Local plans: the examination process, new local plan system (2026 regulations)

Publication Year

2026

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Provides details about the local plan examination process using the new local plan system introduced in March 2026.

Document History

Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-plans-the-examination-process-new-style-local-plan-2026-regulations and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 18 June 2026.

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