Local Plans
(asked on 8th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local plans have been (a) submitted, (b) examined and (c) found to be legally compliant and sound in each of the last five years.
Examination (b) spans the time from submission of the plan to issue of the Inspector’s report. As this may take more than 12 months, it is not possible to give that information in the form requested.
Information on (a) and (c) is as follows:
Year | Local Plans submitted for examination (a) | Local Plan Inspector’s reports issued (c) |
2018 | 48 | 26 |
2017 | 35 | 23 1 |
2016 | 25 | 23 |
2015 | 15 | 26 2 |
2014 | 41 | 33 |
2 In addition one report was issued in 2015 finding a plan unsound.
1 In addition one report was issued in 2017 finding a plan unsound.