North Somerset Local Plan 2041

Project Description
For information on the preparation and submission of the Local Plan, which was submitted for Examination on 22 May 2026, please visit Local Plan 2041 | North Somerset Council

You may find the following information helpful – Procedure Guide for Local Plan Examinations – GOV.UK 

Local plans: taking part in examinations – GOV.UK

The Inspectors appointed to hold the Examination are H Hockenhull BA(Hons) B.Pl MRTPI, E Brownless BA (Hons) Solicitor (non-practising) and D Board BSc(Hons), MA, MRTPI
Helen Wilson and Yvonne Parker are the Programme Officers. They are impartial officers and work under the direction of the Inspector. Helen and Yvonne can be contacted at info@programmeofficers.co.uk
10 August 2026

The Council have submitted the following documents to the Inspectors –

PS2 Council’s Further Response to the Inspectors’ Preliminary Questions 7/8/2026
PS2a Residential Land Survey and Housing Land Supply Position Report April 2026 7/8/2026
PS2b Residential Land Survey & Housing Land Survey Position Data Tables April 2026 7/8/2026
PS2c Housing Land Supply Site Templates 7/8/2026
PS2d Policy SP8 Marked up with proposed changes 7/8/2026
PS2e Copy of Schedule 1 sites – capacities updated to April 2026 7/8/2026

 

3 August 2026

The dates for the hearing sessions are confirmed as follows –

Week 1 – w/c Monday 9 November 2026

Week 2 – w/c Monday 16 November 2026

Week 3 – w/c Monday 30 November 2026

Week 4 – w/c Monday 7 December 2026

Reserve week – w/c Monday 18 January 2027

30 July 2026

Local Green Space Background Paper Update, October 2025 – has been added to the Core Documents List EB40a

17 July 2026

The Council have responded to the Inspectors’ Preliminary Questions

Council’s Post Submission Documents
PS1 Council’s Response to the Inspectors’ Preliminary Questions 16/7/2026
PS1a Local Plan Monitoring Framework (Question 9) 16/7/2026
PS1b Table of Superseded Policies (Question 10) 16/7/2026

3 July 2026

A third Inspector has been appointed to the Examination – D Board BSc(Hons), MA, MRTPI

2 July 2026

The Core Documents List (including the Evidence Base) is now available NS Core Documents List 2 7 2026

1 July 2026

The Inspectors have issued their Preliminary Questions to the Council Preliminary questions 1

Information on the dates and arrangements for the hearing sessions will be available here.
The current Examination Documents List is Examination Documents List 10 8 2026
The current Core Documents List (including the Evidence Base) is NS Core Documents List 30 7 2026