The Government has introduced the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 which requires the Council to produce a new-style local planning framework to replace its Unitary Development Plan (UDP).
The Council adopted its current UDP First Alteration in January 2003 to guide and control development and protect the environment. This will remain in use until the new Local Development Framework (LDF) is introduced.
Important Notice - Extension of Saved Policies:
Refer to Secretary of State's Direction under Paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, to see the UDP policies and proposals that apply after 27 September 2007. A copy of the Direction is available in Downloads.
The Council will need to prepare the LDF in the context of national and regional policies, as well as the Wakefield District Partnership's Community Strategy.
The Yorkshire and Humber Assembly are updating the Regional Spatial Strategy with consultation on Spatial Options between November 2008-January 2009.
The Community Strategy sets out an agreed vision of what the district should be like in 25 years time. The LDF will provide the planning strategy for delivering the vision and promoting sustainable development. Consulting with local communities and groups will form an important part of preparing the LDF.
The links below provide further information about the process of preparing the LDF. All the LDF documents subject to consultation can be viewed online (see 'Related Links'). Commenting online is the preferred method for all consultation.
Latest News - LDF Documents
June 2009
The Council has adopted the Central Wakefield Area Action Plan after a senior government planning inspector found the document sound after examining it during 2008/09. It now forms part of the statutory development plan for Wakefield District and replaces the Wakefield City Centre policies in the UDP. A copy of the Central Wakefield Area Action Plan, incorporating the Inspector's changes, and the Inspector's report are available (see 'Downloads').
The Council submitted the Waste Document to the Secretay of State for approval on 30 April 2009. An Inspector has now been appointed by the Secretary of State to conduct the examination and the hearing dates have been arranged. Please follow the link below for more information.
The Site Selection Methodology for the Site Specific Proposals document has now been finalised. To view a copy of the methodology along with the representations received during the technical consultation in March 2009, please follow the link below.
The Council adopted the Core Strategy and Development Policies documents on 15 April 2009. These documents now form part of the statutory development plan for Wakefield District and replace many of the policies in the UDP. Copies of the documents, the Planning Inspector's Reports and information relating to the adoption of the documents can be found by following the link below. Final publication will follow in due course. A schedule of current policies is also available for information (see `Downloads').
