Local Plan EVIDENCE BASE (2026-2041)

This page lists the technical studies required to prepare the Local Plan 2026–2041. It will be updated as commissions are awarded and reports published. Evidence links will be added as documents become available.

Evidence Study Purpose Status Expected Completion Link
Housing & Economic Needs Assessment (HENA) Determines local housing and economic needs

Appointed: Pragmatix Advisory

Status: Complete

March 2026

Executive Summary

Main Report

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) & Coastal Change Management Area (CCMA) Flood risk, sequential testing, coastal change

Appointed: Sayers and Partners

Status: In progress

Early summer 2026
Renewable Energy Capacity Study (RECS) Wind, solar, tidal, grid constraints

Appointed: Regen SW

Status: In progress

Summer–Autumn 2026
Landscape Character & Recreational Pressure Assessment (LCRPA) Landscape baseline, sensitivity, recreation

Appointed: Fiona Fyfe Associates

Status: In progress

May 2026

Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP)

Heritage Supplementary Plan (HLSP)

Conservation area, heritage-led design

Appointed: Cornwall Archaeological Unit: CAAMP 

Status: Complete

Specification Drafting: Heritage Led Supplementary Plan and Heritage-led Design Codes

CAAMP: March 2026

HLSP Winter Spring 2027

CAAMP Consultation Draft:

CAAMP Final Document: 

Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) SA/SEA, EqIA, HIA, HRA

Appointed: SLR

Scoping Report Published (July 2026)

Statutory Consultation (10 July 2026 - 14 August 2026)

Status: In progress

Throughout 2026/27

IIA Scoping Report

Appendix A Plans, Policies and Proposals Referred to.

Appendix B IIA Framework

 

Annual Monitoring Reports AMR data updates

Internal CIOS

Status: Ongoing

Annually AMR 2026
Visit Isles of Scilly | Visitor Economy DATA: Investing in Scilly's Future Tourism Contribution to the Economy 2025 Published on Visit Isles of Scilly Website 2025 - Infographic

 

Date Page last updated: 09/07/2026 (IIA Scoping Report Appendix Uploaded)