Local development framework (LDF)
The Maidstone
Borough Council local development framework (LDF) sets out the
policies that determine where, when and how development takes
places in the borough. All planning proposals that the Borough
Council deals with are judged against these policies.
The Spatial
Policy team prepares the LDF.
Latest news
The Maidstone Borough Council Core
Strategy consultation is now closed.
The Core Strategy sets
the general direction of development in the borough from now until
2026. It deals with homes, jobs, shopping, leisure, environment and
transport issues. The Core Strategy also deals with the local
services needed to support any new development.
The document does not allocate actual sites but it does
identify 'strategic locations' on the Key Diagram, which can be
found at the back of the Core Strategy.
The council is now processing the comments received during the
consultation period.
You can access the Core Strategy consultation documents from the
following links.
Other policy information
The latest Planning Viewpoint
newsletter can be found here.
Other LDF information can be
found in the menu bar on the left.