Local plan: Strategy

The new Lichfield District Local Plan: Strategy is a progression of the previous Core Strategy documents and was published on the 30th July for a formal six week consultation. Please use the link below to view the Local Plan: Strategy document (see below for information on where paper copies of the document are available for viewing).

• Lichfield District Local Plan: Strategy (July 2012)
• Local Plan: Strategy Consultation Statement (July 2012)
• Local Plan: Strategy Consultation Statement Appendicies (July 2012)
• Lichfield District Local Plan: Strategy Sustainability Appraisal (July 2012)

The Local Plan: Strategy also includes a set of Policies Map's which display all saved policies and the strategic allolocations which have been made within the Local Plan: Strategy.

• Policies Maps (Insets 1-14)
• Policies Maps (Insets 15-28)

Further Information

Further information has been published alongside the plan: Strategy to support the document. Follow the links below.

• Local Plan: Strategy - Equality Impact Assessment (July 2012)
• Infrastructure Delivery Plan (July 2012)

The following link will take you directly to the evidence base page which contains all the evidence that has been gathered and informed the Local Plan.

• Evidence Base

Responding to the Local Plan: Strategy

The formal six week consultation period will began on the 30th July 2012 with the closing date for comments being Monday 10th September 2012 at 5.15pm. All comments at this stage of the Local Plan process must be completed on the representation form which is available by following the link below or via letter or email by responding to those questions within the Representation form.

• Statement of Representations July 2012
• Representation Form (July 2012) - PDF version
• Representation Form (July 2012) - Editable Word version

Or you can respond online by following the link to access our consultation centre.

This representation form seeks responses relating to the pre-submission version of the Local Plan: Strategy and Sustainability Appraisal which is the version that the Council intends to formally submit to the Government for examination. Lichfield District Council consider these documents to be in conformity with the regulations of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (including subsequent amendments) and therefore they have been prepared in accordance with the Duty to Cooperate, legal and procedural requirements and are sound.

Consequently in order to be considered, representations at this stage of the plan making process must be made on the grounds of soundness or legal compliance, including whether the plan is in conformity with the Duty to Cooperate. These representations will be considered by an independent Planning Inspector at the Local Plan's examination in public.  

Paper copies of the Proposed Submission Local plan: Strategy, the Sustainability Appraisal, Consultation Statement and supporting documents are available for your viewing at the following locations:

Lichfield, Burntwood, Brereton, Brownhills, Rugeley, Shenstone, Tamworth and the mobile Libraries (during normal opening hours); The Old Mining College, Chasetown - Monday to friday 9.00am-5.00pm; and; District Council House, Frog Lane Lichfield: Monday to Friday 8.45am-5.15pm. 

There is an exhibition about the Local Plan: Strategy at Lichfield District Council House, Frog Lane, Lichfield which is available to be viewed during normal office hours. Alternitivley you can view the exhibition material by following this link.

Local Plan: Strategy Exhibition Material