In terms of how to prepare a local plan, authorities should assess future needs and opportunities for their area, explore and identify options for addressing these, and then set out a preferred approach.
The Local Plan should make clear what is intended to happen in the area over the life of the plan, where and when this will occur and how it will be delivered.
Neighbourhood plans, when brought into force, become part of the statutory development plan for the area that they cover.
A Local Plan should make clear what is intended to happen in the area over the life of the plan, where and when this will occur and how it will be delivered.