Local Plan for Derby (LPD)
We are producing a new Local Plan for Derby
The Local Plan sets out our planning policies for the city, which are used to shape new developments and guide
decisions on where, how much, and what kind of development will be delivered.
The Council is working on preparing a new Local Plan for the period 2023-2043. Once adopted this will replace the current Local Plan which is made up of the Derby City Local Plan - Core Strategy (2017)(External link) and the Saved Policies of the City of Derby Local Plan Review (2006)(External link).
We are working on a new Plan as we are required to review our Local Plan every five years, but also because several key things affecting the city have changed and new challenges have emerged. We need a new Plan to help the city address these challenges.
More information about the Local Plan, including the challenges it will need to address and the timetable for production is set out in the document called ‘About the Local Plan’.
Regulation 19 Submission Local Plan Consultation (July-September 2026)
We will be asking Derby’s residents, businesses, organisations, and stakeholders to comment on whether the Local Plan for Derby meets the ‘Tests of Soundness and legal compliance’, which assess whether it has been prepared in accordance with planning regulations, is in accordance with national policy, is based on robust evidence, and sets achievable objectives.
The Regulation 19 consultation will run for a period of six weeks, commencing on Monday 27th of July 2026, and concluding at 5pm on Tuesday 8th of September 2026.
Further information on the Plan, consultation process, and how you can get involved can be found on our Local Plan webpage: Emerging Local Plan for Derby (LPD) - Derby City Council.
What have we done so far to inform the Draft Plan?
Since beginning work on developing the new Plan, we have gathered the evidence we need to identify the issues which the plan should address, and drafted a new local plan, which was consulted on earlier this year. The Plan includes identifying the type of housing and employment land uses required to boost the city and its economy. We have also gathered information on the types of natural assets within the city and how the Local Plan can protect and enhance our natural resources.
We have explored the proposed development locations that have been promoted to us through our ongoing Call for Sites process. More information on this can be found on our Call for sites - Derby City Council webpage.
Other useful links are provided on the right of this page, including a Position Paper (October 2024) that explains Derby's limited capacity to provide new housing within the city boundary.
Regulation 18 Consultation (January-March 2026):
A number of consultation periods have been carried out thus far, with the most recent one, the Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan consultation, taking place during early 2026.
The Plan has been amended, where appropriate, to take account of the representations received during this consultation, and the plan is now considered to be ready for final consultation on matters of soundness and legal compliance before submission to the Secretary of State after which it will be independently examined.
Local Plan Priorities Survey (February to March 2024)
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our Local Plan Priorities survey. With over 550 people sending us their thoughts we certainly had a lot of diverse views to read.
It came as no surprise that certain issues came to the forefront of the survey. Housing, the protection of the Green Belt and our Green Wedges, public transport and community safety were all seen as important issues.
People strongly agreed that new housing should be built at a higher density and focused in both the city centre and on previously developed land as this would help to protect greenfield and Green Belt land; indeed, it was felt that our Green Wedges should be protected from inappropriate development. It was also felt that the provision of affordable and specialist housing as well as care homes and extra care living were important issues to be addressed.
However, respondents felt that necessary infrastructure such as schools, GP surgeries and public transport needed to be provided to support all new housing development.
Responding to the impacts of climate change was a key thread running through many responses. A lot of respondents thought that all new buildings should be built to a higher energy efficiency standard and that consideration should be given to the reuse of both buildings and the recycling of materials. Energy efficient homes and the incorporation of low carbon technology, such as solar panels, was widely supported.
Our open spaces were also considered to be valuable for a multitude of reasons and should be protected. In addition to promoting health and wellbeing, their importance for nature conservation and biodiversity was recognised.
The drive for high quality design in all new developments across the city was favoured with respondents supporting the publication of design guidance for various subjects including for shopfronts, residential extensions, commercial development, and renewable energy installations.
We have published a summary of the responses we received. We will use the responses to help inform the development of the new Local Plan as we move forward.
How to keep in touch
If you are not already on our Local Plan consultation list and want to be kept updated on the new Local Plan's progress, please email the team(External link) using the address at the top of this page.
