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Local Development Frameworks

LDF Tools

The Regional Assembly is producing a series of guides to help local authority planners in the South East incorporate the key elements of the South East Plan into their Local Development Frameworks (LDFs). The guides should assist in producing Development Plan Documents (DPDs) that conform generally to the South East Plan and that are sound, particularly in terms of their evidence base and deliverability. The guidance is primarily focused on the development of the LDF core strategy - the key plan within the LDF - and reflects the various stages of plan preparation so that it is possible for it to be used at any point in the process.

Economy and LDFs

Economy and LDFs GuideThe Partnership Board has produced a guide to help local authority planners in the South East incorporate the economy aspects of the South East Plan into their LDFs. The guide can be used at any point in the planning process and will be periodically reviewed and updated to help planners stay abreast of new policy and guidance.
pdfEconomy and LDFs Guide - 2.0 MB
pdfEconomy and LDFs Technical Appendix - 3.0 MB

South East Plan Supplementary Guidance Consultation

ELR Guide coverWithin Government guidance parameters of encouraging better practice and reflecting local circumstances, the Partnership Board has developed a South East regional ELR approach for undertaking Employment Land Reviews.

The approach seeks to simplify and update existing Government ELR guidance, while still retaining the vital components needed to produce sound, robust and credible evidence to inform core strategy preparation. The approach also draws on PPS12: Local Spatial Planning (June 2008) and emerging PPS4: Planning for Prosperous Economies (May 2009) to ensure ELR preparation meets Government's evidence base and soundness expectations.

The regional ELR approach is being taken forward as Supplementary Guidance under Policy RE3 of the South East Plan. The consultation runs from Wednesday 1 July 2009 to Wednesday 12 August 2009. We welcome your views on this consultation document; comments should be sent to Dominick Veasey, Regional Planner at dominickveasey@se-partnerhsipboard.org.uk.
pdfELR Supplementary Guidance Consultation Document - 2.5 MB
pdfELR Supplementary Guidance Questionnaire - 33 KB

LDF Climate Change Guide

Climate Change Guide coverThe Partnership Board has produced a guide to help local authority planners in the South East incorporate the climate change mitigation and adaptation aspects of the South East Plan into their LDFs. The guide can be used at any point in the planning process and will be periodically reviewed and updated to help planners stay abreast of new policy and guidance.
pdfClimate Change Within Local Development Frameworks - 3.6 MB
pdfClimate Change Within Local Development Frameworks (Technical Appendix) - 14.5 MB
pdfClimate Change Within Local Development Frameworks (Case Studies) - 1.0 MB

Links to Climate Change related SPDs

Climate Change SPD mapClick on the map for links to SPDs on climate change related issues that have been adopted or are being drafted across the region. Please help us to manage this resource being informing the Partnership Board of Climate Change related SPDs when they are adopted.

Last update May 2009

Local Authority Carbon Trajectories Tool

The Partnership Board has produced a Local Authority Carbon Trajectory Tool to assist local authorities with predictions about their future carbon dioxide emissions. The Tool is based on the Regional Carbon Trajectories and is aligned with the DECC estimates of carbon dioxide emissions that will be used to monitor performance against National Indicator 186. The tool is relatively easy to use and there is a user manual to assist planners.
xlsCarbon Trajectory Database - 761 KB
(NOTE: Please right-click the link and select "Save target as" to save this document to your hard drive before opening. It will not work correctly if opened in your web browser.)
pdfCarbon Trajectory User Manual - 261 KB

Green Infrastructure Framework

A group of Government agencies and voluntary organisations, including the South East England Partnership Board, has produced guidance to help local authorities incorporate the requirements of Policy CC8 (Green Infrastructure) in the South East Plan into their Local Development Frameworks. The guidance will help planners identify and deliver networks of parks and gardens, natural and semi-natural green space, green corridors, amenity green space, play areas, allotments, community gardens, cemeteries and churchyards.

The guidance can be viewed on the Government Office for the South East website.

LDF Transport Guide

This guide was produced to help local authority planners in the South East incorporate the transport elements of the South East Plan into their Local Development Frameworks (LDFs). The guide should assist in producing Development Plan Documents (DPDs) that conform generally to the South East Plan and that are sound, particularly in terms of their evidence base and deliverability. The guidance is primarily focused on the development of the LDF core strategy - the key plan within the LDF - and reflects the various stages of plan preparation so that it is possible for it to be used at any point in the process.
pdfLDF Transport Guide - 935 KB
pdfLDF Transport Guide (Annex) - 586 KB

Emlpoyment Land Review Guide

In July 2008, an Interim Employment Land Review Note was produced, containing links to existing sources of regional evidence which can guide and inform employment land reviews and identifying examples of practice from around the region.
pdf iconInterim Employment Land Review Note - 322 KB

Other Guides

Other guides prepared by other organisations relevant to the LDF delivery include:

SEEDA advice note

SEEDA have prepared an advice note to assist local planning authorities and other interested parties deliver the Regional Economic Strategy and other SEEDA activities through their LDFs. This guide is available on the SEEDA website.

LDF common issues workshops

These small focused workshops, held by Paul Geehan of the South East District Councils, address common LDF and PPS12 issues arising across the region. The workshop group comprises representatives from the Assembly, GOSE, the Planning Inspectorate and one local authority representative from each of the region's county groupings.
pdf iconWorkshop minutes (27 March 2009) - 41 KB
pdf iconWorkshop minutes (30 January 2009) - 37 KB
pdf iconWorkshop minutes (5 November 2008) - 47 KB
pdf iconWorkshop minutes (2 October 2008) - 28 KB

Housing

Unlocking Affordable Housing

The Assembly held workshops on affordable housing delivery on Tuesday 24 February and Thursday 12 March 2009. The workshops, run with the help of the Three Dragons consultancy, on behalf of the Regional Housing Board looked at removing barriers to the delivery of affordable housing when preparing local development frameworks.

The presentations are available below:
pdfUnlocking Affordable Housing (presentations from 12 March 2009) - 977 KB
pdfUnlocking Affordable Housing (presentations from 24 February 2009) - 1.5 MB

Regional Planning Committee report providing an update of Government's position as regards how it views RSS district housing allocations (minimums) and potential impacts following recent experiences of LDF Core Strategy Examination Hearings.
pdf iconRPC Housing Report - 120 KB
pdf iconCaroline Flint MP response on the use of RSS district housing allocations - 186 KB

LDF Delivery News and Events

Forthcoming workshops and seminars tailored for local authority planners

LDF Guide: Economy and Employment Land Review

A workshop considering emerging PPS4 'Planning for Prosperous Economies' and the LDF Economy and Employment Land Review Guide. The workshop will be held on 1 July 2009 at the Mandolay Hotel, Guildford. For further information contact the LDF Delivery team on 01483 555200.

Green Infrastructure workshop

The Assembly, along with Natural England, the Environment Agency, SEEDA, GOSE, the Forestry Commission, the Wildlife Trusts and Groundwork, jointly organised an event about green infrastructure on 30 January 2009

Regional Assembly formal opinions on conformity of local authorities' DPDs

When a local authority submits a draft Development Plan Document (DPD) to Government, the Regional Assembly must provide a formal opinion on whether the DPD conforms with Regional Planning Guidance 9 and the draft South East Plan (legally these are known as the Regional Spatial Strategy).

The Regional Assembly may also make representations on the content of DPDs, which will be considered by a planning inspector at an independent examination into the DPD.

Consultation documents should be sent to:

Sue Janota
Regional Planner
South East England Regional Assembly
Berkeley House
Cross Lanes
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 1UN

Email: suejanota@southeast-ra.gov.uk

To view Local Development Framework Responses please click here