Development Management - Housing and Commercial Policies and Sites Development Plan Document (DPD) SA/SEA
The Development Management - Housing and Commercial Policies and Sites DPD ensures delivery of sustainable housing of all types, sizes and tenures including the identification and phasing of specific sites to meet the housing allocation. Alongside this, there will be policies to ensure continued economic and retail prosperity in the Borough including site-specific policies and allocations, and policies relating to the regeneration of Bracknell town centre.
The Sustainability Appraisal for the Development Management DPD is being carried out alongside the DPD to ensure it informs the strategy throughout production thereby ensuring that sustainable development objectives are fully integrated.
The Sustainability Appraisal (incorporating a Strategic Environmental Assessment) will follow the procedure outlined in government guidance.
Consultation on the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping report for the Development Management DPD ended on 6 August 2007. This document can be downloaded below.
Consultation on the Issues and Options Sustainability Appraisal Report ended on 28 March 2008. This document can be downloaded below.
The stages of the Sustainability Appraisal correspond with the stages of the Development Management DPD as follows:
Pre-production: Evidence Gathering
| Sustainability Appraisal Stage | Timescale |
| Consultation on Scoping Report | July - August 2007 |
| Consultation on Issues and Options Sustainability Appraisal Report | February 2008 - March 2008 |
Public Participation (Preferred Options)
| Sustainability Appraisal Stage | Timescale |
| Public participation on draft SA report | February - March 2009 |
Publish Draft Submission of SA Report
| Sustainability Appraisal Stage | Timescale |
| Consultation on draft submission SA Report | October - November 2009 |
Examination
| Sustainability Appraisal Stage | Timescale |
| Examination | July - August 2010 |
Adoption
| Sustainability Appraisal Stage | Timescale |
| Adoption of Development Plan Document and Sustainability Report | July 2011 |
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