The draft Local Plan provides the strategy for growth over the next 15 years and includes planning policies against which future development will be assessed.
We consulted on the draft BCP Local Plan from 20 March to 1pm on 3 May 2024. We are now collating the feedback. We will publish all the consultation responses on the website by the end of June 2024 when we expect to submit the Draft Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate for examination. The Local Plan examination is expected to take around 12 months. If the Local Plan is found to be sound by the Inspector, we can adopt the BCP Local Plan in 2025.
Find out more about the consultation we held on the draft BCP Local Plan.
You can also view our:
- statement of representations procedure
- consultation documents below
Consultation documents
The draft Local Plan is in 3 parts. Part 1 covers the strategy and the policies we will use to determine planning applications. Part 2 provides detailed land use proposals for each of our 33 wards. Part 3 is the appendices.
You can view the Policies Map in two different ways through an interactive map of the whole Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area or as individual ward maps.
| Reference | Document |
| SD1a | Draft Local Plan - part 1 - strategic and development management policies |
| SD1b | Draft Local Plan – part 2 – ward policies |
| SD1c | Draft Local Plan - part 3 - appendices |
| SD2a | Interactive policies map |
| SD2b | Ward policies maps key |
| SD2 | Policy maps by ward |
The draft local plan is supported by an evidence base.