The Local Development Framework
Contents
Procedural documents
There are procedural planning policy documents. They are:
- Statement of Community Involvement
- Developers' Engagement Charter
- Local Development Scheme
- Authority Monitoring Reports
Download the 2021 Housing Delivery Action Plan:
Statement of Community Involvement
This sets out the council’s commitment to community engagement in planning.
Preparing it is a requirement of Section 18 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
It sets out how we'll involve communities, residents, businesses and other groups in planning.
This includes:
- the preparation, alteration and review of planning policy documents
- deciding planning applications
We revised the statement after public consultation between 25 March and 28 April 2024. We adopted the revised statement on 18 September 2024.
Developers' Engagement Charter
This sets out our community engagement expectations for developers on major development schemes. It covers early planning stages through to completion of development.
It includes developers having effective and positive engagement with:
- residents
- the community
- other stakeholders
This should happen as early as possible and throughout the planning process.
The charter gives advice on who, when and how developers should consult. It also sets out the detail we expect from developers about the community consultation they have done, especially during the pre-application stage. Developers must show that the engagement they have done has influenced and contributed to their proposals in a positive way.
We held a public consultation on the charter between 25 March and 28 April 2024. We adopted it on 18 September 2024.
Download the Developers' Engagement Charter:
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) is the project plan for the production of the Local Plan.
The current Royal Borough of Greenwich LDS covers the period 2024 to 2027.
Download the Local Development Scheme:
Authority Monitoring Reports
Authority Monitoring Reports assess our progress in preparing the Local Plan and our success in policy implementation. We prepare these every year.