South Staffordshire Local Plan Consultation

South Staffordshire Council are again consulting on their Publication Plan version (also known as a pre-submission plan) of their emerging Local Plan having previously delayed its submission for Examination in Public early last year. The consultation will run for 6 weeks beginning Thursday 18 April until midday on Friday 31 May 2024.

This Regulation 19 consultation is specifically seeking views on the following:

• Legal Compliance – does the plan meet the legal requirements made under relevant legislation?

• Soundness – has the plan been positively prepared, justified, effective, and consistent with national policy?

 It is particularly interesting to note that the Council’s Publication Plan is proposing a housing target of 4,726 new homes between 2023 and 2041, compared with the 9,089 dwellings (2018 – 2039) proposed in the previous version of the Publication Plan (2022). The Publication Plan and supporting documents can be viewed via the following link:

https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/local-plan-review

If you would like more information on the Plan, or have land interests in the South Staffordshire area, please contact us.