Site Specific Allocations DPD

The Site Specific Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) (and corresponding Sustainability Appraisal) will form part of the Local Development Framework. The Local Development Framework is a folder of planning documents that will replace the existing Corby Local Plan.

The Site Specific Allocations document will contain policies regarding:

• Economy and Employment
• Housing
• Villages and Rural Areas
• Town Centre and Retail
• Green Infrastructure, Open Space, Sport and Recreation
• Community Facilities, Services and Infrastructure
• Environment and Heritage
• Kingswood Regeneration, and
• Western Urban Extension

The Council has already undertaken  a number of public consultations in order to help develop the proposed policies contained within this document.

Local Development Framework Issues & Options Paper (September 2005)        (N.B all links will open in a new window)

One of the early stages in developing the Local Development Framework is to explore options and alternatives for the future development of Corby. The Issues & Options Paper looked at the issues facing Corby into the future and possible options for dealing with these issues.

Issues and Options document 

Responses to the Issues and Options consultation were summarised and are available to view using the link below;

 Issues and Options consultations responses

The next stage of the process was to analyse the responses and identify key themes to be taken forward in identifying preferred options for Corby’s future. 

• Issues and Options consultation report
• Employment and Economy workshop report
• Housing workshop report
• Villages and Rural Areas workshop report

The responses from the Issues and Options consultation were then used to inform and develop the following consultation documents:

Site Specific Proposals Preferred Options (May/June 2006)

Town Centre Area Action Plan Preferred Options (May/June 2006), and

Kingswood Area Action Plan Preferred Options (February 2007)

Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (February 2006)

Under a requirement brought in by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, Local Development Documents need to be tested by means of Sustainability Appraisal (SA). The first stage of this is preparation of a Scoping Report, incorporating the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) regulations. The scoping report provides baseline data and key sustainability issues facing the Borough and also sets out how appraisals are to be carried out. Further relevant information particular to individual Local Development Documents will be presented in a separate SA report for the Site Specific Allocations DPD.

Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report

Site Specific Proposals Development Plan Document - Preferred Options (May 2006)

This consultation document highlighted the preferred way forward for Corby in terms of 'site specific' allocations for housing, employment, villages and rural areas, retail, open space, recreation facilities and the environment. Public consultation on this document ran between the 15th May and 25th June 2006.

Site Specific Proposals Preferred Options Document     

Site Specific Proposals: maps and figures;

• Fig 3.1 Employment Sites.pdf
• Fig 3.2 Housing Allocations.pdf
• Fig 3.3 Traveller Accommodation.pdf
• Fig 3.4 Village Location.pdf
• Fig 3.5 Gretton.pdf
• Fig 3.6 Weldon.pdf
• Fig 3.7 Stanion.pdf
• Fig 3.8 Cottingham and Middleton.pdf
• Fig 3.10 Local Centres.pdf
• Fig 3.11 Open Space.pdf
• Fig 3.12 Green Infrastructure.pdf
• Fig 3.13 Conservation Areas.pdf
• Site Specific Proposals Sustainability Appraisal
• Site Specific Proposals Sustainability Appraisal (Appendices)

Your responses to the Site Specific Allocations preferred options consultation were summarised and are available to view using the link below;

•  Site Specific Preferred Options consultation responses summary
• Site Specific Preferred Options consultation report

Town Centre Area Action Plan- Preferred Options (May 2006)

This consultation document highlighted the preferred way forward for Corby in terms of retail and the town centre. Public consultation on this document ran between the 15th May and 25th June 2006.

• Town Centre Area Action Plan Preferred Options document
• Town Centre Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal
• Town Centre Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal (Appendices)

 Your responses to the Town Centre Area Action Plan Preferred Option consultation were summarised and are available to view using the link below;

• Town Centre Area Action Plan Preferred Options responses
• Town Centre Area Action Plan Preferred Options consultation document

Kingswood Area Action Plan (February 2007)

This consultation document highlighted the preferred way forward for the renegeration of the Kingswood estate in Corby. Public consultation on this document ran between the 16th February and the 30th March 2007

• Kingswood Area Action Plan Preferred Options Document
• Kingswood Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal

Appropriate Assessment (November 2007)

In October 2005, the European Court of Justice ruled that, in accordance with the regulations, land-use plans should be subject to an “Appropriate Assessment” of their implications for European Sites, which are nature conservation sites designated as Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), as well as species outlined in Regulation 10 of the Habitats Regulations 1994.

Appropriate Assessment (2007)

The Council made the decision not to progress with separate Area Action Plans for the Town Centre and Kingswood. Instead the proposed policies for both these areas, along with other Corby-wide proposals will be incorporated into the Site Specific Allocations DPD.

Site Specific Proposals Development Plan Document - Proposed Alternatives (September 2009)

The Site Specific Allocations:Proposed Alternatives document puts forward a number of options/proposed alternatives. The consultation document takes into account various studies that have been undertaken since previous consultation stages, late representations from previous consultations, other emerging policy documents, and development that has already taken place within the borough.  Public consultation on this document was held between the 7th September 2009 to the 19th October 2009.

• Site Specific Allocations Development Plan Document: Proposed Alternatives
• Sustainability Appraisal Report: Main Report
• Sustainability Appraisal Report: Appendices
• Proposals Map

 A report was taken to Local Plan Committee on the 16th December 2009 giving details on the outcome of the public consultation of the Site Specific Allocations DPD: Proposed Alternatives. Appendix 1 to the report contains a summary of consultation responses received.

• Local Plan Committee Report- Site Specific Allocations DPD
• Appendix 1: Summary of consultation responses received

Work is ongoing to develop a robust evidence base for the Site Specific Allocations DPD and other LDF documents. The LDF evidence base, which supports and provides background information on how policies have been developed is available to view here.

Should you have any further questions please contact Planning Policy on:

Email: planning.services@corby.gov.uk

Post: Local Plans, Corby Borough Council, Deene House, New Post Office Square, Corby, Northants, NN17 1GD

Telephone: 01536 463185

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