Local Development Scheme
The current development planning system was introduced in September 2004, by the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act. This legislation required the District Council to produce a project plan/ timetable for the preparation of Development Plan Documents (DPDs) under the new planning system. It is required that this project plan/ timetable (known as a Local Development Scheme/ LDS) be reviewed annually.
The Council's first LDS was submitted to the government (through its East Midlands regional office) in March 2005. A revised LDS was submitted in June 2007. This has now been further reviewed and updated; the current LDS was approved by the Government Office for the East Midlands (GOEM) on 30 September 2009
You can view the LDS and the letter to GOEM by clicking on the links below: