Local development scheme

The local development scheme (LDS) is a project plan for preparing new planning policy documents. It identifies what development plan documents (DPDs) currently exists and when we will produce new DPDs. 

Our LDS was first produced in 2005 and has been revised several times. The most recent LDS was approved on 8 January 2025. It confirms that work on the Black Country Plan has ended and sets out the timetable for the local plan for Walsall. 

The LDS covers the 2025 – 2028 period.