Development Plan Documents (DPDs or Local Development Documents), are a portfolio of documents maintained in London by each Council. They are subject to rigorous procedures of community involvement, consultation and independent examination. Once adopted, Development Control decisions must be made in accordance with the DPDs unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
DPDs came with the Local Development Framework system, which replaced the Old Plans with the new portfolio of documents.
England is made up of Counties, and within each County, Districts. These are the Districts: 36 metropolitan boroughs, 32 London boroughs, 201 non-metropolitan districts, 55 unitary authorities, City of London and the Isles of Scilly.
The Old Plans were at a County level (Structure Plans) and at a District level (Local Plans, and Unitary Development Plans for Unitary authorities).
The current Local Development Framework is the spatial planning strategy introduced in England and Wales by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and given detail in Planning Policy Statements 12. Maintaining the framework is the responsibility of English District Councils (London Boroughs in London).
This is so that the portfolio of documents (DPDs) can be tailored to suit the different needs of a particular area and can be easily updated.
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