Manchester City Council

Following the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, Manchester City Council is required to produce a Local Development Framework (LDF) which will be a 'folder' of documents setting out guidelines for spatial development in Manchester, eventually replacing the Unitary Development Plan.  To see a visual guide to what a Local Development Framework is, please follow this link to the Government's Planning Portal website.

The LDF will be made up of Local Development Documents (LDDs) of which there are two types:

• Development Plan Documents (DPDs) - a range of planning policy documents which set out the Council's approach to development in the city. At present no DPDs have been adopted by the City Council. Work is ongoing on the preparation of the first, the Core Strategy.  The Regional Spatial Strategy, which forms part of the local Development Framework, was published by Government Office For The North West in September 2008.
  The Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan Document is also currently being prepared jointly with other Greater Manchester authorities.
• Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) - documents with less weight but which will supplement the DPDs by giving more information on particular issues. At present, the only SPDs to have been adopted are the Guide to Development in Manchester - Supplementary Planning Document and Planning Guidance that was adopted on 11 April 2007 and Providing for Housing Choice Supplementary Planning Document and Planning Guidance Adopted on 2 September 2008.

Full details of documents to be prepared and timescales are available in the Local Development Scheme 2009 - 2013

A Sustainability Appraisal, which is an assessment of the economic, social and environmental impacts of policies, will accompany each DPD and SPD.

The Council also has prepared a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which sets out how we intend to involve local people, businesses and other stakeholders in the preparation of LDDs and set out the Council's approach to consulting people over planning applications.

Progress will be set down in an  Annual Monitoring Report (AMR).  The AMR for 2009 is now available.

Please follow this link to find more pages giving information related to the Local Development Framework.

Please note that the City Council is not charging a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) in relation to any planning permission.  It may, however, seek contributions through relevant Section 106 agreements.

Consultation

The Local Development Documents which make up the Local Development Framework (LDF) will be subject to a process of continuous community involvement while they are being prepared.  Details of consultation events can be found on our Local Development Framework consultation page.

Contact:

Planning Strategy Team
Room 7043
FREEPOST MR 1514
Town Hall Extension
Manchester M60 2BR

Tel: 0161 234 4579

email planningstrategy@manchester.gov.uk