The Core Strategy is one of the most important parts of the Local Development Plan. It sets out how much development is needed and the key principles that will help decide where development should take place and what it should look like.
It provides the framework that will steer development and change in South Kesteven until 2026
The Core Strategy was adopted by the council on the 5th July 2010. It covers the whole district and forms part of the Development Plan for South Kesteven and will be the starting point for considering planning applications. The Core Strategy is supported by a New Policies Map which shows, geographically, the Core Strategy designations.
The key stages leading to the adoption of the Core Strategy are set out below.
The Core Strategy and supporting documents are available to view and download:
Core Strategy [Adopted July 2010] [3Mb]
Core Strategy Statement of Adoption [123kb]
Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment Report [2Mb]
Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement [46kb]
Habitat Regulations Assessment [1Mb]
Core Strategy Inspector's Report - Final [372kb]
Schedule 1 - Changes to Inspector's Report [321kb]
Full Proposals Map Document [24Mb]
All of the above documents can also be inspected, free of charge, at our offices and local libraries in the district (refer to Adoption Statement for locations and opening hours).
South Kesteven Local Plan [1995]
With the adoption of the Core Strategy and Site Allocation and Policies DPD, many of the policies in the South Kesteven Local Plan [1995] have been superseded.
You can find out which Local Plan policies remain here >> [13kb]
Examination
The Core Strategy was submitted for examination on the 21st August 2009. Mrs Karen McCabe, BA (Hons), MTP, DMS, MRTPI was appointed to hold the examination. The purpose of the examination was to test the soundness of the Core Strategy.
The Inspector's report on the examination was received on the 8th June 2010. The Inspector found the Core Strategy to be sound subject to the changes set out in her report (see above for documents).
The Inspector held a pre-hearing meeting on the 22nd October 2009. The examination hearing sessions where held over seven days between the 19th January and 17th March 2010.
Pre-hearing meeting notes [163kb]
Examination Hearings Programme [85kb]
Publication
The Core Strategy, the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal and supporting documents, were published on the 16th January 2009 for a period of six weeks to enable representations to be made.
Core Strategy Submission [17Mb]
Submission Proposals Map [22Mb]
Sustainability Appraisal Report and Habitat Regulations Assessment [2Mb]
Adopted Statement of Community Involvement [908kb]
Statement of Consultation (Regulation 30(1)(d)) [1Mb]
Statement of Representations Made & Main Issues Raised (Regulation 30(1)(e)) [1Mb]
Schedule of Proposed Changes [1Mb]
Statement of Arrangements for Inspection of Documents [37kb]
Earlier Consultation Stages
At the initial stage of producing the Core Strategy, we consulted on the 'Issues and Options' paper in 2005. This gave local communities, and others, the opportunity to shape and influence the Core Strategy in its first stage of preparation.
After the issues and options, we produced the 'Preferred Options' document (2006) on which we undertook a 6 week consultation. After the preferred options, it was necessary to consult upon a second round of preferred options in order to reflect a change in circumstances. This took place in 2007.
Below are the documents relating to the stages:
Core Strategy Preferred Options May 2007 [16Mb]
Sustainability Appraisal Report April 2007 [3Mb]
Core Strategy Preferred Options June 2006 [7Mb]
Sustainability Appraisal Report May 2006 [808kb]
Sustainability Appraisal Report Non Technical Summary May 2006 [146kb]
Issues and Options for Development in South Kesteven September 2005 [8Mb]
Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Scoping Report August 2005 [1Mb]
Sustainability Appraisal Baseline Data - Technical Document [1Mb]