The Issues & Options document was prepared and consultation undertaken at a time when the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) was being prepared. The contents of this document therefore reflect the level of housing development proposed by the RSS in 2008. South Gloucestershire Council does not consider the RSS rates of growth to be achievable or sustainable. We therefore no longer consider the RSS to be relevant in the preparation of the Core Strategy. The Issues & Options document should therefore be read in light of this.
What is the Issues and Options document?
The role of the Issues and Options document is to set out ideas about the issues and challenges facing South Gloucestershire and propose ways that the Core Strategy could address them. This includes work to develop 'visions' for different areas of South Gloucestershire. The document forms the basis for producing the Core Strategy.
The Council invited comments on the Issues and Options document between 2nd May and 13th June 2008 (this period was then extended to 11th July). The consultation period has now closed. The responses received have been used by the Council to inform the production of the Pre-Submission Publication Draft Core Strategy, 2010.
The document is available in two sections in the Read More box on the right.