The Local Development Scheme (LDS) explains which planning policy documents will be produced over the next three years, how they will be prepared and when they will be produced.

Following the adoption of the Crawley borough Local Plan 2023 to 2040, the Crawley LDS was updated to reflect the planning policy documents which will be prepared over the period 2025 to 2028. This includes an early indicative timetable for the commencement of the review of the Crawley borough Local Plan.

The Crawley LDS was updated again in February 2026 to update the timetable for the preparation, consultation and adoption of the Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) to reflect the government announcement that these must be adopted by 30 June 2026.