What changed

310 planning authorities. 304 have an adopted plan on record, 205 of them over five years old; 6 have none on record.

Plans in preparation, by stage: At examination 24, Getting started 59, Early consultation 70, Submitted 24, Inspector's report 3, Proposed plan 15.

Housing Delivery Test 2025, delivery against the requirement: Below 75% 92, 95% or more 149, 75 to 84% 19, 85 to 94% 34, not measured 1, measured by former district 2.

What changed

Plans moved on a stage

• Birmingham City Council: A later plan, filed under “Birmingham Plan 2042”, now its plan in preparation (Inspector's report)
• Stafford Borough Council: New Local Plan 2025 to 2045, now its plan in preparation (Getting started)

New dates in plans in preparation

• Birmingham City Council: Planning inspectorate found sound, 2026-09-01
• Stafford Borough Council: Scoping consultation started, 2026-08-06

Housing Delivery Test

• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council: 75%
• Council of the Isles of Scilly: no measurement
• Cumberland Council: measured by former district
• Sheffield City Council: 58%
• Somerset Council: measured by former district

Newly flagged

• Sheffield City Council: HDT below 75%

Records added late or corrected (not new this week)

• Basildon Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as A later plan, filed under “Basildon District Local Plan Saved Policies” (Early consultation)
• Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as Basingstoke & Deane Local Plan 2021-2040 (Early consultation)
• Bedford Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as Local Plan 2040 (Submitted)
• Blaby District Council: adopted plan now shown as Blaby District Council Local Plan 2019 (adopted 2019-02-04)
• Braintree District Council: adopted plan now shown as Braintree District Council Local Plan 2014 (adopted 2022-07-25)
• Breckland District Council: adopted plan now shown as Breckland Local Plan 2023 (adopted 2023-09-21)
• Breckland District Council: plan in preparation now shown as Local Plan Full Update 2024 (Early consultation)
• Bristol City Council: plan in preparation now shown as Bristol Local Plan Review (Submitted)
• Broads Authority: plan in preparation now shown as Broads Local Plan Review (Proposed plan)
• Broxtowe Borough Council: adopted plan now shown as Part 2 Local Plan (adopted 2019-08-16)
• Broxtowe Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan (Proposed plan)
• Buckinghamshire Council: adopted plan now shown as Former districts' plans (date of adoption not recorded)
• Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as A later plan, filed under “Calderdale Local Plan 2018/19 to 2032/33” (Early consultation)
• Castle Point Borough Council: adopted plan now shown as Castle Point Borough Council Local Plan 1998 (adopted 1998-11-17)
• City of London Corporation: plan in preparation now shown as A later plan, filed under “City of London Local Plan 2015” (At examination)
• City of Westminster: plan in preparation now shown as Westminster City Plan Partial Review (Submitted)
• Cumberland Council: adopted plan now shown as Former districts' plans (date of adoption not recorded)
• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council: adopted plan now shown as Doncaster Local Plan 2015-2035 (adopted 2021-09-23)
• Durham County Council: adopted plan now shown as County Durham Plan 2020 (adopted 2020-10-21)
• East Cambridgeshire District Council: adopted plan now shown as East Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2015 (as amended 2023) (adopted 2023-10-19)
• East Hampshire District Council: plan in preparation now shown as East Hampshire Local Plan (Getting started)
• East Suffolk Council: adopted plan now shown as East Suffolk Council Local Plan 2019 (adopted 2019-03-20)
• Elmbridge Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as Elmbridge New Local Plan (Submitted)
• Fenland District Council: adopted plan now shown as Fenland Local Plan (adopted 2014-05-08)
• Fenland District Council: plan in preparation now shown as Fenland Local Plan 2021 - 2040 (Submitted)
• Folkestone and Hythe Council: plan in preparation now shown as A later plan, filed under “Core Strategy Review 2022” (Inspector's report)
• Great Yarmouth Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as Great Yarmouth Local Plan 2021-2041 (Submitted)
• Horsham District Council: plan in preparation now shown as A later plan, filed under “Horsham District Planning Framework” (At examination)
• Kirklees Council: adopted plan now shown as Kirklees Council Local Plan 2013 (adopted 2019-02-27)
• Lake District National Park Authority: adopted plan now shown as Local Plan 2020-2035 (adopted 2021-05-19)
• London Borough of Camden: plan in preparation now shown as Camden local plan 2026 (Submitted)
• London Borough of Enfield: adopted plan now shown as The Enfield Plan: Core Strategy 2010-2025 (adopted 2010-11-10)
• London Borough of Enfield: plan in preparation now shown as Enfield Local Plan (Regulation 24) 2024 (At examination)
• London Borough of Southwark: adopted plan now shown as Adopted Southwark Plan 2022 (date of adoption not recorded)
• London Borough of Tower Hamlets: adopted plan now shown as Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (adopted 2020-01-15)
• Melton Borough Council: adopted plan now shown as Melton Local Plan 2011-2036 (adopted 2018-10-10)
• Mid Suffolk District Council: plan in preparation now shown as Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan Review (Getting started)
• Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Plan 2020-2040 (At examination)
• North Northamptonshire Council: adopted plan now shown as Former districts' plans (date of adoption not recorded)
• North Yorkshire Council: adopted plan now shown as Former districts' plans (date of adoption not recorded)
• Norwich City Council: adopted plan now shown as Greater Norwich Local Plan 2018-2038 (adopted 2024-03-28)
• Preston City Council: adopted plan now shown as Central Lancashire Core Strategy (date of adoption not recorded)
• Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: adopted plan now shown as Borough Local Plan 2013-2033 (adopted 2022-02-08)
• Rushcliffe Borough Council: plan in preparation now shown as Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan (Proposed plan)
• Rutland County Council: adopted plan now shown as Rutland Core Strategy DPD (date of adoption not recorded)
• Rutland County Council: plan in preparation now shown as Rutland Local Plan 2021-2041 (Submitted)
• Somerset Council: adopted plan now shown as Former districts' plans (date of adoption not recorded)
• South Ribble Borough Council: adopted plan now shown as Central Lancashire Core Strategy (date of adoption not recorded)
• St Helens Council: adopted plan now shown as St Helens Borough Local Plan up to 2037 (date of adoption not recorded)
• Staffordshire Moorlands District Council: plan in preparation now shown as A later plan, filed under “Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan 2014-2033” (Early consultation)
• Stroud District Council: plan in preparation now shown as Stroud District Local Plan Review (Submitted)
• Telford & Wrekin Council: adopted plan now shown as Telford & Wrekin Local Plan 2011-2031 (adopted 2018-01-11)
• Thurrock Council: adopted plan now shown as Core Strategy Local Plan (adopted 2015-01-28)
• Uttlesford District Council: plan in preparation now shown as A later plan, filed under “Uttlesford Local Plan 2005” (Inspector's report)
• Vale of White Horse District Council: adopted plan now shown as Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2031: Part One - Strategic Sites and Policies (as amended by Part 2 Plan, 9 Oct 2019) (adopted 2016-12-14)
• West Northamptonshire Council: adopted plan now shown as Former districts' plans (date of adoption not recorded)
• Westmorland and Furness Council: adopted plan now shown as Former districts' plans (date of adoption not recorded)

Sources: the planning data platform (MHCLG) and the Housing Delivery Test table (MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0. The platform holds what councils have sent it, so a plan or date may be missing or late.

Earlier weeks