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Annual monitoring reports

The preparation of an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) is currently a statutory requirement and its purpose is to:

  • review progress in the preparation of LDF documents against the milestones set out in the Local Development Scheme (LDS); and

  • assess the extent to which development plan policies are being implemented through the use of a range of indicators.

The AMR has been in practice a management tool to inform the need for the review of LDF policies, or revisions to the timetable for their preparation. Where appropriate, comments on any significant issues arising since the close of the monitoring period are also recorded in the AMR. The first statutory AMR for South Derbyshire was published in December 2004, with the current AMR covering the period April 2010 - March 2011.

It is important to note that the Localism Act proposes the removal of the statutory requirement for local planning authorities to produce an AMR for the Government, while retaining the overall duty to monitor through 'Authority Reports'.  Accordingly, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Bob Neill MP, wrote to authorities on 30 March 2011 announcing withdrawal of guidance on local plan monitoring.  When the relevant provisions of the Act come into force in 2012, authorities will be able to choose which targets and indicators to include in the report as long as they are in line with the relevant UK and EU legislation. Their primary purpose will become to share the performance and achievements of the planning service with the local community.  The next report will be published in December 2012.

 

Page ref: SDDC 150

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