Coventry Local Plan Review

Project Description
For information on the preparation and submission of the documents please visit About the Local Plan Review – Coventry City Council
Will Fieldhouse BA (Hons) MA MRTPI and Simon Dean MA MRTPI have been appointed as the Inspectors to hold the Examination.
Helen Wilson is the Programme Officer. Helen is an impartial officer and works under the direction of the Inspectors. Helen can be contacted at 01432639547/07879 443035 or helen@programmeofficers.co.uk
19 August 2026

The Council have today started a consultation on the Main Modifications, which have been proposed by the Inspectors. The consultation runs until 11.59pm on Thursday 1 October, Further information on the consultation is available at About the Local Plan Review – News and updates

10 August 2026

The Council have written to the Inspectors regarding Main Modifications PS26

The Inspectors have issued IN17 – Next steps in the examination following the hearings IN17

7 August 2026

The following documents have been added to the Examination Documents List

PM11 Main Modifications (MMs); – Sustainability Appraisal (SA); Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA); Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening; SA Addendum Report July 2026
PM11.1 Main Modifications Sustainability Appraisal Addendum Appendices July 2026

31 July 2026

The latest version of the Schedule of Potential Main Modifications V10 has been issued, the only difference between v10 and v9 is a correction to table 6.2 to classify H2:44 and H2:48 as brownfield rather than greenfield. Main Modifications V10

28 July 2026

The following documents have been added to the Examination Documents List

PM9 Schedule of Potential Main Modifications V9 (27 July 2026) July 2026
PM9.1 Changes between Versions 8 and 9 of the Main Modifications table July 2026

17 July 2026

The latest version of the Schedule of Potential Main Modifications V8 has been updated to include MM reference numbers, delete some minor/additional modifications, clarify which appendices are to be included in the Plan, and some detailed wording changes.  Further to IN16, the Council is now updating the sustainability appraisal and habitat regulations assessment. Main Modifications V8

7 July 2026

The following documents have been added to the Examination Documents List

PM7  Schedule of Potential Main Modifications V7 (7 July 2026)

  • A correction to H6 part 4 (to remove the erroneous strike-through of the numbering of Part 4)
  • An updated Appendix A to the mods schedule to reference the deletion of Policy DS2 and the addition of DS4 new Part E
  • An updated introductory paragraph
  • Correction of an erroneous reference in paragraph 13.52

PM7.1 Schedule of Changes to the Policies Map

6 July 2026

The Inspectors have now issued IN16 – Sustainability appraisal and habitat regulations assessment screening of potential main modifications IN16 MM SA HRA July 2026

3 July 2026

The following documents have been added to the Examination Documents List

PS25 Council’s Response to IN15 2/7/2026
PS25a Appendix A – Housing Trajectory 2024-2042 2/7/2026

 

PM6 Schedule of Potential Main Modifications V6 (2 July 2026) July 2026
PM6.1 Schedule of Changes to the Policies Map July 2026

15 June 2026

The Inspectors have now issued IN15 – Action points following the hearing session on 9 June 2026 IN15 AP week 4

10 June 2026

The following documents have been added to the Examination Documents List

EX9 Screening Opinion Request  – Proposed employment development of land north of the A45, Pickford, Coventry 10 June 2026
EX9a Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Checklist 10 June 2026
EX9b Screening Opinion 10 June 2026

1 June 2026

The agenda for the hearing session on Tuesday 9 June has been published Coventry LP Agenda day 9 Please note that Wednesday 10 June remains a reserve day in case additional time is needed.

Please note that the hearing will be held in the Council House, Earl Street, Coventry CV1 5RR

Diamond Rooms 1 and 2 on 9th, and Committee Room 3 on 10th June (if needed)

Council House – Council buildings – Coventry City Council

29 May 2026

The following documents have been submitted by the Council

Council’s Post Submission Documents
PS24 Council’s Response to IN13 29/5/2026
PS24a Appendix 1 – JE2.4 Proposed Revised Allocation Boundary 29/5/2026
PS24b Appendix 2 – JE2.4 Land Ownership and Land Use Map 29/5/2026
PS24c Appendix 3 – JE2.4 Indicative Layout 29/5/2026
PS24d Appendix 4 – SEGRO Development Parameters 29/5/2026
PS24e Appendix 5 – SEGRO Net Developable Area 29/5/2026
PS24f Appendix 6 – JE2.4 SEGRO Site Constraints Plan 29/5/2026
PS24g Appendix 7 – IN13 (May 26) Housing Trajectory 2024-42 29/5/2026
PS24h Appendix 8 – IN13 (May 26) Housing Trajectory 2024-42 Updated RMs 29/5/2026

 

Potential Main Modifications to the Plan and Changes to the Policies Map
PM5 Schedule of Potential Main Modifications V5 (27 May 2026) May 2026
PM5.1 Schedule of Changes to the Policies Map May 2026

26 May 2026

Please note that the hearings to be held on 9 and/or 10 June will be held in the Council House, Earl Street, Coventry CV1 5RR

Diamond Rooms 1 and 2 on 9th, and Committee Room 3 on 10th June

Council House – Council buildings – Coventry City Council

13 May 2026

Any representor that wishes to participate at the hearing session(s) on 9 and/or 10 June should notify the Programme Officer by midday on Friday 29 May.  An agenda and list of participants will be published in the week commencing 1 June.

11 May 2026

The Inspectors have issued IN13 Further AP  – the Council has been asked to respond by Friday 29 May and the response will be discussed at hearing session(s) on 9 and/or 10 June.

7 May 2026

EX8 HBF Viability Report, March 2026 has been added to Examination Documents List 7 5 2026

6 May 2026

The Council have submitted the following documents to the Inspectors

IN12 AP week 3 Council Response

Main Modifications V4

Schedule of changes to the Policies Map

30 April 2026

The Inspectors have issued their Action Points from Week 3 of the hearing sessions IN12 AP week 3

30 April 2026

The Inspectors announced at the end of the hearing session on 29 April the next steps in the examination process:

  • 1 May – publish week 3 action points
  • w/c 4 May – Council response to week 3 action points
  • w/c 11 May – publish further action points
  • w/c 25 May – Council response to further action points
  • 9 and/or 10 June – further hearing session(s)

23 April 2026

EX7 has been added to Examination Documents List 23 4 2026

22 April 2026

The Council have responded to the Inspectors’ Action Points from Week 2 of the hearing sessions IN10 Council response

21 April 2026

The agendas for next week’s hearing sessions have been published –

Coventry LP Agenda day 7

Coventry LP Agenda day 8

21 April 2026

The following have been added to the Examination Documents List

EX6a DEFRA-Improving the implementation of biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development 21 April 2026
EX6b DEFRA- Biodiversity net gain: considering a targeted exemption for brownfield residential development 21 April 2026
EX6c DEFRA -Biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects 21 April 2026

17 April 2026

The Inspectors have issued their Action Points from Week 2 of the hearing sessions IN10 AP week 2

16 April 2026

EX5 – Wiltshire Local Plan examination – Inspectors’ post Stage 2 hearings letter has been added to Examination Documents List 16 4 2026

13 April 2026

Please note that the Council’s response to IN9SQ28A Northern Regeneration Area (see below) will be discussed under Matter 4 on Tuesday 14 April

IN9 Council response

IN9 NRA Silver St Cook St Henry St Transport Museum area

IN9 NRA Swimming Baths

Northern Regeneration Area map

8 April 2026

The Inspectors have issued IN9 SPQ28A Northern Regeneration Area

8 April 2026

The agendas for next week’s hearing sessions have been published –

Coventry LP Agenda day 4

Coventry LP Agenda day 5

Coventry LP Agenda day 6 rev2

8 April 2026

The following documents have been submitted by the Council

PS20 IN7 Action points from week one hearing sessions – Response from Coventry City Council 8/4/2026
PS20a Identified HELAA site  allocation proformas 8/4/2026
PS20b Keresley and Eastern Green, Green and Blue Infrastructure Corridors 8/4/2026
PS20c Northern Regeneration Area Proforma 8/4/2026
PS20d Updated Housing Trajectory 2021-41 8/4/2026

 

PM3 Schedule of Potential Main Modifications V3 (7 April 2026) April 2026

30 March 2026

EX3 and EX4 have been added to Examination Documents List 30 3 2026

27 March 2026

The Inspectors have issued their Action Points from Week 1 of the hearing sessions IN7 AP week 1

18 March 2026

Prologis UK have been added as a participant for Matter 2 Coventry LP Agenda day 2 rev1

17 March 2026

The Inspectors have issued the Agendas for the Week 1 hearings

Coventry LP Agenda day 1

Coventry LP Agenda day 2

Coventry LP Agenda day 3 

17 March 2026

The Council have responded to the Inspectors’ Supplementary Question on viability Response to IN3.1 Inspectors Supplementary Question SQ1.14 – viability_

11 March 2026 

The Inspectors have issued a Supplementary Question on viability IN3.1

10 March 2026

An amended version of the Council’s schedule of potential main modifications has been published PM1.2

An updated version of Schedule of Changes to the Policies Map has been published PM2.1

6 March 2026

CD9a has been added to the Core Documents List Coventry Local Plan Review CD List 6 3 26

