Shropshire Core Strategy Final Plan publication
The Final Plan version of the Shropshire Core Strategy has now been published by Shropshire Council. Representations on the 'soundness' of the plan were invited between 15 February and 29 March 2010. The opportunity for submitting representations has now closed.
The Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) sets out the strategic planning policy for Shropshire, including a spatial vision and objectives. It also sets out a development strategy which identifies the level of development expected to take place within Shropshire up until 2026 and a number of Core Policies which will help to achieve the vision. All subsequent LDF documents produced will build upon the Core Strategy.
On this page you can download all the submission documents, these are:
- Core Strategy DPD Final Plan Publication
- The Shropshire Regeneration Prospectus: Shropshire Council's Local Investment Plan and LDF Implementation Plan
- Sustainability Appraisal
- Consultation Statement
- Statement of Representations Procedure
Next Stage?
If necessary, minor amendements were made to the Core Strategy in response to representations made on the Final Plan. The Core Strategy was formally submitted to the Secretary of State at the end of July, along with all the representations.
Inspector Stephen J Pratt BA(hons) MRTPI has been appointed by the Secretary of State to conduct the Examination in Public (EiP). The Inspector will check the Council has prepared the Core Strategy in compliance with the legal requirements and consider whether the plan is 'sound'.
A Programme Officer has been appointed to in order to coordinate and administer the Examination process. The Programme Officer is Julie Salter and all correspondence and enquiries about the process should be directed to her at:-
Julie Salter
Programme Officer
Shropshire Council
The Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6ND
E-mail: programmeofficer@shropshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01743 255664 (available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning)
Evidence base
The Final Plan Publication Core Strategy has been informed by a wide range of evidence base material at the regional, sub-regional, county and local level. An evidence base webpage has also been prepared which you can access via the link on this page where you can view and download evidence base material. A table listing the evidence, including links to where the documents are located is available on this page.
Earlier stages
The Core Strategy has been in preparation during 2008 and 2009 and has been through several stages of public consultation, including:
- LDF Topic Papers - July 2008
- Issues and Options - January 2009
- Policy Directions - August 2009
These earlier documents are available to view on this page for information purposes. The public responses received on these consultations have been used in the preparation of the Final Plan Publication Core Strategy.