Core Strategy publication (June 2009)

On the 8th September 2010 the Council will be considering a recommendation to withdraw the Core Strategy from the examination process (subject to Secretary of State Direction); this report will be available from 26th August 2010. Please see the Core Strategy – Current Position webpage for the latest information.

The proposed submission core strategy was published for comment between Wednesday 10 June and Wednesday 22 July 2009.

What is the Core Strategy?

The core strategy sets out the overall strategy for development in the district, including a spatial vision and objectives. It makes strategic allocations in the district, for major housing growth at Aylesbury and in the north east of the district adjacent to Milton Keynes, as well as key major employment areas. It sets out in broad terms the spatial strategy and apportionment of development for the rest of the district, but does not identify sites for this growth, which will be the subject of another policy document likely to be published in late 2010.

What was the purpose of publication?

The core strategy was published in order for comments to be made before it is submitted for independent examination. Comments will be considered alongside the published core strategy at the examination by an independent planning inspector appointed by the Secretary of State.

 What documents are available?

For information purposes, the Proposed Submission Core Strategy and other publication documents are available to download below.

If you would like a paper copy of any of these documents, follow the related link below to the publications list. Please note that there is a charge for paper copies of evidence documents.

What happens next?

Following the period for comment, we are now summarising, analysing and inputting any comments received for the Planning Inspector. We aim to have this complete in September 2009. Once the analysis is complete we will submit the core strategy to the Planning Inspectorate and government. Once we do this, the timings of all following events are under the control of the Planning Inspectorate, however we are working on the following provisional timeframes: Pre hearing meeting – November/ December 2009 and examination - February / March 2010.

Downloads:

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Core Strategy - Proposed Submission Document (June 2009	The core strategy sets out the overall strategy for development in the district, including a spatial vision and objectives.	3.7MB 56Kbps Modem: 9 Minutes Broadband : Less than 1 Minute
Core Strategy - Pre Submission Consultation Statement	This statement sets out who has been invited to comment on the core strategy throughout its preparation, how people were invited to comment, a summary of the main issues raised and how we have taken these into account.	217KB 56Kbps Modem: Less than 1 Minute Broadband : Less than 1 Minute
Core Strategy - Statement of the Representations Procedure	This note gives details of the representations procedure for the core strategy and includes information about where and when documents can be inspected.	37KB 56Kbps Modem: Less than 1 Minute Broadband : Less than 1 Minute