Local Plan review timetable

LATEST NEWS: 27 February 2025

The Local Development Scheme (LDS) 2025-2028 has been approved by Cabinet on 26 February 2025.

3 February 2025: The Inspector has informed us that he remains committed to writing to the Council as soon as he possibly can.  He has now indicated that this will not be until towards the end of February  / early March at the earliest.  His response will be placed on the Local Plan Examination webpage in due course.

16 December 2024: The Local Plan Inspector has published a letter which cancels the Local Plan hearings for the weeks of 17 December, 14 January and 21 January 2025.  A copy of his letter is published on the Latest News from Local Plan Examination webpage.

The Council has drafted a response to this letter: HDC Local Plan Examination Hearing Letter

The formal Local Plan timetable is set out in the Local Development Scheme. This document sets out the production timetable for the planning documents we will be publishing over the next three years.  Whilst it is reviewed on a regular basis to take account of changes to our anticipated Local Plan preparation timetable, there may be changes to the formally published dates due to unforeseeable circumstances (e.g. the General Election, or, post-submission, the Local Plan Inspector requiring timetable changes).  We will update our website accordingly.

For a more detailed explanation of each stage of the Local Plan, or how we consult please visit our What is a Local Plan? page and our Statement of Community Involvement documents.