Timetable
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out the Council's commitment to the production of development plan documents. It also sets out the resources available for the production of the referenced documents and the risks associated with their preparation in respect of programmed delivery.
The LDS has been produced to give local residents and other interested parties information on Local Development Documents the Councils are currently preparing, as well as those planned and the timetable for the stages of document progression and adoption.
The timetable generally looks ahead for the next three years and is reviewed regularly to take account of any change in circumstances. Within the Local Development Scheme you will find:
- information on the documents that will make up the development plan;
- a timetable for the preparation of the documents; and
- information about other related planning documents.
The Current Timetable
The current Local Development Scheme, was agreed at a meeting of the Joint Planning Policy Committee on 28th January 2022:
Local Development Scheme (March 2022) (PDF) [570KB]
The key milestones for the update to the Local Plan, as part of the People and Place Project, are summarised below:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Issues and preferred options consultation | November 2022 |
| Draft Local Plan consultation | November 2023 |
| Publication Local Plan consultation | June 2024 |
| Submission to the Planning Inspectorate | November 2024 |
| Examination hearings | April 2025 |
| Adoption | December 2025 |
Previous Versions
The original Local Development Scheme was endorsed in April 2005, with a revision agreed by the North Devon and Torridge District Councils in 2009, and a further draft agreed by Torridge District Council in June 2014, the documents are provided below:Historic Local Development Schemes
- Local Development Scheme May 2016 (PDF) [562KB]
- Local Development Scheme June 2015 (PDF) [591KB] (opens in new tab)
- Endorsed Local Development Scheme (April 2007) (PDF) [1MB] (opens in new tab)
- Joint Local Development Scheme (October 2009) (PDF) [489KB] (opens in new tab)
- Draft North Devon and Torridge LDS (PDF) [527KB] (opens in new tab)
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