Development Plan
The Development Plan for Three Rivers currently comprises the following documents:
The East of England Plan
- The East of England Plan (formerly the Regional Spatial Strategy) was published on 12th May 2008 and sets out a spatial strategy to guide development in the East of England for at least the next 20 years. The Plan covers Bedfordshire, Luton, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Hertfordshire, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, Norfolk and Suffolk.
- More information about the East of England Plan, along with other regional issues, can be accessed at http://www.go-east.gov.uk and http://www.eera.gov.uk
The Hertfordshire County Structure Plan 1991 – 2011
- Produced by Hertfordshire County Council and covering the whole of Hertfordshire, it sets out the broad planning strategy
- The plan for the period 1991 – 2011 was adopted in April 1998 and only policies 3, 8, 15, 24, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 43 and 52 are saved.
- Further information is available at http://www.hertsdirect.org/envroads/environment/plan/buildinghomes/structureplansavedpolicies/
The Three Rivers Local Plan 1996 – 2011
- Produced by Three Rivers District Council it covers the whole of the District. It contains detailed planning policies and proposals to guide development (other than waste and minerals issues) up to 2011.
- It was adopted in July 2001. The majority of policies were saved with the exception of GEN.5a, N.8, N.14, N.19, N.21, C.10, C.11, D.5, H.16, E.5, E.6 and S.5a.
The Hertfordshire Minerals Local Plan 2002 – 2016 and The Hertfordshire Waste Local Plan 1993 – 2005
- Produced by Hertfordshire County Council, they cover the whole of the County. They contain all detailed planning policy and proposals relating to minerals and waste.
- The Minerals Plan was adopted in March 2007 and all policies are automatically saved for three years. Policies 1-46 (excluding 6) in the Waste plan adopted in January 1999 are saved.
- The County Council is putting together its Waste Development Plan Documents, which will set out a long-term strategy for managing and disposing of waste up to 2016.
- There are a number of different documents currently underway. They will be subject to an independent examination. The documents include:
o Waste Core Strategy
o Waste Development Policies
o Waste Site Allocations and Site Specific Policies
Supplementary Planning Guidance
In addition to the District Plan, Three Rivers District Council has produced a set of additional documents called supplementary planning guidance (SPG). They give more detail and expand upon policies in the Local Plan.
Government Policy and Planning Guidance
The Local Plan and Supplementary Planning Guidance must be written in accordance with government policy. If Government produce policy more up to date than a Council's District Plan, then the Council must take this into account when considering planning applications. The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is responsible for producing national planning policy.
Changes to the Development Plan
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is changing the structure of development plans:
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Coverage
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Old Document
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To be replaced by
New Document
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District/ Borough
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Local Plan
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Local Development Framework
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County
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Structure Plan
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N/A
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Minerals Local Plan
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Minerals Local Development Framework
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Waste Local Plan
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Waste Local Development Framework
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Region
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Regional Spatial Strategy
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Regional Spatial Strategy
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The move to the new system is gradual and, for the next few years, we will be operating with a mixture of old-and new-style documents.
In addition, Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) is being replaced by Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD).
Work on the Three Rivers Local Development Framework has now started. For further information see the Local Development Framework page.
In the meantime, changes have already been made to the current Three Rivers Local Plan 1996-2011: the majority of the policies have been retained (or ‘saved’) but 12 policies have been deleted with effect from 28 September 2007.
Policies have also been saved/deleted from the Hertfordshire Structure Plan and Waste and Minerals Local Plans.
For the latest progress on the Regional Spatial Strategy (East of England Plan), visit www.eera.gov.uk