In 2004, the planning system was radically changed and resulted in the replacement of old style Local Plans with a folder of documents called the Local Development Framework (or LDF for short). The Local Development Framework will outline the future planning strategy for Tendring, showing where new homes and jobs will be located and setting out more detailed policies and proposals to guide new development for the next twenty years.

The Local Development Framework will be comprised of the following documents (click on each option for more detail about each document).

Core Strategy and Development Policies Document (our blueprint for the future of the district)	Site Allocations Document and Proposals Map (detailed policies and proposals for the future of the district)	Clacton Town Centre Area Action Plan (our future plans for Clacton Town Centre)	Supplementary Policy and Guidance (helps to explain our policies and proposals in more detail)
Local Development Scheme (our workplan setting out what documents we must prepare and when)	Statement of Community Involvement (how we will involve the community)	Annual Monitoring Reports (how we perform and what progress we have made)	Technical Studies and Background Evidence (information that underpins our policies and proposals)