Local Plan Inquiry

Local Plan Inspector's Report Received

We have received the binding report of the Inspector who held a public enquiry for our Local Plan.

• Read the news story or read the report by selecting each link below.
  
• Introductory Letter (PDF, 70KB)
  
• Chapter 1 - About the Local Plan (PDF, 8KB)
  
• Chapter 2 - Plans and Strategies, Objectives and Priorities (PDF, 15KB)
  
• Chapter 3 - Core Strategic and General Policies (PDF, 97KB)
  
• Chapter 4 - Housing (PDF, 237KB)
  
• Chapter 5 - Economy (PDF, 128KB)
  
• Chapter 6 - Conservation and Enhancement of the Environment (PDF, 138KB)
  
• Chapter 7 - Policies for Leisure, Recreation & Tourism (PDF, 60KB)
  
• Chapter 8 - Policies for Transport & Communications (PDF, 42KB)
  
• Chapter 9 - Implementation and Monitoring of the Local Plan (PDF, 8KB)
  
• Chapter 10 - Appendices (PDF, 15KB)
  
• Appendix A - Inquiry Appearances (PDF, 24KB)
  
• Appendix B - Core Documents (PDF, 21KB)
  
• Appendix C - List of Representations (PDF, 84KB)
  
• Appendix D - List of recommended Pre-Inquiry Changes (PIC's) and Inquiry Changes (IC's) (PDF, 8KB)
  

Public Enquiry

A Public Inquiry has been held to enable the Council to have unresolved objections to the Local Plan examined by a Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State.

During the course of the Local Plan Inquiry the Council has agreed to propose further changes to the Plan. These 'Inquiry Changes' have been published on this website and there has been opportunity for you to comment on them.

The deadline for comments on Changes shown in Edition 1 was Friday 24 February 2006. The deadline for comments on Changes shown in Edition 2 was Friday 3 March 2006. The deadline for comments on Changes shown in Edition 3 was Friday 17 March 2006. The deadline for comments on Inquiry Change 99 was 22 March.

Comments received were forwarded to the Inspector holding the Inquiry, together with the Council's response.

• Council's Response to Inquiry Change Representations (PDF, 47KB)
• Appendix A - Travellers Policy (PDF, 46KB)
• List of Inquiry Changes (PDF, 7KB)
• Inquiry Changes to Written Statement - Edition One (PDF, 1371KB)
• Inquiry Changes to Written Statement - Edition Two (PDF, 1371KB)
• Inquiry Changes to Written Statement - Edition Three (PDF, 1306KB)
• Inquiry Change 99 (PDF, 3KB) - Amendment to Policy SG2

Inquiry Changes to Proposals Map

• Reference No: IC31 (PDF, 182KB) De-allocation of area from Major Employment and Major Employment Proposal
  
• Reference No: IC32 (PDF, 194KB) Allocation for Urban Extension. New notation required.
  
• Reference No: IC33 (PDF, 191KB) Allocation for Urban Extension. New notation required.
  
• Reference No: IC34 (PDF, 149KB) Rationalisation of Defined Settlement Limit, Major Employment and Major Employment Proposal.
  
• Reference No: IC35 (PDF, 168KB)De-allocation of Major Housing Proposal to Open Space. New allocations for Major Housing Proposal.
  
• Reference No: IC36 (PDF, 168KB) Designation of employment land including part to be kept under review.
  
• Reference No: IC60a (PDF, 319KB)
  
• Reference No: IC60b (PDF, 260KB)
  
• Reference No: IC60c (PDF, 121KB)
  
• Reference No: IC61 (PDF, 112KB)
  
• Please find here the Opening Statement (PDF, 33KB) for the Local Plan Inquiry
  (Opening Statement in Word format)

The Inquiry opened formally at 10am on Thursday 5 January 2006 at South Holland District Council and formally closed at 12.00pm on Friday 28th April 2006.

• Programme (PDF, 20KB) - published as at 25th January 2006
  
• Core Document List (PDF, 21KB) (published as at April 2006)

The following document is an overview of the Inquiry procedure.

• Overview (PDF, 19KB)
  
• A pre inquiry meeting was held on 26 October 2005. Please see the notes from that meeting - PIM Minutes (PDF, 20KB)
  
• Appendix from the PIM Minutes (PDF, 5KB)

Inspector

Mr Brian Rogers BA Hons DipTP and Mr Robert Sexton BSc(Hons) DipTP MRTPI have been appointed as Inspectors for the Local Plan Inquiry. Their role is to consider duly made objections and produce a report for the Council giving his recommendations for action on each objection, either made at the Inquiry or by written representation. This report will be binding on the Council.

Programme Officer

The Inquiry process was administered by the Programme Officer, Mrs Marie Coles. Mrs Coles is independent from the Council, and works directly to the Inspector. Any correspondence or other queries should be directed to her at the Inquiry Office.

Please follow the related links on this page to find out more about the process, as well as the minutes of the Pre-Inquiry Meeting held on 26 October 2005.

South Holland Local Plan Topic Papers

These topic papers have been produced by the Council to assist the Local Plan Inquiry. The purpose of the topic papers is to explain the background to, and therefore justify, the policies in these key areas contained in the RLP in order to assist the Inspector and others in the consideration of objections to these policies.

There are a total of three topic papers.

• Economy Topic Paper (PDF, 45KB)
• Core Strategy Topic Paper (PDF, 68KB)
• Housing Strategy Topic Paper (PDF, 106KB)

Below are the Council's responses for round table sessions on the three subjects;

• Core Strategy Round Table Agenda (PDF, 4KB)
  
• Core Strategy Round Table Minutes - 5th January 2006 (PDF, 40KB)
  
• Core Strategy Round Table Session (PDF, 29KB)
  
• Core Strategy Round Table Supplement (PDF, 28KB)
• Economy Round Table Agenda (PDF, 4KB)
  
• Economy Round Table Minutes - 6th January 2006 (PDF, 21KB)
  
• Economy Round Table Session (PDF, 20KB)
  
• Economy Round Table Supplement (PDF, 19KB)
• Housing Round Table Agenda (PDF, 4KB)
  
• Housing Round Table Minutes - 10th January 2006 (PDF, 63KB)
  
• Housing Round Table Session (PDF, 37KB)
  
• Housing Round Table Supplement (PDF, 27KB)