From Awareness to Commitment LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH COMMUNITY PLANNING CONFERENCE THE NEW LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Lois Jackson Principal Planner Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

Plan-led System What does it mean? A Robust evidence base More effective participation Speedier, more flexible plans Provides certainty and a framework for investment Regular monitoring and review

The new Plan Process The new Local Development Plan will be the first prepared by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Includes 2 stages, a Plan Strategy followed by a Local Policies Plan Underlying principle that planning decisions must have regard to the Local Development Plan

Plan Process Preferred Options Paper Plan Strategy Local Policies Plan 5 Yr Review Agreement of Timetable Flexibility for change Monitoring & Review

Detail of the 4 Key Stages Stage 1: Initial Plan Preparation  Preparatory Position Papers  Statement of Community Involvement  Timetable  Preferred Options Paper Stage 2: Plan Strategy  Draft Plan Strategy  Representations and Public Examination  Adoption of Plan Strategy Stage 3: Local Policies Plan  Draft Local Policies Plan  Representations and Public Examination  Adoption of Local Policies Plan Stage 4: Monitoring and Review  At least every 5 years from adoption of LDP

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) A Statement of Community Involvement Sets out: A statement of the Council’s policy for involving the community in development proposals How the community will be engaged in the preparation of the new Local Development Plan and in determining planning applications and enforcement

Timetable Following publication of the final SCI, the Council must prepare a Timetable : sets out the timeframe for each stage of the Plan agree timescales for independent examination with Planning Appeals Commission get approval from the Department of Environment for the timetable

Preferred Options Paper This is first stage of consulting on the Local Development Plan The Preferred options paper will set out a series of options for dealing with key issues in the plan area; and Include the Council’s preferred option based on evidence gathered and evaluation

Local Development Plan Council’s Corporate Plan Local Development Plan Community Plan

Community Planning Link with Community Planning The new Local Development Plan will include a spatial land use reflection of the Council’s Community Plan provide a vision of how places should change and what they will be like in the future consider early informal community engagement and visioning jointly for the community plan and LDP