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Examination Hearing

The hearing sessions will be held virtually, commencing on 12 October 2021. They will be live-streamed and recorded for anyone wishing to observe. The Hearing Programme (v5) 14 October [INS/27] (PDF, 163KB), agendas for each day and links to the live-stream and recordings can be found on this page.

Local Plan examination
Reference Title Date Author
INS/15 Agenda - 12 October Session 1 Matter 1 Legal Compliance (PDF, 69KB) 8 October 2021 Inspector
INS/16 Agenda - 12 October Sessions 2 and 3 Matter 2 Policy PG8 and HCH1 (PDF, 102KB) 8 October 2021 Inspector
INS/17 Agenda - 13 October Sessions 1, 2 and 3 Matter 2 Policy PG12 and KSC (PDF, 126KB) 8 October 2021 Inspector
INS/18 Agenda - 14 October Sessions 1, 2 and 3 Matter 2 Policies PG 9 and PG10 (PDF, 100KB) 8 October 2021 Inspector
INS/19 Agenda - 15 October Session 1 Matter 2 Policies PG 13 and PG 14 (PDF, 96KB) 8 October 2021 Inspector
INS/20 Agenda - 15 October Sessions 2 and 3 Matter 3 Policies G&T and TS (PDF, 91KB) 8 October 2021 Inspector
INS/22 Agenda - 19 October Sessions 1, 2 and 3 Matter 3 Policies HOU1-14 (PDF, 99KB) 13 October 2021 Inspector
INS/23 Agenda - 20 October Session 1 Matter 4 Policies EMP 1 & 2 (PDF, 72KB) 13 October 2021 Inspector
INS/24a Agenda - 20 October Sessions 2 and 3 Matter 5 Policies RET1-11 v.2 (PDF, 82KB) 15 October 2021 Inspector
INS/25 Agenda - 21 October Sessions 1 and 2 Matter 6 Policies GEN1-7 (PDF, 81KB) 13 October 2021 Inspector
INS/26a Agenda - 21 October Session 3 Matter 7 Policies INF1-10 v.2 (PDF, 81KB) 19 October 2021 Inspector
INS/28 Agenda - 2 November Sessions 1, 2 and 3 Matter 8 Policies ENV 1 - 17 (PDF, 89KB) 27 October 2021 Inspector
INS/29 Agenda - 3 November Session 1 Matter 9 Policies HER 1 - 9 (PDF, 82KB) 27 October 2021 Inspector
INS/30 Agenda - 3 - November Session 2 Matter 10 Policies RUR 1 - 14 (PDF, 104KB) 27 October 2021 Inspector
INS/31 Agenda - 3 November Session 3 Matter 11 Policies REC 1 - 5 (PDF, 80KB) 27 October 2021 Inspector
INS/32 Agenda - 4 November Session 1 Matter 12 (PDF, 82KB) 27 October 2021 Inspector

Hearing sessions live-streams and recordings

Participants should follow the joining instructions provided directly by the Programme Officer to join and participate in each session. The links provided on this page will allow observers to view (but not participate in) the sessions as they are in progress. Links to recordings of each session will also be posted once the session has concluded.

Please note that if you are trying to view the livestream from a mobile device, you may be required to download the free Microsoft Teams app. 

Day 1
Session timesMatters and issues for discussion Observe the session 
Session 1: 10:00-11:30

Openings

  • Inspector – opening announcements
  • Council – opening statement

Matter 1 - Legal Compliance and Duty to Co-operate

  • Duty to Co-operate
  • Other Legal and Procedural Requirements
 Watch the recording for day 1 session 1

Session 2: 12:00-13:00

and

Session 3: 14:00-15:30

Matter 2 - Planning for Growth

  • Development at  LSCS (Policy PG 8 and Site HCH 1)

Watch the recording for day 1 session 2 and 3 part 1

Watch the recording for day 1 session 2 and 3 part 2

Watch the recording for day 1 session 2 and 3 part 3
Day 1
Session timesMatters and issues for discussion Observe the session 
Session 1: 09:30-11:00

Matter 2 - Planning for Growth (concluded)

  • Strategic Green Gap Boundaries (Policy PG 13)
  • Local Green Gaps (Policy PG 14)
 Watch the recording for day 4 session 1
Session 2: 11:30-13:00

Matter 3 - Housing

  • Accommodation for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople (Policies HOU 5a, HOU 5b and HOU 5c, and Site Allocations G&T 1-5, G&T 8 and TS 1-3)
 Watch the recording for day 4 session 2
Session 3: 14:00-15:30 As above Watch the recording for day 4 session 3
Day 1
Session timesMatters and issues for discussion Observe the session 
Session 1: 09:30-11:00

Matter 4 - Employment and Economy

  • Strategic employment areas and employment allocations (Policies EMP 1 & 2, and Sites CRE 1 & 2)
 Watch the recording for day 6 session 1
Session 2: 11:30-13:00

Matter 5 - Town Centres and Retail

  • Town centres and retail policies (Policies RET 1-11)
 Watch the recording for day 6 session 2
Session 3: 14:00-15:30 As above

Watch the recording for day 6 session 3 part 1

Watch the recording for day 6 session 3 part 2
Day 1
Session timesMatters and issues for discussion Observe the session 
Session 1: 09:30-11:00

Matter 6 - General Requirements

  • General requirements, including recovery of forward funded infrastructure costs and planning obligations (Policies GEN 1-7)
  • Viability of the SADPD policies as a whole
 Watch the recording for day 7 session 1
Session 2: 11:30-13:00 As above Watch the recording for day 7 session 2
Session 3: 14:00-15:30

Matter 7 - Transport and Infrastructure

  • Transport & infrastructure policies (Policies INF 1-10)
  • Roadside facilities
 Watch the recording for day 7 session 3
Day 1
Session timesMatters and issues for discussion Observe the session 
Session 1: 09:30-11:00

Matter 9 - Historic Environment

  • Historic environment policies (Policies HER 1-9)
 Watch the recording for day 9 session 1
Session 2: 11:30-13:00

Matter 10 - Rural Issues

  • Policies on rural issues (Policies RUR 1-14)
 Watch the recording for day 9 session 2
Session 3: 14:00-15:30

Matter 11 - Recreation and Community Facilities

  • Policies for recreation & community facilities (Policies REC 1-5)
 Watch the recording for day 9 session 3

Page last reviewed: 08 November 2021