Draft Plan
The draft plan consultation has now closed. The consultation took place 25 October 2023 - 31 January 2024.
The draft Plan set out Telford & Wrekin Councils vision for the borough, priorities for the plan, preferred policies and proposed housing and employment sites. This latest draft was informed by the Issues and Options consultation which concluded in 2021.
Key priorities and objectives for the draft Plan included:
- Tackling climate change and achieving carbon neutrality
- Protection and enhancement of green and natural environment
- Maximising inward investment and employment opportunities
- Securing better homes for all
- Delivering regeneration, renewal and stronger communities
- Improving health, wellbeing and tackling health inequalities.
Issues and Options
The Issues and Options consultation has now closed. The consultation took place between 12 October 2020 – 8 January 2021.
The Issues and Options consultation document introduced the development priorities for the borough up to 2040. The Issues and Options stage is the first step to reviewing the current Local Plan and sets out:
- In detail the priorities for the Local Plan Review
- Options for the amount of employment and housing development
- Proposed updates to policies and in some cases the addition of new policies.
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