Unitary Development Plan
What is the UDP for the Bradford District ?
The Replacement Unitary Development Plan (RUDP) is the statutory Development Plan that the Council produces to fulfil its obligations under the 1990 Planning Act.
The Plan is a land use strategy for the District and is the prime consideration when the Council makes decisions on planning applications. It includes policies to guide development, and proposals for the use of land, to ensure that the needs of the district's population for homes, jobs, shopping, recreation etc. can be met.
The Replacement Unitary Development Plan for the Bradford District was adopted by the Council on the 18th of October 2005.
Under Government legislation relating to the transition between the old UDP system and the new LDF system, the RUDP was ‘saved’ for 3 years. The Council has received a Direction from the Secretary of State which now saves the vast majority of policies beyond this 3 year period. The direction letter and schedule below indicates which RUDP policies are still saved and therefore still form part of the statutory Development Plan.
