Monitoring and community involvement in planning 

This page sets out how we:

  • develop planning documents, including the council's Local Plan
  • gather evidence to support planning
  • consult on planning documents
  • monitor and review planning documents

Local development scheme

This sets out our timetable and programme for producing the Local Plan. 

It is a statutory document.

Statement of community involvement 

We adopted our statement of community involvement in September 2024. 

It sets out how we'll involve the public and other stakeholders in:

  • planning policy-making
  • consultation on planning applications

View the statement of community involvement 2024

Developers engagement charter  

We adopted the developers engagement charter in September 2024. 

It sets out our community engagement expectations for developers on major development schemes. 

Authority monitoring reports 

These reports assess our:

  • progress in preparing the Local Plan
  • success in policy implementation

We prepare these every year. 

View our authority monitoring reports