Dudley Local Development Framework

 

The planning system in the UK is primarily intended to regulate land use and guide development. It is the role of the planning system to guide development in the public interest and to ensure fairness and equity.

 

The planning system in the UK is undergoing some radical changes aimed at speeding up the production of plans as well as making plan preparation more flexible and increasing public involvement in the planning process. The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 has been the most important piece of planning legislation of recent years. Under the new system all local authorities will produce what is called a Local Development Framework. A Local Development Framework is the name for the collection of planning documents. These planning documents will be used by the local authority to guide development in the Borough. Each of these documents covers a different area / topic of planning policy, it may also cover a particular area or site.

 

The various documents being produced by Dudley MBC under the new planning system will be published on this website and can be accessed using the links in the menu to the left.