As a consequence of changes to the Development Plans system introduced by the Planning & Compensation Act 2004, UDP Policies which have been introduced or existing policies which have been altered in the 2006 Review, will be automatically saved for three years from the date of UDP Review's adoption, i.e. from 19 July 2006.
For those existing policies which have been carried forward in the Review without being altered, (i.e. as per the 2001 Adopted Plan), these were automatically ‘saved’ for three years from the commencement date of the Planning & Compensation Act 2004, i.e. until 27 September 2007.
The Secretary of State has the power to extend these policies beyond the three-year period and on 17 September 2007 the Secretary of State issued a Direction* listing ‘saved’ policies to which the three-year period should not apply and which will therefore continue until they are replaced by new policies in an adopted Development Plan Document. The extension of such saved policies is intended to ensure continuity of the plan-led system until plans being prepared under the new development planning system are finalised, gradually replacing those policies and proposals contained in the Unitary Development Plan.
As a consequence of the Secretary of State issuing this Direction a number of UDP Policies not ‘saved’ expired on 27 September 2007. These deleted policies are listed at the back of this Document (Vol.1), pages 451 to 454. Please note that policies in this list will not form part of the previously published UDP Review Written Statements (Vols.1& 2).
The schedules of ‘deleted’ and ‘saved’ policies are also available using the links to the right of the screen.
It is recommended that anyone in any doubt as to the status of a particular policy should contact the Development Department’s Enquiry Centre on 0113 247 8000 and ask for a member of the Local Plans Team.
* Direction made under Paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.