Durham County Council
Plan timetable
| Reference | Name | Plan | Plan event | Document URL | Documentation URL | End date | Entry date | Event date | Predicted date | Notes | Actual date | Start date |
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| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-publish-notice-intention-commence | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | publish-notice-intention-commence | 2026-04-23 | 2026-03-25 | Publishing the notice of intention to commence Local Plan preparation is a new requirement. It gives communities and stakeholders advance notice of plan?making and sets out when and how they can get involved. The notice must be published at least 4 months before Gateway 1. | 2026-03-25 | 2026-03-25 | ||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-scoping-consultation-start | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | scoping-consultation-start | 2026-04-23 | 2026-06-18 | This is a new requirement, but similar to the engagement we’ve already done. We will use this consultation to check that what we’ve heard from communities and stakeholders is still relevant. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-scoping-consultation-end | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | scoping-consultation-end | 2026-04-23 | 2026-08-13 | All comments (representations) on the scoping consultation must be received on or before this date. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-gateway-1-self-assessment | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | gateway-1-self-assessment | 2026-04-23 | 2026-09-01 | An opportunity for residents, town and parish councils, councillors and stakeholders to comment on sites submitted through our call for sites. This is not a formal consultation required by legislation. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-plan-content-evidence-consultation-start | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | plan-content-evidence-consultation-start | 2026-04-23 | 2027-03-01 | All comments on the submitted sites must be received on or before this date. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-plan-content-evidence-consultation-end | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | plan-content-evidence-consultation-end | 2026-04-23 | 2027-04-12 | This new requirement is a self?assessment summary confirming that we have published the timetable and notice, completed the scoping consultation, and have a project plan in place to begin the formal stage of preparing the Local Plan. Once we complete Gateway 1, we have 30 months to prepare and adopt the plan. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-gateway-2-advice-sought | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | gateway-2-advice-sought | 2026-04-23 | 2027-06-01 | This second formal consultation sets out the proposed vision, aims and objectives, and a summary of the policy topics the plan will cover. We will also publish a summary of the evidence proposed to support the plan. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-gateway-2-advice-published | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | gateway-2-advice-published | 2026-04-23 | 2027-07-12 | All comments (representations) on the proposed Local Plan content and evidence consultation must be received on or before this date. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-proposed-plan-consultation-start | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | proposed-plan-consultation-start | 2026-04-23 | 2027-10-26 | This new requirement is a formal method of obtaining feedback from a planning inspector on the draft plan and supporting evidence, ensuring our approach aligns with national policy, guidance and legislation. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-proposed-plan-consultation-end | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | proposed-plan-consultation-end | 2026-04-23 | 2027-12-21 | Date of publication will depend on the duration of Gateway 2. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-gateway-3-advice-sought | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | gateway-3-advice-sought | 2026-04-23 | 2028-02-01 | This 8?week consultation is on the final version of the plan and includes the proposed site allocations. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-gateway-3-advice-published | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | gateway-3-advice-published | 2026-04-23 | 2028-02-28 | All comments (representations) on the proposed Local Plan consultation must be received on or before this date. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-examination-submitted | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | examination-submitted | 2026-04-23 | 2028-05-01 | This new requirement is a final check by an external assessor to confirm the plan meets planning regulations and the tests of soundness, before formally submitting it for Examination. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-examination-recommendations-published | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | examination-recommendations-published | 2026-04-23 | 2028-09-30 | Date of publication will depend on the duration of Gateway 3. | ||||||
| durham-county-council-new-local-plan-adopted | Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2050 | county-durham-plan | adopted | 2026-04-23 | 2029-03-01 | Unknown at this stage. |