Planning policy
Consultations
The consultation
webpage contains up to date information on the current
consultations, consultation events and recently closed
consultations.The Consultation
portal contains responses to previous iterations of
the Core Strategy and other LDF documents.
Examination by the Planning Inspectorate of a public house
policy
Public examination of the draft policy for the protection of
public houses and other uses which provide a wider social role, and
a policy regarding character and use was held on the 1 and 2 May in
the Town Hall. Information related to the submission documents and
the examination can be accessed below.
The report from the Planning Inspectorate is awaited.
Details of the submission on
public houses
Details of the Examination in
Public
Thames Tunnel
You can see our resposes to the Thames Tunnel on our dedicated
Thames Tunnel
webpage.
Adoption of the Core Strategy
The Core Strategy was adopted the Full Council meeting on 8
December 2010. The Core Strategy sets out the vision, objectives
and detailed spatial strategy for future development in the Royal
Borough up to 2028 along with specific strategic policies and
targets, development management policies and site allocations.
Please visit the Core Strategy
page for more information. There are a number of
reviews of the Core Strategy taking place at present. For more
information on this please visit our consultation webpage.
Information on how to comply
with policy CE1: Climate change (Code for Sustainable
Homes / BREEAM) has been developed to answer your questions.
This document, published in December each year, sets out our
progress against the deadlines and targets that have been agreed
between us and the government for the production of the new Local
Development Framework.
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) is a three year project plan
and timetable for preparing new planning policy documents. Despite
it being for a three year period it is kept under constant review
and significant departures will be updated and advertised as
necessary. The most recent LDS was adopted in November 2012 and
supersedes the document published in March 2010.
Once finalised and adopted, the LDF will set out all the
Council’s planning policies for the next decade and it will replace
the Unitary Development Plan.
The UDP was the previous document in force before the Core
Strategy was adopted. It set out all the policies against which
planning applications are determined and development in the Royal
Borough is controlled.
Flood Risk Management: our new duties
The
Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and Flood
Risk Regulations 2009 designated the Unitary and
County Councils as Lead Local Flood Authorities. As such, the Royal
Borough, has now taken over this role. The Flood Risk Webpage explains
what our new duties are, and gives information on related flood
risk documents and projects to reduce the risk of flooding.
Statement of Community Involvement
The Council’s Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) was
adopted on 5 December 2007. The SCI sets out how the many different
individuals and groups within the Royal Borough will be given the
opportunity to influence the future shape of the Royal Borough.
It explains clearly who will be consulted and how and when
consultation will take place, both when new planning policy is
decided and when individual planning applications are
considered.
As the Council’s first SCI, it will change over time and in
response to comments and legislation and will be regularly
reviewed.
Copies are available on request or may be viewed at the Planning
Information Office at the Town Hall between 9am and 5pm Monday to
Friday, or at any of the Royal Borough’s libraries. This is only a
snapshot of the new system proposed by the Government. Full details
can be found on the Department of Communities and Local
Government website.
If you have any questions or queries about the SCI, please
contact the Policy Team at planningpolicy@rbkc.gov.uk.
Page updated on the 8 March 2013.