About the Local Plan
Next steps
Consultation on Regulation 19 Publication draft Local Plan (2023 to 2040) took place between Monday 15 January and Sunday 3 March 2024.
Submission and adoption of the Local Plan
The next steps in the process will involve an independent Planning Inspector being appointed by the government to review the Local Plan.
They will consider the plan, its accompanying evidence, along with any comments put forward by local people and other interested parties from the final consultation on the plan.
We expect to submit these for consideration in 2024.
The independent Planning Inspector will then make the final decision on the Local Plan and the development it proposes.
After this, the Council will need to make the formal decision to adopt the Local Plan.
Once the Local Plan is adopted
Once adopted, a review of the Local Plan will take place every 5 years. A new plan will be produced if there are any major changes in circumstances and it is no longer up to date.