Local Development Scheme

The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out the timetable for the Council's preparation of the Development Plan Documents that will make up the Local Development Framework.

A revised LDS came into effect on 18 May 2010 following discussions with the Government Office for the South East and a resolution by the Council on 19 April 2010. The revised LDS took into account changes to the plan-making system introduced by the Government in Planning Policy Statement 12 (June 2008) and the Planning Act 2008 together with amending Regulations.

However, due to uncertainty surrounding the status of the South East Plan, consultation on the Draft Core Strategy was postponed from August-September 2010 to November 2010-January 2011, necessitating a further revision to the LDS timetable approved by the Council on 21 October 2010.

In order to accommodate an extended consultation period for the Publication Core Strategy the Council's Executive approved a further revision to the LDS in October 2011. The timetable for the revised LDS is as follows:

Core Strategy DPD - current working timetable

Consultation on draft Core Strategy	November 2010 - January 2011
Consultation on published Core Strategy	July - September 2011
Submission to Secretary of State	December 2011
Estimated date of pre-hearing meeting	February 2012
Estimated date of examination	March/April 2012
Estimated date for adoption	September 2012
Estimated date for adoption of proposals map	September 2012

Development Management Policies and Site Allocations DPD - current working timetable

Consult statutory bodies on scope of Sustainability Appraisal	March - April 2011
Consult during preparation	October 2011 onwards
Publication and consultation	October - November 2012
Submission to Secretary of State	January 2013
Estimated date of pre-hearing meeting	March 2013
Estimated date of examination	May 2013
Estimated date for adoption	January 2014
Update proposals map	January 2014