Core Strategy

Preferred Options

The Core Strategy will be the first 'Development Plan Document' of Rotherham's Local Development Framework that will shape how Rotherham could look in the future. The Core Strategy will reflect the policies and objectives from other strategic documents including the Community Strategy, the Local Transport Plan and the Regional Spatial Strategy and set out the overall vision, objectives and spatial strategy for Rotherham over the next 15 years to 2021.

The Core Strategy Preferred Options have been prepared having regard to extensive earlier informal consultation surrounding the issues affecting the Borough and the alternative options for how it could be planned (see information archive below).

Consultation on the Preferred Options and the sustainability appraisal report that accompanies them, took place between 5th February and 23rd March 2007. Feedback from this consultation is now available from the following reports.

 Core Strategy Preferred Options Feedback of Consultation (337 Kb)

A summary of the consultation process, the people who were consulted, where the workshops were held, an overview of the number of responses received, and the main messages arising.

 Annex 1 Summary of Responses and the Council’s Appraisal (187Kb)

Containing all responses, their analysis and recommendation for further action and changes to the Core Strategy

 Annex 2 Community / Interest Group Meeting Notes and the Council’s Appraisal (985kb)

A summary of all meetings held throughout the Borough including the dates, times, place and officers in attendance. A summary of the Council’s response to the issues raises is also included.

 Annex 3 Sustainability Appraisal Response and the Council’s Appraisal (336kb)
 
Containing all responses received to the sustainability appraisal, their analysis and recommendation for further action and changes to the Core Strategy.


 The Feedback Report was presented to elected Members at the Local Development Framework Steering Group on 21st September 2007 for their information and approval to publish the Feedback Reports.

The following instruction will help you to find specific responses. The representations and responses are sorted by Policy Direction number so simply scroll down to see all representations within a particular area of interest. To search for words or phrases in the document click on the search icon at the top of the screen (picture of binoculars) – enter the word e.g. your surname or organisation you wish to search for and click on the ‘search’ button. This will produce a list of results and clicking on these will take you to that part of the document. Each respondent has a unique I.D. number – enter this into the search criteria if you are aware of this number and wish to see all representations from this particular respondent.

If however you still have difficulties finding a particular response please  contact Forward Planning. Or telephone 01709 823869. A CD of these reports can be made available on request. Hard copies of the full report can be made available at a cost to cover printing and postage.
 

Core Strategy Preferred Options – Consultation Documents : CONSULTATION NOW CLOSED

 Core Strategy Preferred Options Full Report (2,286 Kb)
 Core Strategy Preferred Options Leaflet (386 Kb)
     Core Strategy Preferred Options Response Form (Word Document) (80 Kb)
 Core Strategy Preferred Options PDF Response Form (51 Kb)

 Core Strategy – Notice of Proposals Matters (25 Kb)
PowerPoint Presentation to Council Officers, 12 Jan 07: Core Strategy Preferred Options (2,007 Kb)


Core Strategy Preferred Options Sustainability Appraisal Report: CONSULTATION NOW CLOSED
Executive Summary (172 Kb)
 Full Report (1,895 Kb)
 Appendix A ( 561 Kb)
 Appendix B ( 512 Kb)
 Appendix C ( 104 Kb)
 Appendix D ( 668 Kb)
 Appendix E ( 182 Kb)
PowerPoint Presentation to Council Officers, 12 Jan 07: Sustainability Appraisal Report (168 Kb)

Core Strategy Preferred Options – Supporting Background Documents

Preparation of the Core Strategy has been informed by a number of supporting plans, strategies and initiatives both of the Council and external organisations. We have also done, collaborated upon or will do specific technical studies to underpin the Strategy’s ‘evidence base’. Key documents are available to view on the  Background Documents download page.

Further Information – Core Strategy Archive

To encourage early participation in the preparation of the Core Strategy we have been working with the Local Development Framework’s “front loaders” club of interested people and organisations. We held a front loaders workshop on 17 February 2006 to present and discuss our early work on the Core Strategy Options. The presentation and documents from the workshop are available to download here:

Core Strategy Options Presentation (2,577 KB)
Paper 1 – Proposed Spatial Options (482 KB)
Paper 2 – Draft Objectives and Initial Sustainability Appraisal (1,019 KB)
Paper 3 – Spatial Planning Zones (127 KB)
Front Loader Feedback on Options (67 KB)
Workshop Minutes 17 Feb 2006 (102 KB)


Following the February 2006 Workshop wider informal ‘Choices’ consultation took place during May and June 2006 involving more detailed workshop sessions with representatives of local community groups, the Rotherham Partnership and specialist groups of interest. This was facilitated by a leaflet and questionnaire based upon the information set out in Papers 1-3 above.
The results of this more in depth consultation are summarised in the following Reports.

01 Consultation Statement Summary (187KB)
02 Consultation Statement Full Report (280KB)
03 Supplementary Report Literal Responses (388KB)
04 Supplementary Report Meeting Notes (178KB)


The Summary report was presented to elected Members of the Council’s Local Development Framework Steering Group on 27 July 2006 for their information.
For further information or advice, or if you would like to join the front loaders club,
please contact Forward Planning. 


Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations

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