Annual Monitoring Report (AMR)

Every local planning authority have to make an annual report to the Secretary of State containing information on the implementation of the Local Development Scheme and the extent to which the policies set out in Local Development Documents are being achieved.

Increasing emphasis has been placed on monitoring over recent years due to the value it can add to the policies and proposals made by Local Authorities.  Monitoring is essential to establish what is happening now, what may happen in the future and then compare these trends against existing policies and targets to determine what needs to be actioned or reviewed.  

Monitoring helps to address questions like:

• Are policies achieving their objectives and, in particular, are they delivering sustainable development?

• Have policies had unintended consequences?

• Are the assumptions and objectives behind policies still relevant?

• Are the targets being achieved?

All of the above will help to ensure that the Local Development Framework is working as intended and addressing the pertinent issues in the District with regard to the environment, social issues and the local economy and enables the council to see if there are policies or proposals that need to be amended or replaced. 

• Name: Planning Policy Team
  Email: ldf@purbeck-dc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01929 557359
  Fax: 01929 557348
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