Local Plan 2006-2028: Withdrawal
In accordance with the requirements of
Regulation 27 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning)
(England) Regulations 2012, Tamworth Borough Council hereby gives
formal notice of the withdrawal of the Tamworth Local Plan
2006-2028.
The resolution to withdraw the Tamworth Local
Plan was made on the 19th March 2013 by decision of the Full
Council. The resolution to withdraw was made under the provisions
of Section 22(1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
(as amended) and provides for a local planning authority to
withdraw a local development document at any time up to its
adoption.
Further information on the withdrawal of the
Local Plan is available on the examination page.
New Local Plan
The Council has started work on New Local
Plan to address the concerns identified through the
examination process. The Local Plan is the key development plan
document in Tamworth that will outline what type of
development is required to meet local community and business needs,
its scale and location as well as the policies that will apply to
ensure that development is sustainable. It will also include
policies to promote the delivery of infrastructure and to protect
and enhance the area’s built and natural environment. When it is
adopted it will replace the Saved Policy Tamworth Local
Plan.
If you want to be informed of engagement and consultation
opportunities of the new Local Plan please contact a member of the
Development Plan team using the details at the bottom of the
page.
Do you own land that you wish to be considered for
development?
Part of the process will involve gathering further evidence,
particularly on sites which are suitable and available for
development in the Borough. The Council is requesting that
individuals and organisations submit to them information on
possible sites for housing, employment and town centre uses. If you
have land that you wish to put forward for
consideration please submit a Developer Intent Form which can
be downloaded from the list on the right-hand side of this
page.
Saved Policy Tamworth Local Plan
The Tamworth Local Plan was adopted on 6th July 2006. The
Council had to apply to the Secretary of State for agreement to
save any of its policies beyond 5th July 2009 and an application
was made in November 2008 to save 27 policies. The then Secretary
of State agreed to the Council’s request and issued a direction to
this effect. The recently published
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that only
policies that are in accordance with the aims set out in the NPPF
should continue to be used to assess planning applications. We are
of the opinion that the saved policies are in general conformity
with the NPPF. You can access the Local Plan page here for further information and to download the
Saved Policy Local Plan.
Existing Planning Policy Documents
Please click on the document names to link
through to the relevant web pages:
A Local Development Scheme
(LDS) sets out the Council's programme for the production of Local
Development Documents
The Statement of Community
Involvement (SCI) sets out how the Council will
involve the public in the preparation of the Local
Plan and planning application decisions.
A Monitoring
Report will be prepared each year providing details of
policy implementation and progress on Local Development Document
preparation.
Evidence Base
We have been collecting evidence since 2006 and as well as
producing a main summary document, we have undertaken a large
number of individual studies around different issues. You can
access the evidence
base documents here.
Update on Regional Spatial Strategy
It remains the Government's intention to revoke the
Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands during 2013. We
will provide an update on the situation once confirmed.
Contact details for the Development Plan
Team:
Tel: (01827) 709279, 709278, 709384
Fax: (01827) 709277
Email: developmentplan@tamworth.gov.uk