Local Development Framework (LDF)
In September 2004 the government introduced a new planning system through the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Each local planning authority’s forward planning document – the Unitary Development Plans (UDP) will be replaced by a Local Development Framework (LDF).
The LDF, together with the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS), will form the development plan that will determine how the planning system will shape your community in the future. In London the Regional Spatial Strategy is the London Plan prepared by the Mayor of London. All 33 London Boroughs’ plans must be in ‘general conformity’ with the London Plan.
Hackney LDF comprises a suite of planning documents, including Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). Please click on the links below for more information:
Development Plan Documents (DPDs):
Core Strategy
Development Control Policies (to follow)
Site Specific Allocation DPD (fo follow)
Proposals Map
Area Action Plans
North London Waste Plan
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs):
South Shoreditch SPD
Affordable Housing SPD
Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD
Planning Contributions SPD
Sustainability of Built Environment SPD (to follow)
Waterfront Development SPD (to follow)
Public Realm and Design Guide
Street Scene SPD (to follow)
Statutory Documents:
Local Development Scheme – outlines the work programme for preparing Hackney’s LDF.
Statement of Community Involvement – outlines Council’s standards to involve the public in the planning process.
Annual Monitoring Report – monitors the progress on documents set out in the Local Development Scheme and whether poliices are on target at regional and national level
Evidence Base Studies – A comprehensive and credible evidence base underpins the LDF.
Page updated: 8 Jun 2010