Consultations
Current consultations
Links to all the consultations that we run will appear in this section of the website.
Draft Local Plan Consultation: 27 July – 20 September 2026
The Peak District National Park Authority is carrying out a consultation on the 'Peak District National Park Local Plan (Publication Draft) 2026-2045'.
This consultation is the final chance for any individual, business or organisation to express their views on whether the Local Plan meets legal requirements and the 'tests of soundness' before it is submitted for examination by a Planning Inspector.
The Peak District National Park Authority is required to carry out the public consultation in accordance with Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as amended and Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012).
Recent consultations
Hartington Town Quarter Neighbourhood Plan Referendum: 8 July 2026
The question asked in the referendum was:
Do you want the Peak District National Park Authority to use the neighbourhood plan for Hartington Town Quarter to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?
The referendum area is identified on the map included with this statement. It is identical to Hartington Town Quarter Neighbourhood Area and Hartington Town Quarter civil parish.
More information can be found on our Hartington Neighbourhood Plan page.
Local Plan Preferred Approach Consultation: 3 November – 21 December 2025
The National Park Authority’s Policy & Communities team are seeking views on new policy for house building and business development, transport, protecting green spaces and the environment. The new Local Plan will identify where development can and cannot take place in the National Park for the next 20 years, so we're expecting it to be of interest to everyone that lives and works in, visits or does business in the National Park, as well as those that care for it.
The Peak District National Park Authority is required to carry out the public consultation in accordance with Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as amended and Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012).