Oldham Local Development Scheme

“Managing the Local Development Framework”

The Council has prepared a document - known as the Local Development Scheme (LDS) -  setting out how the Local Development Framework (LDF) will be prepared. The LDS details the number, content and preparation timescales of the various documents that will make up the LDF.

Government Office for the North West required all local authorities to revise their LDS for end March 2007. The revised Oldham LDS has now been approved and formally took effect from 28 March 2007. The latest version is 'Issue 4'.

The LDS also includes details of the timetable for preparing a Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document, which is being produced by the Greater Manchester Geological Unit on behalf of the ten Greater Manchester local planning authorities.

The LDS will be monitored, reviewed, rolled forward and updated on an annual basis.

Where to view the Oldham Local Development Scheme

If you wish to view the Oldham LDS, you may do this by:

• Visiting Planning Reception on Level 12 of Oldham Civic Centre during normal office hours;
• Visiting the One Stop Shop at Oldham Civic centre during normal office hours;
• Visiting any local library (please contact the library directly for opening times);
• Purchasing a copy of it for £10 from the Strategic Planning and Information Section - see details below; or
• Downloading an electronic copy of the Local Development Scheme (PDF 526Kb). Please note that some of the pages that contain tables or diagrams are in landscape format; they may be rotated for easier reading.

Where to find further information

If you require further information, please refer to the relevant section of the Local Development Scheme above, or contact the Strategic Planning and Information section on 0161 770 4151/4163/4139 or on e-mail at spi@oldham.gov.uk

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