The workshop on Thursday 4 August developing a vision for the new Darlington Local Plan 2016-2036 generated some very useful discussion and feedback. We will be using this to inform the Local Plan's vision and objectives, which will in turn guide development in the Borough over the next twenty years. The draft vision will be included in a report to the Council’s Place Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet in the Autumn.
Copies of the presentations from yesterday's event (4 August 2016) can be downloaded here (all load as PDF's in separate window):
Our public Issues and Scoping consultation was first publicised in June and will continue to run until 15 August 2016 - if there specific points you wish to make or expand upon, then there is still time. If you visit the Issues & Scoping Consultation section of our website each topic has a green ‘Give feedback on this topic button’ that links to an online comments form. Alternatively comments can be emailed to [email protected]
Do keep checking back to our website for updates and there will be another article in the next One Darlington magazine.
By Planning Policy Team at 5 Aug 2016
If you have registered your details you should have today received an email (or letter) that our consultation exercise on strategic issues and scoping of the new Local Plan is now open. If you haven't registered and would like to be involved please do so on the 'keep in touch' section of the website.
From now until 15 August 2016, we are inviting your comments on what the scope of the new Local Plan should be, and the planning issues it should address. We are also setting out our starting point for developing new planning policies and the framework we will use to making decisions on the Local Plan.
The consultation covers strategic issues including our vision and objectives and our plans for achieving them, as well as more detailed issues such as infrastructure provision and protecting the environment. The consultation materials are all available in the 'Issues & Scoping Consultation' section of this website.
This consultation also includes a ‘call for sites’, to identify sites within the Borough that may have potential for development to meet identified needs over the next 20 years, including for housing, retail, commercial and community development and infrastructure. This will help to ensure that there is sufficient land available across the Borough to meet our development needs. This could include allocating land for housing, retail, commercial and community development and infrastructure amongst other things. If you are aware of any site(s) that may have development potential over the next 20 years please let us know by completing the ‘Site Submission’ section of the website.
As the consultation progresses, we will use this website to publish comments received and answer frequently asked questions. We will also publicise any further consultation events and opportunities to get involved.
We look forward to hearing from you.
By Planning Policy Team at 15 Jun 2016
Consultation on our proposed SCI has now closed. Thank you for your comments, we will be considering them prior to adopting the final statement. If you have any questions email us at [email protected]
By Planning Policy Team at 14 Jun 2016
Just a reminder that there is a little over a week to comment on our revised Statement of Community Involvement. Copies of the draft SCI and further details on how to comment are contained on our SCI Consultation page. The closing date for comments is Monday 13th June 2016.
By Planning Policy Team at 2 Jun 2016
There is a two page feature on the Darlington Local Plan 2016-36 in the latest issue of One Darlington Magazine. If you have not received a copy through your letterbox or live outside the borough it can be viewed here. [Document, PDF]
By Planning Policy Team at 25 May 2016
