On 10th June 2020, the Ipswich Local Plan Review 2018-2036 was submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for independent for examination. The plan was submitted in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended) and Section 20 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended). This part of the local plan process is called Regulation 22.