Local Plan Review - Introduction & News
Examination News
23rd June 2025: The council submitted the draft Hounslow Local Plan 2020-2041 to the Secretary of State for independent examination on 23rd June 2025.
Submission and examination (Regulation 22)
The proposed submission draft Hounslow Local Plan 2020-2041 and supporting documents have now been submitted to the government, and an independent Inspector will hold an examination into the soundness of the plan, the associated IIA, evidence base and other supporting documents.
The examination provides an opportunity for those who have made a submission to the previous consultation to be heard by the Inspector. The Inspector will consider all the evidence and representations made at each stage of the Local Plan consultation process and will highlight any key issues or questions to be addressed throughout the examination. The Inspector has also been invited to propose modifications to the plan in order to address any soundness or legal compliance issues. At the conclusion of the examination the Inspector can recommend adoption once the document satisfies certain legal requirements and can be considered ‘sound’.
More information will be provided on these webpages once an Inspector has been assigned and examination hearing dates have been confirmed.
The Council has appointed Charlotte Glancy as the Programme Officer to manage the examination process under the guidance of the appointed Inspector. She will act as the main channel of communication between the Inspector and all parties participating in the examination, including council officers and representors.
All correspondence or queries relating to the examination should be directed to the Programme Officer:
Ms. Charlotte Glancy
c/o Banks Solutions
80 Lavinia Way
East Preston
West Sussex
BN16 1DD
Email: bankssolutionsuk@gmail.com
Tel: 01903 776601 | Mobile: 07519 628064
Hounslow Local Plan Review
After an independent review of the Local Plan by the planning inspectorate in 2015, the Council were required to prepare two area-specific local plan documents for the Great West Corridor and West of the Borough areas. These were progressed and submitted for examination, but in late 2022 the Inspectors examining the plans raised some potential procedural and legal issues.
The Council decided to progress the Local Plan review by combining the area based plans and borough-wide Site Allocations document with an updated version of the adopted Local Plan 2015. This single, comprehensive, updated Local Plan will help enable positive development in the Borough that meets the needs of communities, addresses climate change and enhances the built and natural environment. The new plan will also complement London’s new capital-wide plan that was published in 2021, ensuring that it reflects and builds upon the vision, objectives and planning policies in the London Plan.
The emerging Hounslow Local Plan has undergone two rounds of statutory consultation: a Regulation 18 consultation on the ‘Single Local Plan’ proposals between 1st November 2023 and 17th December 2023; and a Regulation 19 consultation on the proposed submission version of the Hounslow Local Plan 2020-2041 between 6th September and 28th October 2024. Please see the dedicated webpages for these consultations listed above for more information.
The emerging Hounslow Local Plan 2020-2041 is programmed to be adopted in 2026 and will be a central consideration in the assessment and determination of planning applications in the borough. Please see our Local Development Scheme for details of our local plan programme, and our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) webpage for more details on the local plan process.
Contact us
If you would like to be updated on the progress of the Local Plan Review, including receiving consultation notifications and information on how you can get involved, please send a request to be added to the Spatial Planning consultation database by emailing spp@hounslow.gov.uk.
