Scoping consultation

Our Scoping Consultation which ran from Tuesday 8 September until Tuesday 29 September at 11.59pm has now closed.  

On 8 September 2026, we published a Notice of Scoping Consultation, providing formal notice of the commencement of the first consultation stage in the preparation of the new Joint Local Plan 2045. The notice also provided information on how people could take part in the consultation.  

For further information on what happens next, please refer to our Scoping Consultation webpage.