Local Development Framework (LDF)
The replacement Lambeth Unitary Development Plan (UDP) was adopted in August 2007. With the progression of various required priority policy based and site-specific Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) the council is now beginning to work on the preparation of its Local Development Framework.
The Local Development Framework (LDF) is a new system for the preparation of development plans, brought into effect by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 in September 2004. Each LDF consists of a series of documents that describe and manage planning and development in the borough, as set out below.
They also include a Local Development Scheme (LDS) that sets out the programme and timetable for the preparation of various documents, and a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) that indicates the way people can get involved and be consulted on the preparation of planning documents and planning applications.
A Local Development Framework consists of the following:
- the Local Development Scheme (LDS), which describes the council's programme and timetable for preparation of LDF documents;
- the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), which describes the way in which Lambeth Council will consult and involve the community and other stakeholders in the preparation of Local Development Documents (LDDs), and how it will carry out public consultation on planning applications in the future;
- the Local Development Documents (LDDs), which set out the council's spatial strategy, policies and site proposals for the development and other use of land;
- and the Annual Monitoring Report (AMR), which reports on the council's progress in achieving the programme set out in the LDS, and on the effectiveness of council's planning policies in achieving set performance criteria.
Consultation Information - Preparing the Lambeth Local Development Framework (LDF) Core Strategy
The council began work on the LDF Core Strategy in January 2008. So far two rounds of consultations have been held.
An associated consultation on the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the Core Strategy is currently taking place. It will run from Monday 3 November to Monday 8 December 2008.
Reports to Cabinet on the Core Strategy
LDF Evidence Documents