Purpose and Intentions of the Local Development Plan

In summary, the LDP is intended to: • Provide a plan framework that will support the economic and social needs of our Borough up to 2030, taking into account regional strategies and policies, whilst providing for the delivery of sustainable development; • Facilitate sustainable growth by co-ordinating public and private investment that will encourage development where it can be of most benefit to the wellbeing of our community; • Allocate sufficient land to meet the needs of our Borough; • Provide a plan-led framework for rational and consistent decision making; • Help deliver the spatial aspects of the Community Plan; and • Provide an opportunity for all stakeholders and in particular our residents to have a say about where and how development within our Borough should take place.