Topic papers summarise the evidence base and explain how it has informed the policies in the draft Preferred Options Local Plan.
These are live documents and may be updated as work on the new Local Plan progresses.
- Viability Topic Paper (PDF, November 2025)
- Employment Topic Paper (PDF, July 2025)
- Net Zero and Embodied Carbon Topic Paper (PDF, July 2025)
- Environment Topic Paper (PDF, July 2025)
- Water Topic Paper (PDF, August 2025)
- Site Allocation Process Topic Paper (PDF, October 2025)
- Site Allocations Topic Paper summary (PDF, October 2025)
- Spatial Strategy Topic Paper (PDF, October 2025)
- Spatial Strategy Topic Paper summary (PDF, October 2025)
- Housing Topic Paper (PDF, November 2025)
- Infrastructure Topic Paper (PDF, November 2025)
- Transport Topic Paper (PDF, November 2025)
- Retail, Leisure and Town Centre Topic Paper (PDF, November 2025)
- Healthy and Connected Places Topic Paper (PDF, November 2025)