Read our 2017 Local Plan topic papers
Our topic papers explain how we developed the Local Plan 2017.
Each paper:
- examines national and local guidance that informed Local Plan policies
- explains how our strategy developed
It also highlights which information, evidence and feedback informed each policy.
Although these papers contain background information, they do not contain any of the following:
- policies
- proposals
- site allocations
Read the topic papers below:
- Topic paper 2017 - Flood Risk (PDF, 517 KB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change (PDF, 303 KB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Green and Blue Infrastructure (PDF, 447 KB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Retail and Town Centres (PDF, 13 MB)(opens new window)
- Topic paper 2017 - Leisure and Tourism (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Duty to Cooperate (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Employment (PDF, 58 MB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Green Belt and Countryside (PDF, 4 MB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Housing Type Tenure and Mix (PDF, 878 KB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Housing Delivery (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)
- Topic Paper 2017 - Transport (PDF, 11 MB)(opens new window)