Legislation introduced in September 2004 (Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act) introduced Local Development Frameworks as a way of streamlining the Local Planning process and promote a pro-active positive approach to managing development. The LDF is made up of a number of documents listed in the Council’s revised Local Development Scheme, approved at Cabinet on 11th June 2007, and will be prepared in accordance with the timetable set out in that document. These documents are:-

• Statement of Community Involvement (adopted September 2007)
• Core Strategy
• Housing, Employment and Site Allocations
• Generic Development Control Policies
• Burton Town Centre Area Action Plan
• Inner Burton Area Action Plan
• Re-use of Redundant Rural Buildings Supplementary Planning Guidance
• Design Guide Supplementary Planning Guidance

Consultation for the Issues and Options stage of the Core Strategy and the Burton upon Trent Town Centre Area Action Plan has taken place as part of a period of continuous involvement. The Council consulted those on its consultee database and held a number of exhibitions throughout the Borough. The Council has also prepared an Issues and Options Paper for the Site Allocations and Policies Development Plan Document for comment during April, May and June 2008. These documents and questionnaires are available to view below.

Another feature of the new Act is the production of an Annual Monitoring Report, the first of which was prepared in December 2005. Please click on the links to the right to view these documents.

To view our consultation documents please click here.