Local Plan Review summary

The Local Plan review took place between 2018 and 2024. It went through a number of formal, statutory stages as part of its preparation. This included five separate stages of public consultation, endorsement at Full Council three times and an independent examination carried out by Planning Inspectors.

The draft Submission Local Plan was approved at a Full Council meeting on 22 February 2023 to go out to publication (Regulation 19) consultation and subsequently for submission to the Secretary of State for its independent examination. This is in accordance with our approved Local Development Scheme (LDS). Visit our Local Development Scheme page to find out more.

The Local Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State for its independent examination on 31 July 2023.

Read the examination of ��վ Borough Council’s Local Plan - notice of independent examination hearing.

Details of the Local Plan examination process can be found on the Local Plan 2024 to 2040 examination page.

Previous stages of formal public consultation were carried out throughout the Local Plan Review. Details of the statutory publication consultations are set out on the Local Plan publication consultation and representations page.

Information on the early engagement stage of public consultation can be found on the Local Plan early engagement page.

We submitted the documents below following the Local Plan’s submission:

CBC/01 ��վ Borough Council’s response to the inspectors’ initial note (PDF, 210.54 KB)

CBC/KD/CS/01a: ��վ borough consultation statement main report (PDF, 1.2 MB)

CBC/KD/CS/01k: ��վ borough consultation statement officer responses (PDF, 1.07 MB)

The following documents supported the Local Plan’s submission:

Notice of submission (PDF, 82.84 KB)

Local Plan schedule of suggested modifications July 2023 (PDF, 815.08 KB)