Malvern Hills District Project Plan (Local Development Scheme)

The project plan or the Local Development Scheme (LDS) as it is technically known sets out the timetable for the documents that Malvern Hills District Council will be producing as part of its Local Development Framework (LDF).  It provides a starting point for you to see what documentation will be produced and at what stage you can become involved in the process.

The Project Plan is a three/four year rolling project management plan for the production of the LDF and key supporting documents.  

The Project Plan principally has six main purposes setting out:

1. the documents to be prepared and their subject matter;
2. which documents will receive statutory and non-statutory status;
3. which sections of the Local Plan these documents replace;
4. whether some documents require a joint basis with other authorities for production;
5. the planned timetable for document production;
6. the 'saved' policies (local and strategic).

Project Plan 2010 to 2013

The Local Development Scheme was approved by Malvern Hills District Council on 7^th December 2010. This has been prepared in conjunction with Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils as the majority of the documents are South Worcestershire based.

In accordance with Regulation 10(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development) (England) Regulations 2004, Malvern Hills District Council intends to bring the LDS into effect on 11th February 2011 assuming that, as with the Worcester City and Wychavon District LDS, there is no intervention from the Government Office for the West Midlands.

MALVERN HILLS DISTRICT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME 2010 - 2013

This Local Development Scheme outlines the work programme of Malvern Hills District Council in terms of the land use and  spatial planning documents it intends to produce in the period January 2010 to December 2013

It sets out what revised legislation has been implemented and what implications this has for the production of Development Plan Documents in the area.

It explains that Malvern Hills District Council is working jointly on the two main Development Plan Documents that will guide development in the area up to 2030, so that comprehensive planning guidance can be considered for South Worcestershire as a whole. The partner authorities are the adjacent Districts of Worcester City Council and Wychavon District Council.

The two main documents to be produced are the Core Strategy and the Site Allocations and Policies Development Plan documents. The two documents together are called the South Worcestershire Development Plan. The timetable (as shown below) illustrates the key consultation and published stages, of the plan, the proposed dates of a public examination (hearing), leading to final adoption in May 2013.

This report also outlines background evidence documents and previous consultation stages that have been carried out to date.

The report outlines the staff resources and project management in place to meet the needs of the work programme.

KEY

1. Blue = Information & Evidence Gathering to identify Issues and Options including on-going consultation
1.a  Brown = Optional formal consultation on  Issues and Options
2. Cream = Consideration of representations, updating evidence and preparation of Preferred Options Document
3. Yellow = Council approval to consult on Preferred Options and preparation of consultation documentation
4. White = Formal Public Consultation on Preferred Options
5. Light Green = Consideration of representations and preparation of Submission Document (DPD) Adoption document (SPD)
6. Gold  = Council approve Submission Document and preparation of submission documentation (DPD)
7. Dark Blue  = Test of Soundness Representation period (DPD)
8. Turquoise  = Consideration of representations
9. Pink  = Submission to Secretary of State (DPD)
10. Red  = Pre-Examination Meeting (DPD)
11. Orange = Independent Hearing
12. Lavender  = Receipt and consideration of the Inspector’s report (DPD)
13. Green  = Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon Councils to each consider the Planning Inspectorate’s report and adopt/publish the SWDP.
14. R  =  Review Period

Previous Local Development Scheme documents

• Local Development Scheme (2009)
• Local Development Scheme (2007) 
• Local Development Scheme (2006) 
• Local Development Scheme (2005)
• Local Development Scheme (2004) 

(Copies of the document can be purchased from the Customer Service Centre, Malvern Library, Graham Road at a cost of £5 plus £2 postage and packing)