Written question asked by Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 9 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 October 2009. It was answered by Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Local Development Frameworks

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities have commenced but not yet completed processes for the approval of a new Local Development Framework; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: 'Local Development Framework' is the collective name for the folder of various planning-related documents that local planning authorities have prepared. Some of these documents will have been subject to statutory independent examination in public by the Planning Inspectorate; others will have been approved and adopted by individual authorities where there is no statutory requirement for independent examination. All authorities will have approved documents of one kind or another in place and all are subject to regular monitoring and review, so it is an ongoing process.Documents that the Planning Inspectorate has considered sound to date are:"50 Core Strategies""37 Area Action Plans""9 Site Allocation Policies""7 Development Control Policies""17 Minerals and Waste Policies""10 other plans dealing with specific themes""385 Statements of Community Involvement."

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