Core Strategy Development Plan Document
The Council’s Core Strategy is the Development Plan
Document (DPD) that sets out the broad locations for
delivering housing and other major development needs in
the District such as employment, retail and transport. It does
not deal with site-specific issues. All subsequent planning
documents will build on the principles set out within the Core
Strategy.
The Core Strategy has been developed over the last four
years and underwent Examination in Public during Summer
2010. The Core Strategy was found 'sound' by
an independent inspector in October 2010.
Council resolved to adopt the Core Strategy at their meeting on
1st December 2010. The Core Strategy was formally adopted and
came into effect on 9th December 2010.
The period of legal challenge has now lapsed. No challenges to
the adoption of the Core Strategy were made.
View the
Adopted Core Strategy DPD 
(12.3MB)
View the Core Strategy Final Sustainability Appraisal
Report 
(2.60MB)
View the Core
Strategy Adoption Statement (12K)
View the Core
Strategy SEA/SA Adoption Statement (20K)
Read more about the development of the
Core Strategy
Read more about the Examination in
Public
