How the Local Plan has developed
When drafting a new Local Plan, the council has to follow a set procedure created by national government. Creating a new Local Plan Document includes several stages of work, evidence collection, and consultations.
Slough will progress its new Local plan under the new Local Plan system, which does not currently require Local Development Scheme.
The Government consulted on draft proposals in November 2025, which propose a 30 month program with a series of Gateways. At present we expect to publish details of progress in June 2026.
Progress to date
- Call for sites to inform the new Local Plan April 2025
- Proposed release of Green Belt sites for family housing Consultation (Reg 18) 2021
- Proposed Spatial Strategy Consultation (Reg. 18) Nov. 2020
- Emerging Preferred Spatial Strategy: 2017 - 2020
- Accommodating growth at Heathrow - Colnbrook and Poyle: December 2018
- Northern Expansion Report: October 2017
- Issues and Options Consultation and summary leaflet: January 2017
- Consultation on the Call for Sites June 2016 (following a Call for Sites January-March 2016)
- Regulation 18 Intention to Prepare a Local Plan January 2015
- The Housing Delivery Action Plan 2019 was prepared by the Council to reflect challenges and identify actions to address the under delivery of housing
- Previous evidence reports
Please note: the timescale for the later stages have yet to be finalised. Progress on the strategy had to take account of the uncertainty surrounding the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport; work underway on accommodating housing in the sub-region and council plans for the regeneration of the town centre. These will not affect the ability of the council to continue to deliver housing, employment and other regeneration schemes in the short term.
More information is available below. Progress on the Local Plan is presented to the Planning Committee (Cabinet is the decision making body):
Find out more about the statutory process of creating a new Local Plan in Slough: