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The Government has changed the planning system in England through the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.  It has created a new way of how we plan the future development of Knowsley.  This is known as the Local Development Framework (LDF).

The main components of the Local Development Framework are:

• The Local Development Scheme (LDS) – a timetable of which local development documents will be produced and when.
• The Statement of Community Involvement explains how the council will involve the local community in the LDF process and on major planning applications.
• The Annual monitoring report – this monitors the progress on how the LDF proposals are being implemented.
• Local Development Documents (LDDs) – documents that make up the LDF including the Core Strategy, Adopted proposals map, Waste development, "Saved" development plans and supplementary planning documents including North Huyton Action Area , Tower Hill (Kirkby) Action Area , Green Space Standards and New Development , Design Quality in New Development , Transport and Householder Developments.