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Publication version of Local Plan review is now closed for comments (Regulation 19) 

The publication version of the Local Plan review (2020-2040) is now closed for public comments on matters of soundness and legal compliance. The consultation period ended at 4pm on Monday 5 May 2025. 

The Council will now be considering all comments received on matters of soundness and legal compliance and working towards submitting the Plan to the Secretary of State.

You can still view the Local Plan review and additional documents:

The Telford and Wrekin Local Plan sets a vision and framework for our Borough’s development. The plan focuses on creating sustainable communities, combatting climate change, providing better homes for everyone, protecting our green spaces and natural environment, and improving the health and wellbeing of all residents. 

Our Local Plan proposals will: 

  • Protect our green spaces
  • Care for our existing communities 
  • Invest in the future.

It will do this and benefit our residents by: 

  • Providing more quality homes which local people in Telford and Wrekin can afford. 
  • Providing new homes to meet the needs of our community, including homes for our young people, families and older people. 
  • Providing more energy efficient buildings helping to lower the cost of running homes and businesses. 
  • Retaining Telford and Wrekin’s proud identity as one of the greenest places in the country by protecting our heritage and enhancing our green spaces for people and wildlife.
  • Investing in our established communities by revitalising borough towns and tackling derelict and vacant sites that blight local people’s daily lives. 
  • Securing around 17,000 new jobs through new land for existing businesses to grow and new business to invest in Telford and Wrekin. 
  • Securing new and improved infrastructure for the future, including six new schools, expanded GP surgeries and improving transport networks. 
  • Tackling climate change by introducing policies to reduce carbon emissions and improve sustainability. 

Consultation is now closed

The publication version of the Local Plan review has been shaped by resident feedback during the draft plan consultation which took place October 2023 to January 2024.

Comments are currently being considered on matters of soundness and legal compliance ahead of the council’s intention to submit the plan to the Planning Inspectorate for examination in public.

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