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Guidance

Local plans: monitoring progress (legacy system)

The Planning Inspectorate maintains a list of the overall position for each LPA and a list of local plan examination hearing dates we are holding over the next few months

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Planning Inspectorate
PublishedPublished:
1 January 2012
Last updatedupdated:
1320 July 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Local plans examination hearing dates

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Plans containing strategic policies

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Plans containing strategic policies

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If you have a question about the timing of the publication, submission or adoption of a local plan, please contact the relevant LPA directly.

Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2012
Last updated 1320 July 2026 — Show all updates

  1. (legacy system) added to the title

  2. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated.

  3. Tower Hamlets Local Plan 07/07/2026 hearing has been postponed

  4. Plans containing strategic policies , Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local plans examination hearing dates updated

  5. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated.

  6. Plans and hearing dates documents updated

  7. Plans updated for March 2026

  8. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  9. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  10. Wolverhampton Local Plan opening hearing was due to start tomorrow 16/12 but has been postponed, new date to be confirmed.

  11. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  12. Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  13. Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  14. Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  15. Plans containing non-strategic policies and Plans containing strategic policies updated

  16. Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  17. Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  18. Plans containing non-strategic policies, Local Plan examination hearing dates and Plans containing strategic policies updated

  19. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies documents updated

  20. Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  21. Plans containing non-strategic policies and Plans containing strategic policies updated

  22. LPA hearing dates updated

  23. Plans containing non-strategic policies and Plans containing strategic policies updated with February 2025 data

  24. Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  25. Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  26. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated with January 2025 data

  27. Hearing dates added for Enfield local plan

  28. Latest hearing dates added. Table updated to reorder most recent at top.

  29. The following have been updated: Plans containing strategic policies - file attachment Plans containing non-strategic policies - file attachment Plans containing strategic policies - HTML attachment Plans containing non-strategic policies - HTML attachment

  30. Latest data updated for 'Plans containing strategic policies' and 'Plans containing non-strategic policies'

  31. 'list of local plan examination hearing dates' updated.

  32. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  33. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  34. Local Plan examination hearing dates, Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  35. Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  36. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  37. Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  38. Plans containing non-strategic policies and Plans containing strategic policies updated

  39. All attachments have been updated.

  40. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies have been updated

  41. Plans containing strategic policies -and Plans containing strategic policies updated

  42. Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies - file attachment and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  43. Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates all updated with latest data

  44. Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated with March 2023 data

  45. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  46. A hearing date for for Blackburn & Darwin has been added to the Local Plan examination dates.

  47. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  48. Local Plan examination hearing dates data updated

  49. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  50. Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

  51. Local Plan examination hearing dates, Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  52. Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  53. Warrington and Barking and Dagenham added to the local plan hearing dates

  54. Updated with hearing dates for Cornwall Council's Climate Emergency DPD examination.

  55. Hearing dates added, plans containing strategic and plans containing non-strategic updated.

  56. Local Plan examination hearing dates, Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated.

  57. Plans containing strategic policies updated for March 2022. No update to the Plans containing non-strategic policies.

  58. East Northants hearing details added

  59. Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

  60. A list of Local Plan Examination hearing dates the Planning Inspectorate is holding over the next few months has been added

  61. Plans containing strategic policies updated.

  62. Plans containing strategic policies updated

  63. Plans containing strategic policies list updated

  64. July data added to the strategic plan sheet

  65. July 2021 data added

  66. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-20 14:28
(legacy system) added to the title

2026-07-13 13:25
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated.

2026-07-03 13:30
Tower Hamlets Local Plan 07/07/2026 hearing has been postponed

2026-06-10 16:00
Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local plans examination hearing dates updated

2026-05-08 11:08
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated.

2026-04-08 14:29
Plans and hearing dates documents updated

2026-03-12 10:20
Plans updated for March 2026

2026-02-05 07:41
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2026-01-08 11:19
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2025-12-15 12:36
Wolverhampton Local Plan opening hearing was due to start tomorrow 16/12 but has been postponed, new date to be confirmed.

2025-11-11 12:07
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2025-11-05 15:18
Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2025-10-09 10:08
Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2025-09-08 12:42
Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2025-08-07 13:53
Plans containing non-strategic policies and Plans containing strategic policies updated

2025-08-04 11:57
Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2025-07-09 07:28
Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies andLocal Plan examination hearing dates updated

2025-06-09 14:17
Plans containing non-strategic policies, Local Plan examination hearing dates and Plans containing strategic policies updated

2025-05-08 10:12
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies documents updated

2025-05-02 07:44
Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2025-04-07 15:07
Plans containing non-strategic policies and Plans containing strategic policies updated

2025-04-04 15:41
LPA hearing dates updated

2025-02-17 16:11
Plans containing non-strategic policies and Plans containing strategic policies updated with February 2025 data

2025-02-10 16:44
Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2025-01-08 15:59
Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2025-01-07 09:52
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated with January 2025 data

2024-12-10 16:50
Hearing dates added for Enfield local plan

2024-12-10 12:21
Latest hearing dates added. Table updated to reorder most recent at top.

2024-11-07 11:50
The following have been updated:Plans containing strategic policies – file attachmentPlans containing non-strategic policies – file attachmentPlans containing strategic policies – HTML attachmentPlans containing non-strategic policies – HTML attachment

2024-10-08 15:51
Latest data updated for ‘Plans containing strategic policies’ and ‘Plans containing non-strategic policies’

2024-09-25 14:43
‘list of local plan examination hearing dates’ updated.

2024-09-11 13:18
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2024-08-08 14:41
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2024-07-05 10:59
Local Plan examination hearing dates, Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2024-04-12 11:59
Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2024-03-13 16:09
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2024-01-22 16:17
Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2023-11-07 14:56
Plans containing non-strategic policies and Plans containing strategic policies updated

2023-10-16 14:19
All attachments have been updated.

2023-08-08 10:14
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies have been updated

2023-07-07 15:34
Plans containing strategic policies -and Plans containing strategic policies updated

2023-06-09 12:46
Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies – file attachment and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2023-04-13 12:01
Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates all updated with latest data

2023-03-20 15:10
Plans containing strategic policies, Plans containing non-strategic policies and Local Plan examination hearing dates updated with March 2023 data

2023-02-27 07:38
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2022-12-01 13:53
A hearing date for for Blackburn & Darwin has been added to the Local Plan examination dates.

2022-11-14 10:25
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2022-11-10 14:49
Local Plan examination hearing dates data updated

2022-10-13 08:56
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2022-09-05 13:53
Local Plan examination hearing dates updated

2022-08-10 08:08
Local Plan examination hearing dates, Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2022-07-12 12:32
Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2022-07-06 12:49
Warrington and Barking and Dagenham added to the local plan hearing dates

2022-06-01 16:56
Updated with hearing dates for Cornwall Council’s Climate Emergency DPD examination.

2022-05-12 09:22
Hearing dates added, plans containing strategic and plans containing non-strategic updated.

2022-04-07 17:14
Local Plan examination hearing dates, Plans containing strategic policies and Plans containing non-strategic policies updated.

2022-03-07 13:12
Plans containing strategic policies updated for March 2022. No update to the Plans containing non-strategic policies.

2022-03-01 16:10
East Northants hearing details added

2022-02-23 14:56
Plans containing non-strategic policies updated

2022-02-17 10:14
A list of Local Plan Examination hearing dates the Planning Inspectorate is holding over the next few months has been added