Local Development Framework

What is the Local Development Framework?

Government regulations require the Council to prepare a series of planning policy documents. These planning policy documents are collectively known as the Local Development Framework (LDF) and will manage growth and development in the Borough. Policies in the Local Development Framework 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: ldf@rbk.kingston.gov.uk or telephone the LDF and Planning Policy Team on: 020 8547 5002.

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

The tables below list 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 at the bottom of the page.

Title	Progress
Current Local Development Scheme and accompanying chart - identifies which Local Development Framework documents will be produced and when.	Adopted March 2012
Superseded Local Development Scheme	Adopted March 2009
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.	Submitted to the Secretary of State December 2011

Development Plan Documents

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

Title	Progress
Core Strategy - This sets out the vision, objectives and strategic policies for managing future growth, change and development within the Borough. Planning applications across the Borough are assessed against policies in the Core Strategy, the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan and the South London Waste DPD.	Adopted April 2012
South London Waste Plan DPD - defines planning policies and site allocations for waste processing and management.	Adopted March 2012
Proposals Map - This illustrates on a map all the policies in the above Development Plan Documents and the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan.	Adopted April 2012

Area Action Plans

Area Action Plans (AAPs) 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	Progress
Kingston Town Centre (K+20) - Planning applications across the Borough are assessed against policies in the Core Strategy, the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan and the South London Waste DPD.	Adopted July 2008

Other

Title	Progress
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) - These provide further detail and information to support the policies found in the above DPDs.	See Local Development Scheme
Sustainability Appraisals - A Sustainability Appraisal (SA) is required to be produced for each DPD and is a tool for ensuring that policies in these documents reflect sustainable development objectives.	Prepared as DPDs are developed.