Local Plan Timetable
The government has introduced a new 30-month timescale in which we have to produce the District Local Plan.
Before this 30-month period commences we also have to give at least 4 months notice of our intention to start preparing the Local Plan Plan and publish our timetable. The timetable includes 3 Gateway Assessments with government to check our progress.
Our timetable for preparing the Local Plan is published below, in accordance with Regulation 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026.
This timetable was first published and effective 06 July 2026 and the draft amended timetable published October 2026. It includes the key milestone dates for the end-to-end process for preparing the Local Plan.
The Draft timetable and scoping consultation is subject to approval at Cabinet on 08 October 2026 and Full Council on 22 October 2026.
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Local Plan Stages |
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Get Ready |
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06 July 2026 |
Notice of intention to commence plan preparation available |
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14 January 2027 28 February 2027 |
The scoping consultation will start and end |
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01 March 2027 |
The Gateway 1 self-assessment summary will be published |
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Prepare the Plan |
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28 July 2027 08 September 2027 |
The consultation on proposed plan content and evidence will start and end. |
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11 January 2028 |
Observations and advice will be sought for Gateway 2 |
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22 May 2028 17 July 2028 |
The consultation on the proposed plan will start and end |
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02 November 2028 |
Observations and advice will be sought for Gateway 3 |
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Examination and Adoption |
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02 January 2029 |
Plan submitted for examination |
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01 September 2029 |
Adopt the plan |
Forest of Dean District Design Guide – Supplementary Plans Timetable
This is the timetable was first published and effective from 06 July 2026, the draft amended timetable was published October 2026. It includes the key milestone dates for the end-to-end process for preparing a Supplementary Plan.
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06 July 2026 |
Notice of intention to commence supplementary plan preparation |
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02 May 2028 |
Consultation on the proposed supplementary plan will start. |
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17 July 2028 |
Consultation on the proposed supplementary plan will end |
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30 September 2028 |
Supplementary plan submitted for examination |
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31 January 2029 |
Adopt the supplementary plan |
Forest of Dean District Landscape Study – Supplementary Plans Timetable
This is the timetable was first published and effective from 06 July 2026, The draft timetable was published October 2026. It includes the key milestone dates for the end-to-end process for preparing a Supplementary Plan.
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06 July 2026 |
Notice of intention to commence supplementary plan preparation |
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28 July 2027 |
Consultation on the proposed supplementary plan will start. |
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08 September 2027 |
Consultation on the proposed supplementary plan will end |
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30 October 2027 |
Supplementary plan submitted for examination |
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01 February 2028 |
Adopt the supplementary plan |
Download a csv version of the Local plan timetable.
This CSV file contains the information in the timetable above and will be updated when changes have been made to the timetable and when milestones have been met. The data within this file is being provided to government under the Open Government Licence.
Timetable changes
The timetable will be reviewed monthly from the date of publication and updated when any changes are required.
We will also update timetable on the same day that the following stages are reached:
- publication of Gateway 1 self-assessment
- publication of Gateway 2 advice
- publication of Gateway 3 advice
- publication of the recommendations and reasons of the examiner following the examination of the plan
Local plan timetable schedule of amendments
- 06 July 2026: First version of Local Plan Timetable published.
- 1 October 2026: Last review of the Timetable.
Draft Local Plan Timetable updated with revised milestone dates to be agreed at Full Council 22 October 2026. - 06 November 2026 Next scheduled review of the Timetable: