Development Plan
The purpose of the Local Plan is to provide guidance on development and the use of land and buildings in the district and ensure a balance is struck between the need for development and the protection of the environment. The plan provides some certainty to land owners and developers as to what types of development will be permitted, and an indication to local residents of future changes. Development proposals submitted in the form of planning applications are judged against the policies and proposals contained in the plan and are used by the District Council in determining the application.
The current Local Plan for the district is the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review, which was adopted in January 2004 and which rolls the Local Plan forward until 2011 (a full list of the documents that led to the adoption of the plan are available within the Document Archive).
In due course the development plan for South Bedfordshire will comprise a new LDF and the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England. Read more...
For further information and to contact us:
South Bedfordshire District Council
Development Plans
The District Offices
High Street North
Dunstable
Beds LU6 1LF
Telephone: 0845 849 6168
Fax: 0845 849 6285
