Local Plan Update (2025 to 2045)

You can now view the consultation draft text of the Plan and a summary of comments on each policy.

Please click on the “Historic Documents” tab to view the Plan.

By the time full Council meets in July 2026, we will prepare:

a more detailed summary of comments and
a draft “Publication Version” Local Plan (Regulation 19) for consideration

Torbay Local Plan 2025 to 2045: Regulation 18 Consultation Draft

Torbay’s Cabinet of 18 November 2025 agreed to publish a draft Local Plan for consultation between 28 November 2025 and 2 February 2026. The best way to comment on the Local Plan is via our Consultation Portal.

Please note that this is being hosted by Opusconsult (JDi Solutions). A link to the closed consultation can be found on the council’s consultations webpage.

There is more detail on the Cabinet agenda (item 48).

Consultation documents

The stages of the Local Plan Update are set out below.

Local Development Scheme

The Local Development Framework sets out a roadmap for the Local Plan. Find out more about the Local Development Scheme.

Evidence documents

The Local Plan will be supported by evidence about key issues. Evidence documents to support the Local Plan Update 2025 to 2045 are available online at Evidence Base and Monitoring.

Previous consultation stages

The current consultation builds on two previous “Regulation 18” consultations in 2022. These were:

1) The Torbay Local Plan Housing Site Options Consultation (October 2022)

Site allocations maps (October 22 Consultation)

Torbay (whole of Torbay)

Read the summary of consultation responses to the October 2022 consultation.

2) The Torbay Local Plan Growth Options Consultation (January 2022):