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The formal consultation period on the Core Strategy 'Our Place In The Future' magazine is now closed.

Introduction

Salisbury District Council is preparing a Local Development Framework. The Local Development Framework is a series of documents, which will eventually replace the Salisbury Local Plan that was adopted in 2003. It will set out planning policies which promote and control development throughout the district.

The first Local Development Framework document is the Core Strategy, which will provide the overarching planning policies for the district for the next 20 years. At this stage we are seeking to identify strategic housing and employment sites for the first five years. Later documents will develop policies concerning particular parts of the district or particular topics such as design and conservation.

We have previously consulted you on the Core Strategy Preferred Options document 8.5mb, which in turn built on the initial Our Place in the Future consultation.

We received in excess of 8000 comments from more than 2000 individuals to our previous consultation. The output report of the responses and our comments on them will be available to view from 1 September 2008.

Further information and evidence

In developing our suggestions we have used a wealth of background information, guidance, surveys, and analysis which collectively we refer to as the ‘evidence’ or ‘evidence base’. This is all public information and can be viewed at: core strategy evidence and guidance.

The current consultation

Having analysed the comments received we have produced a new, simplified magazine entitled Our Place In The Future 969kb. This sets out our proposals and gives you another opportunity to have your say about a range of important issues.

The consultation document is accompanied by a Sustainability Appraisal Report.

The preferred options consultation is also accompanied by an Interim Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA):

HRA Interim Report August 2008 184kb

HRA Appendix 1A - sites inside Salisbury district 84kb

HRA Appendix 1B - sites outside Salisbury district 65kb

HRA Appendix 2 - favourable condition tables.pdf 308kb

HRA Appendix 3 - extract of Core Strategy Preferred Options 216kb

HRA Appendix 4 A B C - summary of effects of POs 56kb

HRA Appendix 5 - vulnerability to effects in combination 53kb

HRA Figure 1 - Natura 2000 Sites 1.4mb

Your comments

We know that many people are concerned about the extent of new housing and employment land the council is required to find under the Regional Spatial Strategy. Whilst we understand these concerns, representations on these issues should be made directly to the South West Regional Assembly.

Proposed changes to the draft Regional Spatial Strategy consultation:

How to comment on the new "Our place in the future" document

The new magazine asks specific questions about the issues you thought we needed to do more work on. A copy of the magazine, with a tear off form, should by now have been delivered to you by post. However, you can also use the Preferred options - consultation comment form 30kb to comment if you wish.

Comments on the previous round of consultation on the core strategy preferred options

Comments received during the previous round of consultation on the core strategy preferred options can be viewed here.

How to comment on the previous document

If you responded to our previous core strategy consultation document, there is no need to do so again. However, new and additional comments are still welcome. To make a comment on this you should use the form below.

You should consider what it is you want to comment on and let us know whether you support or oppose this particular element of the document, explain your reasons and suggest any improvements.

You should use a separate comment sheet for each specific option, paragraph, map or table you wish to comment on and attach this to the contact details sheet. Additional sheets can be used if required.

Please note that there is no need to use more than one method of submitting the same responses or comments, but all completed forms can be submitted:

By post:: Forward Planning and Conservation
Salisbury District Council
61 Wyndham Road
Salisbury SP1 3AH
By fax:: 01722 434247
Or by email:: ldf@salisbury.gov.uk

Your contact details and privacy

The comments you submit on the Local Development Framework will be used in the planning policy process and may be used for the lifetime of the Local Development Framework. The information will be analysed and issues raised will be considered by Salisbury District Council. Please note that comments cannot be treated as confidential and will be made available for public inspection at the council’s offices. However, any data that you supply will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

What happens next?

At the end of this consultation, we will re-draft the Preferred Options document into a ‘Submission Draft’ version of the Core Strategy, taking all public representations into account to ensure we have listened and responded properly. There will be another formal public consultation on this, and it is anticipated that by 31 March 2009 it will be submitted to the Secretary of State for consideration.

At a subsequent Examination in Public, this document will be scrutinised in detail under the supervision of a government planning inspector. A binding inspector’s report will then be published, which will determine whether or not the Core Strategy should be formally adopted as planning policy, and whether any changes should be made to it.

Any questions?

If you require any further information regarding the Local Development Framework process, or are unsure about any aspect of the consultation, please call or email the Forward Planning Team using any of the above methods and we will be happy to help. In the meantime please see our frequently-asked questions, or our Glossary of Planning jargon.

Related information

The existing Salisbury District Local Plan was adopted in June 2003.

Useful links

Information:

Contact details:

Telephone:
01722 434362

email:
ourplace@salisbury.gov.uk...

Postal address:
Forward Planning & Transportation
Planning Office
61 Wyndham Road
Salisbury
SP1 3AH