Local Development Framework consultation timeline

Development, Planning and Information Team (dpi@kirklees.gov.uk) Last updated - November 2011
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About the timeline

The Local Development Framework (LDF) is made up of a number of documents. Each document goes through a number of stages of consultation before being formally adopted. The consultation stages for the documents which make up the LDF are shown below.

The timetable for the LDF is called the Local Development Scheme (LDS).

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
Stage Date
SCI Draft document consultation October 2005
SCI Draft document submission consultation January 2006
SCI Adoption September 2006

Development Plan Documents (DPDs) including Area Action Plans

Development Plan Document 1 (DPD1) - Core Strategy
Stage Date
DPD1 Issues and Options consultation October - December 2005
DPD1 Preferred Options (2006) Consultation and Sustainability Appraisal (now classified as part of the Issues and Options stage) June - July 2006
DPD1 Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (2008) April 2008
DPD1 Options consultation (2009) and Sustainability Appraisal February - April 2009
DPD1 Draft proposals (preferred option) consultation December 2010
DPD1 publication and representations period January 2012
DPD1 Expected Adoption January 2013

Development Plan Document 2 (DPD2) - Development and Open Space
Stage Date
No stages published No dates published

Development Plan Document 3 (DPD3) - Huddersfield town centre Area Action Plan (AAP)
Stage Date
DPD3 Issues and Options consultation - Huddersfield Area Action Plan November 2009

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

Supplementary Planning Document 1 (SPD1) - Negotiating Financial Contributions for Transport Improvements (Leeds Road, Huddersfield)
Formerly SPD10 - Developer Contributions Transport, Leeds Road, Huddersfield
Stage Date
SPD1 Preparatory documents October - December 2005
SPD1 Draft document consultation and Sustainability Appraisal January - March 2006
SPD1 Adoption September 2007

Supplementary Planning Document 2 (SPD2) - The Provision of Affordable Housing in New Housing Developments
Stage Date
SPD2 Preparatory documents October - November 2007
SPD2 Draft document consultation and Sustainability Appraisal April - May 2008
SPD2 Adoption November 2008

Supplementary Planning Documents relating to policies in DPD1
Stage Date
Consultation To be confirmed
Expected Adoption To be confirmed

Contact the Development, Planning and Information Team

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