Development plans

Guidance and services

• Development Plans Manual (Edition 3) March 2020
  Guidance to help with the preparation of development plans.
• Procedure for advertising focussed changes to the deposit local development plan (CL-01-09)
  How local planning authorities should advertise changes to local development plans.
• Local development plans: alternative sites
  Procedural guidance for local planning authorities on alternative sites in local development plans.
• Local development plans (LDP): examination process
  There are 2 guides to help those involved in the examination and submission of LDPs.
• Local Development Plan (LDP) end dates: letter to local authorities
  Explains the position regarding the end date of LDPs.
• Agricultural land classification reports
  Letter to local planning authorities about our agricultural land classification report validation service.
• Development plans community guide
  Guidance for the public on the preparation of development plans and how you can get involved.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Local development plans: government responses
  Collection
  Our responses to local development plan consultations for each local planning authority.
• Development plan coverage
  Map
  Map showing the most up to date development plan used by each local planning authority.
• Progress on adopting development plans: position at April 2019
  Report
  Table showing the status of development plans by each local authority.