Local Development Framework

Development proposals are judged against the relevant policies of the development plan for the area. In East Devon, this is currently made up of the adopted East Devon Local Plan, the Devon Structure Plan and the Devon Minerals and Waste Local Plans.

East Devon District Council will be preparing a series of planning policy documents, which together will form the East Devon Local Development Framework. Local Development Frameworks. will replace the previous Local Plans.

Local Development Framework - Issues and Options Report

To inform production of the Core Strategy and other Local Development Framework (LDF) documents, the Council produced an Issues and Options Report in December 2008. The consultation closed on Friday 13 February 2009.

The Issues and Options Report, and the questionnaire that was available for responses, can be downloaded from the links below.

Further Issues and Options Consultation - Land at Redhayes and Blackhorse

The Council carried out a further consultation about a potential option for an urban extension to Exeter in the vicinity of Blackhorse and the proposed Science Park at Pinhoe.  The consultation closed on 14 December 2009.

PDF file Click here to download the Further Issues and Options Consultation - Land at Redhayes and Blackhorse. (2307KB - PDF Help)

Word Document Click here to download the questionnaire in word 2003 format (122KB)

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The responses to the Issues and Options report can be viewed on the LDF consultation Portal at http://east-devon-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal.  A responses report was considered by a Special Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee on 2 February 2010.  The report can be viewed via the link below.

Word Document East Devon Local Development Framework Issues and Options Report: Analysis of Responses. (4654KB)

Key Elements of the Planning System

A general description of key elements of the planning system, including its structure, the determination of planning applications and the Secretary of State's role is provided in a Communities and Local Government publication which can be viewed via the link below:

PDF file The Planning System: General Principles (82KB - PDF Help)

The Devon Structure Plan, prepared by the Devon Structure Plan Authorities, will be replaced by a new Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West.

East Devon Local Development Scheme

Under the new planning system, all local planning authorities are required to prepare a Local Development Scheme (LDS). This sets out details of each of the Local Development Documents (LDDs) they intend to produce, and the timescales and arrangements for their production. Collectively these LDDs will make up the Local Development Framework(LDF) for the area.

The East Devon Revised Local Development Scheme was approved by Council in March 2007 following consultation with the Government Office for the South West. The Revised Local Development Scheme can be viewed via the links below.

PDF file The East Devon Revised Local Development Scheme March 2007 (153KB - PDF Help)

PDF file Timetable for LDF Preparation (23KB - PDF Help)