Emerging Local Plan and Design Code

This section of the website is all about the work that the council is doing to prepare a new Local Plan and Design Codes for the borough.

Consultation on draft Local Plan closed 13 October 2025

The council held a consultation on the draft Local Plan (known as a Regulation 18). 

The consultation ran from 18 August to Monday 13 October 2025.

All the comments received as part of the consultation are now available to view on our consultation webpage.