Local Development Framework

Local Development Scheme (First Revision adopted February 2007)
This provides information on the documents that make up the planning policy framework and sets out a timetable for the preparation and review of these documents on a rolling programme. The Local Development Scheme will be revised once government changes to regulations are known.
Local Development Scheme (490KB)

Statement of Community Involvement (adopted December 2006)
This explains how the National Park Authority will involve individuals, local communities and stakeholders in the preparation and revision of LDF documents and the determination of planning applications. The Statement of Community Involvement will be revised once government changes to regulations are known.
Statement of Community Involvement (530KB)

Core Strategy
This sets out the vision, objectives and spatial strategy (including key diagram) for the National Park and the primary policies for achieving the vision.

Issues and Options
Consultation in May 2005 (jointly with the National Park Management Plan).
Issues & Options Document (2MB)

Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA) Scoping Report (July 2005)
Part 1 (220KB)
Part 1 - Appendices (425KB)
Part 1 - Glossary (63KB)
Part 2 - Section 1- 5 (315KB)
Part 2 - Section 6&7 (2.1MB)

Consultation on Core Strategy issues and options took place in May and June 2007.
Consultation Spring 2007

Refined Options

A workshop on refined options will take place with key national, regional and local stakeholders in July 2008.

A series of area focussed workshops on refined options will take place with key local stakeholders in September and October 2008.

A 'Refined Options' document will be available for comment for 12 weeks beginning in November 2008.

Development Control and Site-Specific Policies
Will contain policies to ensure that development meets certain criteria and contributes to the achievement of the Core Strategy. Consultation expected from 2009.

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD)
Supplementary Planning Documents provide guidance to support Development Plan and Local Development Framework policies and are to be used in assessing planning applications. The Authority will produce no new SPDs, nor will it review existing SPGs / SPDs until submission of the Core Strategy at the end of 2009.

Peak District Design Guide (adopted February 2007)
Design Guide
Adoption Statement (20KB)
Sustainability Statement (300KB)
Consultation Report (250KB)

Building Design Guide 1987
This was adopted as a technical supplement to the Peak District Design Guide SPD in February 2007 and will be replaced as further technical supplements are adopted.
Download Building Design Guide (1987)
(7MB please note that this is a scanned document)

Annual Monitoring Report (published December 2007)
Published every year, this monitors how the Authority is performing against the timescales set out in the Local Development Scheme, provides information on the extent to which policies are being achieved, and whether any document needs reviewing in advance of its scheduled main review date.
Annual monitoring report (890KB)