Core Strategy DPD

What is the Core Strategy?

The Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) forms an essential part of the Local Plan for Bradford setting the strategic planning framework and policies to guide development within the District up to 2030.  

The Core Strategy:

  • sets out the broad aims and objectives for sustainable development within the Bradford District for the next 15 to 20 years until 2030.
  • sets out broad policies for guiding and restraining development.
  • sets out the broad locations for new housing, employment and infrastructure investment.
  • covers a broad range of important policy topics, including housing, employment, transport, retail, leisure and environmental policy areas
  • takes account of national and regional planning policy along with the Council’s Community Strategy.
  • does not allocate specific sites for new housing and employment development.
  • helps to determine planning applications.

Adopted Core Strategy

The Core Strategy was adopted by Bradford Council on 18 July 2017, after being found sound by the Inspector appointed to oversee the public examination process, subject to the inclusion of the Main Modifications set out in the Appendix to his report.

The Core Strategy forms part of the statutory Development Plan for the Bradford District and will be used in determining planning applications alongside other adopted Local Plan documents.  The Council will continue to have regard to the remaining RUDP 'saved' policies.

The key stages within the production of the Core Strategy are available within the various boxes below.

A hard copy of the adopted plan has been made available at the usual deposit locations.

You can view the full version of the adopted Core Strategy (PDF, 8 Mb)

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Link icon Initial sustainability appraisal (2007)
Link icon Initial sustainability appraisal (2008)
Link icon Interim sustainability appraisal
acrobat icon Sustainability appraisal - Issues and options appendices.pdf 3 Mb
acrobat icon Sustainability appraisal - issues and options report.pdf 1 Mb
acrobat icon Sustainability appraisal addendum November 2015.pdf 1 Mb
acrobat icon Sustainability appraisal of the core strategy publication draft, full report.pdf 2 Mb
acrobat icon Sustainability appraisal of the core strategy publication draft, non-technical summary.pdf 511 Kb

An integral part of preparing the Local Plan is the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) process. The aim of the process is to assess the potential environmental, economic and social impact of the objectives and policies of the plans produced. The appraisal should ensure that the Core Strategy, and in time other parts of the Local Plan, contribute towards achieving sustainable development.

The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) reports incorporate a Strategic Environmental Appraisal (SEA).

The Council commissioned consultants AMEC (formally known as Entec) in 2008/9 to undertake a Sustainability Appraisal at each stage of the preparation of the Core Strategy.

Sustainability Appraisal Addendum - November 2015

The Addendum to the Bradford Core Strategy Publication Draft: Sustainability Appraisal presents the findings of the appraisal of the Proposed Main Modifications to Core Strategy Publication Draft. The first consideration was whether re-appraisal of the policy change was required, and then whether re-appraisal of the policy would lead to changes in its earlier appraisal. An appendix to the addendum presents options appraisal relating to Strategic Core Policy 8 - Protecting the South Pennine Moors SPA and the South Pennine Moors SAC and their zone of influence.

Sustainability Appraisal Report - Publication Draft (2013)

The Publication Draft has been subjected to the Sustainability Appraisal (SA/SEA) process. This considers the anticipated effects of the Core Strategy, using a range of environmental, social and economic objectives. It makes recommendations and identifies potential mitigation measures. A non-technical summary is included.

Interim Sustainability Appraisal Report - Further Engagement Draft (2011)

This Interim Sustainability Appraisal report provides further information relating to the significant environmental, social and economic impacts of the proposals in the Further Engagement Draft. It will also inform the preparation of the next stage of work on the Core Strategy Publication Draft document. This also demonstrates in compliance with SEA requirements how reasonable alternatives to accommodating development have been tested and informed the chosen approach.

Initial Sustainability Appraisal of the Issues & Options Report and Appendices (2009)

This report summarises the outcome of a more detailed appraisal of the two previous Issues and Options stages, below. The outcomes of this appraisal have influenced the development of policies in the Core Strategy Development Plan Document - Further Engagement Draft (2011).

These documents replace the earlier initial sustainability appraisals that accompanied the Issues and Options (2007) and Further Issues and Options (2008) stages.

Initial Sustainability Appraisal of the Issues & Options Report (2007) and Further Issues & Options (2008)

These reports appraise the likely impacts of four spatial options put forward as part of the Further Issues and Options consultation in 2008.