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Local Development Scheme
The Local Development Scheme sets out the timetable for preparing a new Local Plan for the Borough and for relevant supporting documents.
What is the Local Development Scheme (LDS)?
The LDS sets out the timetable for preparing a new Local Plan for the Borough and for relevant supporting documents.
In February 2025, the Council's Executive agreed an updated LDS. This did not change the timetable for preparing the Surrey Heath Local Plan 2019 to 2038 which is set out in the table below, but included an indicative timetable for preparing a future Local Plan referenced as the Local Plan Review 2026.
Since then, new national planning legislation and guidance has been put in place that will govern the preparation of the Local Plan Review 2026. In June 2026 the Council published a new timetable for the Local Plan Review, 2026 which replaces the indicative timetable in the LDS 2025. Further information can be viewed on the Local Plan Review webpages.
It should also be noted that due to delays in the Examination public hearing sessions for the Surrey Heath Local Plan 2019 - 2038, it is now anticipated that the Inspectors Report for that Local Plan will be received in the Autumn 2026.
| Surrey Heath Local Plan (2019 to 2038) Preparation Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Consultation on Issues and Preferred Options | June to July 2018 |
| Consultation on a Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) | March to May 2022 |
| Consultation on Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations (Regulation 18) | August to September 2022 |
| Publication of a Pre-Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19) | Summer 2024 |
| Submission to the Secretary of State for Examination | Winter 2024/25 |
| Inspector’s Report | Autumn 2025 |
| Adoption | Autumn 2025 |
Please note that Inspectors Report and the adoption of the plan are dependent on the Planning Inspectorate and the timetable for the Local Plan Examination.
Further detail is available in the adopted LDS below:
The previous LDS can be viewed below: