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Introduction
Introduction
The Role of the Core Strategy
The Core Strategy is the main, overarching document of the Rochford District
Local Development Framework – a collection of documents that will determine
how the District develops in the future. It will set out the overall strategy for
the District until 2021 and, where appropriate, beyond.
The Core Strategy explains how we will deliver the spatial aspects of our
vision and the Sustainable Community Strategy, as well as how regional and
national policies, such as those contained within the East of England Plan, will
be applied locally.
The Core Strategy is also intrinsically linked with our corporate plan and
vision.
The Core Strategy does not include detailed development control policies,
allocate land, or specify the boundaries of development sites. This
information will be included within other Development Plan Documents that
form part of the Local Development Framework. These Development Plan
Documents must conform to the policies within the Core Strategy.
Our approach must be sound and as such it is necessary for the policies to be
underpinned by a comprehensive evidence base and subject to an external
sustainability appraisal – a process whereby the economic, environmental and
social consequences of policies are assessed. It is also important that the
Core Strategy reflects the views of local communities and we have carefully
considered the results of previous consultation exercises in drawing up this
document.
The Role of the Core Strategy Preferred Options
This document is not the final version of the Core Strategy; it is the Core
Strategy Preferred Options. As such, it sets out what our current preferred
options for tackling the challenges the District faces and for taking advantage
of the District’s opportunities in spatial terms. For each strategy and action we
have stated our preferred option and, where appropriate, an alternative option,
which will be subject to public participation and appraisal before a final version
of the document is agreed.
The Core Strategy Preferred Options document comprises the following:
1. Characteristics, Issues and Opportunities – A summary of the
physical and social characteristics of the District of relevance to its
future planning, alongside the main challenges and opportunities.
2. Vision – Our vision for the development of the District over five years,
and the periods to 2017 and 2021.
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