Local Development Framework

This page is the link to the documents which make up Tameside's Local Development Framework (LDF). It lists the documents currently in production or the ones we have adopted under the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act. These documents make up what is now the Council's statutory development plan and provide the planning framework for the borough. Documents currently available or in development are:

• Local Development Scheme (LDS) 2.1 MB The LDS acts as a project plan for the production and review of the Local Development Framework. It contains details of documents that will make up the LDF and their preparation programme. This version now available was approved by Government Office for the North West in April 2007 and supersedes the previous July 2006 and March 2005 versions.
• Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) The Statement of Community Involvement explains how the Council will involve the community in the preparation of new planning documents and in the consideration of planning applications.
• Tameside's Unitary Development Plan (UDP) and Proposals Map Adopted 2004. The UDP will be 'saved' as a Development Plan Document as part of the LDF. The original time period under which UDP policies could be ‘saved’ in the Local Development Framework expired on 27th September 2007. However, Tameside has received Direction from the Secretary of State that its UDP policies can be extended beyond this time period. The plan will therefore remain in force, and the policies saved, until such time as it is updated and replaced. Announcements about this will be made here.
• Hattersley Area Action Plan (AAP) - Please note that the Hattersley AAP has now been withdrawn. Follow the link for further details
• Joint Waste Development Plan Document (JWDPD) - The JWDPD is currently in development in conjunction with the other Greater Manchester authorities. 
• Supplementary Planning Documents will provide further planning policy guidance in relation to specific issues or locations within the borough. A list of documents in production or adopted is provided.
• Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) The AMR provides data on a number of indicators, and reports on progress made on the production of documents listed in the Local Development Scheme.
• Draft Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the North West - Under the new planning system, the adopted regional spatial strategy will form part of the statutory development plan for the borough.
• Supplementary Planning Guidance Notes which were produced under the old planning regime will be replaced as new Supplementary Planning Documents are adopted. Meanwhile, these guidance notes will continue to be referred to until replaced.
• Tameside Housing Land Supply Lists housing sites that are under construction, have planning permission, or are identified in formal adopted planning documents. Also identifies those sites within the supply that have been assessed as"deliverable" within 5 years.

Preparation for the first stage of public consultation on the Core Strategy is currently underway. Supporting documents (including the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report) can be found on our Core Strategy Evidence and Research Page.

To be kept informed of progress and receive notification of public consultations, you can register your details and join our LDF consultation network. For details of current and future consultations with estimates of dates, please view the Council's Consultation Database, and on the search page enter "planning" in the "consultation topic" box.

Hard copies of published documents can be obtained from our online purchasing page.

For further information on the Local Development Framework, or for Strategic Planning matters in general please contact us:

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