Scoping and Participation Consultation
The Scoping and Participation consultation stage has now closed and we are currently processing the responses received in order to provide a summary later this year.
We carried out a consultation from Monday 8 June to 12noon on Tuesday 28 July 2026 on the key issues and the approach to consultation across Stafford Borough over the next 20 years through the following documents:
- Scoping the Issues and Early Participation (pdf 1.9mb)
- Communication and Engagement Strategy (pdf 2mb)
- Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report (pdf 2.2mb)
Furthermore, please refer to our summary of the consultation (pdf 1.2mb) which provides an overview together with the questions asked - New Local Plan 2025-2045 Consultations Questions List (pdf 157kb)
Submit a site for consideration through the New Local Plan
The Call for Sites process is still open. There is no need to send through Call for Sites previously sent and included in the Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment 2025. We are currently accepting new submissions alongside sites already received:
Current Position
The Local Plan system has recently changed, affecting how Local Plans are prepared, including the timetable, evidence requirements, and approaches to engagement and consultation. The new Regulations (Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026) came into force on 25 March 2026. This means we have had to review and replace our original plan making timetable to ensure we meet the new legal requirements.
From 3 June 2026, Stafford Borough Council gave Notice of Intention to Commence the Stafford Borough Local Plan 2025 to 2045. This notice is a required stage in the new plan making system and marks the formal start of the Stafford Borough New Local Plan 2025 to 2045 process. On 3 June 2026, Stafford Borough Council gave the Notice of Scoping Consultation.
Please refer to the Timetable which sets out the Council's work programme and timetable for the preparation of new planning policy documents.
If you wish to be added to the Local Plan database and notified about future consultation events, please email strategicplanning@staffordbc.gov.uk.
More information about the New Local Plan and evidence
- Local Plan and Policies
- Stafford Borough Local Plan 2020 to 2040: Evidence Base Documents
- Interactive Map (experience.arcgis.com) - providing published information about Stafford Borough on population demographics, the environment and administrative boundaries relevant to this consultation
- Technical Appendices for the Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment Process (pdf 286kb)
- Open Government Plan Dataset (csv)
- Open Government Stafford Borough Council Local Plan Timetable (csv)