National Planning Context
1.19 Development plan policy and proposals formulation in Calderdale has to be consistent with national planning policy. This is essentially set out in Acts of Parliament, Regulations, Statutory Instruments and Circulars and in Planning Policy Statements (PPS), Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) Notes and Mineral Planning Guidance (MPG) Notes. National planning policy can also be set out in ministerial statements. The Government is giving priority to replacing the existing PPG’s and MPG’s by new style Planning Policy Statements (PPS’s) and Minerals Planning Statements (MPS’s), and this process will continue through the time horizon of this LDS. Calderdale Council will make every effort to ensure that Local Development Documents are consistent with national planning policy.