LDF core strategy - issues and options paper consultation
The Statement of Proposals Matters and representation forms
The Sustainability Appraisal and Habitat Directive Assessment
Consultation period: 30 June 2008 to 29 September 2008
The Local Development Framework (LDF) is a new plan being prepared by us, the council, to guide future development. It is a folder of planning documents that will replace Barnet's Unitary Development Plan (UDP). We need your help to ensure that the plan will manage the changes in a way that will bring most benefit to Barnet and its community.
From 30 June to 29 September, the council will be consulting on the core strategy, a key document in the LDF that will set the framework for all other planning documents. We are consulting at an early stage in the preparation of the plan, so that everyone can have the opportunity to shape it before things are finalised.
At this stage, we are asking your views on the issues and options for our core strategy.
The preparation of the issues and options paper for consultation is the first statutory stage, in the production of the core strategy. We are in the process of identifying the main planning issues that the core strategy will need to cover with alternative spatial policy options to tackle them.
It is fundamental that the local community and our stakeholders are given opportunities to participate in the development of these spatial policy issues and options from the initial stage. We have identified five strategic issues, details of these and the draft options for tackling these issues are available in the:
- Core Strategy Issues and Options Consultation Paper June 2008
(PDF 547KB) (12 week consultation). - A successful city-suburb:towards the Barnet local development framework document (PDF: 175KB), summarises the themes mnetioned in the document above.
Alternatively the documents can be viewed:
- at libraries in Barnet and
- at the Planning reception, North London Business Park, Building 4, Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1NP.
Community engagement meetings
We are holding a series of five community engagement meetings between the 8 - 22 September 2008 The meetings are an opportunity for local residents, businesses, professional bodies, community organisations and other interested stakeholders to discuss and clarify the issues and options in the document above.
The Statement of Proposals Matters and representation forms
The Statement of Proposals Matters (PDF 61KB) and the Places and Times for Inspection (PDF 71KB) can be viewed here. Comments on the documents are invited from any interested members of the community. You can submit your comments in one of two ways:
- Print off a copy of the Representation Form (PDF) (PDF: 208KB) complete it by hand and send it through the post.
- Complete the Representation Form
(Word: 359KB) electronically and send it to us by email. - Alternatively access the LDF online consultation page to send comments directly to our consultation database.
There is also a Community Involvement Monitoring Form, which is optional but will help us assess the effectiveness of its consultation. Representation forms must be received by the council by 5pm on Monday 30 September 2008 at the latest.
The Sustainability Appraisal and Habitat Directive Assessment
- Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (PDF: 1MB)
- Sustainability Appraisal Core Strategy Issues and Options commentary (PDF: 508KB)
- Habitat Directive Assessment Screening Report (PDF 326KB)
Feedback/comments
Sending us your feedback is an opportunity to become involved in managing the development of your local area. We welcome your comments and ideas about how you would like to see the borough developed.
To submit your views on the issues and options, please use the contact details oppsite. We will be presenting a draft of the preferred options next year. It is therefore very important that we have your input at this stage, to help us make sure that existing residents' ideas and opinions are taken into account.
