Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Regeneration Development Plan Document

The Regeneration Development Plan Document (DPD) allocates sites for development and contains related policies to deliver the vision contained in the Core Strategy and its objectives in accordance with the spatial strategy up to 2026.  The site specific allocations are for land uses relating to housing, development policies relating to areas of special character, limits to development and green wedges, employment, retail, renewable energy development, mixed use developments, transport, regeneration and all land uses affected by, or affecting modes and patterns of transport.  
                 
In 2007, the Council consulted on the Issues and Options version of the document and received representations from over 300 individuals and organisations. The consultation documents are available to download in the Additional Resources section below. Progress to the next stage - Preferred Options - stalled in favour of the production of the Core Strategy, and in particular the Independent Examination in 2009.  

The Regeneration DPD and associated documents have now been drafted for consideration through the Council's democratic processes in readiness for consultation and publicity. However, as a result of the current economic situation, malaise in the development industry and uncertainties in higher level planning and central government's funding policy, a scoping exercise is currently been carried out to determine if the housing element of the Core Strategy should be reviewed.

In view of this uncertainty, there will be a temporary delay of the programmed consultation and publicity in respect of the Preferred Options version of the Regeneration DPD, to ensure any changes are properly incorporated in the document.  However, the scale of any delay is not yet known.  Further updates and a timetable will be provided when available.