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Up to 31,000 new houses, together with new employment and shopping development are being planned in South Gloucestershire by 2026
Public consultation on the Core Strategy Issues and Options ran from 2nd May to 13th June 2008 (but was then extended to 11th July). The consultation period has now closed. To view the Issues and Options document and its supporting documents (including the Sustainability Appraisal) please click on the 'Issues and Options documents' link on the right of this page.
The South Gloucestershire Core Strategy is the key planning document which will set out the long-term vision for the area and the policies needed to deliver the vision over the next twenty years.
The document will identify where new development will take place, its type and scale, as well as protecting what is valued about the area. However the Core Strategy will have to be produced within the context of the government's national planning guidance and the requirements of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West (RSS), which indicates the level of housing and employment growth which South Gloucestershire will have to accommodate over the coming years.
The document will also need to express those elements of the council's Sustainable Community Strategy and the Local Area Agreement that relate to the development and use of land. In addition other strategies and plans which have land use implications will also be considered.
The timetable for the preparation of the Core Strategy is detailed in the Local Development Scheme 2007-2009. The key milestones are:
- Stakeholder and community engagement on Issues/Options: April - May 2008
- Publication of Preferred Options and proposals: January 2009
- Consultation on Preferred Options and proposals: January – February 2009
- Submission of Core Strategy to Secretary of State: February 2010
- Consultation on DPD: February – March 2010
- Pre-examination meeting: August 2010
- Examination period: October 2010
- Adoption of Core Strategy: April 2011