Local Development Framework

The Local Development Framework (LDF) is the new development plan for Eastbourne. We are preparing the plan following reforms to the planning system introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and subsequently revised through the Town and Coutry Planning Regulations (Amendment) 2008.The LDF is a collection of planning documents that will eventually take over from the current Borough Plan.

Submission of the Eastbourne Plan - Core Strategy and the Town Centre Area Action Plan

Latest: On the 31 January 2012, Eastbourne Borough Council submitted the following two Development Plan Documents to the Secretary of State of State for Independent Examination: Eastbourne Plan - Core Strategy and the Town Centre Area Action Plan. 

LDF Documents

The other key documents that form part of Eastbourne's LDF are:

• The saved policies of the Eastbourne Borough Plan (2001 - 2011)

• The Local Development Scheme (LDS)

• Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

• The Local Monitoring Report (LMR), previously known as the Annual Monitoring Report

• Other Development Plan Documents (DPDs) which include Area Action Plans (AAPs)

• Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
  

You can find out more about these documents in this section.

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

If you would like to find out more about the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 the full text is available online from the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI).