Publications

Peak District National Park Authority publications

Visitor guides
Maps and information about places to walk, cycle and visit
Strategies and Action Plans
Documents that define how we will meet our national park management plan objectives
Authority Policies
Policies that define how we work as an organisation
Plans and policies

Local Development Framework

Examination into the LDF Core Strategy

The hearings for the independent Examination into the Core Strategy took place at the Peak District National Park Office, Aldern House, Baslow Road, Bakewell between 11 and 18 April 2011.

Dr Shelagh Bussey, MA, Dip TP, Dip EM, PhD, MRTPI from the Planning Inspectorate conducted the Examination. Dr. Bussey will report back to the Authority in early July.

The post submission changes are available to view in a file called Schedule of Post Submission Changes under the heading Examination document.

Key documents

Local Development Scheme (Third Revision adopted January 2011)
This provides information on the documents that make up the planning policy framework, and sets out a timetable for the preparation and review of these documents on a rolling programme.

The Local Development Scheme (LDS) Third Revision was approved by the Authority in December 2010 and has been submitted to the Secretary of State.

Local Development Scheme (222KB)

Statement of Community Involvement (adopted December 2006)
This explains how the National Park Authority will involve individuals, local communities and stakeholders in the preparation and revision of LDF documents and the determination of planning applications. The Statement of Community Involvement will be revised once government changes to regulations are known.
Statement of Community Involvement (530KB)

Core Strategy
This sets out the vision, objectives and spatial strategy (including key diagram) for the National Park and the primary policies for achieving the vision.

Issues and Options
Consultation in May 2005 (jointly with the National Park Management Plan).
Issues & Options Document (2MB)

Consultation on Core Strategy issues and options took place in May and June 2007.
Consultation Spring 2007

Refined Options
A workshop on refined options will take place with key national, regional and local stakeholders in July 2008.

A series of area focussed workshops on refined options will take place with key local stakeholders in September and October 2008.

A 'Refined Options' document was available for comment between January and April 2009. The consultation period for feedback on the document has now finished however a copy of the document can be downloaded below.
LDF refined options consultation (325pp - 1.4MB)

Preferred Approaches

The Authority approved its Preferred Approaches for the National Park Spatial Strategy and Core Policies for consultation on 2 October 2009. A period of consultation took place between October and December 2009.

LDF Preferred Approaches consultation

Pre-submisson consultation

The Core Strategy Development Plan Document Submission Version was consulted on between 15 September and 26 October 2010. The next stages are submission to the Secretary of State on 17 December 2010 and Examination expected in March 2011.
Core strategy (143pp - 4.9MB)
Final Delivery Plan (1.5MB)

Sustainability Appraisal (612KB)
Sustainability Appraisal Appendices (974KB)

Habitats Regulations Assessment (2.5MB)

Statement of Consultation (203KB)
Statement of representation procedure (17KB) - includes list of public libraries which have printed copies and blank representation forms

Development Management Policies
Will contain policies to ensure that development meets certain criteria and contributes to the achievement of the Core Strategy. Consultation expected from 2011.

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD)
Supplementary Planning Documents provide guidance to support Development Plan and Local Development Framework policies and are to be used in assessing planning applications.

In line with the Local Development Scheme the Authority aims to bring forward a Supplementary Planning Document to add detail to the new suite of Climate Change policies in the Core Strategy. This will replace existing guidance on renewable energy and broaden the scope to sustainable building techniques and the need to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

We aim to deliver this document by June 2011. In addition to this we will bring forward further technical design guidance to support the Peak District Design Guide SPD.

After completion of the Core Strategy in 2011, we will then update remaining Supplementary Planning Guidance, covering the Local Need for Affordable Housing and the siting and design of Agricultural Developments.

Peak District Design Guide (adopted February 2007)
Design Guide
Adoption Statement (20KB)
Sustainability Statement (300KB)
Consultation Report (250KB)

Building Design Guide 1987
This was adopted as a technical supplement to the Peak District Design Guide SPD in February 2007 and will be replaced as further technical supplements are adopted.
Download Building Design Guide (1987)
(7MB please note that this is a scanned document)

Annual Monitoring Report (last published December 2009)
Published every year, this monitors how the Authority is performing against the timescales set out in the Local Development Scheme, provides information on the extent to which policies are being achieved, and whether any document needs reviewing in advance of its scheduled main review date.

Annual Monitoring Report 2009-2010 (735KB)
Annual Monitoring Report 2008-2009 (743KB)
Annual Monitoring Report 2007-2008 (593KB)
Annual Monitoring Report 2006-2007 (822KB)
Annual Monitoring Report 2005-2006 (743KB)
Annual Monitoring Report 2005 (720KB)

Contact us

write: Brian Taylor
Policy Planning Manager
Policy and Partnerships
PDNPA
Aldern House
Baslow Road
Bakewell
DE45 1AE

email: brian.taylor@peakdistrict.gov.uk

phone: Brian Taylor 01629 816303

We will acknowledge and respond to emails specifically related to the plan review.

All comments will be fed into the review process. However, only responses on consultation documents will be logged on the database. Please note that these comments and the name of the person making them is publicly available information.

National Park Management Plan

Annual Monitoring Report