Report re Sheffield Development Framework Core Strategy

Sheffield Development Framework - Consultation

Core Strategy: New Policies 2008

The City Council is suggesting nine new policies which are possible changes to the submission Core Strategy. These new policies are suggestions from the City Council to the Inspector who is examining the soundness of the Core Strategy. If the Inspector recommends that these changes should be made then the new policies will be inserted into the Core Strategy when it is adopted in 2009.

What are the new policies about?

Following its submission last year, the Core Strategy is now the subject of independent scrutiny by a Planning Inspector. She has requested a number of changes to put more detail into the plan on the following matters:

Efficient use of housing land and accessibility
Affordable housing
Creating mixed communities
Locations for Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople sites
Safeguarding of open space
Design principles
Sustainable design of buildings and spaces
Renewable energy and carbon reduction
Flood risk management

Some of the changes involve adding more detail to policies already in the Core Strategy, other changes involve completely new policies. All these changes can be achieved largely by importing relevant material from the other Sheffield Development Framework (SDF) document that we have been preparing alongside the Core Strategy, that is the ‘Preferred Options for City Policies’, which underwent public consultation in June-July 2007.

What about consultation on the new policies?

The City Council is now seeking the views of the public and stakeholder bodies on the new policies, and all representations received will be reported to the Inspector for her to consider. There is a formal public consultation period lasting six weeks, starting on 18th April 2008. The deadline for comments is Friday 30 May 2008.

The following documents are available for inspection on the Councils website and at First Points and libraries:

Core Strategy: New Policies 2008
Consultation Report re the New Policies
Background Report to the New Policies, including sustainability and equality appraisals

What will happen after the consultations?

There will be a public hearing in September 2008 when the Inspector will consider the new policies and other outstanding matters. The final decision about incorporating these policies into the Core Strategy rests with the Inspector. If in her opinion their inclusion is necessary for the document to be sound, the Council will then be required to adopt the Core Strategy with the appropriate revisions.

What is the status of these new policies?

The City Council on 2 April 2008 approved the new policies for public consultation on their soundness, and for consideration by the Inspector. The new policies carry the same weight as the submitted Core Strategy for the purposes of informing future planning documents and decisions.

How to find the Core Strategy: New Policies 2008 on the Council’s website

Go to the Council’s website at www.sheffield.gov.uk and in the search box (top left corner) type new policies then click on ‘Go’. Or type sdfconsult into a search engine such as Google.

If you have any comments on the Core Strategy: New Policies

you can:

use Online Consultation, available from 18 April 2008. This is the easiest way to make comments; or
email sdf@sheffield.gov.uk Please attach a Representation Form which you can download from the website; or
write to us, enclosing a Representation Form, at:

SDF Team, Development Services

Sheffield City Council

Howden House

1 Union Street

Sheffield S1 2SH

Please ensure your representations arrive no later than 5.30pm on Friday 30 May 2008.

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