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PREFACEOther links in the Interactive Local Plan:
THE NEED FOR THE LOCAL PLANThe UK Planning system is based upon the premise of a plan-led system, therefore in accordance with section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 all planning applications and appeals will be determined in accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The West Lindsey Local Plan First Review is part of the statutory Development Plan for the District. It has been prepared having regard to Central Government Planning Policy and the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East Midlands (RSS8) which outlines the broad overarching principles for planning at UK and regional level. The Local Plan is also informed by the Lincolnshire Structure Plan Review which proposes the broad strategic issues including housing and employment provision within Lincolnshire. Policies and proposals contained within the Structure Plan Review do not refer to specific sites or locations. WEST LINDSEY LOCAL PLAN FIRST REVIEWThe West Lindsey Local Plan First Review amplifies the broad framework of the Lincolnshire Structure Plan Review, Regional Spatial Strategy and Central Government Planning Policy. It sets out the detailed policies and proposals for the future development of the whole of the West Lindsey District for the period up to 2016 which is a ten year period following adoption which is in line with advice in PPG 12 (Development Plans). It replaces the existing West Lindsey Local Plan 1993-2001 (Adopted April 1998). The Local Plan First Review comprises of three documents: • Document 1 Strategy: introduction, aims, objectives, targets
and the Local Plan Strategic Framework, Sustainability and Key
Issues for the three Market Towns. THE LOCAL PLAN PROCESSThere are six distinct stages before adoption in preparing a Local Plan: • Issues Stage – This was an informal consultation
period in 2000, which asked the residents of the District for
their general ideas about what development they would like to
see and where it should be located. All the responses received
were considered in drawing up the First Deposit Draft of the Local
Plan First Review. |