(CLOSED) The New Harrow Local Plan - Reg 18 Consultation
THIS CONSULTATION IS NOW CLOSED
We have concluded our Regulation 18 Public Consultation which ran between 26 February – 25 April 2024. We would like to thank everyone who took part in the recent consultation. We will thoroughly review all the feedback we've received. Where appropriate we'll make adjustments to the proposed policies in the New Local Plan based on your feedback. Later this year we'll hold another consultation on the updated version of the document, ensuring everyone has a chance to contribute to shaping our community's future.
The New Harrow Local Plan 2021-2040
The London Borough of Harrow is producing a new Local Plan which will guide development in the borough between 2021-2041. We want to hear from people who live, work and have an interest in the borough. The Local Plan is crucial to shaping the council’s approach to housing needs, the local economy, sustainability, health, inequality, and protecting the suburban character of our Borough. We encourage everyone to have their say on the issues that matter most.
This page has been set up to provide stakeholders with information on the new Harrow Local Plan including timelines, frequently asked questions, useful documents and relevant links. All consultation on the local plan will be run through this page, so please follow this project for updates.
What is a Local Plan?
Local Plans are documents that set out a vision and a framework for the future development of an area, addressing needs and opportunities in relation to housing, the economy, community facilities, infrastructure, the environment, climate change adaptation, and good design.
Why is the Harrow Local Plan important?
The policies within the Local Plan are used to guide development and decide planning applications. They also assist in the delivery of many Council services and priorities, such as the securing of affordable housing, achieving high quality development in the borough, managing the location, quantity, and quality of development, and promoting the vibrancy and vitality of our town centres.
All of these aspects help to fulfil the Council’s priorities of putting residents first, and creating a borough that residents can be proud of.
The policies are set within the Local Plan for at least the next 5 years, so it is important to have your say on them, and help the council get it right.
Why does Harrow need a new Local Plan?
The current Local Plan was adopted in 2012 and 2013 and can be found here.
Much has changed nationally, regionally, and locally since the current Local Plan was adopted. Consequently, under national and regional policies, many aspects of it are considered out-of-date and therefore a new Local Plan is required.
The new Local Plan will cover a 20-year period from 2021 to 2041.
What is the process for preparing the New Harrow Local Plan?
There are several stages to the Local Plan process, you can find detailed information on this in the Local Development Scheme (LDS) which was adopted by the Council on Thursday 16 February, and can be accessed in the Documents section of this page.
What is an Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA)?
The preparation of the Local Plan includes an assessment of how policies could influence sustainability (including environmental, social and economic outcomes) health and equalities. The purpose of the IIA is to highlight and, where possible, address any undesirable effects that may arise regarding sustainability (such as the environment, society and economy), health or equalities as well as identify opportunities for improvements. All Local Plan policies, including alternative policy options have been appraised in the IIA. A Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) is also necessary to assess whether protected habitats and species may be adversely impacted by the plan’s implementation. A HRA screening assessment has been included within appendix E of the IIA (and summarised in section 10) , to assess any potential impacts of the Local Plan on any species or habitats. The findings of this are reflected in the IIA report.
The IIA documents can be downloaded in the Evidence Base folder to the right of this page.
Call for Sites
Consultation on Formal Call for sites has now closed. All sites proposed will be carefully considered by the Council in relation to their potential to be taken forward as part of the site allocations in the next stage of the new Harrow Local Plan. In the meantime, if you wish to put forward any further sites for consideration, please submit them via the call for sites platform and contact the Council as soon as possible by emailing local.plan@harrow.gov.uk.
Please note that we may be unable to consider any new site submissions at the later stages of the plan making process.
Thank you for your contribution!
Help us reach out to more people in the community
Share this with family and friends