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Introduction | |||
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This document is part of the Local Development Framework (LDF) and sets out the Council’s core strategy and detailed policies. | |||
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It is a spatial plan which sets out the needs in the Borough and how they will be met. The needs have been identified from public consultation, the Council’s research, and other plans and programmes of the Council and organisations with responsibilities in Spelthorne. In particular the plan seeks to assist in the implementation of the Spelthorne Community Plan. | |||
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It deals with the period to 2026 to cover the same timescale as the draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East. The document gives a spatial description of the Borough and identifies the key issues it faces. It sets out a vision, identifies objectives which need to be met in order to achieve the vision and spatial strategy and sets out policies to deliver those objectives. | |||
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These policies comprise seven core strategic policies and under these a total of 37 detailed policies. The policies provide a comprehensive approach to the key issues facing the Borough and rely for their implementation not only on the Council’s actions, including granting planning permissions, but also the actions of other organisations through their plans and programmes. | |||
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The plan’s preparation has been subject to sustainability appraisal to ensure it is consistent with the principles of sustainable development. Separate reports explain that process and record its findings. | |||
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A comprehensive list of the relevant background documents and sustainability appraisal reports which support this plan is available on the Council’s website. | |||
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The document includes a number of technical terms which are explained in the glossary at Appendix 2. | |||
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The Council has produced a separate Allocations DPD which sets out proposals for the allocation of specific sites. | |||
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By virtue of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 all of the policies contained within the adopted Spelthorne Borough Local Plan 2001 expired on 27 September 2007, with the exception of those which were ‘saved’ by a Direction issued by the Secretary of State dated 21 September 2007. Of the eight ‘saved’ policies six remain extant and form part of the Development Plan for the Borough, and two, RU8 (Plotlands) and BE14 (Protected Urban Open Space) have been replaced by policies in this DPD – EN2 and EN4 respectively. | |||
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