Main Modifications Consultation
The Main Modifications consultation for proposed changes to the Telford and Wrekin Local Plan is now closed for public comments. The consultation ran for six weeks from 8 June to 20 July 2026.
The Telford and Wrekin Local Plan was submitted for examination in September 2025, and following the conclusion of Hearing Sessions in March 2026, the Council and Inspectors’ have now agreed Main Modifications for consultation.
As part of the examination, Telford & Wrekin Council may ask the Inspector(s) to recommend main modifications to the Local Plan, where necessary, to make the plan sound and legally compliant. Most Local Plans are subject to this request. The wording of the proposed main modifications has been agreed between the Inspector and Telford & Wrekin Council.
The six week consultation on proposed Main Modifications ran from Monday 8 June 2026 to Monday 20 July 2026.
Main Modifications are changes to the Publication Version of the Local Plan that have been identified and developed as part of discussions between the Council, examination participants and the Inspector throughout the examination process.
Main Modifications can only be made where they are necessary to make the submitted Plan sound and legally compliant. Now that the consultation has closed, all representations on the proposed Main Modifications will be considered by the Planning Inspector. If the Inspector concludes that the Plan can proceed to adoption, they will issue their final report setting out the Main Modifications that must be made before the Plan can be adopted.
The Council has also published proposed revisions to the Policies Map. These do not form part of the Main Modifications but are published alongside them and should be read in conjunction with the Main Modifications proposed.
Additional Modifications
The Council also prepared a schedule of ‘Additional Modifications’ to the Plan. These are minor changes to the Local Plan to deal with factual updates and clarifications, or address typographical, grammatical and presentational issues that do not affect soundness or legal compliance of the document. The Council considers that these do not materially affect the Plan. These ‘Additional Modifications’ are not subject to consideration by the Inspector and do not form part of the formal examination. However, these have been published below as supporting documents.
Consultation is now closed and comments made after the deadline will not be accepted.
Integrated Impact Assessment
The Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) (CD06) and Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA) (CD05) have both been reviewed within the Integrated Assessment Report Addendum. The review assesses whether changes to the plan (modifications) could change the conclusions of the IIA and HRA. However, the screening shows that the Local Plan strategy remains largely unchanged and therefore there is no significant change to the conclusions drawn in CD05 and CD06.
These do not form part of the Main Modifications but were published alongside them.
Consultation Documents
- Schedule of Main Modifications
- Schedule of Policy Map Amendments
- Integrated Impact Assessment of Proposed Main Modifications
Supporting Documents
- Schedule of Additional Modifications
- Habitats Regulation Assessment (February 2025) (CD05)
- Integrated Impact Assessment Report (December 2024) (CD06)
- Telford and Wrekin Local Plan Review - Publication Version (CD01)
- Telford and Wrekin Local Plan Policies Map – Borough wide (CD02)
- Telford and Wrekin Local Plan Policies Map – Telford (CD03)