Interactive Local Plan Online- Saved Policies

Shepway District Local Plan Review - Saved Policies

Saved Local Plan policies will be used as the basis for all decision making and must be read alongside the Regional Plan and adopted Development Plan Documents as they emerge. In time, emerging Local Development Framework DPD's will replace most Local Plan policies.  

The Local Plan consists of two elements - the Written Statement which sets out policies and proposals with explanatory text and the Proposals Maps which shows the locations of where specific policies and proposals apply.

As part of the transitional arrangement (set out in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004) for the move over to the new Local Development Framework (LDF), policies in Local Plans are automatically saved for 3 years from the date the Local Plan is adopted. The Shepway District Local Plan Review was adopted by the council on 16 March 2006 and therefore would run until. 16 March 2009. After this 3 year time period the council must request a direction from the Secretary of State (GOSE) to have specified policies saved. The saved policies continue to be part of the Development Plan and will remain saved until they are replaced by specific LDF policies.

Shepway District Council made a request to GOSE on the 8 September 2008 and confirmation of the policies that are to be saved and retained and those that will expire was received on 27 February 2009. Details on these policies can be viewed below:

 List of Policies that have Not been Saved

List of Saved Policies

 The direction can be viewed below.

Shepway saved policies direction  

The Secretary of State's Direction will come into effect on 16 March 2009 and accordingly all Local Plan policies not saved will no longer have Development Plan status.

Local Plan Review- adopted 16 March 2006

The full Local Plan written statement can still be viewed below, however the policies that run out as of the 16th March 2009 have now been struck out in the text.

A hard copy of the Shepway District Local Plan Review can be obtained from the Council price £50 + £5 postage and packing. If you would like a copy please write to the 'Planning Policy Team,' enclosing a cheque made payable to 'Shepway District Council'. Please click here for address details.

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