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What is the Site Specific Policies DPD?

The Local Development Framework contains a number of site specific policies, including allocations for housing and employment development, or safeguarding land for transport infrastructure. Apart from the major developments which have their own Area Action Plans, these site specific policies are detailed in the Site Specific Policies DPD, and are also shown on the Proposals Map.

LATEST NEWS: ADOPTION

The Site Specific Policies DPD was formally adopted on 28 January 2010. This followed the issuing in September 2009 of the final Inspectors Report on the Site Specific Policies DPD, which concludes that the Site Specific Policies DPD is 'sound' subject to a number of binding changes being made.

Adoption Documents

• Site Specific Policies DPD - adopted January 2010
• Adopted Proposals Map - published January 2010
• Schedule of Adopted Plans and Saved Policies
• Adoption Statement
• Inspectors Report on the Site Specific Policies DPD (September 2009)
• Core Strategy, Development Control Policies & Site Specific Policies DPDs Final Environmental / Sustainability Report (January 2006)
• Sustainability Appraisal of the Site Specific Policies DPD Supplementary Report (September 2008)
• Site Specific Policies DPD Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment Adoption Statement
• Site Specific Policies DPD Habitats Directive Assessment (August 2007)
• Site Specific Policies DPD Responding to a Housing Shortfall Habitats Regulations Assessment (December 2008)
  

Background Information

The Council submitted the Site Specific Policies DPD to the Secretary of State in January 2006. Examination hearings to test the 'soundness' of the DPD were held between November 2007 and May 2008.

Following the examination hearings, the Inspectors announced that they had found a shortfall in the dwelling capacity of land allocated in the various DPDs submitted in January 2006. That shortfall amounted to about 2,200 dwellings. The Inspectors asked the Council to assess additional site options to make up the housing shortfall and to put forward its preferred sites for them to consider. The Council sought your views in October - December 2008. Additional examination hearings were held in May and July 2009.

The Inspectors issued in September 2009 their final report on the Site Specific Policies DPD concluding that the Site Specific Policies DPD is 'sound' subject to a number of binding changes being made. The Site Specific Policies DPD was formally adopted on 28 January 2010.

Historic Documents

• The LDF Document Archive contains all the documents associated with the consultations on Issues & Options, Preferred Options, Submission, Objection Sites and Responding to a Housing Shortfall.
• Past consultations on the Site Specific Policies DPD (This link will open in a new window) - A link to the Council's online consultation website where all representations made and interactive versions of the consultation documents can be viewed.

If you would like a further explanation of the Site Specific Policies DPD, or any other matter relating to the Local Development Framework, please either e-mail the Planning Policy section on ldf@scambs.gov.uk, or phone 01954 713183.