The draft Local Plan provides the strategy for growth over the next 15 years and includes planning policies against which future development will be assessed.

We consulted on the draft Local Plan from 20 March to 1pm on 3 May 2024. The consultation has now closed. You can view:

• the full representations received by email and letter
• the full representations received by online survey
• summary of the representations
• the main issues

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.

Consultation documents

The draft Local Plan is in 3 parts. Part 1 covers the strategy and the policies we will use to determine planning applications. Part 2 provides detailed land use proposals for each of our 33 wards. Part 3 is the appendices.

You can view the Policies Map in two different ways through an interactive map of the whole Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area or as individual ward maps.

Consultation documents

Reference	Document
SD1a	Draft Local Plan - part 1 - strategic and development management policies
SD1b	Draft Local Plan – part 2 – ward policies
SD1c	Draft Local Plan - part 3 - appendices
SD2a	Interactive policies map
SD2b	Policy maps by ward

The draft local plan is supported by an evidence base.