Annual Monitoring Report
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In the town planning system
in England
and Wales
, the Annual Monitoring Report is one of a number of documents required to be included in the Local Development Framework Development Plan Document
s.
It is submitted to Government via the Regional Government office by a local planning authority at the end of December each year to assess the progress and the effectiveness of a Local Development Framework
Annual Monitoring Reports assess:
To achieve this goal the Annual Monitoring Report includes a range of local and standard (Core Output) indicators.
Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
Town and Country Planning is the land use planning system governments use to balance economic development and environmental quality. Each country of the United Kingdom has its own planning system that is responsible for town and country planning devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, the Annual Monitoring Report is one of a number of documents required to be included in the Local Development Framework Development Plan Document
Development Plan Document
A local development framework must include development plan documents , which outline the key development goals of the local development framework...
s.
It is submitted to Government via the Regional Government office by a local planning authority at the end of December each year to assess the progress and the effectiveness of a Local Development Framework
Annual Monitoring Reports assess:
- Are policies achieving their objectives, and is sustainable developmentSustainable developmentSustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
being delivered? - Have policies had the intended consequences?
- Are the assumptions and objectives behind policies still relevant?
- Are the targets set in the Local Development Framework being achieved?
To achieve this goal the Annual Monitoring Report includes a range of local and standard (Core Output) indicators.