Gloucester City Council
Local Development Framework
Core Strategy Issues and Options Consultation Paper (2)
Revised Version June 2005
Sustainable Development
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CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION 2
2. BACKGROUND 4
2. POLICY CONTEXT 5
3. KEY ISSUES 12
4. A ‘SPATIAL VISION’ FOR GLOUCESTER 19
5. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 22
6. SPATIAL STRATEGY 25
7. CORE POLICIES 30
8. MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION 45
9. NEXT STEPS 46
APPENDIX 1 – GLOSSARY OF TERMS APPENDIX 2 – SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION APPENDIX 3 – KEY DIAGRAM
1 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Work is underway on an exciting new ‘Local Development Framework’ for Gloucester (LDF) which will shape the planning and development of the City over the next 10 years not just in physical social and economic terms.
1.2 The LDF will replace the existing Local Plan and will include the following documents: