Stroud District Local Plan

Stroud District Local Plan - indicates where different buildings, from homes to shops, offices, schools, leisure and health facilities may be built. It forms part of the development plan for the area of Stroud District Council and runs until 2011. The development plan forms the basis for decisions on land use planning affecting this area. It was produced in line with the relevant statutory processes leading to Adoption on 10 November 2005.

View the Local Plan document (including all chapters and all appendices):
PDF  Stroud District Local Plan - Total Document (PDF 827KB) - 09/07/2007

Alternatively, view the individual chapters and appendices:
PDF  Contents (PDF 34KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Index of Policies (PDF 32KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 44KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 2 - Strategy (PDF 33KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 3 - General Policies (PDF 40KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 4 - Employment (PDF 76KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 5 - Housing (PDF 230KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 6 - Town Centres and Retailing (PDF 79KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 7 - Built Environment (PDF 98KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 8 - Natural Environment (PDF 87KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 9 - Transport (PDF 68KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Chapter 10 - Recreation and Leisure (PDF 64KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Appendix 1 (PDF 27KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Appendix 2 (PDF 126KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Appendix 3 (PDF 28KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Appendix 4 (PDF 25KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Appendix 5 (PDF 31KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Appendix 6 (PDF 72KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Appendix 7 (PDF 39KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Appendix 8 (PDF 42KB) - 09/07/2007
PDF  Table of Policy Changes (PDF 49KB) - 22/12/2005

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The Council has published a notice of adoption on 21st December 2005. Any person aggrieved by the proposals who desires to question their validity on the ground that they are not within the powers conferred by Part II of the Town And Country Planning Act 1990 or that any requirement of that Act has not been complied with, may within six weeks of 21.12.05 make an application to the High Court.

Notice of adoption

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF A LOCAL PLAN

STROUD DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN

On 10 November 2005 Stroud District Council adopted this plan with modifications. The adopted Stroud District Local Plan will form part of the development plan for the area of Stroud District Council. The development plan forms the basis for decisions on land use planning affecting that area.

Copies of the adopted plan are available for inspection at:

• Planning Reception, Stroud District Council Ebley Mill, Westward Road, Stroud, Mon-Thurs 8:45am - 5pm; Fri 8:45am- 4:30pm;
• Town Council offices at: Berkeley, Cam, Chalford, Dursley, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Painswick, Stonehouse, Stroud and Wotton-under-Edge;
• Libraries at: Berkeley, Brockworth, Dursley, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Painswick, Quedgeley, Stonehouse, Stroud and Wotton-under-Edge. (The documents are available for inspection free of charge during normal opening hours)
• The Council's website www.stroud.gov.uk

The Stroud District Local Plan came into operation on its adoption. A person aggrieved by the proposals who desires to question their validity on the ground that they are not within the powers conferred by Part II of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or that any requirement of that Act or any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the adoption of the proposals, may, within six weeks from 21 December 2005, make an application to the High Court under section 287 of the 1990 Act.

Please contact the Planning Strategy Team for any further advice on current SDLP matters.

Read the History of the Local Plan Process