Local Plan for North Warwickshire

Local Plan Review 2026 - REGULATION 18 CONSULTATION (PART 2)

Local Plan Review 2026 

REGULATION 18 CONSULTATION (PART 2)  

The Regulation 18 Consultation (Part 2) ended at 23:59 on the 19th Aug and any representation made after this date will not longer be considered as part of this consultation.

A Local Plan is the key planning document guiding development in the Borough – covering, for example, housing, jobs, infrastructure, environment and design.  

This is not the final version of the Local Plan. It  was a second Regulation 18 consultation following the first Issues and Options Consultation undertaken between 25 November 2025 and 21 January 2026.  This Draft version of the Local Plan seeks, in particular, to identify potential residential and employment site allocations and to give the public chance to comment on the sites. 

The new Local Plan covers the period 2025 – 2045 and will establish the long-term spatial strategy for the Borough.  The new Local Plan will replace the existing adopted development plan policies where relevant and provide the strategic planning framework to guide sustainable growth, infrastructure delivery, environmental protection, and place-making across the Borough. 

The consultation documents, including the Evidence Base can be seen below: 

Regulation 18 Local Plan 

FAQ’s 

Gypsy & Traveller Consultation: 

As part of the Local Plan Review, the Borough Council is seeking potential development sites across the borough to help meet expected Gypsy and Traveller accommodation needs up to 2045. ‘Planning Policy for Traveller Sites’ (MHCLG, December 2024) sets out that the Council should, in producing the Local Plan, identify a supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller sites sufficient to provide five years’ worth of sites against locally set targets and, identify a further supply of specific, developable sites or broad locations for growth for years 6-10 and where possible for years 11-15. The Council are currently getting a third-party consultant to undertake a Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment. As a result of this, Gypsy and Traveller site submissions are invited.    Please complete a separate form for each site. complete each section clearly and legibly and, to the best of your knowledge.  

Supporting Information 

Consultation Events 

The Council will be running a series of drop-in information sessions for the public around the Borough during July, with potentially further events in early August. Please see below for details of these events: 

Consultation Events
Date Time Venue 
14/07/26 10am-12pm Shustoke Village Hall 
14/07/26 2pm-4pm Baddesley Ensor Village Hall 
15/07/26 10am-12pm Kingsbury Methodist Church Hall 
15/07/26 2pm-4pm Arley and St Michael's Community Centre 
17/07/26 10am-12pm Ridge Lane Methodist Church & Community Hall 
17/07/26 2pm-4pm Atherstone Council House Committee Room 
17/07/26 6pm-8pm Curdworth Village Hall 
21/07/26 2pm-4pm Hurley Village Hall 
21/07/26 6pm-8pm The Tithe Barn Polesworth 
22/07/26 10am-12pm Fillongley Village Hall 
22/07/26 2pm-4pm Austrey Village Hall 
23/07/26 10am-12pm Hartshill Community Centre Hall 
23/07/26 2pm-4pm Water Orton Methodist Church Community Hall 
28/07/26 10am-12pm Coleshill Town Hall, Fifield Hall
28/07/26 2pm-4pm Meriden Methodist Church
28/07/26 6pm-8pm Newton Regis Village Hall
29/07/26 2pm-4pm Dordon Village Hall
29/07/26 6pm-8pm Atherstone Council House Committee Room 
31/07/26 2pm-4pm Shuttington Village Hall 
04/08/26 10am-12pm Wood End Village Hall
04/08/26 2pm-4pm Old Arley Wesley Hall Methodist Church
05/08/26 2pm-4pm Warton Parish Room
06/08/26 6pm-8pm Atherstone Council House
11/08/26 6pm-8pm Dordon Village Hall
13/08/26 6pm-8pm Coleshill Town Hall

A copy of our previous Issues and Options consultation and the published responses is available below.  

Regulation 18 Issues and options

PLEASE NOTE 

Some evidence documents will not be available until later in the process of reviewing the Local Plan.  Regular updates will be given on this page.  The documents will be made available on the website as soon as possible. 

Any comments made will be made publicly available and be taken into account when finalising the Local Plan.   

Help 

If you have any problems accessing the online form or filling it in or require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us further by emailing planningpolicy@northwarks.gov.uk or by telephoning 01827 719499 / 01827 719451