Plan Mid Devon

Plan Mid Devon

The current local plan was adopted in 2020 and has a plan period through to 2033. However, this is now five years old and many of its policies are out of date. A new local plan is needed to provide homes, jobs, infrastructure and other uses in suitable locations across the district to meet the needs of the area for the next 20 years, while responding to climate change and protecting built heritage, nature conservation interests, and protected landscapes.

The Government brought a new local plan system into force in March 2026. This gives a target of preparing a plan within a 30 month timetable. While the Council has previously undertaken some preparatory work for a new local plan, the preparation of Plan Mid Devon must be formally re-started under the new legal requirements. Out of date information about this earlier work has been removed.

Boundary showing Plan Mid Devon area

Local Plan Preparation

Plan Mid Devon will go through stages before it is adopted (that is, formally comes into effect). These are required by planning law and include three consultations. The first consultation is currently underway, and will end on Friday 10th July 2026. All documents and timetable will be made available to view here as they are published. This includes the Local Plan timetable and statement when this had effect, the Notice of Intention to commence Local Plan preparation, and the Notice of Scoping Consultation for the new Local Plan which were published on the 26th May 2026.

All the documents are available to view and read below:

- Local Plan Timetable May 2026 can be read here Local Plan Timetable May 2026.

- Statement that the local plan timetable is to have effect May 2026 can be read here Statement that the Local Plan Timetable is to have effect May 2026.

- The The Notice of Intention to commence the Local Plan preparation can be read here Notice of Intention to Commence.

Evidence

The Plan will take account of a wide range of evidence. An Evidence Hub, to be linked off this page, will contain this as it becomes available.

Consultations

Plan Mid Devon will include consultations at key stages in its preparation which will provide opportunities for comments to be made on its contents and emerging policies for the future planning of Mid Devon. The Council has prepared a privacy notice to explain how data collected will be kept and used. The Privacy Notice is published here Privacy Notice for the Administration of Consultations for Plan Mid Devon.

Notice of Scoping Consultation

The Notice of Scoping Consultation May 2026 can be viewed here Notice of Scoping Consultation May 2026.