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Local Plans

This page provides access to West Brackenfield District Council's current and emerging local plans, along with the Local Plan Timetable and open data downloads.

Local Plans

West Brackenfield Local Plan 2026–2042 (emerging)
Reg 19 published
Reference: WBDC-LP2042 Reg 19 published: 10 November 2025 Consultation closed: 9 January 2026 Period: 2026–2042
Consultation closed — submission to the Planning Inspectorate expected April 2026. Representations received during the Regulation 19 consultation are being collated prior to submission. The emerging plan is a material consideration in planning decisions.

The new Local Plan sets out a spatial strategy for the district to 2042, including updated housing and employment land requirements in line with national planning policy. It will replace the adopted 2017 plan on adoption.

West Brackenfield Local Plan 2014–2036
Adopted
Reference: WBDC-LP2036 Adopted: 22 June 2017 Period: 2014–2036 Area: West Brackenfield District
Note: A new Local Plan is at Regulation 19 stage and will replace this plan on adoption. In the meantime this plan remains the primary development plan for the district, though some policies may carry limited weight given its age.

The adopted Local Plan sets out the spatial strategy and land use policies for West Brackenfield. Adopted in June 2017 following independent examination, the plan allocates sites for housing, employment, retail, and community uses across the district.

West Brackenfield Local Plan 1998–2016 (superseded)
Superseded
Adopted: 2003 Superseded: June 2017

Fully superseded on adoption of the 2014–2036 plan. Retained here for reference only; carries no planning weight.

Local Development Scheme (LDS) — This timetable sets out the key stages for preparation of West Brackenfield's local plan documents. It is a statutory requirement under section 15 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Data is published in accordance with the plan data specification published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Local Plan Timetable — open data (CSV) Last updated: 10 January 2026 · 13 records · plan-timetable dataset
⬇ Download CSV View on planning.data.gov.uk ↗
Dataset: plan-timetable Organisation: west-brackenfield-district-council Licence: OGL v3 First published: 2022-09-01 Updated: 2026-01-10

Progress: West Brackenfield Local Plan 2026–2042

Full timetable data

Reference Plan Stage Status Start date End date Notes
WBDC-LP2042-T01 Local Plan 2026–2042 Evidence base preparation Complete 2022-04-01 2023-06-30 SHMA, ELNA, transport modelling, Green Belt review
WBDC-LP2042-T02 Local Plan 2026–2042 Issues and Options consultation (Reg 18) Complete 2023-09-04 2023-10-16 2,341 representations received
WBDC-LP2042-T03 Local Plan 2026–2042 Preferred Options consultation (Reg 18) Complete 2024-05-07 2024-06-18 3,018 representations received
WBDC-LP2042-T04 Local Plan 2026–2042 Pre-submission Sustainability Appraisal Complete 2025-04-01 2025-09-30 SA/SEA including Habitats Regulations Assessment
WBDC-LP2042-T05 Local Plan 2026–2042 Publication (Reg 19) Current stage Reg 19 2025-11-10 2026-01-09 Soundness representations only; collation in progress
WBDC-LP2042-T06 Local Plan 2026–2042 Submission to Planning Inspectorate Planned 2026-04-01 2026-04-01 Subject to member approval
WBDC-LP2042-T07 Local Plan 2026–2042 Independent examination Planned 2026-10-01 TBC Inspector appointment by PINS
WBDC-LP2042-T08 Local Plan 2026–2042 Main modifications consultation Planned 2027-03-01 2027-04-12 Subject to Inspector's findings
WBDC-LP2042-T09 Local Plan 2026–2042 Adoption Planned 2027-09-01 2027-09-01 Full Council resolution required
WBDC-LP2036-T01 Local Plan 2014–2036 (adopted) Publication (Reg 19) Complete 2016-09-05 2016-10-17
WBDC-LP2036-T02 Local Plan 2014–2036 (adopted) Submission to Planning Inspectorate Complete 2016-12-14 2016-12-14
WBDC-LP2036-T03 Local Plan 2014–2036 (adopted) Independent examination Complete 2017-02-06 2017-04-28
WBDC-LP2036-T04 Local Plan 2014–2036 (adopted) Adoption Complete 2017-06-22 2017-06-22 Adopted by Full Council

Data published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Field names follow the plan-timetable dataset specification published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Open data

West Brackenfield District Council publishes planning policy data in open, machine-readable formats in accordance with the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 and data standards published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

plan-timetable
Published
Format: CSV Licence: OGL v3 Records: 13 Updated: 10 January 2026

Timetable stages for West Brackenfield's local plans, published in accordance with the MHCLG plan data specification. Collected automatically by planning.data.gov.uk.

plan
Published
Format: CSV Licence: OGL v3 Records: 3 Updated: 10 November 2025

Headline information about West Brackenfield's local plans including the adopted 2017 plan, the emerging 2026–2042 plan, and the superseded 2003 plan.

CSV field reference — plan-timetable

FieldTypeDescription
referencestringUnique identifier for this timetable stage record
planreferenceReference to the parent plan record
plan-eventreferenceStage type from the plan-event curated list
event-datedate (YYYY-MM-DD)Actual or planned date for this stage
notesstringOptional free-text notes
entry-datedate (YYYY-MM-DD)Date this record was first published
start-datedate (YYYY-MM-DD)Date from which this record is valid
end-datedate (YYYY-MM-DD)Date this record was superseded (blank if current)