Newsletter
October 2011 Working together to create better places
Welcome
This is the first Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Newsletter. This newsletter is intended to keep the communities of Central Lincolnshire in touch with the work of the Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee (CLJSPC). The purpose of the CLJSPC is to undertake planning policy
functions for the whole of Central Lincolnshire so that instead of 3 Local Plans the CLJSPC will produce one Local Development Framework (LDF) for the whole of Central Lincolnshire, i.e. the area covered by North Kesteven, the City of Lincoln and West Lindsey. In this newsletter we will briefly set out some of the work that we are currently undertaking in the area of planning policy as it affects Central Lincolnshire.
The Local Development Framework (LDF) The LDF is a portfolio of planning policy documents which together comprise the statutory development plan for the area. The overarching strategy driving all these LDF documents is the Core Strategy and as such this is the document that will be prepared first. The Core Strategy will set out a vision, objectives and planning policies to cover the next 20 years. It essentially needs to set out how much development should take place, i.e. new homes, infrastructure etc, and when and where that development should take place. Following two periods of consultation carried out in 2010, the Joint Planning Unit is now in the process of assessing responses from the community in order to prepare a Draft Core Strategy, which will be going out to consultation early 2012. Further details on this consultation will be reported nearer the time in various
media, including local newspapers, exhibitions and through this newsletter.
Current Projects Sustainable Futures looking at the sustainability of settlements and distribution of growth. Energy Study - renewable and low carbon energy opportunities for Central. Green Infrastructure Study - concerned with analysing and mapping green spaces, landscape and biodiversity. Retail Study - looking at retail trends both now and in the future. Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) - assesses current and potential housing land supply, and provides evidence, alongside other studies, to inform the site allocations process. Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) provides robust and credible evidence to support the creation of affordable housing targets. Further research can be inspected through the website or by contacting the JPU. Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee Meetings Monday 5 December 2011 Committee Room 1 LCC Monday 6 February 2012 Council Chamber WLDC Monday 2 April 2012 Council Chamber NKDC All the meetings commence at 10am
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