Local Plan evidence base
The Local Plan review commenced in 2022 evidence document underpinning the review can be found in the Planning Policy Library below. Documents are grouped by the themes in the Local Plan for ease of reference. Clicking on each theme will reveal the documents available.
If you have any issues with these documents relating to accessibility, please contact Spatialplanning@nelincs.gov.uk.
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Viability Study 2024 (PDF, 9MB) | November 2024 |
| Infrastructure Delivery Plan Baseline Report 2025 (PDF, 2MB) | November 2025 |
| North East Lincolnshire: Local Plan Viability Study (PDF, 7MB) | 19 August 2026 |
| Infrastructure Delivery Plan (PDF, 2MB) | August 2026 |
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment 2023 (PDF, 6MB) | 29 November 2024 |
| Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment 2025 (PDF, 10MB) | 3 November 2025 |
| Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment 2026 (PDF, 9MB) | 28 July 2026 |
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Settlement Accessibility Assessment 2023 (PDF, 2MB) | 23 August 2023 |
| Green Wedges Methodology and Evaluation (PDF, 481KB) | October 2023 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council Education Contribution Justification Statement (PDF, 127KB) | November 2023 |
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Cleethorpes Habitat Management Plan (PDF, 9MB) | 2021 |
| Economic Strategy (PDF, 49MB) | 2021 |
| Cleethorpes Masterplan (PDF. 13MB) | March 2022 |
| Skills Strategy and Action Plan (2023-2026) (PDF, 1MB) | 2023 |
| STEAM Report 2013-2024 (PDF, 11MB) | June 2025 |
| Humber Economic Strategy 2025-2035 (PDF, 4MB) | August 2025 |
| Employment Site Selection Report (PDF, 8MB) | 24 August 2026 |
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2025 (PDF, 10MB) | 12 November 2025 |
| Windfall Allowance Technical Paper 2025 (PDF, 987KB) | 12 November 2025 |
| Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment 2026 (PDF, 5MB) | 12 March 2026 |
| Housing Site Selection Report PDF, 20MB) | 24 August 2026 |
| Self-build and custom build register |
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Grimsby Town Centre Framework (Grimsby Masterplan) (PDF, 24MB) | October 2020 |
| Retail, leisure and three centres study (2013) | June 2013 |
| Retail Floorspace Capacity report (PDF, 2MB) | September 2016 |
| Retail And Leisure Study (PDF, 9MB) | October 2024 |
| Discover North East Lincolnshire | |
| Invest North East Lincolnshire | |
| Assets of Community Value register (PDF, 65KB) | October 2025 Further information about the register is available on the Council’s Localism web page. |
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Minerals safeguarding in England: good practice advice (PDF, 4MB) | 2011 |
| Issues Paper: Minerals (PDF, 1MB) | August 2014 |
| Humber Area Local Aggregate Assessment (PDF, 2MB) | June 2023 |
| Northern Lincolnshire Minerals Assessment (PDF, 5MB) | 2025 (2024 data) |
| Yorkshire and the Humber Aggregates Working Party Annual Monitoring Report 2025 (PDF, 3MB) | March 2025 (2024 data) |
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Waste Management Strategy 2020-2035 (PDF, 55MB) | October 2020 |
| Waste Needs Assessment 2026 Draft Capacity Requirement for the Management of Waste to 2045 (PDF, 2MB) Identifying Strategically Significant Waste Movements 2022-2024 (PDF, 2MB) Local Authority Collected Waste Management Requirements to 2045 (PDF, 2MB) Management Requirements for Commercial and Industrial Waste to 2045 (PDF, 968KB) Management Requirements for Construction, Demolition and Excavation Waste to 2045 (PDF, 2MB) Appendix 5: Hazardous Waste Management Requirements to 2045 (PDF, 2MB) Appendix 6: Scoping of ‘Other’ Waste Streams (PDF, 2MB) | 2026 Draft |
| Environmental Permitting Regulations – Waste Operations | NOTE: this information is maintained by the Department of Environmental Food & Rural Affairs. |
| Document | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Employment Topic Paper (PDF, 18MB) | 21 August 2026 |
| Natural Environment Topic Paper (PDF, 3MB) | 21 August 2026 |
| Self-build and Custom Build Topic Paper (PDF, 830KB) | 21 August 2026 |
| Housing Topic Paper (PDF, 7MB) | 26 August 2026 |
| Health and wellbeing Topic Paper (PDF, 3MB) | 27 August 2026 |
Sustainability Appraisal
A Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment must be carried out at each stage of preparing a new local plan or reviewing an existing local plan. These two legal requirements have been met through one integrated process and a report prepared called the Sustainability Appraisal.
