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Contact Details

Elmbridge Borough Council
Civic Centre,
High Street,
Esher,
Surrey,
KT10 9SD
Tel: 01372 474474
|General Enquiry

Local Development Framework

What is the Local Development Framework?

Under the Government's new development planning system, Local Plan's and Structure Plans are to be replaced by Local Development Frameworks (LDF) and Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS). Find out more about the |new development planning system and |LDF Key Definitions and Acronyms.

The Elmbridge Local Development Framework

The Elmbridge LDF will replace the Elmbridge Replacement Local Plan 2000 and will guide planning and development in the Borough until 2026 and beyond. From this page you can find out more about the documents which make up the Elmbridge LDF.

The Elmbridge LDF currently consists of the following adopted documents:

|Local Development Scheme (LD|S) - This is the latest project plan of the documents the Council intends to publish over the next several years with their respective timetables. The LDS is due to be reviewed shortly to take account of the amended legislation published in June 2008.
|Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) - this sets out the way in which the Council intends to engage local communities and key stakeholders in the production of LDF documents. The SCI is due to be reviewed shortly to take account of the amended legislation published in June 2008.

The following Development Plan Documents (DPD) and/or Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) have been adopted:

|Planning Obligations and Infrastructure SPD - information on infrastructure contributions to be made for all new planning applications for additional housing and/or commercial floor space greater than 100sqm.

The following DPDs and/or SPDs are currently being prepared:

|Core Strategy DPD - sets the long-term vision and overarching policies for the area. The Council have recently completed a consultation on the Revised Issues and Options for the Core Strategy which covered three topics - affordable housing, housing provision and climate change.

The following DPDs and/or SPDs are timetabled for preparation but have not yet been started:

Sustainable Design Guide SPD - provides detailed guidance on how specific types of development can meet specific design criteria and address sustainability issues.
Allocations DPD - allocates and safeguards specific sites for development.

Evidence Base

A number of background studies have been undertaken to support and provide an evidence base for LDF policies. Find out more about the LDF |evidence base.

Monitoring

We are required to prepare an Annual Monitoring Report to assesses how the Council is performing in implementing the Local Development Scheme and the performance and effectiveness of the Replacement Elmbridge Borough Local Plan 2000. Find out more about |monitoring.

'Get involved'

An important part of the LDF is making sure that everyone has an opportunity to get involved. The |Statement of Community Involvement sets out how this will be achieved. You can also click on the following link for details of the |Fair Access to Town Planning Services Policy which was adopted by the Council in 2003.

The best way to get involved is to |register your details on our town planning database.

This page will keep you updated on what's happening with the Elmbridge LDF.

Purchasing copies of documents

Whilst documents are in draft form they can be obtained free of charge. Once adopted and the final versions produced there will be a charge for obtaining copies. Prices of adopted documents can be viewed via the link below:

|LDF Document Price List