We will need robust evidence to prepare the Local Plan, both to define the challenges we are facing, and to test policy options. We will use existing evidence, as well as commissioning new studies.
The evidence base will need to cover a wide range of issues, such as the following:
- Climate change
- Health and well-being
- Housing need
- Economic strategy
- Transport
- Cultural strategy
- Design and placemaking
- Flood risk
- Green Belt
- Landscape
- Habitats, ecology and Biodiversity Net Gain
- Renewable energy
- Air, soil and water quality
- Green Infrastructure
- Infrastructure Delivery
- Viability
View existing evidence and policy documents
You can view our existing evidence base documents on the topics above, on the Core documents section for the recent Local Plan Partial Update (LPPU) Examination
View additional information about current planning policy on our Heritage, environment and design page.