The Core Strategy is the key strategic document within the Local Development Framework and will provide the basis for the production of other planning documents. Its role is to set out the strategic vision and direction for the area over the whole period up to 2026.
As there are many similar issues and challenges facing the two areas, Derbyshire Dales District Council and High Peak Borough Council have agreed to prepare a Joint Core Strategy for the area for which they are the planning authorities.
The area covered by the Core Strategy excludes the Peak District National Park, who are a separate local planning authority responsible for preparing their own Core Strategy.
To inform the Core Strategy, High Peak Borough Council is undertaking a series of community conversations this summer, to help residents spell out their priorities for development in their local area. The events, which will give people the opportunity to tell the Council how they think their area should change in the future, are being organised by the Borough Council and will be facilitated by Rural Action Derbyshire and Planning with People. For further information, please click here.
The comments made during the Issues and Options and Growth Options consultations about the key issues and where development should have now been taken into account and a Draft Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Joint Core Strategy prepared.
The Draft Plan includes a vision for the future development of the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak which is based on an understanding of the main issues facing the area and an appreciation of all the things that make the area such a special place to live in, work in and visit. The vision describes what the area will be like in the future and sets out the direction for development.
The Draft Plan sets out policies to shape development over the period to 2026 across three key themes:
It also sets out the broad locations for new residential development to meet the requirements of the East Midlands Regional Plan, as well as a series of strategies for the different parts of the plan area.
The Draft Plan and accompanying Sustainability Appraisal are subject to a six week period of public consultation commencing on 3rd June 2010 and running through until 15 July 2010.
On 6 July 2010 the Government revoked all Regional Spatial Strategies and published guidance for Local Planning Authorities following this. In the guidance the Government has made it clear that it is important for local planning authorities to carry on preparing local development frameworks and making decisions on planning applications.
The guidance indicates that local authorities will be responsible for establishing the right level of local housing and identifying a long term supply of housing land.
Whilst the housing figures in the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Joint Core Strategy Draft Plan are set against the context of the housing figures in the East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy, a review of the housing requirements for the area is to be undertaken and will be subject to public consultation later in 2010.
However the housing figures in the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Joint Core Strategy Draft Plan, whilst important, are not the only focus of the plan. Other elements include the potential location of new development, the local economy, affordable housing and climate change along with the vision for the area to 2026. Comments are sought on the Draft Plan by 15 July 2010.
We are holding a series of public exhibitions and meetings where you will be able to discuss the Draft Plan with Council Officers from Derbyshire Dales District Council and High Peak Borough Council.
Copies of the Draft Plan and Sustainability Appraisal are available to view at the offices of Derbyshire Dales District Council and High Peak Borough Council along with all local libraries.
Presentations given at each of the public meetings are available to view by selecting one of the links below. Each presentation is accompanied by an audio commentary.
We would like to know your views on the Draft Plan by 15 July 2010. You may wish to comment on the overall strategy or consider specific elements of it:
The draft Core Strategy has been subject to a Sustainability Appraisal (including a draft Habitats Regulation Assessment) that considers the environmental, social, and economic implications of the plan. Both are subject to consultation from 3 June to 15 July 2010.
The key questions we would like you to consider in relation to the Sustainability Appraisal are:
If you would like submit your views on the Draft Plan or the draft Sustainability Appraisal Report, you may do so by using one of the following methods:
Use of the consultation website provides several benefits and enables consultees to:
Further information is available on the consultation website, including help on how to register and submit comments. A step-by-step guide to registering on the consultation website and submitting comments is also available.
Details of consultees registered on the consultation website and all respondents to the consultation will be added to our Local Development Framework contact list and will receive notification of future consultations.
Please note that all comments and the name of the individual or organisation responsible for them will be made available to view on the public consultation website. All representations may also be viewed at Council offices.
A Justification Document (520KB) has also been prepared that outlines the background and reasoning behind the preferred Core Strategy.
The Evidence Base that underpins the Draft Plan can also be viewed.
A five-week consultation on the potential growth options for the Core Strategy commenced on 27 August 2009 and ran until 1 October 2009. All comments received during the consultation period have been considered and have informed the draft Core Strategy. All comments that were submitted and processed can be viewed in the Consultation Portal. (external website**)
An Issues and Options consultation took place between 26 March and 21 May 2009. This sought views on the following key issues and options:
A detailed Issues and Options consultation document, along with a summary leaflet is available to download below. The full version of the Issues and Options consultation document includes a comprehensive Sustainability Appraisal for each option. Hard copies of the Issues and Options document are available to purchase on request for a charge of £15.
Please Note: This consultation has now finished. A summary of comments received during this consultation can be viewed by following the link below
The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report is accompanied by 12 supporting documents.
The discussion paper was the first step in preparing the new plan, which will shape the way in which new development will take place in High Peak Borough over the next 20 years. The new plan will be known as the Core Strategy and is part of a series of planning documents, being produced as part of the High Peak Local Development Framework.
The purpose of the discussion paper was to gather your views and opinions about the types of issues exist in the High Peak, and how they might be addressed in very broad terms.
The consultation ran from 8 November 2007 until 20 July 2008.
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.