The Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan was adopted by South Hams District Council on 21 March 2019, Plymouth City Council on 26 March 2019 and West Devon Borough Council on 26 March 2019. The adopted Joint Local Plan covers the administrative areas of Plymouth City, South Hams District and West Devon Borough and forms part of the Development Plan for these areas.
A review of the Joint Local Plan was carried out in 2024 when the plan was five years old. Since this time, the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published in December 2024. The Five Year Review Report should therefore be considered in light of the new NPPF.
The three councils have been considering the implications of planning reforms for the next iteration of a local plan and on the 16 January 2025, the JLP Partnership Board agreed the next steps for local plan preparation. Plymouth City Council will work on a new local plan based on the City’s administrative boundaries with a continued commitment to joint working where this makes sense to do so, building on the success of our collaborative working over the last 5 years.
See the adopted version of the Joint Local Plan along with the associated policies maps, adoption statements and Five Year Review Report 2024. Due to the large file size of some of these documents we recommend you open these documents in Google Chrome.
Get in touch
- Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
- Call: 01752 305477
- Write: Joint Local Plan Team, Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Service, Plymouth City Council, Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ
Get involved or keep up to date:
- Visit the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan: Examination page for the latest updates
- Follow us on Twitter @plymswdevonplan @plymccplanning
- Follow our Plymouth Planning Facebook page
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Other planning contact details:
Building control:
- Email: [email protected] or
- Call: 01752 304343
Planning applications:
- Email: [email protected]
- Call: 01752 304366