New Local Plan Review - Examination

Introduction

The Council has been working on a New Local Plan Review (NLPR) since late 2020. Following four rounds of public consultation, on 1 February 2023 Full Council approved the NLPR for submission to the Secretary of State for examination. The NLPR was submitted to the Secretary of State on 8 February 2023 and all the submitted documents are available on the links below under the heading Core Documents. 

All the responses received to the last Publication Policies (Regulation 19) consultation are available on-line. The examination will include public hearings (dates will be confirmed by the Planning Inspector and will be published on this page). Anyone can attend to observe the hearings but only those who made an objection to the Publication Policies (Regulation 19) consultation may be invited to participate by the Planning Inspector.  Those who are invited to participate in the examination should read the Planning Inspectorate's Procedure Guide for Local Plan Examinations. The Planning Inspectorate have produced a short guide for those taking part in a local plan examination.

This webpage will be continually updated as the NLPR progresses through examination.

Inspector

The Secretary of State has appointed Planning Inspector L Nurser BA (Hons) Dip UP MRTPI to hold an independent examination of the New Local Plan Review. The Planning Inspector will consider the soundness of the NLPR based on the 'tests of soundness' set out in paragraph 35 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Programme Officer

Ms Helen Wilson has been appointed as the programme officer by the Council. Helen is impartial and will work under the direction of the appointed Inspector; she will coordinate all communication between the parties to the Examination and the Inspector. You can contact Helen on [email protected] or call 07879 443035.

Examination News

Following the Council's submission of its New Local Plan for examination on 8 February 2023, the Secretary of State has appointed Planning Inspector L Nurser BA (Hons) Dip UP MRTPI to hold an independent examination of the New Local Plan Review. You can view all submitted documents on the links below Core Documents.

Core Documents

1. New Local Plan Review – Policy Development

CD1/01	Publication Policies (Regulation 19), October 2022
CD1/02	Proposed Main Modifications, January 2023
CD1/03	Proposed Minor Modifications, January 2023
CD1/04	Proposals Map
CD1/05	Draft Policies (Regulation 18), February 2022
CD1/06	Issues and Options, July 2021
CD1/07	Issues, September 2020

2. Current Development Plan and other current documents

CD2/01	Local Plan 2019
CD2/02	London Plan 2021
CD2/03	St Quintin and Woodlands Neighbourhood Plan, July 2018
CD2/04	Statement of Community Involvement, February 2020
CD2/05	Local Development Scheme, January 2022
CD2/06	RBKC Council Plan 2019 to 2023, Council Plan Update March 2022

3. Consultation

CD3/01	Consultation Statement, January 2023
CD3/01/1.1	Appendix 1.1 – Regulation 19 Publication Policies Representations Summary
CD3/01/1.2	Appendix 1.2 – Regulation 19 Publication Policies responses Schedule
CD3/01/1.3	Appendix 1.3 – GiveMyView Results – Regulation 19 Publication Policies
CD3/01/2.1	Appendix 2.1 – Regulation 18 Draft Policies Representations Summary
CD3/01/2.2	Appendix 2.2 – Regulation 18 Draft Policies Consultation Schedule
CD3/01/2.3	Appendix 2.3 – GiveMyView Results - Regulation 18 Draft Policies
CD3/01/3.1	Appendix 3.1 – Issues and Options Representations Summary
CD3/01/3.2	Appendix 3.2 – Issues and Options Consultation Schedule
CD3/01/3.3	Appendix 3.3 – GiveMyView Results - Issues and Options
CD3/01/4.1	Appendix 4.1 – Borough Issues Representations Summary
CD3/01/4.2	Appendix 4.2 – Borough Issues Consultation Schedule
CD3/01/4.3	Appendix 4.3 – GiveMyView Results - Borough Issues
CD3/02	Letter of General Conformity from the Mayor of London, December 2022
CD3/03	List of Respondents, Publication Policies (Regulation 19)
CD3/03/005	Ballymore Group and Sainsbury's a / Townscape consultancy b / Response to allocation c / Kensal Canalside Height and Massing Study
CD3/03/020	Native Land a / Cover letter b / Response form
CD3/03/021	St William LLP
CD3/03/022	Wellcome Trust
CD3/03/025	Earl's Court Development Company a/ Cover letter b/ Site plan c/ Response form d/ Viability assessment
CD3/03/027	Frasco Investment Ltd a/ Cover letter b/ Response form c/ Design and Tall Building commentary d/ Site location e/ Market report f/ PBSA Demand assessment
CD3/03/029	Notting Hill Gate KCS
CD3/03/031	Home Builders Federation
CD3/03/033	Imperial College
CD3/03/040	Kensington Society
CD3/03/043	Leufroy Ltd
CD3/03/048	Mark Macleod
CD3/03/056	National Grid a/ Cover letter b/ SA1 Asset map c/ SA6 Asset map
CD3/03/062	Northcare (Scotland)
CD3/03/073	Adena Property Investments
CD3/03/074	Commercial Estates Group
CD3/03/079	St Quintin and Woodlands Neighbourhood Forum
CD3/03/085	TfL TTL Properties
CD3/03/086	TfL - London Plan and Planning Obligations
CD3/04	Statement of Representation Procedure, October 2022
CD3/05	Submission Notice, February 2023

