Local Development Scheme
At the Council meeting on the 30th July 2025, Members agreed the Local Development Scheme (LDS) (PDF 220KB). The LDS is the formal document that sets out the timetable and approach to consultation for the Council's Local Plan Review. The LDS states that a Regulation 18 consultation focusing on vision objectives and Development Management Policies will be carried out in the first quarter of 2026, with a Regulation 19 pre-submission Plan consultation in the third quarter of 2026, and submission of the Council's Local Plan, at the end of the fourth quarter in 2026.