The Local Plan sets out a vision, policies and proposals for future development and land use.

A public consultation on the publication draft of the Local Plan ran from Monday 26 September to Friday 11 November. An additional period of consultation on the publication draft ran from Wednesday 30 November to 5pm on Wednesday 11 January.

The Local Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination in public in July 2017, following a resolution of the council at a meeting held on 21 June.

View details of the examination in public

Below, you can download the publication draft of the Local Plan and all supporting documents.

Local Plan - Publication Draft

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Summary of Consultation Responses (April 2017)

Local Plan - Publication Draft (September 2016)

• Appendix 1 - Implementation and Monitoring Framework
• Appendix 2 - Housing Trajectory
• Appendix 3 - Infrastructure Delivery Plan
• Appendix 4 - Open Space Provision Tables
• Appendix 5 - Parking Standards
• Appendix 6 - Airport Flightpath Safeguarding Plan
• Appendix 7 - Glossary of Terms

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Proposals Maps (September 2016)

• Urban Proposals Map
• Rural Proposals Map
• Village Proposals Maps
• Town Centre Proposals Map
• Green Infrastructure Proposals Map

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Strategic Transport Assessment (June 2017)

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Sustainability Appraisal (September 2016)

• Sustainability Appraisal - Non-Technical Summary 

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Housing Background Paper (September 2016)

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Main Rural Settlement Site Allocation Development Packs (September 2016)

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Heritage Asset Review (September 2016)

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Update (September 2016)

• Appendix 1 - Call for Sites Register
• Appendix 2 - RAG (Red, Amber, Green) Assessment and Conclusions
• Appendix 3 - Sites Not Suitable or Not Available
• Appendix 4 - All Maps

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Employment Land Background Paper (September 2016)

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Strategic Transport Assessment (September 2016)

• Strategic Transport Assessment - Executive Summary

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Habitat Regulations Assessment (September 2016)

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Duty to Co-operate Background Paper (September 2016)

Local Plan - Publication Draft: Superseded Policies (September 2016)

Evidence Base

During the consultation on the publication draft, we also published the Draft South West Rugby Masterplan Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). Please note, this draft SPD was published for information only, to fulfil the requirement of policy DS8 in the publication draft of the Local Plan.

• Draft South West Rugby Masterplan Supplementary Planning Document

In addition, we published the promoter's masterplan for policy DS10 of the publication draft of the Local Plan - Lodge Farm.

• Lodge Farm Promoter's Masterplan

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Local Plan - Preferred Options

Local Plan Preferred Options - Summary of Consultation Responses (September 2016)

Local Plan Preferred Options (December 2015)

• Appendix - Open Spaces Policies Map (December 2015)

Local Plan Preferred Options - Sustainability Appraisal (December 2015)

• Non-Technical Summary
• Appendix 1
• Appendix 2
• Appendix 3
• Appendix 4
• Appendix 5
• Appendix 6
• Appendix 7
• Appendix 8
• Appendix 9

Local Plan Preferred Options - Housing Target and Distribution Background Paper (December 2015)

Local Plan Preferred Options - Employment Land Background Paper (December 2015)

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Local Plan - Development Strategy

Local Plan - Development Strategy Consultation Document (2014)

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Local Plan - Discussion Document

Local Plan - Discussion Document (2013)

• Discussion Document Glossary

Local Plan - Sustainability Appraisal (2013)

• Non-Technical Summary

Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the Local Plan and Gyspy and Traveller Site Allocation Development Plan Documents (2013)