Information about Development Plan

The development plan is an aspect of Town and country planning in the United Kingdom comprising a set of documents, which set out the Local Authorities policies and proposals for the development and use of land in their area. The development plan guides and informs day to day decisions as to whether or not Planning Permission should be granted, under the system known as Development Control. In order to ensure that these decisions are rational and consistent, they must be considered against the development plan adopted by the authority, after public consultation and having proper regard to other material factors.

Legislation (Section 54A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) requires that decisions made should be in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Although plans do not have to be rigidly adhered to, they provide a firm basis for rational and consistent planning decisions.

Context

The development plan may contain a number of documents: Counties and most non-metropolitan unitary districts are covered by Structure Plans (in which the County, National Park or Unitary Authority set out key strategic policies as a framework for local planning) and Local Plans (in which District Authorities and National Park authorities set out more detailed policies to guide development in their areas, including proposals for specific sites). Structure plans may in some cases be prepared on a joint basis between two or more authorities (eg a county and a unitary authority or a National Park).

County, National Park and some unitary authorities also prepare Minerals and Waste Local Plans are also deemed to be Local Plans.

In London and the metropolitan areas, and in a few non-metropolitan unitary areas, authorities produce Unitary Development Plans (UDPs), which combine the functions of structure and local plans and include minerals and waste policies.

Local Plans and UDPs identify particular areas as suitable for housing, industry, retail or other uses, and set out the policies which the authority proposes to apply in deciding whether or not development will be permitted. The preparation of Local Plans and UDPs gives the community the opportunity to influence the detailed policies and specific proposals for the future development and use of land in their area. Because the plan forms the statutory basis for planning decisions, local people are involved in its preparation.

Current Practice

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 has introduced a number of additional documents that will eventually supersede those mentioned above. These include:

Sources

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Town and Country Planning is the land use planning system by which the British government seeks to maintain a balance between economic development and environmental quality in the United Kingdom.
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Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state or province. The term is used to contrast with offices that stand naked nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or (where appropriate) federal government.
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Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. Within the UK the occupier of any land or building will need title to that land or building (i.e.
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Development Control or Planning Control is the element of the United Kingdom's system of Town and Country Planning through which local government regulates land use and new building.
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Acts of Parliament of predecessor
states to the United Kingdom

Acts of English Parliament to 1601
Acts of English Parliament to 1641
Acts and Ordinances (Interregnum) to 1660
Acts of English Parliament to 1699
Acts of English Parliament to 1706
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A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count.
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Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. They are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (Shire counties).

Some unitary authorities are technically non-metropolitan districts.
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In United Kingdom Planning Law a Structure Plan is an old-style development plan, which sets out strategic planning policies and forms the basis for detailed policies in Local Plans.
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A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count.
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Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada]] A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always (see National Parks of England and Wales), declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution.
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A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of
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In United Kingdom Planning Law a Local Plan is an old-style development plan prepared by district and other local planning authorities. These plans will continue to operate for a time after the commencement of the new development plan system brought about by the Planning and
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The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As the structure of local government in England is not uniform, there are currently four types of district level subdivision.
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A National Park Authority is a special term used in the United Kingdom for the legal body in charge of a National park. The powers and duties of the Authorities are all similar, but do vary somewhat depending on the country in which they are situated.
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In United Kingdom Planning Law a Structure Plan is an old-style development plan, which sets out strategic planning policies and forms the basis for detailed policies in Local Plans.
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A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count.
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A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of
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Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada]] A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always (see National Parks of England and Wales), declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution.
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In United Kingdom Planning Law a Local Plan is an old-style development plan prepared by district and other local planning authorities. These plans will continue to operate for a time after the commencement of the new development plan system brought about by the Planning and
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In United Kingdom Planning Law a Unitary Development Plan (UDP) is an old-style development plan prepared by a Metropolitan district and some Unitary Local Authorities, which contains policies equivalent to those in both a structure plan and local plan.
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In United Kingdom Planning Law a Local Plan is an old-style development plan prepared by district and other local planning authorities. These plans will continue to operate for a time after the commencement of the new development plan system brought about by the Planning and
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In United Kingdom Planning Law a Local Plan is an old-style development plan prepared by district and other local planning authorities. These plans will continue to operate for a time after the commencement of the new development plan system brought about by the Planning and
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Acts of Parliament of predecessor
states to the United Kingdom

Acts of English Parliament to 1601
Acts of English Parliament to 1641
Acts and Ordinances (Interregnum) to 1660
Acts of English Parliament to 1699
Acts of English Parliament to 1706
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A Local Development Framework must include Development Plan Documents (DPDs) which outline the key development goals of the Local Development Framework. Development plan documents taken together are broadly equitable to the old style Local Plans


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Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS) provide a regional level planning framework for the regions of England. They are not prepared in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland as planning is a devolved power. Wales has a Wales Spatial Plan which is arguably an equivalent.
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