Local Development Frameworks – The local CPRE experience

What a long, frustrating and complex process it is to get the important Local Development Framework (LDF) Core Strategies through the adoption process! Epsom and Ewell was the first borough or district council in Surrey to adopt its Core Strategy. Few people objected and the public hearing was quick and uneventful, although it did make CPRE Surrey appreciate that if we wish to give evidence we have to make representations at the consultation stage. The only other Core Strategy to reach the final hearing stage is that of Tandridge. This is the sixth smallest council in the country in terms of population...