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The Plan for Stafford Borough - Draft Publication

The purpose of the Draft Publication consultation was to provide people across Stafford with the chance of shaping three new neighbourhoods as part of future development plans for the borough.

The proposals included:

• Around 5,500 homes built in the three new neighbourhoods
• An average of 350 houses to be built in Stafford town every year until 2031
• Up to 500 new homes on a new site at Stone after 2021
• Six new employment sites in the borough

The consultation on the 'Plan for Stafford Borough - Draft Publication' has now closed.

The new Plan for Stafford Borough, once adopted, will replace the Stafford Borough Local Plan 2001. 

The document sets out where future development could go as well as planning policies covering a range of topics including climate change, housing, local economy, town centres, the environment and transport.

We invited comments on the document during September and October, with the consultation period closing at 12 noon on Friday 21 October 2011. You can view comments made on the document by clicking here. A number of public exhibitions across Stafford town and in Stone were also held. You can view comments made at these exhibitions by clicking here.

How to view the document and make comments

• You can view the full document and view comments via our consultation homepage 
• You can download the full document. Click here to download a colour version in PDF (18.5Mb) or here for a black and white version PDF (16Mb) 
• You can download a response form by clicking here
• You can view the locations of the proposals on an interactive map by clicking here
• You can view and download a summary document by clicking here
• Copies of the document are also available to read in all libraries across the Borough and at the Civic Offices during normal working hours.

 
A number of roadshows were held at Stafford and Stone where planning officers were on hand to answer questions from the public. Details on the location and times of these are below:

• Tuesday 20 September 2011, 2.00 - 8.30 p.m. at St Thomas' and St Andrews Church Hall, Doxey, Stafford (ST16 1EQ)
  
• Thursday 22 September 2011, 2.00 - 8.30 p.m. at Walton Community Centre, Whitemill Lane, Stone (ST15 0EQ)
  
• Tuesday 27 September 2011, 2.00 - 8.30 p.m at St Bertelin's Church Hall, Holmcroft Road, Tillington, Stafford (ST16 1JG)
  
• Friday 30 September 2011, 2.00 - 8.30 p.m. at Stafford Rugby Club, Castlefields, off Newport Road, Stafford (ST16 1BG)
  
• Monday 3 October 2011, 2.00 - 8.30 p.m. at Mountbatten Suite, Gatehouse Theatre, Eastgate Street, Stafford (ST16 2LT)
  
• Thursday 6 October 2011, 2.00 - 8.30 p.m. at Stafford Fire Station, Hydrant Way, Beaconside, Stafford (ST18 0DD)
  
• Thursday 13 October 2011, 2.00 - 8.30 p.m. at Sandon Road Baptist Church, Sandon Road, Stafford (ST16 3HW)
  

What happens next?

All responses are now being considered before producing the Publication version of the Plan for Stafford Borough, which will be independently examined next year.

Further information on the Plan for Stafford Borough and the associated evidence base can be found on the following page: www.staffordbc.gov.uk/ldf

For further enquiries contact the Forward Planning Team on 01785 619000 or email forwardplanning@staffordbc.gov.uk