In England and Wales, the town and country
planning system largely provides the framework for land use.Its
purpose is to regulate the development and use of land in the
public interest and contribute to the objective of ensuring that
development and growth are sustainable.
The former district councils of Chester City,
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough and Vale Royal Borough set out
more detailed planning policies in their Local Plans, which guide
development in their areas including proposals for specific
sites.
Cheshire County Council also produced the Waste Local Plan,
Minerals Local Plan and County Structure Plan, however the Local
Plans and the Structure Plan will be replaced by a set of documents
which make up the Local Development Framework (LDF) in
future.
The current Adopted Local Plans can still be viewed by clicking
the links below:
Supplementary Planning Guidance documents also adopted by the
former authorities to provide additional guidance to the Local Plan
policies. You can find out more and read the documents on the
Supplementary Planning Guidance and Development
Briefs page.
See also the Local Development Framework page for more
information on the documents that will replace the Local and
Structure Plans, and the Saved Policies page for information on
which Local Plan policies still apply.