Core Strategy Examination
Inspector's Report
We have received the Inspector's binding report which confirms
that the Core Strategy is a sound document subject to some
amendments. Most of the amendments had been proposed by the Council
in the hearing sessions in July. The Inspector's report and
associated documents are:
The Core Strategy was adopted by the Council at its meeting
on 8 December 2010.
Inspector
Planning Inspector Patrick Whitehead Dip TP (Nott), MRTPI has
been appointed to conduct the examination to determine whether our
documents are sound.
Pre-hearing meeting
The Pre-Hearing Meeting (PHM) was held on
Wednesday 9 June 2010 at the Royal Borough of Kensington and
Chelsea’s Town Hall. The agenda and meeting notes are available for
downloading under General Hearing Documents below.
Hearing sessions
As part of the Examination the Inspector held a series of
hearings focussing on key issues. The hearings commenced on
Tuesday 20 July 2010 at the Town Hall. Location
map [PDF] (file size 173Kb).
This is the latest draft version of the Hearing
Programme [PDF] (file size 66Kb).
The Planning Inspectorate has produced a booklet ‘Local Development Frameworks –
Examining Development Plan Documents: Procedure Guidance’ [PDF]
(file size 409Kb) which can also be viewed on the Planning
Inspectorate website.
The Hearing Examinations in Public finished on Thursday
29 July 2010.
Hearing documents
Documents relating to the hearings include:
Hearing
Documents Lists [Excel spreadsheet -
file size 208Kb - you will need Microsoft Excel to open this
document]
General Hearing Documents
Council Documents
Additional Core Documents
Representor
Documents [Excel spreadsheet - you will need
Microsoft Excel to open this document]
The representor documents webpage
includes all the documents in the list above.
Hearing library
The preparation of the Submission Core Strategy has been
informed by a wide range of key documents. Copies of all the
documents were available at the hearing sessions as part of
the ‘examination library’. This is currently available at the
planning reception in the Town Hall. These documents can be
downloaded on the hearing library
pages.
Hearing procedures
The following links provide background information and guidance
on hearing procedures:
Programme Officer
The Programme Officer appointed for the examination is Mr Chris
Banks. Chris will deal with all procedural, administrative and
programming matters as he works independently of the Council. He
can answer questions you have about the administration of the
Examination itself, although it is not possible to discuss the
details of your representations.
Address:
Mr Chris Banks
Submission Core Strategy Programme Officer
C/O Banks Solutions
21 Glendale Close
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 4GR
Telephone: 01403 253148
E-mail: chris.banks@zen.co.uk
Last updated 20 December 2010.