4. Duty to Co-operate and Statement of Common Ground

CD4/01	Duty to Co-operate Statement
CD4/02	Statement of Common Ground
CD4/03	Statement of Common Ground: Waste
CD4/04	LBHF Position Statement

5. Integrated Impact Assessment

CD5/01	Stage A Scoping Report, July 2021
CD5/02	Stage B Interim Report, February 2022
CD5/03	Stage B Non-technical summary
CD5/04	Stage C Non-technical summary, October 2022
CD5/05	Stage C Full Report, October 2022
CD5/06	Stage D Non-technical summary, January 2023
CD5/07	Stage D Full Report, January 2023

6. Habitat Regulations Assessment

CD6/01	Habitat Regulations Screening, February 2022
CD6/02	Response from Natural England, March 2022

7. Evidence Base

	Whole Plan
CD7/01	Local Plan Viability Study, September 2022
CD7/02	Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Main Report
CD7/03	Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Addendum Note (PPG Update Oct 2022)
CD7/04	Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Maps
	Chapter 2: Green-Blue
CD7/05	Evidence Study on Greening Issues, July 2021
CD7/06	Draft Towards Net Zero Carbon Study, January 2023
CD7/07	Future Waste Data Study, February 2022
CD7/08	Open Spaces Audit, October 2022
	Chapter 3: Homes
CD7/09	Local Housing Needs Assessment, September 2022 (Executive Summary)
CD7/10	Local Housing Needs Assessment, September 2022 (Full Report)
CD7/11	RBKC Five Year Housing Land Supply and Stepped Housing Trajectory, October 2022
CD7/12	Joint Gypsy and Travellers Needs Assessment, October 2022
	Chapter 4: Conservation and Design
CD7/13	Tall buildings threshold, October 2022
CD7/14	Character Study, February 2022
	Chapter 5: Town Centres
CD7/15	Future Nature of Centres, January 2022
CD7/16	Retail and Leisure Needs Assessment, January 2022
	Chapter 6: Business
CD7/17	Employment Land Study, October 2021
CD7/18	Permitted Development Rights Retail Analysis, March 2022
	Chapter 7: Social and Community Uses
CD7/19	Sports Facilities Assessment, October 2022
	Chapter 10: Site Allocations
CD7/20	Heritage Impact Assessments for Draft Local Plan Site Allocations, October 2022
CD7/21	Kensal Canalside Baseline Document, July 2021
CD7/22	Kensal Canalside Bridge Location and Ramp Approach Options Study, April 2019
CD7/23	Kensal Canalside Creative Workspace Strategy, March 2020
CD7/24	Kensal Canalside Opportunity Area - Strategic Transport Report, March 2021
CD7/25	Kensal Canalside Development Infrastructure Funding Study, October 2016
CD7/26	Kensal Canalside Development Infrastructure Funding Study Refresh, February 2021
CD7/27	Kensal Canalside Development Infrastructure Funding Study Refresh, Appendix, February 2021
CD7/28	Flood Risk Sequential Test, October 2022
CD7/29	Earl's Court Cultural Study, July 2022
CD7/30	Earl's Court Site Allocation Viability Study, December 2021
CD7/31	Earl's Court Site - Addendum: Reg 18 response to Quod, August 2022
CD7/32	Site Allocations Paper, October 2022
CD7/33	RBKC Opportunity Areas Building Heights Analysis, February 2022 - Main Report
CD7/34	RBKC Opportunity Area Building Heights Analysis, February 2022 - Appendix A: Kensal Canalside OA Capacity Study
CD7/35	RBKC Opportunity Area Building Heights Analysis, February 2022 - Appendix B: Earl's Court OA Capacity Study
CD7/36	RBKC Green Corridors (TfL site at Portobello/Ladbroke Grove)
CD7/37	RBKC SINC Proforma Hammersmith and City lineside (TfL site at Portobello/Ladbroke Grove)
	Chapter 11: Infrastructure
CD7/38	Local Infrastructure Delivery Plan, October 2022

