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 policie 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)
• Publication of draft:  *
  
• Submission to secretary of state: February 2010
• Pre-hearing meeting: April 2010
• Commencement of hearing sessions: May 2010
• Adoption and publication: September 2010

* The date for the publication of the Draft Core Strategy is to be determined following the publication of Government guidance expected by the end of July 2010.

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.