Strategic and Local Plan
Cheltenham Borough Council, Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council are now progressing a Strategic and Local Plan (SLP). The SLP will provide an overarching planning strategy, shared strategic policies covering all three areas, and local policies covering matters of local importance for each local authority.
Further information, including details of the timetable, how to get involved and sign up for notifications, is available on the SLP website.
Visit the Strategic and Local Plan websiteLocal Development Scheme
Cheltenham Borough Council has a statutory responsibility to prepare and maintain a Local Plan for our area. This sets the planning vision for the borough and is used to determine planning applications.
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) is the preparation timetable for development plan documents in Cheltenham borough. The latest version was adopted by Cabinet on 28 February 2025.
You can download a PDF version of the LDS below.