8. Policy Formulation Reports (PFRs)

	Chapter 1: Introduction
CD8/01	PFR for the Vision
	Chapter 2: Green-Blue
CD8/02	PFR GB1- GB5 (Sustainable retrofitting, circular economy, carbon reduction)
CD8/03	PFR GB6-BG10 and GB20 (Air quality, construction, noise, pollution and contaminated land)
CD8/04	PFR GB11-GB14 (Flooding, sustainable drainage and riverside development)
CD8/05	PFR GB15-GB17 (Green infrastructure, parks and gardens, biodiversity and trees)
CD8/06	PFR GB19 (Waste)
	Chapter 3: Homes
CD8/07	PFR HO1-HO2 (Delivery and protection of homes, small sites)
CD8/08	PFR HO3-HO7 (Community housing, housing size and standards, specialist housing, other housing products and estate renewal)
CD8/09	PFR HO8 (Gypsies and travellers)
	Chapter 4: Conservation and Design
CD8/10	PFR CD3 - CD6 (Conservation areas, listed buildings ancient monuments and registered parks and gardens)
CD8/11	PFR CD7 (Tall buildings)
CD8/12	PFR CD1,2,11 and 14 (Design)
CD8/13	PFR CD15 (Fire safety)
	Chapter 5: Town Centres
CD8/14	PFR TC1- TC5 (Development in town centres)
CD8/15	PFR TC8 (Hotels)
	Chapter 6: Business
CD8/16	PFR BC1 and BC3 (Businesses and affordable workspaces)
	Chapter 7: Social and Community Uses
CD8/17	PFR SI1 Social infrastructure and facilities
	Chapter 8: Transport
CD8/18	PFR T1, T3 and T4 (Street network, living streets and outdoor life and streetscape)
CD8/19	PRF T5 to T9 (Land use and transport, active travel, public transport, car parking and servicing)
	Chapter 10: Site Allocations
CD8/20	PFR Kensal Canalside site allocation
CD8/21	PFR Earl's Court site allocation
CD8/22	PFR Site Allocations SA3 - SA16 (Other sites)
	Chapter 11: Infrastructure
CD8/23	PFR Infrastructure and planning contributions

9. Planning Advisory Service (PAS) Toolkits

CD9/01	PAS Toolkit Part 2 - Local Plan Form and Content Checklist
CD9/02	PAS Toolkit Part 3 - Local Plan Process Requirements Checklist
CD9/03	PAS Toolkit Part 4 - Local Plan Soundness and Quality Assessment

Examination Documents

Other documents will emerge during the examination and will be placed here.

Paper copies of key documents are also available to view at the Town Hall, Hornton Street, as well as within the Council's libraries. The Town Hall is open during normal office hours.  Details of the opening hours of the libraries can be seen on this page.

Please email [email protected] or phone the planning line on 020 7361 3012 if you need any of the documents in a different language or in a different format.