Local Development Framework

The council's planning policies are formally set out in the Local Plan, which is currently being updated and restructured into a "Local Development Framework" (LDF).

Our newsletters give details of progress on the LDF to date.

The local plan, adopted in 2000, remains the definitive statement of the council's planning policies until the LDF is at a more advanced stage.  To view the Local Plan, see the planning policy webpage.

If you wish to influence future policy, now is your opportunity to get involved in the shape of the new Local Development Framework.  South Ribble, along with Preston and Chorley councils have set up a joint team to deal with the Local Development Framework and the development of the Preferred Core Strategy. A period of consultation will take place between early September and 19th December 2008. For more information please take a look at the teams web site - www.centrallancashire.com. The planning consultations page gives details of active consultations and how you can sign up to future consultations.

The Local Development Framework will be made up of a series of individual Development Plan Documents (DPDs):

• The Core Strategy DPD setting out the vision, objectives and spatial strategy for South Ribble
• The Site Specific Allocations DPD which identifies specific sites for development (such as housing, employment or open space uses) and sites which are protected from development (eg. green wedges).
• The Proposals Map which defines, on an ordnance survey map, the precise boundaries of sites identified in the Core Strategy DPD and Site Specific Allocations DPD.
• The Development Control Policies DPD, setting out the detailed standards which apply to various types of developments.

Elaborating on the implementation of policies contained in the Development Plan Documents (DPDs) are Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). They will be:
• Open Space SPD, giving detailed guidance on the provision of new public open space.
• Affordable Housing SPD, on the provision of affordable housing.
• Regeneration Areas SPD, linking to the Council’s pilot regeneration areas of Leyland, Bamber Bridge, Penwortham and Tardy Gate.

The programme for preparing the Local Development Documents is set out in the Local Development Scheme. 

Ways in which you can influence the Local Development Framework are set out in the Statement of Community Involvement and on the Planning consultations page.

Progress on the Local Development Framework, and monitoring of the impact of planning policies, can be found in the Annual Monitoring Report.