New Local Plan
A new Local Plan is being prepared to shape the future of the borough over the next 15 years.
Wirral Local Plan - Consultation on Main Modifications
Further to the examination hearing sessions held between April and November 2023, the Council invited comments on the Main Modifications considered necessary to make the submitted Wirral Local Plan 2021 – 2037 sound and/or legally compliant. The Main Modifications were put forward without prejudice to the Inspectors final conclusions on the Local Plan, which will take account of all the comments received before finalising their report to the Council. The deadline for comments to be submitted has now expired. The Council is currently analysing the responses and they will be published on the Examination website once this has been completed.
The documents that were published for consultation can be viewed below:
Proposed Changes to the Policies Map
Comments at this stage could only be made in relation to the effect of the Main Modifications, Additional Modifications and Proposed Changes to the Policies Map. Comments could not be made in relation to other aspects of the submitted Local Plan.
If you require any further information, please contact the Council’s Forward Planning Team by e-mail at localplan@wirral.gov.uk or by telephone on 0151 691 8235.
Please also see our guide to the modifications to the Local Plan: View the guide to the modifications to the Local Plan
Further information about the submitted Local Plan, the examination and the examination hearings can also be viewed at https://www.wirral.gov.uk/planning-and-building/local-plan-examination
Local Plan Submission and Independent Examination
The Wirral Local Plan 2021 to 2037 Submission Draft was submitted to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities for independent examination on 26 October 2022.
For further information on the examination please visit the dedicated Wirral Local Plan Examination webpage
For further information on previous stages please visit the page on the publication of the Submission Draft Local Plan for representations which took place in May 2022.
Consultation on the Submission Draft Local Plan
Documents published for representations
In May 2022 the council published the following documents for representations to be made:
- View the Local Plan Submission Draft document (PDF)
- View the Submission Draft Policies Maps
- View SD2 - Sustainability Appraisal (SA) (PDF)
- View SD2.1-Sustainability Appraisal Non-Technical Summary (PDF)
- View SD3-Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) (PDF)
- View SD4-Wirral Local Plan Equalities Impact Assessment (PDF)
A range of other supporting documents, background papers and evidence studies which have informed or explain the council’s approach to preparing various parts of the Plan were also available.
View the current Wirral Local Plan evidence base
Masterplans
Policies WS6, RA1, RA3, RA4, RA5, RA6, RA7, RA9, RA10, RA11, WP4 and WP6 of the Local Plan Submission Draft set out requirements for development within a series of areas to conform with masterplans which have been endorsed by the Council.
The preparation of masterplans for these areas is key to regeneration, place making, and ensuring comprehensive development. Further details of these masterplan areas can be viewed here