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Written question asked by Robert Neill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 2010. It was answered by Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Regional Planning and Development

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many core strategies have been approved by the relevant local planning authority to date; and how many Local Development Frameworks include a full set of documentation as required under the Local Development Scheme.
Answer

Development Plan Documents are approved by local planning authorities at different stages: at publication; at submission of the strategy to the Secretary of State for an independent Examination in Public; and at adoption. The following table sets out the latest position for core strategies.Local Development Schemes are a forward look setting out the timetables for the Development Plan Documents that local authorities intend to prepare or review. These are subject to ongoing change as new circumstances and requirements arise. The LDS should therefore rarely if ever be completed.

Adopted Submitted to SoS but not yet adopted Published but not yet submitted
Core strategies 61 25 31

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
506 c497W; 317855
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Regional planning and development Local development frameworks
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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