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Local plans: pre-examination checklists

The pre-examination checklists are to help local planning authorities ensure their plan is “ready for examination” as referred to in section 20 of the 2004 Act.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Published: 23 September 2025
• Last updated: 25 September 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Pre Examination checklist for full local plans

MS Word Document, 150 KB

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Pre Examination checklist for minerals and waste local plans

MS Word Document, 166 KB

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Pre Examination checklist for DPDs that are not full local plans such as AAPs, partial updates and part 2 plans

MS Word Document, 128 KB

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Details

The pre-examination checklist now forms part of the Service Level Agreement between the Planning Inspectorate and LPAs.  

Published 23 September 2025

Last updated 25 September 2025 + show all updates

1. 25 September 2025

   2nd para under 'Before submission' heading changed and Question 2.4 c changed

2. 23 September 2025

   First published.