Local Plan review timetable

LATEST NEWS: 

13 November 2025 - The Council has written back to the Local Plan Examination Inspector in response to the Inspector's Initial Response to HDC43 (ID09).

The Letter to the Inspector - Response to ID09 (HDC44), Appendix 1 Natural England Arun Valley Withdrawal Statement 31.10.25 (HDC44a) and Appendix 2 Additional Duty to Co-operate Information (HDC44b) have been published in the Examination Library webpage under 'Post Submission Documents'.

Local Plan Review Timetable

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.