Local Development Orders (LDOs) provide permitted development rights for specified types of development in defined locations. They are flexible and locally determined tools that Local Planning Authorities can use to help accelerate the delivery of appropriate development in the right places.
We have current advice on bringing forward LDOs on our main pages but here are some historic resources which may still be helpful.
In this section:
Archived - Local Development Orders top tips
Planners setting up the pilot local development orders (LDO) are pioneers and are having to set their own standards. Whilst there is some information
Archived - PAS support for LDOs
To complement the government's recent statements about the development of brownfield sites for housing, incentives were offered to help Councils to
Archived - LDO technical advice note
Archived April 2016. This page will no longer be updated. We've produced a thorough technical guide on local development orders to help you through
Archived - Preparing Housing Led LDOs
Archived April 2016. This page will no longer be updated. Whether you have a stalled site or a Council priority to deliver - complex or relatively
Archived - LDO reports
Archived April 2016. This page will no longer be updated. In January 2014 we carried out a piece of research that looks into the range of LDOs that