Forward Planning deals with the Cotswold District Council’s spatial planning matters.
The focus on spatial planning was introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004). The new planning system involves the preparation of a Local Development Framework (LDF), which will eventually replace the existing system of local plans. Unlike local plans, the LDF will comprise a portfolio of documents, any one of which can be reviewed separately.
The first document of the emerging LDF will be the Core Strategy.