SWINDON BOROUGH LOCAL POLICY FORUM

Introduction

A Local Policy Forum has been established to enable the local community and other key stakeholders to play an influential role in progressing the documents that will make up the Local Development Framework (LDF). It is intended that the forum will be convened at key stages in the preparation of these documents.

The Local Policy Forum allows for ongoing debate and discussion on planning policy issues in the Borough. The outcomes of the Forum will be used to inform and shape drafts of the various Development Plan Documents that the Council are to produce. The Forum is an ongoing venture. It is not intended to be political. It draws on a range of interests who all have an equal right to heard, and whose views carry equal validity. It is a means of helping to achieve, and demonstrate full participation in the development plan making process.

Forum meetings will be independently facilitated by Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd. Adams Hendry is a leading, independent UK town planning consultancy with a reputation for providing impartial and creative advice on a wide range of planning issues. To access the Swindon Local Policy Forum on the Adams Henry web site please click on the link below:

www.adamshendry.co.uk/17_sbc_home.html

If you would like to attend future meetings of the Forum please contact the Forward Planning team on (01793) 466513 or e-mail forwardplanning@swindon.gov.uk.

Central Area Action Plan

The first of the Local Development Documents to be produced is an 'Area Action Plan' for Swindon's Central Area. The first introductory Forum, held on the 6th April 2006, examined the issues and options with respect to regarding Swindon's Central Area. The Topic Papers, agenda and outcomes report of this meeting can be downloaded below:

Topic Paper 1 - The Role of the Local Policy Forum (PDF, 49KB)

Topic Paper 2 -The Regeneration of Swindon's Central Area (PDF, 118KB)

Swindon Local Policy Forum:  meeting 1, agenda and invite 6th April (PDF,

Swindon Local Policy Forum: Meeting 1, Outcomes Report 6th April (PDF, 352KB)

Meeting two of the Swindon Local Policy Forum was held on 21st June 2006 to continue progress on identifying the issues and options for the regeneration of Swindon's Central Area. The agenda and outcomes report for this meeting can be downloaded below:

Swindon Local Policy Forum: Meeting 2 invite letter and agenda (PDF, 96KB)

Swindon Local Policy Forum: Meeting 2; Outcomes Report 21st June (PDF, 51KB)

Swindon Core Strategy

Meeting three of the Local Policy Forum was held on 25th October 2006, to consider how a Core Strategy for Swindon Borough should be drawn up to provide a strategic policy framework for the development of the Borough over the period to 2026. The Topic Paper and agenda can be downloaded below:

Topic Paper: Core Strategy (PDF, 28KB)

Swindon Local Policy Forum: Meeting 3 invite letter and agenda (PDF, 43KB)

An outcomes report will be available in due course.

This web page was last updated on Friday 27th October 2006.