Find out about our preparations for a new City Plan that will help shape future development in the city over the next 15 to 20 years.
The current City Plan has 2 parts: City Plan Part One was adopted in 2016, and City Plan Part Two was adopted in 2022.
We're now preparing a new City Plan which will set out a framework of planning policies to guide future development in the city up to 2041.
In November 2024 we launched a consultation on a new City Plan. We asked for feedback on what we think are the key issues for the City Plan 2041, and how these might be addressed.
The first phase of this consultation closed on 20 January 2025. We are now reviewing and responding to your feedback and will consider it in preparing the first draft of the full plan. You can read a summary of the responses we received in our Interim Consultation Statement which is published on our Key Issues consultation page on YourVoice.
We also held a 'Call for Sites' - where sites could be proposed for development. These will be considered along with all the other consultation responses.
We'll hold a second public consultation next winter, 2025/26, and a third – on the final proposed submission – in spring/summer 2026. We will then submit the plan to the Secretary of State.
As part of the first consultation, we held online webinars to explain more about specific key issues the City Plan will address.
Recordings of our webinars can be found on our consultation events page.
There were also drop-in events during the consultation period where you could ask our team any questions or find out more about the City Plan 2041.
Read the formal notification of consultation.
Read the City Plan Key Issues document.
Read the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report – October 2024.
Read the Strategic Housing Market Assessment - August 2023.
Read the Green Infrastructure Study - March 2024.
Read the Employment Land Study - April 2024.
Read our most recent Planning Policy, Projects and Heritage newsletter.