Help shape our core strategy

When prepared, the Lichfield District Core Strategy will form a key part of the Local Development Framework (LDF) for Lichfield District. It will contain a vision and strategic objectives for the District, leading to a small number of Core Policies and generic development management policies that will set the basis for directing change in the District until 2026.

The LDF will be comprised of a series of Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). All of these will need to be consistent, in their policies and proposals, with the Core Strategy.

In preparing the Core Strategy, there are a number of stages:

• Internal Workshop (July 2007)
• Issues Paper (August 2007)
• Issues and Options (December 2007)
  • Summary of Responses (2008)
  • Responses to Issues and options (2008)
  • Report - Responses to Issues and Options (2008)
• Preferred Options (Nov 2008)
  • Responses to Preferred Options
  • Report - Responses to Preferred Options (2009)
• Core Strategy Policy Directions (April 2009)
• Report on Responses to Policy Directions (2010)
• Core Strategy: Shaping our District (Nov 2010)
  •  Responses to Shaping our District (2011)
• Publication of draft:  July 2012
• Submission to secretary of state: October 2012
• Commencement of hearing sessions: December 2012
• Adoption and publication: March 2013

As part of the formulation of the Core Strategy, we are considering allocating strategic housing sites in line with emerging preferred spatial development strategy. In accordance with this, initial proposals and studies have been submitted for consideration by the District Council to form part of the evidence base. The information that has been put forward by land owners / agents has been compiled in this section for ease and grouped by broad locations.