Local Plan Review
We have completed an internal review of our Local Plan which concluded that some of our policies need updating but the overall strategy remains effective. We are now in the early stages of preparing our updated local plan.
The government has published proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the methodology used to calculate future housing needs. These changes could result in the council needing to plan for a substantial increase in new homes. We need to consider the possible implications of these changes. If the government goes ahead with the proposed revisions to the NPPF, we are likely to need a more extensive review of our Spatial Strategy.
We had been intending to submit a draft plan to the Secretary of State by June 2025 under the ‘old’ plan-making system. This was set out in our Local Plan timetable (Local Development Scheme), which indicated public consultation taking place between May and November 2024. Due to the need to assess the implications of the government’s NPPF and Planning Reforms consultation, our timetable will need to change slightly.
We will formally update our Local Plan timetable (Local Development Scheme) after the government has confirmed the date for the publication of the amended NPPF and the transitional arrangements that will apply.
Please email local.plan@chesterfield.gov.uk with ‘Get Updates’ as the subject and give us your name and address if you would like to receive email updates about the Local Plan.
Public Web Map
With funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, we have worked with a software provider called Urban Intelligence to develop an interactive map. The map will make it easier for the public to find information about planning policies and allocated development sites in the borough.
The map is a work in progress, and is being published now to gather feedback from the public.
Currently the interactive map includes the Local Plan policies, constraints such as flood risk, housing and employment site allocations, as well as sites submitted for assessment in the 2022 Call for Sites. Inclusion of the call for sites is for information only. It does not mean that the sites will be taken forward to be allocated in a future Local Plan.