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Lake District National Park Authority

Plan timetable

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Reference Plan Plan event Event date Actual date Entry date Notes
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-notice-of-intention lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 publish-notice-intention-commence 2026-06-30 2026-06-29 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.
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-scoping-consultation-start lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 scoping-consultation-start 2026-09-09 2026-06-29 We will use this consultation to scope local plan content.
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-scoping-consultation-end lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 scoping-consultation-end 2026-10-21 2026-06-29 All comments on the scoping consultation must be received on or before this date.
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-gateway-1 lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 gateway-1-self-assessment 2026-10-30 2026-06-29 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.
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-evidence-consultation-start lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 plan-content-evidence-consultation-start 2027-01-13 2026-06-29 This second formal consultation sets out the proposed vision, aims and objectives, and a summary of the policy topics the plan will cover.
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-evidence-consultation-end lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 plan-content-evidence-consultation-end 2027-02-24 2026-06-29 All comments on the proposed Local Plan content and evidence consultation must be received on or before this date.
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-Gateway-2 lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 gateway-2-advice-sought 2027-09-08 2026-06-29 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.
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-Gateway-2-published lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 gateway-2-advice-published 2027-10-08 2026-06-29
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-proposed-plan-consultation-start lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 proposed-plan-consultation-start 2028-01-12 2026-06-29
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-proposed-plan-consultation-end lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 proposed-plan-consultation-end 2028-03-08 2026-06-29
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-Gateway-3 lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 gateway-3-advice-sought 2028-09-13 2026-06-29
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-Gateway-3-end lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 gateway-3-advice-published 2028-10-13 2026-06-29
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-examination-submitted lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 examination-submitted 2028-10-11 2026-06-29
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-examination-published lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 examination-recommendations-published 2029-01-15 2026-06-29
lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-adopted lake-district-national-park-authority-local-plan-2045 adopted 2029-04-25 2026-06-29 Adoption date subject to change. This timetable will be updated periodically.