The Development Delivery (Allocations) Plan Document ( DPD) will identify sites for specific uses including, housing, employment, retail, recreation and infrastructure up to 2029. Only development which conforms to the strategic distribution strategy of the Core Strategy can be considered in the Allocations DPD .
A number of sites (those considered to be strategic) will not be shown in the DPD as they will instead feature in the Core Strategy document. All other land allocations will be identified in the Development Delivery (Allocations) DPD .
All sites which are considered within the DPD will be subject to the process of Sustainability Appraisal. This is an iterative process which will test all the development options throughout the process.
The current timetable for the Allocations DPD can be viewed here.
In advance of an Allocations Plan being adopted by the Council it is possible that some developers or landowners may submit planning applications on land outside of the urban area and/or not allocated for the use suggested. Such speculative proposals are unlikley to supported by the Council. This is explained further here (PDF Acrobat Reader required 16kb).