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Local plan news and updates

Part 1 Hearing Sessions into the BCP Local Plan took place on 21 to 23 January 2025 and have now concluded. These sessions focused on compliance with statutory procedures and legal requirements, housing need and the housing requirement.

Inspectors will be writing to us in due course to outline the next steps for the Examination process.

We submitted the draft BCP Local Plan and the CIL draft charging schedule to the Secretary of State on 27 June 2024 for examination. The examination is expected to take around 12 months. If approved by the Inspectors, the BCP Local Plan and CIL draft charging schedule will replace the current Local Plans and charging schedules  we expect around mid-2025.

You can view more information about the local plan and draft CIL charging schedule.