The Local Plan and Planning Policy

A Local Plan sets out local planning policies and identifies how land is used, determining what will be built with a local authority area. Adopted local plans provide the framework for an area's development.

Click the buttons below to find out further details about specific Local Plan and Planning Policy matters for Nottingham City.

In Nottingham the Local Plan comprises the Nottingham City Aligned Core Strategy (2014) (Part 1 Local Plan) and the 'saved' Local Plan (2005) policies, which were adopted in November 2005.

Full details of the Examination of the Local Plan Part 2 including the Local Plan Examination Library and Examination Latest News about the Examination.  The hearing sessions have now finished.  The Inspector is now considering the findings of the hearing sessions and will write to the Council with her views on key matters in the New Year.  Following which the City Council will publish "Main Modifications" to the LAPP for consultation in early 2019. 

The  Local Plan Part 2 is being reviewed and is currently under Examination.  The Submission Version and associated documents can be found here.  Full details of the Examination can be found here. 

Details of Supplementary Planning Documents and Supplementary Planning Guidance.

List of other Local Plan related documents for example The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), The Local Development Scheme (LDS),  and The Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) 2018. 

List of useful external links including the new 2018 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and related Planning Practice Guidance (PPG).

Latest News and Consultations

Examination of the Local Plan Part 2

As part of the Local Plan Review the Submission Version of the Land and Planning Policies – Local Plan Part 2 (LAPP) and all supporting documents were submitted to the Government for examination on 23 April 2018. Beverley Doward BSc BTP MRTPI has been appointed to conduct the examination. All details related to the examination can be found by clicking here including details of the venue , there is also an examination news feed which provides the latest news on the Examination.  The hearing sessions have now finished.

Draft Waterside Supplementary Planning Document

The Council is consulting on a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the Waterside area of the city.  The consultation period will run for a 6 week period from Monday 5 November to Monday 17 December (5pm) 2018. To help shape development proposals for Waterside, the SPD will set out the type, form, scale and density of development expected at the Waterside. Once the guidance is adopted by the Council, the SPD will be a material consideration in how planning applications for development at the Waterside are determined.  Full details about the document can be viewed on the Waterside Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Consultation page.

Revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

On the 24th July the Government issued a revised version of the 2018 NPPF. The associated Planning Policy Guidance is also being updated.