Cliftonville Development Plan Document

Plan adopted by Council

The Cliftonville Development Plan Document was reported to full Council on 25th February and was formally adopted. The Cliftonville DPD now forms part of the Council’s Local Development Framework.

On 19th October 2009, Thanet District Council submitted the Cliftonville Development Plan Document to the Secretary of State for an examination of the 'soundness' of the plan.

In a letter to the council, the Planning Inspector concluded that new policies, which are contained in the Cliftonville Development Plan Document (DPD), met all the legal and planning criteria set out in the legislation. He hoped that his conclusions and recommendations will “enable the Council to ensure a positive, social, economic and environmental outcome for Cliftonville to benefit the local community.”

In coming to his conclusions, the Inspector had considered comments made on the policies from a number of people and groups living and working in the area.

The Inspectors report sets out a number of changes to be made to the document (largely the changes in the Minor and Significant schedules of changes proposed by the Council) - these changes are binding on the council.

The Evidence Base that supported the Cliftonville DPD comprised 40 documents, most of which are available electronically.