Spatial Options for Future Development

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Last revised: 23 June 2008

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Kennet has to face a number of challenges over the next few years - housing growth, the need for new jobs and climate change - to name a few.

These challenges are being addressed in the Council's local development framework (LDF). The LDF’s principal document is the core strategy. It will set out a vision for the District and contain the key elements of a planning framework for the future.

The Council is committed to involving the public and others in the preparation of the core strategy. The beginning of the process was a discussion of the issues facing the district that took place in Spring 2007. The next stage considered options for where new development should be directed. This must be based on an understanding of the role and function of the towns, villages and community areas. Consultation was undertaken from 6th May 2008 to 16th June 2008.

Have Your Say


The SPATIAL OPTIONS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT consultation included a number of background documents which can be viewed below.

You can view the whole of the pamphlet (pdf, 728 KB) or follow the links below to view each section individually.

There are four parts to the consultation on options for future development:-

A  Developing a vision for the district as a whole
B  An analysis of the characteristics of each community area and a summary of their planning issues

These are summaries based on the full Community Overviews that can be viewed following this link (pdf, 3570 KB).
C  A discussion of the strategic options for future development
D  A discussion of the local options for future development

What's Next?

Now that the SPATIAL OPTIONS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT consultation is completed, the views expressed by the community will be reported to the council's Planning Policies Executive Committee. The views will be used to inform the choice of a PREFERRED OPTION for future development in the district.