Background information
Notice of Intention to Commence Local Plan Preparation
View our Notice of Intention to Commence Local Plan preparation.
Timetable for the new Local Plan
This data is provided under the Open Government Licence. This timetable was published and has come into effect on 28 May 2026.
Our Local Development Scheme includes a timetable for producing a joint Minerals and Waste Local Plan for Bedfordshire and it is anticipated that a new timetable will be prepared soon.
What has happened so far
Work on a new Local Plan for Luton started in 2024 and we ran a public consultation from December 2024 to February 2025 on:
- a community involvement issues and options paper
- a sustainability appraisal scoping report
- a call for sites
- other supporting documentation