Strategic Planning

The consultation on the Draft Development Strategy has now closed (20/10/25). The process of analysing all the responses received is now underway. Any updates on the Local Plan progress will be posted on this page in due course.

Access information on previous consultation on the plan and the call for sites, the published evidence base, and the local plan privacy notice. 

The Local Development Plan is what we call the documents that taken together provide the framework for delivering planning strategy across the district.

View the Bromsgrove District Council Local Development Scheme (LDS)

The Council’s approach to delivering First Homes

A comprehensive list of all brownfield sites within the District that are suitable for housing.

With 12 conservation areas, hundreds of listed buildings and a multimillion-pound heritage scheme there's a lot of conservation work going on in Bromsgrove District

Neighbourhood Development Plans allow local people to come together to decide how they want their area to develop.

View the High Quality Design Supplementary Planning Document, which provides more detailed guidance to applicants on local planning policies.

Presenting the 2018 Greater Birmingham and Black Country Housing Market Area (GBBCHMA) Strategic Growth Study

Self-build means that you are directly involved in designing and construction. Custom build means working with a specialist developer to help deliver your own home.

View the Bromsgrove District Council Statement of Community Involvement.

The Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment looks at the housing potential of sites to cover the plan period.