Publication Core Strategy DPD
The representation period on the Pre-Submission
Publication Core Strategy has now closed. It is anticipated
that the Core Strategy will be submitted to the Secretary of State
for Independent Examination in early April. Further details
will appear here.
Wyre Forest District has produced a Pre-Submission Publication
Core Strategy on which representations are invited for a period of
six weeks commencing on Thursday 7th January 2010. The
closing date for representations is 5.30pm on Thursday
18th February 2010. Representations made after this time
will not be accepted.
The Council is intending to submit the Core Strategy to the
Secretary of State for Independent Examination in early April 2010.
Prior to this, the Core Strategy is now published to enable
representations to be made based on the document's soundness.
(Further information on the Tests of Soundness is available from
the representation guidance notes below) This pre-submission
publication period will enable the Council to determine whether any
changes need to be made before the document is submitted for
examination by a Planning Inspector. All representations received
at this stage will be submitted alongside the Core Strategy for the
Inspector's consideration.
View the
Publication Core Strategy 
(10.7MB)
View the
interactive version of the Core Strategy and submit representations
on-line
Please view the Statement of Representations Procedure below to
find out how to submit your representation. This also includes
details of the deposit locations and times at which the publication
documents can be viewed.
View the
Statement of Representations Procedure (13.3KB)
All representations must be made using the standard
representations form, which can be submitted electronically, by
post or on-line, via the consultation portal. The representation
form is available to download below along with accompanying
guidance notes. Hard copies of the representation form are
available from the Worcestershire Hubs and libraries within the
District.
Download a
Representation Form (Word) 
(81KB)
Download a
Representation Form (PDF) (25.7KB)
View the
representation guidance notes (82.5KB)
The publication version of the Core Strategy is based on a
comprehensive frontloading process and a series of consultation
stages in accordance with the Council's Adopted Statement of
Community Involvement. The consultation statement below sets out
the detailed levels of consultation that have been undertaken
during the Core Strategy's formulation. It also includes
information on how the consultation responses were taken into
account in developing the Publication Core Strategy.
View the
Statement of Consultation (3.21MB)
The Core Strategy has also been informed by a comprehensive
Sustainability Appraisal process including an independent check by
consultants UE Associates. A robust evidence base has been produced
to inform the background to policy making.
All DPDs ae required to undergo Sustainability Appraisal
(SA) in order to ensure that they are in line with the
Government's objectives on sustainable development. The Final
SA Report for the Core Strategy is set out below. Previous
stages of the SA process can be viewed along with the previous
consultation stages of the Core Strategy using the link
below.
View the
Sustainability Appraisal Report (2.60MB)
View the Local Development Framework
Evidence Base
The remaining key milestones in the production of the Core
Strategy are:
| Submission for Independent Examination |
April 2010 |
| Pre-Hearing Meeting |
June 2010 |
| Hearing Sessions |
July/August 2010 |
| Inspector's Report Received |
October 2010 |
| Adoption of Core Strategy |
December
2010 |
View the previous consultation stages of
the Core Strategy
If you wish to speak to a planning officer regarding the
Publication Core Strategy, please contact
the Planning Policy Team.
