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Local Development Framework - Core Strategy

The Core Strategy in the Local Development Framework sets out the long term vision and strategy for

controlling development within an area.

To find out more see our overview Core Strategy - blueprint for the future.

For Wokingham Borough it will cover the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2026. The Council has agreed the following timetable for producing the Core Strategy:

Executive agree Initial Options - 26 May 2005
Consult on the Initial Options from 15 June to 27 July 2005
Executive consider responses to Initial Options and agree Alternatives for the Draft Core Strategy - 27 October 2005
Consult on the Alternatives for the Draft Core Strategy from 9 November to 21 December 2005
Executive consider responses to the Alternatives for the Draft Core Strategy and agree submission document - 27 July 2006. The Executive deferred agreeing the submission Core Strategy.
Executive consider revised responses to the Alternatives for the Draft Core Strategy and agree submission document - 26 June 2008
Submit Core Strategy to the Secretary of State - 20 August 2008
Consult on Submitted Core Strategy from 20 August to 1 October 2008
Consult on Site Allocation Representations arising from Submission Core Strategy from 5 November to 17 December 2008
Pre-Examination Meeting - 20 January 2009
Examination - Opens 17 March 2009
Receive binding Inspector's Report - June 2009
Adoption - July 2009

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