Development plans

Guidance and services

• Local development plans (LDP): examination process
  There are 2 guides to help those involved in the examination and submission of LDPs.
• Strategic development plans: guidance to local planning authorities
  Guidance to help local planning authorities prepare a strategic development plan.
• Planning your community: guide to local development plans
  Guidance for the public on the preparation of local development plans and how you can get involved.
• Development Plans Manual (Edition 3) March 2020
  Guidance to help with the preparation of development plans.
• Local development plans: alternative sites
  Procedural guidance for local planning authorities on alternative sites in local development plans.
• Agricultural land classification reports
  Letter to local planning authorities about our agricultural land classification report validation service.

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

• 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.
• Local development plans: government responses
  Collection
  Our responses to local development plan consultations for each local planning authority.