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26 February 2026
In advance of the Matter 5 Issue 1 hearing session, the Council have submitted to the examination the following documents which have been added to the examination library:
- HD02 Note on Allocations Carried Forward
- HD02a Policies Map – Telford with Existing Allocations Labelled
24 February 2026
The Council have submitted to the examination a signed version of the following document:
The Examination library now includes the following document in the 'Post-submission documents' section:
ID05 Indicative Hearings Programme v7
If you have requested to participate in the hearing sessions, please carefully check the draft hearings programme to ensure that you are listed correctly for all the matters you wish to participate in, and the name of your participant is correct. Hearing attendees will only be permitted to speak if they are named on the hearings programme.
If you are not listed correctly or have any queries, please contact the Programme Officer.
20 February 2026
Please note that during the hearing sessions, when invited to speak by the Inspectors, participants must press the button on their microphone before speaking.
The microphones are for recording purposes only and there may be no audible indication that the microphone is active. If the button is not pressed, your contribution will not be captured on the recording of the hearing session.
Also, a Statement of Common Ground between Telford and Wrekin Council and Historic England has been submitted to the examination. The Examination Library has been updated to include:
18 February 2026
The Examination library now includes the following document in the 'Post-submission documents' section:
If you have requested to participate in the hearing sessions, please carefully check the draft hearings programme to ensure that you are listed correctly for all the matters you wish to participate in, and the name of your participant is correct. Hearing attendees will only be permitted to speak if they are named on the hearings programme.
If you are not listed correctly or have any queries, please contact the Programme Officer.
11 February 2026
Please note the following change to the Hearing Programme.
To ensure there is sufficient time for a thorough discussion of all scheduled topics, the Inspectors have decided to adjust the sessions for Week 3. Please note the following amendment:
- Matter 6 Issue 5: Originally scheduled for Tuesday 17 March, has now been rescheduled to the morning of Thursday 19 March.
Matter 6 Issue 9 will be heard first with Matter 6 Issue 5 being heard after.
Please continue to check the Latest News for any programme changes.
29 January 2026
The Examination Library has been updated to include hearing statements submitted to the examination.
If you have submitted a hearing statement(s), please carefully check that it has been recorded correctly and contact the Programme Officer at [email protected] immediately if there are any issues.
In addition, the following documents have been added to the Council Documents section of the Examination Library:
- TW13 Telford & Wrekin Adopted Local Plan 2011 to 2031
- TW13a Telford & Wrekin Adopted Policies Map Borough Wide
- TW13b Telford & Wrekin Adopted Policies Map Telford
- TW14 - Retail & Leisure Capacity Study and Health Check 2014
- TW14a - Retail & Leisure Capacity Study and Health Check 2014 (appendices)
- TW15 GBBCHMA (Officer Agreed) SoCG position at September 2025
19 January 2026
The Council have responded to the Inspectors' Further Initial Questions. Accordingly, the following documents have been added to the Examination Library:
- TW11 Housing Delivery Topic Paper - Updated Version (supersedes TP01)
- TW11a Housing Delivery Sheet
- TW12 Monitoring Framework
09 January 2026
The Council have responded to the Inspectors' Further Initial Questions. Accordingly, the following documents have been added to the Examination Library:
- TW03 Updated Employment Land Delivery Topic Paper
- TW03a Employment Land Delivery Spreadsheet
- TW04 Map - Employment Land Supply Telford and Newport
- TW05 Town Centres Topic Paper
- TW06 SC1 - Land at Bratton Topic Paper
- TW07 SC2 - Land North East of Muxton Topic Paper
- TW08 SC3 - Land North of A442 Wheat Leasows Topic Paper
- TW09 Table - Superseded Local Plan Policies
- TW10 Table - Superseded Local Plan Allocations
08 January 2026
The Examination library now includes the following document in the 'Post-submission documents' section:
• ID05 Indicative Hearings Programme v3
If you have requested to participate in the hearing sessions, please carefully check the draft hearings programme to ensure that you are listed correctly for all the matters you wish to participate in, and the name of your participant is correct. Hearing attendees will only be permitted to speak if they are named on the hearings programme.
If you are not listed correctly or have any queries, please contact the Programme Officer.
17 December 2025
Hearing Programme Change
Please be aware that there has been a change to the hearing programme.
On Wednesday 4th March 2026, the morning session will now be a revisit of Matter 3 Issue 2 - The five-year supply and overall housing supply position.
The Inspectors are not intending to revisit Matter 4 as previously indicated.
Accordingly, an updated hearing programme has been added to the examination library:
8 December 2025
Observing the hearing sessions in person
A limited amount of seating will be provided for those that wish to observe the hearing sessions in person.
If you wish to observe any hearing sessions in person, please advise the Programme Officer which sessions you wish to observe as soon as possible. Please include your name and all the names of the people in your party and which matter and issue you wish to observe.
Live streaming and recording of hearing sessions
The hearing sessions will not be live streamed; however the Council are planning to record the hearing sessions and publish the recording online shortly after the hearing session has finished.
More information will be provided in due course.
1 December 2025 – The Inspectors have issued their Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs), Guidance Notes and Indicative Hearing Programme. Accordingly, the following documents have been added to the Examination Library:
- ID03 Inspectors' Examination Guidance Note
- ID04 Inspectors' Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs)
- ID05 Indicative Hearing Programme
The Programme Officer has written out to all representors with details on how to take further part in the examination.
If you have not been contacted by the Programme Officer and believe you should have, please contact the Programme Officer at: [email protected]
18 November 2025 - The Inspectors have written to the Council with their Further Initial Questions. Accordingly, the following document has been added to the Examination Library:
17 November 2025 - The Council have responded to the Inspectors' Initial Questions. Accordingly, the following documents have been added to the Examination Library:
- TW01 Council response to ID01 - Inspectors' Initial Questions
- TW01a Annex B - Note on Plan Period Change Implications
- TW01b Annex C - Assessment of Out Migration - BCA LPAs
- TW01c Annex D - T&W Local Plan review - Black Country DTC letter
- TW02 Heritage Impact Assessment - October 2025
22 October 2025 - The Inspectors have written to the Council with their Initial Questions. Accordingly, the following document has been added to the Examination Library:
9 October 2025 - The following document has been added to the Examination Library:
If you made representations during the Regulation 19 consultation and have not received a copy of the above letter, please contact the Programme Officer.
15 September 2025 – The Secretary of State has appointed Inspectors M Worden (BA (Hons), Dip, TP, MRTPI) and C Carpenter (BA, MA, MRTPI) to hold an independent examination of the Telford and Wrekin Local Plan review.
12 September 2025 – Telford & Wrekin Council formally submitted the Local Plan review and supporting documents to the Planning Inspectorate on Friday 12 September 2025. A copy of the Local Plan Submission Notice is available to view.
The submission documents and relevant evidence base documents are available in the Local Plan Examination Library.