Consultation Portal

From 11 June 2010 until the 6 August 2010 you can read and let us have your views on the Core Strategy Issues and Options Paper. This Issues and Options Paper offers you an opportunity to let us know your views on the issues, challenges and opportunities facing the County and the options for addressing them. The Core Strategy is the place where key decisions will be made about new development in County Durham; what is needed for our residents, businesses and visitors, and where it should be located.

Once it is finalised after an examination held by an independent Government appointed Inspector, the Core Strategy Development Plan Document will be the principal document of the County Durham Plan.

Your views are very important to us and are taken into consideration when we prepare all of our new planning documents. You can provide us with your comments in a number of ways including by using this interactive website. To make comments using this website you will need to register your details on this website and then log in when you wish to make comments. To find out how to use our interactive website please take the site tour and if needed use the help menu (above). Please note existing stakeholders and members of the local community who have already expressed an interest in the County Durham Plan and who are already on our consultee database may already have been registered. We have already sent you a letter which has notified you of your log in email address.

How do I download a copy of the Core Strategy Issues and Options Paper?

On our supporting document section below you can download a copy of the Core Strategy Issues and Options Paper. In addition you can also download a microsoft word paper based response form which you can either fill in and send to us using our freepost address which is found within section 1 of the document or you can email it to us using ldfconsultation@durham.gov.uk.

We hope you will enjoy reading this document and we look forward to reading your views.