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Forward Planning

Local Development Framework

Core Strategy and Site Allocations Development Plan Documents
Preferred Options Public Participation

The first formal consultation stage in the LDF process is known as the ‘Preferred Options stage'. This is where the Council, having considered options, sets out its preferred approach to the plans and undertakes public consultation on them. This will help the Council to shape the final version of the plans. The complete plan making process is illustrated in the Process Chart (pdf, 15kb). Public participation on the Core Strategy and Site Allocations Documents Preferred Options documents started on 27 March and ended on the 12 May 2008.

The Statement of Proposals Matters and Notice of Public Participation are provided in the
Preferred Options Statutory Notice, March 2008 (pdf, 22kb).

The Core Strategy Preferred Options Document (March 2008)

8/54 Core Strategy (pdf, 4,165kb)
8/55 Open Space Proposed Amendments (pdf, 7,472kb)

The Site Allocations Document Preferred Options Document (March 2008)

8/56 Site Allocations Document (pdf 1,037kb)
8/56 Site Allocations Document Appendices (pdf, 8,535kb)

Draft Supplementary Planning Document on Development Contributions (March 2008)

8/57 Draft Development Contributions SPD (pdf 344kb)

To view comments that have been made on the above documents, at the Preferred Options stage, please click on the following website consultation.limehouse.co.uk/dover

Each of the above documents has also been subject to a Sustainability Appraisal, which aims to ensure that the policies and proposals in each document reflect the principles of sustainable development.

8/58 Non Technical Summary – Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPDs (pdf, 755kb)
8/59A, 8/59B Full Report – Core Strategy (pdf, 1,680kb)
8/60A, 8/60B Full Report – Site Allocations Document (pdf, 3,646kb)
8/61 Non Technical Summary and Full Report – Development Contributions SPD (pdf, 284kb)

The Core Strategy and the Site Allocations Document have also been subject to a Habitat Regulations Assessment. This assessment considers the impact of proposed development upon internationally designated wildlife habitats in and around the District.

8/62 Habitat Regulations Assessment (pdf, 306kb)

Further background documents are also available to view on the Evidence Base page. You can also view sites that were considered but not carried forward into the Site Allocations Document.

8/63 The Rejected Sites Table for Dover Deal and Sandwich (pdf, 34kb)
8/64 The rejected site table for Rural Areas (pdf, 151kb)
8/65 Dover Deal and Sandwich forms (pdf, 328kb)
8/66 Rural Forms (Word, 996kb)

Exhibition

As part of the public consultation at Preferred Options stage the District Council held a number of exhibitions at the Dover Discovery Centre, Deal Library and the Guildhall Sandwich. The details are listed below.

Venue	Day	Staffed Exhibition
Dover Discovery Centre	Thurs 27 March Fri 28 March Sat 29 March	10.30am – 7.30pm 10.30am – 6pm 10.30am – 4pm
Deal Library	Fri 4 April Sat 5 April	10.30am – 6pm 10.30am – 4pm
Sandwich Guildhall	Fri 11 April Sat 12 April	10.30am – 6.30pm 10.30am – 4pm

8/67 Dover exhibition (pdf, 1,753kb)

Neighbourhood Forums

The Neighbourhood Forums, run by Kent County Council, Dover District Council and the Town and Parish Councils, were also arranged with two special meetings focusing on the Local Development Framework (LDF). The meetings were held on the following dates:

Joint Dover Neighbourhood Forums (covering West, North and Town) on 9 April 2008
Location: Connaught Hall, Dover Town Hall, Dover
Joint Neighbourhood Forums (covering Deal & Walmer and Sandwich) on 16 April 2008
Location: Landmark Centre, Deal