Details of the Torbay Local Plan which provides a framework for the sustainable development of Torbay.
The Regulation 19 consultation has now launched.
Have your say on Regulation 19.
We are inviting residents, businesses and stakeholders to have their say on the next stage of the emerging Local Plan. The consultation asks if the plan is ready to move forward to the next stage, which is the independent examination.
The Local Plan will guide how Torbay develops up to 2045. Once adopted, it will become the legal starting point for determining planning applications.
It will help make sure that Torbay grows in a way that supports:
The consultation comes after the Regulation 18 consultation, which took place from November 2025 to January 2026. During that stage, we asked residents, businesses and stakeholders what they thought of the draft Local Plan.
To shape Regulation 19, we used:
View the Regulation 18 consultation review.
This Regulation 19 consultation is different from the previous stage. At this point, the council are seeking views on whether the plan:
We will review the comments we receive before we prepare the final draft of the Torbay Local Plan. Full Council will consider the final draft in December 2026. If approved, we will submit it to the Secretary of State. After submission, the plan will be independently examined. We expect that it will be adopted in 2027/28.