The new North Somerset Local Plan identifies where development can and cannot take place in North Somerset. It guides investment for new housing, jobs, transport and community facilities over the next 15 years.
A new pre-submission plan 2040 was agreed by the Executive Committee on 17 July 2024 for consultation. This was based on our local housing target and no strategic allocations in the green belt. It also responded to comments received through the previous regulation 19 consultation in 2023 as well as an amendment to the plan period to 2025-2040.
We will not be going ahead with our consultation on the pre-submission plan 2040 in September as we had originally planned. This is due to the launch of the consultation on the governments proposed planning reforms on 30 July.
We will now review our pre-submission plan and take into account the proposed reforms. We will be working to progress a revised plan as quickly as possible.