Local Plan Consultations and Latest News

The Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan - Local Plan Part 1

Nottingham City, Broxtowe Borough, and Rushcliffe Borough are consulting on the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan Publication Draft. This Plan sets out policies to secure sustainable growth up to 2041.

The consultation period closes on 25 April 2025

Further details on this Plan can be viewed online at Greater Nottingham Planning Partnership website

Modifications to the Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Waste Local Plan

Following the hearing sessions held in October 2024, the Councils proposed modifications to the Waste Local Plan, without prejudice to the Inspector’s final conclusions on the Plan.

The proposed Main modifications to the Pre-Submission Draft Waste Local Plan and Supporting Documents was published for consultation between the 8th January and the 19th February 2025.

All representations received during the consultation period have been considered by the Councils and have been passed on to the Planning Inspectorate to consider as part of the Independent Examination. Further details can be found on the New Waste Local Plan web page.

Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan Publication Draft Consultation (Regulation 19)

Nottingham City, Broxtowe Borough, Gedling Borough, and Rushcliffe Borough recently consulted on the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan Publication Draft. This Plan sets out policies to secure sustainable growth up to 2041.

The consultation period closed on 16 December 2024

All comments made during the consultation period are now being considered.

Further details on this plan can be viewed online at Greater Nottingham Planning Partnership website

Purpose Built Student Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document (PBSA SPD)

Nottingham City Council recently consulted on the draft Purpose Built Student Accommodation SPD, in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2012.

The consultation period closed on 8 October 2024.

All comments made during the consultation period are now being considered.

A copy of the draft PBSA SPD and additional information can be viewed online at Purpose Built Student Accommodation (SPD) - Nottingham City Council

Reduction of Carbon in New Development Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Broxtowe Borough Council and Nottingham City Council recently consulted on the draft Reduction of Carbon in New Development SPD, in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2012.

The consultation period closed on 30th September 2024. All comments made during the consultation period are now being considered.

A copy of the Draft Reduction of Carbon in New Development SPD and additional information can be viewed online at https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/carbon-spd

Strategic Distribution and Logistics: Preferred Approach

During January and February 2023, the Greater Nottingham Planning Partnership consulted on the Preferred Approach to the distribution of housing and employment within the emerging Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan.

Following this consultation and a call for logistics sites in 2022, the Partnership consulted on the Strategic Distribution and Logistics: Preferred Approach.

The consultation lasted until 7^thNovember 2023.

• Please follow the link: Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan: Distribution and Logistics Preferred Approach (now closed) (gnplan.org.uk)

The Statement of Community Involvement was adopted by the City Council's Executive Board on 20 June 2023. 

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out how the community can get involved in the preparation of local planning policy documents and decisions on planning applications.

A copy of the SCI and additional information can be viewed online at:  www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/SCI

• View the Adoption Statement

The Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was adopted by the City Council's Executive Board on 21 March 2023. The Conservation Area Appraisal forms the primary evidence base for the special character and appearance of the area. The Management Plan provides supplementary guidance to policies set out within the adopted Nottingham City Local Plan. 

A copy of the SPD and additional information can be viewed online at:

• www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/park-spd

The Council's latest IFSs have been published. These set out details of S106 agreed and monies received spent and retained for the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 and 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

• Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023-24
• Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022-23

Further details are available on the Infrastructure Funding Statement page.

The Council adopted the 'Reduction of Carbon in New Development' Informal Planning Guidance in June 2022. 

To view the document please visit the Reduction of Carbon in New Development Informal Planning Guidance webpage. 

The Council adopted the Education Contributions from Residential Developments Supplementary Planning Document at the Executive Board on 18 May 2021.

Please view the related documents by clicking links below:

• Supplementary Planning Document (SPD): Education Contributions from Residential Developments 
• Adoption Statement: Education Contributions from Residential Development Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
• Report of Consultation: Education Contributions from Residential Developments Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

To confirm, no application to leave was applied for within three months of the decision by any person with sufficient interest in the decision to adopt the SPD.

The Council adopted the Affordable Housing Contributions arising from Student Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document at the Executive Board on 18 May 2021.

Further details can be found by clicking on the following webpage.

• Affordable Housing Contributions arising from Student Accommodation Supplementary Planning web page.

  Please click links view the related documents below:

• Supplementary Planning Document (SPD): Affordable Housing Contributions arising from Purpose Built Student Accommodation
• Adoption Statement: Affordable Housing Contributions arising from Purpose Built Student Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
• Report of Consultation: Affordable Housing Contributions arising from Purpose Built Student Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
• Executive Board Report: Approval to adopt Affordable Housing Contributions arising from Purpose Built Student Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

 Click image above to view the document

A new Local Development Scheme (LDS) has been approved. It is dated March 2025. The LDS sets out the City Council's anticipated timetable for the preparation of the Local Plan and the Waste Local Plan. 

The new LDS can be viewed here: Local Development Scheme (LDS) - Nottingham City Council

Work has started on a new Waste Local Plan, which is being prepared jointly by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council.

This will replace the adopted Waste Core Strategy (2013).

• Waste Core Strategy (2013)

The new Plan will ensure that we can plan for sufficient sites to meet future demand for waste and resource recovery over the next 15-20 years, a period which will see significant housing and economic growth across the plan area.

Once adopted, the document will provide a range of policies aimed at supporting sustainable waste management, helping us to meet our objectives on climate change and minimising carbon emissions.

The Plan will then be used to determine planning applications for waste development.

• For more information please visit the Nottingham County Council Waste Local Plan Review pages. 

A new dedicated page has been created to provide details of updates to commuted S106 contributions that the Council may seek on major Planning Applications.

• Details can be found on the S106 Contributions revised costs page.

This includes details of recently revised contributions for Education (December 2022).  

To help make the process for determining of S106 open and transparent a new S106 Estimator tool has been produced to give a summary of likely financial contributions for the following infrastructure;

• Affordable Housing
• Open Space
• Education; and
• Employment & Training

Click here to download the S106 Estimator tool

Further details can be found by clicking the button below.

S106 Estimator

The Local Plan team are hybrid working and so you are advised to make initial contact by emailing localplan@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.