Nottingham City Local Plan Review

Notice to Commence Plan Preparation

On 30 June 2026, the Council published a formal Notice of Intention to Commence Local Plan preparation in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026. The plan will be referred to as the Nottingham City Council Local Plan.

This marked the start of plan preparation under the new planning system.

A map showing the area covered by the plan can be downloaded here.

This plan will not cover matters relating to waste and minerals.

The Council has published a Local Plan Timetable which sets out how and when the plan is to be prepared.

The timetable includes:

• key stages of plan preparation
• consultation periods
• Gateway assessments
• submission for examination and adoption

View the Local Plan Timetable

Download timetable data (CSV)

The timetable will be kept under review and updated as work progresses.

Use the buttons below to download a PDF of the Notice of Intention to Commence and a CSV file of the Local Plan data.

Download Notice of Intention to Commence

Download Local Plan Data

All data on these pages is provided under the Open Government Licence.

The Government has introduced a new system for preparing Local Plans through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 and supporting regulations.

Under this system, Local Plans must be prepared within a fixed 30‑month timeframe, helping to ensure plans are produced more quickly and kept up to date.

The process includes:

• Early evidence gathering and engagement to identify key issues
• A series of Gateway assessments, carried out by the Planning Inspectorate, to check progress and provide advice
• Formal consultation stages where communities and stakeholders can comment on the plan
• Submission for independent examination, followed by adoption

The 30‑month period for preparing the Local Plan will begin after the Council has completed the initial Gateway 1 assessment anticipated to be in October 2026.

This page and the Local Plan timetable explain how Nottingham City Council will progress through each stage of the new process.

The Council will begin early work to prepare the plan, including:

• gathering evidence
• identifying the key issues facing Nottingham
• engaging with communities and stakeholders

A scoping consultation is planned for Summer 2026, which will be the first opportunity to help shape the direction of the Local Plan.

Further consultations will take place at key stages as the plan develops.

There will be several opportunities to get involved as the Local Plan is prepared.

Early engagement will help inform the plan, and formal consultation stages will allow you to comment on draft proposals.

Details of how to take part will be published on this page.

The Government has introduced a new plan-making system through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. This requires councils to prepare Local Plans in a different way, including:

• a fixed 30‑month preparation period
• a series of Gateway checks
• earlier and more structured engagement

As a result, Nottingham City Council is preparing a new Local Plan to meet these requirements and plan for the city’s future.

The Nottingham Local Plan remains in place and will continue to be used to determine planning applications until the new Local Plan is adopted.

In Nottingham the Local Plan currently comprises the

• Nottingham City Aligned Core Strategy (Local Plan Part 1), which was adopted on 8 September 2014
• Land and Planning Policies Document - LAPP (2020) (Local Plan Part 2) which was adopted on 13 January 2020
• Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Waste Local Plan which was jointly prepared  with Nottinghamshire County Council and adopted in September/October 2025.  

This page will be updated as work progresses, you can check back here for:

• consultation updates
• evidence documents
• draft plans
• key decisions and milestones

If you have any questions about the Local Plan, contact the Planning Policy Team: localplan@nottinghamcity.gov.uk