IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be aware that this page relates only to the councils previous Core Strategy which was withdrawn in March 2007 at Submission Stage. Information on the current Core Strategy work.

This part of the site contains information about the Runnymede Local Development Framework (LDF). This is the set of documents that will contain the planning policies for Runnymede. Follow the links below to find out more about different aspects of the LDF.

More About the LDF

Follow this link to find out more about why we are producing and LDF and what it will be used for.

Local Development Scheme

The contents of the LDF, and the programme for producing it, are set out in the Local Development Scheme (LDS).

Local Development Documents - What are they?

Here you will find information on the individual documents that will make up the first LDF.

Consultation

This part of the site sets out the various stages at which the local community and other stakeholders are able to get involved in the process of developing the LDF. It includes links to any current consultation material including facilities to make your comments online.

Issues & Options : Sep/Oct 2004

LDF Workshop : April 2005

Preferred Options & Proposals : 26 Sep – 7 Nov 2005

Runnymede 2026 : Options for the Future (summary newsletter)

South East Plan : Consultation on District Housing Allocations : 19 Sep – 31 Oct 2005

Submission Stage : Core Strategy and Statement of Community Involvement

Housing Site Allocation June 2006

Housing Site Consultation June 2006

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI): Inspectors report

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI): Development Plan Adopted December 2006 and Adoption Statement document

An integral part of preparing and monitoring the LDF will be the assessment of its impact on the environment and on social and economic wellbeing.

Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006

Local Development Scheme 2007

Exploratory Meeting 26th March 2007 Inspector's Note of the Meeting

Core Strategy Examination - Covering Letter

Current Local Plan

This links to the current Runnymede Local Plan which was adopted in April 2001 and will be partly replaced by the LDF when it is adopted (at the end of 2006 according to the current programme). A schedule of which policies are to be replaced by the LDF and which it is proposed to save is included in the Local Development Scheme.

Other Policies, Plans and Strategies

Here you will find information about the policies, plans and strategies at national, regional, county and local level that provide the context for the LDF

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal