Local Development Framework

The Joint Core Strategy is the spatial expression of the Sustainable Community Strategies. The strategies should share the same vision and, where possible, the same priorities and objectives.

The JCS forms part of each of the council’s Local Development Framework (LDF); a folder of documents that will guide future development and use of land in Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk up to 2026. It does not cover the area of the Broads Authority, which is a separate planning authority.

The LDF replaces old-style local plans and will be used to assess all planning applications. Subsequent parts of the LDF will provide more detailed development management policies and will also allocate new sites for developments. While the Core Strategy is being produced jointly, it is currently expected that the rest of the LDFs will be produced by each individual authority. The LDF timetables are set out in the local authorities’ Local Development Schemes.