The Amended Core Strategy

Our Amended Core Strategy sets out the big issues that we and our public and private sector partners need to address over the next twenty years in our district.

The document is a key part of the Local Development Framework.

It was adopted in March 2019. 
Core Policy 1 and Core Policy 3 has been superseded by new policies in the Amended Allocations & Development Management DPD.

Adopted 20 October 2026

It sets a vision, objectives and policies to help deliver development and change.

This strategy should be read alongside the:

• Allocations and Development Management DPD – this sets out allocations of land for new housing, including Gypsy, Roma, Traveller housing, employment and other development in the main settlements in the District. It also sets out Development Management policies for the use in the consideration of Planning Applications and updated housing policies to replace those in the Amended Core Strategy.
• neighbourhood plans, where they exist

Key documents

In adopting the amended core strategy the following documents are available on our website, have been placed on deposit at Castle House and local libraries in the district.