The Core Strategy is the principal document in
the Northumberland Local Development Plan (or 'Local Plan'). The
document is currently under preparation and once finalised it will
set out a vision and strategy for development in Northumberland
over the next 15 years. The Core
Strategy will include the strategic planning policies of
the Local Plan. It will be use to assess planning applications for
new developments and help protect Northumberland's
environment.
Core Strategy Preferred Options consultation
Consultation on the Core Strategy Preferred Options
document took place between 6 February 2013 to 20 March
2013. The consultation has now
closed. The consultation provided an opportunity
to comment on the draft future planning policies for
Northumberland, which will guide future development and planning
decisions.
The consultation document and the comments submitted in response
to the consultation can be viewed by clicking on the link below
(All the comments submitted will be added over the next few
weeks):
The supporting documents for the Core Strategy Preferred Options
can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Copies of the Core Strategy Preferred
Options consultation document can be purchased online at a
cost of £7.50 (inclusive of VAT and postage and packaging). Please
click on the link below to order online. You will then need to
select 'Miscellaneous' from the list, then
select 'Northumberland Local Development Plan -
Documents' and then select the Core Strategy Preferred Options
document from the drop down menu. The supporting
documents are also available to purchase by this
method.
Core Strategy Issues and Options consultation
Consultation on the Core Strategy Issues and Options
document took place between 23 May and
15 August 2012. This consultation was the
first formal stage in preparing this document
and provided an opportunity for you to help shape future
planning policies in Northumberland. The consultation asked
for comments on a number planning issues in
Northumberland.
To view the document and the comments submitted, click on the
link below:
The Issues and Options document as well as
the supporting documents can also be viewed below:
The comments that were submitted in response to the Issues and
Options consultation have all been read, analysed and used to
inform the approach and draft policies in the Preferred Options
document. Schedules of the comments made on the Issues and Options
consultation document and our response to each of the comments can
be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Feedback reports from the consultation events held to discuss
the Issues and Options consultation can be viewed by clicking on
the links below:
Next stages
The indicative milestones for the preparation of the Core
Strategy are as follows:
- Preferred Options consultation - 6 February 2013 to 20
March 2013
- Further engagement on Green Belt, housing and economy - Summer
2013
- Pre-submission document - Autumn 2013
- Submission document - Winter 2013
- Adoption - Winter 2014
How you can get involved
In 2009, the Council prepared a Statement
of Community Involvement which sets out how we will involve
local people and organisations in the process of preparing the Core
Strategy. Further information on the Statement
of Community Involvement can be viewed by clicking here. It
makes a number of commitments on how we will engage with the
community during this process.
The evidence base for the Core Strategy
To inform the preparation of the Core Strategy
a number of background and research studies are being undertaken.
Further information on the evidence
base and the studies to support the core strategy can be found by
clicking here.
Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental
Assessment
A Sustainability Appraisal of the Core
Strategy must be carried out to ensure the principles of
sustainable development are integrated into the plan making
process. The
Sustainability Appraisal of the Core Strategy Issues and Options
can be viewed here.
Further information on Sustainability
Appraisal can be viewed here.
Contact for further information
For further information on planning policy
consultations, please contact a member of the Spatial
Policy and Delivery Team:
