Launch Consultation
The Council is reviewing its planning policies. To stimulate
discussion about how our district should develop over the next 20
years, the Council published a document that identified the major
issues it thinks we are facing.
The Core Strategy Launch Document along with other
publicity material is available to download from this page,
including:
- An Executive Summary launch document
- Area based leaflet
- Core Strategy launch poster
The Council held a public consultation on the Core Strategy
launch document between 25th September and 17th December 2007. We
received around 3000 comments from around 300 people/groups in
response to the Core Strategy Launch consultation. These comments
can now be viewed online, just click on the link below, select
"Core Strategy Launch Consultation" from the list and then "View
Responses".
View the responses to the Core Strategy
Launch consultation
The timetable for the Local Development Framework is likely to
be affected by the changes in legislation recommended by the
Planning White Paper. A broad options consultation on the Core
Strategy anticipated for March 2009.
This webpage will be updated on details of further opportunities
to get involved in the preparation of the Core Strategy.
The Core Strategy
Work to put together a new generation of planning policies which
will set out the broad locations for new housing, jobs and
community facilities is being launched by the Council. Some of
these new policies will be set out in document called the Core
Strategy.
The Core Strategy will set out the long term planning framework
for the District looking ahead to 2026.
It will take on board the findings of studies, other Council
Strategies and consultations, including the Sustainable
Community Strategy and the Future for Bath & North East
Somerset Visions.
How will the Core Strategy be Prepared?
We do not have a blank canvas when preparing the Core
Strategy. There are national planning policies and standards
that we must adhere to. Our plans must also be in general
conformity with the Regional Spatial Strategy. The Regional
Spatial Strategy sets out unprecedented levels of growth in housing
and other areas over the next 20 years.
Find out more about the Regional Spatial Strategy.
The Core Strategy must reflect the local distinctiveness of the
area and deal with issues relevant at a local level.
Furthermore a Sustainability Appraisal
must be carried out for the Core Strategy
