To: All Parish Councils – West Lindsey District

Contact: JPU Contact Details

Tel 01529 308084/01522 699013

Email: :

6 July 2012

Dear Clerk,

Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Core Strategy – Consultation Draft

The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee is preparing a Joint Core Strategy for the area covered by the City of Lincoln, North Kesteven District and West Lindsey District Councils. In advance of a formal consultation when the Core Strategy is published for submission to the Secretary of State, the Committee is undertaking an extra stage of consultation to increase and improve engagement in the plan making process. The following documents can be viewed and downloaded from the Central Lincolnshire website a hard copy can be obtained at the address at the foot of this letter. Any comments made should be submitted byMonday 10 September 2012 on the appropriate Comments Form. Comments can also be returned by this date by e-mail to:

  • Core Strategy – Partial Draft Plan for Consultation
  • Core Strategy – Proposed Sustainable Urban Extensions at Lincoln, Gainsborough and Sleaford – Initial Draft Polices for Consultation
  • Integrated Impact Assessment (Full) and Summary, and
  • Comment Form

The draft Core Strategy policies in the first document have been in the public arena since January 2012. A key issue for the current consultation is seeking views on the proposed Sustainable Urban Extensions (SUEs). These SUEs will play a vital role in delivering the overall growth agenda for Central Lincolnshire. Although the sites have been proposed in previous plan making processes (such as the Regional Spatial Strategy and previous consultation reports on a Core Strategy for Lincoln) and in more informal masterplanning processes (such as Sleaford Forward and Gainsborough Regained), this is the first time they have been promoted through the joint Local Plan process in their current form. We would welcome your views on the proposed SUEs and the other Core Strategy policies before advancing further with the plan.

For your information, paper copies of the Draft Local Plan and associated Documents will also be available for inspection by the public at the following locations: -

  • Lincoln City Offices, City Hall, Beaumont Fee, Lincoln (Mon-Fri 9am to 4.30pm)
  • North Kesteven District Council, Kesteven Street, Sleaford (Mon-Thurs 9am – 5pm, Fri 9am to 4.30pm)
  • West Lindsey District Council, The Guildhall, Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough (Mon-Tues 8.30am – 5.00pm; Wed 8.30am – 3.30pm, Thurs 8.30am to 6pm, Fri 8.30am to 4.30pm)

The documents are also available at the main/branch libraries in Sleaford, West Lindsey and Lincoln during normal opening hours. Copies of the documents will also be available on Mobile Libraries throughout Central Lincolnshire and at Local Access Points. For details of the addresses please contact the Joint Planning Unit based at City Hall, Lincoln.

Yours faithfully

Michael Braithwaite

Principal Forward Planning Officer

Central Lincolnshire

Joint Planning Unit

City of Lincoln Council, 5th Floor,

Beaumont Fee, Lincoln, LN1 1DF