The Council approved a Preferred
Options consultation document for the Core Strategy and
Development Management Policies DPD. The consultation
period for this document is now over and the Council is currently
considering the responses received.
The Preferred Options Consultation Document builds upon the
ideas that were discussed in the LDF Issues
and Options consultation that took place between 28 May and 10
July 2009, and is the second stage in producing two of the main
Development Plan Documents (DPDs) which
will form the Council's LDF.
The Core Strategy provides the key strategic policies for the
Borough and indicates the locations where the Council expects
development to take place, while the Development Policies DPD
provides the details that will be taken into account when planning
applications are considered.
A Sustainability
Appraisal accompanies the Preferred Options
document. The purpose of this Appraisal is to anticipate the
impacts of the Preferred Options on the environment, society and
economy of Copeland and ultimately identify whether the Council’s
preferred approach moves Copeland towards or away from greater
sustainability in the long term.
(Please note that we are not seeking to allocate sites at this
stage – the Site Allocations DPD will be produced later, but any
sites will need to conform with the policies in the Core
Strategy).
The Preferred
Options Document and Sustainability
Appraisal were available for comment from
Monday 10 May to Friday 30 July 2010.
Copeland Local Development Framework Preferred Options
document– CORRECTION TO PARAGRAPH 4.2.6
Following the recent publication of
the Copeland LDF Preferred Options Consultation document, it has
come to our attention that there is an error in paragraph 4.2.6
(page 38) of the document. This paragraph currently
reads:
4.2.6 - The British Geological Survey is to carry out a 'Stage
2' high level geological screening to identify any area of the
borough that is suitable for repository siting. This will be
followed by a consultation on screening results, before a final
report is published.
This should be replaced
by:
4.2.6 - The British Geological Survey is to carry out a 'Stage
2' high level geological screening to identify any area of the
borough that is obviously unsuitable for repository siting.
This will be followed by a consultation on screening results,
before a final report is published.
All respondents to the Preferred Options Consultation will be
notified of future consultations and kept informed of the progress
of the LDF.
If you would like to speak to someone about the Preferred
Options document, please contact a member of staff in the
Planning Policy Unit on 01946 598351.
Preferred Options Document and supporting documents:
Contact us: Planning Policy Team, The Copeland
Centre, Catherine Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7SJ. Telephone: 0845 054
8600. E-mail: ldf@copeland.gov.uk