Written question asked by Lord Burnett (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Monday, 10 November 2008.

Planning

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:What were the stages and dates of the progress made by each English local planning authority (from first attempt) in producing their local development framework.

Answer: All local planning authorities are required to agree with the Secretary of State and publish a local development scheme (LDS) which sets out the number, type and timing of proposed development plan documents and publish the scheme on their websites. When and where the scheme is revised, local planning authorities are required to publish the revised scheme on their website with two weeks. Local development scheme details can be viewed on local authority websites and summaries can be viewed on the planning portal at www.planningportal.gov.uk.

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