Lake District National Park Authority
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| Reference | Plan | Plan event | Event date | Actual date | Entry date | Notes |
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| 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. |