Quadrant and Southern Quadrant Urban Extensions and the Bourne Core Area.

•  Local Development Scheme [837kb]

In January 2010 a revised LDS was submitted to the Government Office for the East Midlands (GOEM). This included a revised LDF programme of work and timetable. On the 10^th February 2010, GOEM notified the Council that it required more time to consider the revised LDS and that the Council should not bring the LDS into effect until further notice.

•  Local Development Scheme 2010 [1Mb] 

In preparing the Grantham Area Action Plan and Site Allocation and Policies DPD, the Council has been working to the timetable set out in the 2010 LDS. There has been some slippage in this timetable for preparing these two documents and revised dates for key milestones are as follows:

Statement of Community Involvement which sets out how and when we will involve the community and other interested people and organisations (known as stakeholders) when creating planning policy documents and considering planning applications.

•  Statement of Community Involvement [908kb]

Development plan documents (DPDs) must be assessed independently by an inspector whose report will then be binding. The DPDs we are now preparing are:

• Core Strategy
• Site Specific Allocations and Development Policies
• Grantham Area Action Plan

Each of these documents is subject to a Sustainability Appraisal

Supplementary planning documents (SPDs) give further details of the policies and proposals set out in development plan documents. They can be design guides, development briefs, other guidance or issue-based documents. They do not form part of the statutory development plan and do not need to be assessed independently by an inspector.

We are currently preparing SPDs on:

• Affordable Housing
• Developer Contributions
• Northwest Quadrant (urban extension, Grantham)
• Southern Quadrant (urban extension, Grantham)

Click here to find out more information on our SPDs.

Annual Monitoring Reports

We monitor our progress preparing and putting into action our Local Development Framework. This is done through our annual monitoring report (AMR) which provides information on how the aims of the local development documents are being achieved.

We have five key tasks for our annual monitoring reports:

• Reviewing progress in preparing the local development documents
• Assessing how well the local development documents are being put into action
• When policies are not put into action, we explain why this is and either what we are doing to make sure they are put into action or what we are doing to change or replace the policy
• Highlighting key effects of the policies and whether these are what was originally planned
• Setting out whether policies need changing or replacing

The report shows if we need to change existing or prepare new local development documents and can be used to generate changes to the local development scheme.

•  SKDC Annual Monitoring Report 2005 [2Mb]
•  SKDC Annual Monitoring Report 2006 [766kb]
•  SKDC Annual Monitoring Report 2007 [1Mb]
•  SKDC Annual Monitoring Report 2008 [1Mb]
•  SKDC Annual Monitoring Report 2009 [2Mb]
•  SKDC Annual Monitoring Report 2010 [1Mb]
•  SKDC Annual Monitoring Report 2011 [1Mb]
•  SKDC Annual Monitoring Report 2012 [1Mb]

We also monitor the supply of housing land in the District.  This is published yearly and the latest statement is available below:

•  Five Year Housing Land Supply 2012 - 2017 [606kb]

Evidence Base Documents

In preparing Development Plan and Supplementary Planning Documents we need to gather a range of evidence to ensure a robust basis for our planning policies.  

Please note that the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) has been updated and Level 2 prepared.  This document can be found in the list below.  If you wish to see the previous version (2009) which supported the preparation of the Core Strategy please contact a member of the planning policy team.

The following studies have been undertaken so far (by date):