Adopted local plan

Plans
Positively shaping our district

All planning decisions - from deciding whether to build a new shopping centre, to whether to approve a new housing development - are assessed against the council’s local plan.

It helps to make sure the district is developed in the right way, including building the right number and types of houses, developing the right kind of shopping and recreation facilities, getting the right office and industrial spaces, creating opportunities for local jobs to be nurtured and protecting our wildlife, landscapes and heritage.

The council's adopted local plan consists of the local plan strategy document, local plan allocations document and the local plan policies maps. In addition to this there are a number of adopted neighbourhood plans.

Local plan strategy

The local plan strategy 2008 - 2029 was adopted by full council on Tuesday 17 February 2015.

Local plan allocations

The local plan allocations 2008-2029 was adopted by full council on Tuesday 16 July 2019.