Adopted documents: The current LDF
The Liverpool LDF along with the Regional Spatial Strategy for the North West is the Council's statutory development plan.
It contains a number of Local Development Documents, which are continuously being added to; reviewed and replaced.
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out a timetable for producing the LDF, and is looked at on a regular basis.
The Statement of Community Involvement sets out how the City Council involves people in the development of planning policies and on planning applications. It includes details about who will be involved and consulted with, how this will be done and when.
The Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) is a yearly report which looks at progress with the Local Development Scheme (LDS) and how policies in Local Development Documents are working.
The current Local Development Framework comprises the following Local Development Documents:
| Name of Document | Type of Document | Date Adopted | Geographical coverage |
| Unitary Development Plan (UDP) | DPD (saved) | November 2002 | Citywide |
| UDP Proposals Map | DPD (saved) | November 2002 | Citywide |
| Edge Lane West SPD | SPD | March 2005 | Area at Western End of Edge Lane |
| New Housing Development SPD | SPD | July 2005 | Citywide |
| RopeWalks SPD | SPD | December 2005 | RopeWalks area, City centre |
| Oldham Street SPD | SPD | August 2006 | Oldham Street area, City centre |
| Commercial Quarter SPD | SPD | August 2006 | Area between Tithebarn Street, Leeds Street and Pall Mall |
| Ensuring a Choice of Travel SPD | SPD | December 2008 | Citywide |
| World Heritage Site SPD | SPD | October 2009 | World Heritage Site Area - Waterfront, Docks & Commercial Area of City Centre |