The Local Plan Timetable sets out the key stages and dates for preparing our new Local Plan and reflects the Government’s updated 30‑month plan‑making process.
The recent Full Council report outlined the proposed programme for commencing work on the next Local Plan to 2044 and sought delegated authority to publish the statutory Notice of the Council’s intention to begin preparation of the new Plan by 30 June 2026.
Further guidance on the 30 month Local Plan process is available on the Governments website.
| Local Plan Stage | Target date |
| Formal Notice of the Intention to commence Plan making (Regulation 19) |
by 30 June 2026 |
| Publication of scoping consultation (Regulation 20) | targeted for June/July 2026 |
| Gateway 1 (self assessment) – Decision to progress to Gateway 1 (Regulation 21) | by 31 October 2026 |
| Consultation on the proposed Local Plan content and evidence (Regulation 23) | April / May 2027 |
| Gateway 2 – Decision to progress to Gateway 2 (Regulation 26) | December 2027 |
| Public consultation on the proposed draft Local Plan (Regulation 27) | February / March 2028 |
| Gateway 3 – Decision to progress to Gateway 3 (Regulation 31) | August 2028 |
| Independent Examination (Regulation 35) | September 2028 – February 2029 |
| Adoption of the Local Plan (Regulation 39) | expected by the end of March 2029 |