Adopted Joint Core Strategy

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The Joint Core Strategy (JCS) 2011-2031 was adopted by Gloucester City Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council in December 2017.

The three authorities are now progressing a Strategic and Local Plan (SLP). The SLP will provide an overarching planning strategy and cross-boundary strategic policies covering the whole area, and local policies for each local authority.

The Adopted JCS remains a crucial part of the development plan for each of the three areas. Planning applications are determined based on these local development plans. 

Read the Adoption Statement and supporting documents here:

• JCS Adoption Statement 11 December 2017 (pdf, 184 KB)

• JCS Plan Adopted Version December 2017 (pdf, 10 MB)

• JCS Policies Map Adoption Version December 2017 (pdf, 11 MB) (If you require a printed version please click this linked document and then click on the print icon on the top right of that page)

• JCS Interactive Policies Map Adoption Version December 2017

• JCS Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement November 2017 (pdf, 331 KB)

Copies of all of the above documents can be found at the following locations:

• JCS Deposit Locations for Adoption Version December 2017 (pdf, 195 KB)

A40 Innsworth Gateway

The Innsworth Gateway project will deliver a new roundabout on the A40 Gloucester Northern Bypass between Elmbridge and Longford to facilitate development at Innsworth. It will provide an upgrade to Longford Roundabout increasing its capacity to accommodate predicted future traffic flows and assist in relieving existing congestion.

The project was awarded £4.53million of funding from GFirst LEP’s Growth Deal 3 to help mitigate traffic growth in the area providing access to the housing allocation at Innsworth.  

Read the business case here:

• A40 Innsworth Gateway full business case (pdf, 4.55 MB) 

• Business case appendices A-I

• Business case appendix 5 - Longford Housing (pdf, 1 MB)
  

Public events 

Public events were held on 21 and 22 November 2018 at Oxstalls Sports Park in Gloucester and Wednesday 9 January 2019 at Innsworth Community Hall. This provided an opportunity for members of the public to find out more and ask any questions to the project team.   

Several boards were displayed at the events, which covered the following: 

• Sketches of the designs 

• Funding information 

• Description of the build proposal  

• Indication of the timing and duration of build 

• Funding partners
  

Presentation boards and more information 

• Highway improvements for Innsworth Gateway Project (pdf, 4 MB)

• Innsworth Gateway Project public share event feedback, 21-22 November 2018 and 9 January 2019 (pdf, 459 KB) 

• Scheme improvement details (pdf, 2 MB)

• Map of Innsworth Gateway roundabout (pdf, 251 KB) 

• Map of Longford roundabout improvement (pdf, 354 KB)

JCS documentation published before its adoption in 2017 is still available on the archive pages.