The purpose of the Sustainability Appraisal is to identify and report on the likely social, economic and environmental effects of the plan and the extent to which sustainable development is expected to be achieved through its implementation.
There are five main stages to preparing a Sustainability Appraisal, these are:
- Setting the context and objectives, establishing the baseline and deciding on the scope of the appraisal (Scoping report)
- Developing and refining options and assessing effects
- Preparing the sustainability appraisal report
- Consulting on the emerging local plan and the sustainability appraisal report
- Monitoring the significant effects of implementing the local plan
2026 Pre-Submission Draft Local Plan
2025 Preferred Options consultation
The 2025 Sustainability Appraisal (PDF, 13MB) was published in accordance with Regulation 13 of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Regulations for consultation with the prescribed statutory bodies and the public.
The consultation period ran from Monday 8 December 2025 to Sunday 1 February 2026. All comments needed to be received by 23:59 on Sunday 1 February 2026.
2024 Draft Plan consultation
This 2023 Sustainability Appraisal (PDF, 15MB) has been published in accordance with Regulation 13 of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Regulations for consultation with the prescribed statutory bodies and the public.
The consultation period ran from Monday 15 January to Friday 8 March 2024. Any comments needed to be received by 5pm on Friday 8 March 2024.
2023 Scoping consultation
This Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (PDF, 9MB) was published for consultation with the prescribed statutory bodies.
The consultation with Natural England, Historic England, and the Environment Agency ran from Friday 6 February to Friday 17 March 2023.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek their views in relation to the scope and level of detail to be included in the Sustainability Appraisal of future stages of the local plan review.
There following iterations of the Sustainability Appraisal published during the preparation of the existing 2018 Local Plan. These have been retained below for information and completeness:
Habitat Regulations
The objective of the Habitat Regulations Assessment is to determine whether the emerging local plan is likely to have a significant effect on the achievement of the conservation objectives of the European and International conservation sites within and around the area. These sites include:
- Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for birds classified by the ‘1979 Wild Birds Directive’
- Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for other habitats and species designated through the ‘1992 Habitats Directive’
- Ramsar sites, which are internationally important wetland areas designated under the ‘Ramsar Convention’
The Habitat Regulations Assessment feeds into the Local Plan review and has undergone the following consultation:
2025 Preferred Options consultation
The 2025 Habitat Regulations Assessment Report (PDF, 5MB) was published for consultation with stakeholders and the public.
The consultation period ran from Monday 8 December 2025 to Sunday 1 February 2026. Any comments needed to be received by 23:59 on Sunday 1 February 2026
2024 Draft Plan consultation
This 2023 Habitat Regulations Assessment Report (PDF) was published for consultation.
The consultation period ran from Monday 15 January to Friday 8 March 2024. Any comments needed to be received by 5pm on Friday 8 March 2024.
The report presents the methodology and findings of Stage 1: Screening. If Appropriate Assessment is required, this will be conducted at the next stage of the Local Plan review process.
There were three iterations of the Habitat Regulations Assessment prepared as part of the existing 2018 Local Plans preparation. These have been retained below for completeness:
Contact details
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