To inform the ongoing Local Plan Review, we undertook an eight-week consultation on the Regulation 18: Pre-Submission Draft of the Shropshire Local Plan, which started on 3 August 2020 and concluded on 30 September 2020.

The plan identified a draft vision and draft framework for the future development of Shropshire to 2038. This addressed such issues as needs and opportunities in relation to housing, the local economy, community facilities and infrastructure, and seeks to safeguard the environment, enable adaptation to climate change, and help to secure high-quality and accessible design. It contained:

• Draft strategic policies which set the priorities and framework for the Local Plan
• Draft ‘strategic’ implementation policies and more ‘detailed’ draft policies for managing development
• Draft settlement policies which provide draft strategies and draft guidelines for the settlements of Shropshire, including where appropriate identifying draft proposed site allocations
• Draft strategic settlement and draft strategic site policies which identify these draft proposed sites and provide draft strategies and draft guidelines for their development

During this consultation, around 2,500 unique respondents commented. These included local residents, businesses, town and parish councils, neighbouring local authorities, statutory consultees and a range of other organisations. The responses informed the subsequent development of the Local Plan Review.