Regulation 19 Consultation
Local Plan Review Consultation
We consulted on the Regulation 19 (Proposed Submission) stage of the Local Plan Review between Monday 20 January 2025 and Monday 3 March 2025.
This was a formal, statutory stage in the preparation of the Local Plan. Following the consultation, and subject to approval from Council, all representations will be sent, along with the revised Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate to be examined by a government-appointed Planning Inspector who will consider if any changes need to be made to the Local Plan before it can be adopted.
During the Examination of the Local Plan the Planning Inspector is only able to assess whether the revised Local Plan has been prepared in accordance with legal and procedural requirements, and whether it is ‘sound’. Therefore, all representations on the draft Local Plan must relate to a matter of legal compliance or a matter of soundness as follows:
Legal compliance: Does the Local Plan comply with the legal and procedural requirements for its preparation?
Soundness: Is the Local Plan sound? Has it been positively prepared, justified, effective and aligned with national policy? Does it meet the following four tests? It must be:
- Positively prepared – the Plan has attempted to meet all of Coventry’s housing and employment land needs and discussions have taken place with neighbouring councils to help meet any shortfalls.
- Justified – the Plan sets out a development strategy that has been informed by up-to-date evidence and consideration has been given to alternative strategies.
- Effective – the Plan is deliverable, and efforts have been made to address any issues impacting on the broader region.
- Consistent with national policy.
Duty to Cooperate: Has the plan complied with the Duty to Cooperate? Has the Council engaged and collaborated effectively with neighbouring authorities and other legally prescribed organisations in preparing the Local Plan?
The Sustainability Appraisal, which is an assessment of how the proposals and policies of the plan meet a range of sustainability criteria was also available for comments.
Documents
Local Plan: View our Regulation 19 Consultation and Plan Preparation Documents. They can also be viewed on our Online consultation system.
Evidence Base: View documents which have informed the review, including the evidence base and explanatory background papers.
Making a representation
The window for representations has now closed. Should you have any questions, please email planningpolicy@coventry.gov.uk
Webinars
Webinars took place on 5 and 7 February. View the slides.
Previous consultation stage
We consulted on the first stage of the Local Plan Review in summer 2023. This stage was called Issues and Options (Regulation 18) and was about determining the scope of the review and which of the adopted Local Plan policies needed updating. View the consultation documents.
The plan review timetable is set out in our Local Development Scheme timetable. We will provide an update to the Local Plan timescale shortly.