New Local Plan

The Council is preparing a new Local Plan for Warwick District, which will guide the area's future development for the next 15 years.

The first stage in the process was to ask what you think are the important issues and challenges facing local communities today, and how you would like to see your local area and the district change in the future to address those issues.

Public consultation on this ran between 18 March and 15 July 2011. During this time we spoke to many people at drop in sessions and public meetings around the district. Find further information on this process below.

What we are doing now

On 1 December 2011 Council approved ‘A Strategy for the Future and Sustainable Prosperity of Warwick District’ as the basis for future preparation of the Local Plan. We are continuing to gather and update evidence that will inform the next stage of consultation as we prepare the plan.

Next Steps

From June until August 2012, we will consult you about where new developments should be located to best address the important issues, what infrastructure would be required and what type of new developments we should be encouraging.  Find the full scheduled on page 6 of the revised Local Plan Timetable report.

Previous Consultations

Helping Shape the District - Issues & Scenarios

• Read the online version of the consultation paper (recommended for slower connections); or 
• Download the print copy of the consultation paper (3.6mb, PDF) 

Results

• Report of Public Consultation (626kb, PDF) 
• Report of Local Resident Survey (3.6mb, PDF)

As part of the consultation. we also prepared a more detailed report (4MB, PDF) explaining how the Council will ensure that the New Local Plan contributes towards delivering sustainable development, and including background technical information explaining the key issues and scenarios within the paper. Individual parts of the report are available below:

• Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (437kb, PDF)
• Appendix 1 - Baseline Information (573kb, PDF)
• Appendix 2 - Issues (1.3mb, PDF)
• Appendix 3 - Locality Profiles (3.4MB, PDF)
• Appendix 4 - Growth Options (252kb, PDF)
• Appendix 5 - Residents Survey (62kb, PDF)

We have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions.  If you have a question you would like answered about the New Local Plan, please email it to newlocalplan@warwickdc.gov.uk

You can also keep up to date with the latest news by registering on our LDF consultation system

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