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Local Development Framework

This is the term given to the folder of documents which collectively provide the spatial planning policies for Portsmouth.

The terms Local Development Framework (LDF) and Local Development Documents (LDD) were introduced by the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. LDDs will eventually replace documents such as the local plan and supplementary planning guidance as the main sources of planning policy advice.

All Development Plan Documents and Supplementary Planning Documents require a Sustainability Appraisal, to ensure that sustainability is considered in the preparation and adoption of plans.

Development Plan Documents

The Portsmouth Plan (Portsmouth's Core Strategy)
Area Action Plans
Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD)

LDF background research

Affordable housing viability
Hotel Development Opportunities
Open space assessment (PPG17)
Portsmouth Housing Needs Study - March 2005
Portsmouth Shopping Study - Update
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
Sustainability standards in new development

Local Development Scheme (LDS)

Portsmouth's Local Development Scheme (LDS)

Statement of Community Involvement

Statement of Community Involvement - Adopted April 2006

Annual Monitoring Report (AMR)

Annual Monitoring Reports

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

A new plan for The Hard
Air Quality and Air Pollution SPD
Planning Obligations SPD
Providing affordable housing in Portsmouth
Reducing Crime Through Design SPD
Residential Parking Standards SPD
Station Square and Station Street SPD
Tall Buildings SPD

Sustainability Appraisal

Introduction and General Scoping Report