Hi Caroline, I wanted to check out my first response to your question with colleagues before getting back to you - so sorry for the delay. Cant see any problem with the development of the LDO that spans an LA boundary, but both LASs would have to adopt the LDO in order to bring it into force in their area. The possible exception to this is where the authorities have a constitutes joint planning arrangement. If this exists then depending on the terms of the arrangement it might be possible to adopt the LDO jointly. One of the issues that would need to be considered early on is the implementation arrangements for the LDO. Both in terms of consistent customer care and for the required monitoring of the LDO, the arrangements for giving notice of development etc should be the same on both sides of the boundary. Phillipa
