Local Development Framework - index page

Background

The Local Development Framework (or LDF for short) is the way in which the City Council will present its proposals for the use and development of land and for changes to the transportation system. It will replace the Unitary Development Plan (or UDP). If you want to find out about the new system generally, go to Introduction to the LDF, or for an explanation of the transition from the old system, go to the Statutory development plan page.

Stop press - withdrawal of Core Strategy

The Core Strategy as submitted in May 2008 is now to be withdrawn. You can find more details on the following pages:
Core Strategy DPD
Core Strategy Examination

We will leave the Core Strategy library accessible for the time being.

You may wish to go straight to these key recent documents:
Letter from the Programme Officer to NCC 19 September 2008 (50 kb, pdf)
Agenda for exploratory meeting 21 October 2008 (50 kb, pdf)
Note of exploratory meeting 21 October 2008 (84kb, pdf)
Letter from NCC to Government Office 30 October 2008 (56 kb, pdf)
Letter from NCC to Planning Inspector 30 October 2008 (56 kb, pdf)
Letter to NCC from GONE 31 October 2008 (194 kb, pdf)
Letter from Inspector cancelling Examination 03 November 2008 (50 kb, pdf)