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What is the Local Development Framework?

The Government has introduced a new planning system, which requires the Council to prepare a series of planning policy documents.  These new planning policy documents will collectively be known as the Local Development Framework (LDF) and will manage growth and development in the Borough.  The Local Development Framework will replace Kingston's Unitary Development Plan (2005) and supporting Supplementary Planning Guidance documents.

How can you get involved?

The LDF has a strong emphasis on engaging the community throughout the whole planning policy development process, not just when draft policies have been developed.  The Statement of Community Involvement sets out how and when the local community and key stakeholders will be involved in the preparation of the LDF documents.

How can you be kept informed?

Our planning policy web pages will be kept up to date with progress on the development of all the Local Development Framework documents and will contain information about what documents are available for community involvement, and how you can get involved.

The best way to get involved is to contact us. You can register your details by using our online registration form, or you can email us your contact details (name, address, telephone number and email address) to planningpolicy@rbk.kingston.gov.uk or telephone Planning Policy on 020 8547 5302.  

What documents will make up Kingston's Local Development Framework?

The table below lists all documents that will make up Kingston's LDF.  The programme for the production of these various LDF documents is set out in the Local Development Scheme (LDS).

For further information on the specific documents follow the links below:

Title	Date of Adoption
Local Development Scheme-  identifies which Local Development Framework Documents will be produced and when.	2nd revision approved by the Secretary of State April 2007.
Statement of Community Involvement - identifies how and when the local community and stakeholders will be involved in the preparation of the Local Development Framework documents.	Adopted 9 January 2007.
Annual Monitoring Report -  sets out the progress against the timetables in the Local Development Scheme and proposed changes to the Scheme.	December 2007.

Development Plan Documents

Development Plan Documents (DPDs) are planning policy documents that together with the London Plan will form the development plan for the local authority area.  

Title	Date of Adoption
Core Strategy - This sets out the vision, objectives and strategic policies for managing future growth, change and development within the borough.	Options to be published in September 2008.
Development Control Policies - This contains a series of criteria based policies which deliver the vision of the Core Strategy.  Planning applications will be addressed against these policies.	Approaching Options consultation.
Waste	Issues and options to be published in September 2008.
Site Specific Allocations Document - This identifies sites within the borough for specific uses or developments.	Not yet commenced.
Proposals Map - This illustrates on a map all the policies in the above Development Plan Documents	Updated as DPD's are adopted.

Area Action Plans

Area Action Plans (AAP's) will set out the vision, objectives and planning policies for specific areas of change or areas of conservation within the borough.  The Area Action Plans will have the same status as the Development Plan Documents.

Title	Date of Adoption
Kingston Town Centre (K+20)	Adopted July 2008.
Hogsmill Valley / Kingsmeadow	Preferred options due January 2009.

Other

Title	Date of Adoption
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD's) - These provide further detail and information to support the policies found in the above DPD's.	n/a
Sustainability Appraisals - A Sustainability Appraisal (SA) is required to be produced for each of the DPD's and SPD's and is a tool for ensuring that policies in these documents reflect sustainable development objectives.	Prepared as DPD's and SPD's are developed.

The Unitary Develoment Plan (UDP) is the current document which manages development and change within the borough. All planning applications will be assessed against policies in the UDP until such time as the Core Strategy and the Development Control document are adopted.