Core Strategy Development Plan Document
What is it?
The Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) is the most important document in the Borough's Local Development Framework (LDF). It sets out a long-term vision, spatial strategy and core policies for shaping the Borough's development up to 2026 and is key to the delivery of the |Elmbridge Sustainable Community Strategy.
The Core Strategy was adopted by the Council on 20 July 2011 and will apply to all valid planning applications submitted from 1 August 2011. The adopted Core Strategy incorporates the minor changes put forward by the Council at submission, post submission to take account of changing government policy and during the examination process. The Core Strategy also includes the recommendations set out by the Inspector in her report.
- |Elmbridge Core Strategy (adopted July 2011)
- Changes to the Proposals Map - |Part 1 | |Part 2 | |Part 3 | |Part 4 | |Part 5 | |Part 6 | |Appendix 1 | |Appendix 2
- Elmbridge Core Strategy - Proposed Submission - |Cover and Contents | |Chapters 1-3 | |Chapters 4 & 5 | |Chapter 6 | |Chapters 7 & 8 | |Appendices 1-4
- |Core Strategy Adoption Statement
- Inspector's Report - |Main report (including Appendix C) | |Appendix A | |Appendix B | |Appendix D | |Appendix E | |Appendix F | |Appendix G
- |Sustainability Appraisal
- |Addendum: RSS conformity statement
What about the saved policies in the local plan?
Appendix 4 of the Core Strategy sets out the Saved Local Plan policies that will be replaced by policies within the Core Strategy. The remaining saved policies of the local plan will continue to provide the detailed policy framework for the borough, until such a time as they are replaced by |future planning documents.
- |List of Saved Local Plan policies (updated to take account of the adoption of the Core Strategy in July 2011)
Procedural Guidance - CS21: Affordable Housing
Core Strategy policy CS21: Affordable Housing introduces a variable requirement for affordable housing on all sites where there is a net increase in the number of dwellings. The Council has produced some procedural guidance to assist applicants in making planning applications where affordable housing is required. You can also request a copy of the Planning Contributions Charge Sheet and draft Unilateral Undertaking templates including associated guidance notes which are a |local validation requirement.
How was the Core Strategy produced?
There were a number of stages in producing the Core Strategy, these are set out below:
- |Examination (2011)
- |Post Submission (2010)
- |Submission (2010)
- |Proposed Submission (2010)
- |Preferred Approach and Final Options (2009)
- |Revised Issues and Options (2008)
- |Preferred Options (2006)
- |Issues and Options (2005)
- |Early Stakeholder Involvement (2005)
