Local plan review 2024 to 2045

About the review

It's important to make sure we have an up-to-date local plan so that planning decisions can be made with local people having a say on setting local policies. This is vital to balance our desire to develop the areas where we live and work whilst ensuring our natural environment is protected where it’s needed. The Local Plan overall considers the sustainable needs of future and existing communities. Local plans must be positively prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national policy.

We are currently working on a new Local Plan which will set out land allocations and planning policies for the period 2024 to 2045.

Past consultations

• Growth workshops spring 2016
• Scope, issues and options consultation (Jan 2018 to Feb 2018)
• New directions for growth (Jan 2019)
• Sustainability appraisal (Nov 2020 to Jan 2021)
• Draft Local Plan (June 2021 to Aug 2021)
• Local Plan Regulation 19 consultation (Feb 2022 to March 2022)
• Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation (from 31 July to 27 September 2024)

Upcoming consultations

• Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation (coming Autumn 2025)

Next steps

The current version of the Local Development Scheme (LDS) was published on 06 March 2025.

The updated LDS revises the timetable for production of the emerging Local Plan and establishes key milestones for public consultations.

For more information on the LDS and the proposed timetable for the Local Plan, see Local Development Scheme

Last updated: 13/08/2025 15:37