6 March 2026

The Examination Documents List has been updated to include the statements for Matters 4-14 Examination Documents List 6 3 2026

2 March 2026

Some minor typographical amendments have been made to Examination Documents List 2 3 2026

27 February 2026

The Examination Documents List has been updated to include the statements for Matters 1-3 Examination Documents List 27 2 2026

26 February 2026

The Council have responded to IN4 SQ1.6 Council Response

25 February 2026

The Inspectors have issued IN5 Coventry Hearings Programme and Guidance v4

16 February 2026

The Inspectors have issued IN4 Coventry LP SQ1.6

10 February 2026

The Council has given notice under Regulation 24 that the examination hearings will open at 9.30 on Tuesday 24 March at Coventry City Council, One Friargate, Station Square, Coventry, CV1 2F.

9 February 2026

PS16 has been added to Examination Documents List 9 2 2026

29 January 2026

The Inspectors published a revised version of their note IN3 on 29 January.  The only change from IN3 published on 16 January is that the deadline to inform the Programme Officer that you wish to participate in the examination hearings has been extended from 5 February to 19 February. IN3 Coventry LP MIQs rev 29 Jan 26

26 January 2026

PS14 has been added to Examination Documents List 26 1 2026

16 January 2026

IN3 Inspectors’ matters, issues and questions; written statements; and hearings programme has been added to the examination library. IN3 Coventry LP MIQs v4

Please note it includes the following deadlines:

  • Midday on Thursday 5 February to inform the Programme Officer if you wish to participate in the examination hearings
  • Midday on Thursday 26 February to submit written statements for matters 1 to 3.
  • Midday on Thursday 5 March to submit written statements for matters 4 to 13.

15 January 2026

An amended version of the Council’s schedule of potential main modifications has been published PM1.1

This supersedes the schedule published on 8 January [PM1].  It includes the following potential modifications that had been omitted in error from the earlier version:

  • Deletion of Policies DS3 and R2
  • Modification to DS1 Part B and supporting text para 3.14
  • Supporting text in place of DS3
  • Correction to H2 part 2 which had wrongly been referred to as H2 Part 1
  • Reasoned justification to Policy H2
  • Modifications to Policy H2 Table 6.2, allocations H2:26, H2:27,H2:30, H2:32, H2:33, H2:36
  • Further modifications to Policy H6 part 3
  • Modification to Policy H13 Part G
  • Para 11.10 (supporting text to HE3)
  • Para 11.14 (supporting text to HE4)
  • Appendix 1 (and associated para 1.8) and Appendix 3

9 January 2026

PS14 has been added to Examination Documents List 9 1 2026

8 January 2026

Schedules of potential main modifications to the submitted Plan and Policies Map have been published.  These contain all of the modifications and changes suggested by the Council in response to the Inspectors’ preliminary [IN2], further preliminary [IN2.1] and supplementary [IN2.2] questions. The Inspectors will refer to those potential modifications and changes in their matters, issues and questions which will be published in the next few days.

Main Modifications V1

Schedule of changes to the Policies Map

12 December 2025

PS13 and PS13a-c have been added to Examination Documents List 12 12 25

11 December 2025

PS12 and PS12a-d have been added to Examination Documents List 11 12 25

3 December 2025

PS11 and PS11a have been added to Examination Documents List 3 12 25

28 November 2025

A Written Ministerial Statement and a letter to PINS were published yesterday about the duty to cooperate which are relevant to local plans, including those that are at examination.

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-11-27/hcws1104

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69286415345e31ab14ecf67d/Local_Plans_letter_to_PINS.pdf

28 November 2025

The following documents have been submitted by the Council

PS9 Response to IN2 PQ33 28/11/2025
PS10 Response to IN2 PQ34 (proformas not allocated) 28/11/2025
PS10a Response to IN2 PQ34 (proformas allocations) 28/11/2025

25 November 2025

The Inspectors have issued IN2.2 to the Council Examination Documents List 25 11 25

14 November 2025

PS3-PS8 have been added to Examination Documents List 14 11 25

11 November 2025

PS2 has been added to Examination Documents List 11 11 25 

29 October 2025

PS1 and IN2.1 have been added to Examination Documents List 29 10 25 rev1

27 October 2025

The Inspectors have today issued Preliminary Questions to the Council IN2 Coventry LP PQs final

10 October 2025

The Inspectors have today issued their Guidance Notes IN1 Coventry LP Guidance Note

w/c 23 March 2026

w/c 13 April 2026

w/c 27 April 2026

Hearing weeks to take place over a total of 9 sitting days – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

ANNEX 3 MIQs

The Evidence Base is available here EB List 17 10 25