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Change areaAdopted Local Plans
The Local Plan sets out a framework for the future development of the area. It looks at our needs and opportunities in relation to housing, the economy, community facilities and infrastructure. It is also the basis for conserving and enhancing the natural and historic environment, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and achieving well designed places.
We are responsible for producing the Local Plan. The forthcoming Local Development Scheme will set out our timetable for a new Local Plan to cover the whole of Somerset, except for Exmoor National Park which produces its own Local Plan.
Until we adopt the Somerset Local Plan, existing Local Plans remain in place for the individual geographical areas of the former district councils.
Mendip Local Plan Parts I and II
The Planning policies for the Mendip area are in the Mendip Local Plan Part I and Part II which cover the period from 2006 to 2029.
Local Plan Part I was adopted in December 2014. Local Plan Part II was adopted in December 2021 identifying additional housing and employment sites. A Local Plan Part II Limited Update with additional site allocations was adopted on September 25 2025.
You can view the Local Plan and current Policies Map below.
- Mendip area Local Plan Part I
- Mendip area Local Plan Part II – Sites and Policies, Post Judicial Review Version
- Mendip area Local Plan Part II Limited Update
- Policies Map
A combined version of the Local Plan Part II and Limited Update will be published in due course.
Mendip Local Plan Part II – Limited Update
Following a Judicial Review into Local Plan Part II, the following site allocations were deleted from the plan on 16 December 2022 – MN1, MN2, MN3, BK1 and NSP1. They were remitted to the council for reconsideration. The remainder of adopted Local Plan Part II is not affected. 9 replacement housing sites are identified in the Limited Update in Frome, Wells, Glastonbury, Street and Coleford.
Adoption, examination and submission documents can be found on the Limited Update examination page Mendip Local Plan Part II Limited Update Examination.
The Council submitted the Limited Update proposals for examination on 30 September 2024. See the Submission Notice for more information. For details of the progress of the examination and contact information for the Programme Officer, see the examination page.
Judicial Review – upheld 16 December 2022
- Court order, Norton St Philip Parish Council v Mendip District Council (superseded by Order dated 11 March 2024)