What is the Local Plan?
The new Local Plan will:
- Set a long‑term spatial strategy for Shropshire to 2046
- Identify where new homes, jobs, and infrastructure should go
- Protect and enhance natural, historic, and community assets
- Establish measurable outcomes and future site allocations (in later stages)
Scoping consultation
- Shropshire Council issued a Scoping Consultation on the proposed new Local Plan in May 2026
- It was the first and earliest stage in preparing a new Local Plan for the County. Its purpose was to gather views on what the Plan should cover before any development sites or policy options are drafted
- The consultation closed on 15 July 2026
Read the consultation documents and more here: Shropshire Local Plan – Scoping Consultation | Get Involved – Shropshire Council Consultation Portal
Shropshire Council held a consultation session in Church Stretton on 7 July 2026. Please view the presentation slides used by Shropshire Council: https://cshousingplans.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/local-plan-presentation-church-stretton-7-july-2026.pdf
Please read the notes of the meeting here: https://cshousingplans.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/shropshire-local-plan-scoping-consultation-mtg-notes-7.7.26.pdf
Church Stretton Housing Plans 