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The purpose of this report is to present the Proposed Submission Local Plan (2022-2040) to Full Council with the recommendation that public consultation be undertaken as soon as practically possible and in accordance with our Local Development Scheme (the Local Plan timetable).

The Licencing and Planning Policy Committee on the 20 November 2024 agreed to recommend to Full Council that; the Proposed Submission Local Plan be endorsed as being sound; public consultation should commence on the document as soon as is practically possible for a period of six weeks and that the plan should be submitted for independent examination as soon as is practically possible.

The Regulation 19 consultation is the second consultation stage on the Local Plan prior to the document being submitted for examination by a Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State. The Regulation 19 consultation seeks representations on legal compliance and the four tests of soundness set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).