Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Plan & CIL Examinations
Latest Update - 24 January 2025
EXAMINATION LATEST NEWS & TIMELINE
The Inspectors are adopting a staged approach to the Examination. Part 1 Hearing Sessions have now concluded, the Inspectors will be writing to the Council in due course to outline the next steps for the Examination process.
Part 1 Matters, Issues and Questions, Guidance Notes and Programme v3
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24 January 2025 - EXAM 22 - BCP Opening Statement published.
22 January 2025 - EXAM 21 - ONS Revised Population Estimates for England and Wales: Mid 2012 to Mid 2016 published.
20 January 2025 - EXAM 20 - Statement of Common Ground Between BCP and Go South Coast published.​
17 January 2025 - An updated Programme V3 has been published which details the latest participant position. EXAM 19 - Section 20(7c) Request inviting the Inspectors to recommend modifications to the plan if necessary also published.​
14 January 2025 - Written Statements Index updated with corrected Matter 1 Submission from Marlene Page.​
6 January 2025 - Written Statements received in response to the Initial Hearing Sessions and EXAM 18 - Statement of Common Ground between BCP and Hampshire County Council published.​
20 December 2024 - EXAM 17 - Statement of Common Ground Between BCP and Natural England published.​
18 December 2024 - Hearings Programme V2 published with participants for the Initial Hearings identified. EXAM 16 - Statement of Common Ground between BCP Council and AFC Bournemouth also published.​
5 December 2024 - EXAM 14 - Statement of Common Ground Between BCP and Historic England and EXAM 15 - Statement of Common Ground Between BCP and the Environment Agency published.​
25 November 2024 - EXAM 12 - Transport Background Paper, EXAM 12A - Transport Background Paper Appendices A, I, M, N & S and EXAM 13 - Public Off-Street Car Parking Study published.​
20 November 2024 - Part 1 Matters, Issues and Questions, Guidance Notes and Programme v1 published.​
8 November 2024 - EXAM 1C - Addendum to EXAM 1A - Nitrogen Reduction in Poole Harbour published.
5 November 2024 - EXAM 1B - BCP Response to Initial Questions 4 & 5 re Duty to Co-operate with Dorset Council, EXAM 9 - Statement of Common Ground between BCP and New Forest District Council, EXAM 10 - Local Plan Traffic Forecasting Modelling Report - Revision 3, EXAM 10A - Appendices A-F, EXAM 10B - Appendices G-J and EXAM 11 - Sustainable Transport Masterplan published.
23 October 2024 - EXAM 8 - Housing Land Supply Statement as at 1 April 2024 published.
10 October 2024 - EXAM 7 - Housing Supply Update published.
4 October 2024 - EXAM 2A - Schedule of Proposed Modifications, EXAM 2B - Illustrative Track Changed Plan Part 1, EXAM 2C - Illustrative Track Changed Plan - Part 2, EXAM 3 - Summarised Regulation 19 Comments with Officer Responses and EXAM 4 - Allocated Sites Delivery Update published.
3 October 2024 - EXAM 5 - Employment Background Paper and EXAM 6 - Ward Windfall Justification Paper published.
11 September 2024 - EXAM 1A - Council's Response to Inspectors' Initial Questions published.
6 August 2024 - The Inspectors have submitted their Initial Questions to the Council (EXAM 1)
1 July 2024 - Planning Inspectors H Hockenhull BA (Hons) B.PI MRTPI and T Hatfield BA (Hons) MPLAN MRTPI appointed to hold an Independent Examination of the Local Plan.
27 June 2024 - BCP Local Plan and CIL Draft Charging Schedule submitted for Examination.
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IMPORTANT DATES
13 December 2024 - Deadline for Part 1 Participation Requests
19 December 2024 - Deadline for Part 1 Statement Submissions
21 January 2025 - Part 1 Hearings commence
THE INSPECTORS
Planning Inspectors H Hockenhull BA (Hons) B.PI MRPTI and T Hatfield BA (Hons) MPLAN MRTPI have been appointed to undertake independent examinations into the soundness and legal compliance of the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Local Plan.
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The Inspectors' task will be to consider the soundness and legal compliance of the submitted Plan, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 35 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2023 (the Framework) and associated regulations., namely the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the Localism Act 2011 and the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
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The Community Infrastructure Levy will be examined under Section 212 of the Planning Act 2008 and the associated Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010.
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The Inspectors will take into account the representations submitted upon the Regulation 19 Draft Plan and Charging Schedule as far as they relate to soundness and viability considerations. A number of informal debates will take place on the principal matters identified by the Inspectors these are termed Hearing Sessions.
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At the end of the Examination, the Inspectors will prepare a report to the Local Planning Authorities with precise recommendations, these recommendations may include modifications to the Plan and Draft Charging Schedule, if such a request is made by the Councils.
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IAN KEMP - PROGRAMME OFFICER
My role is to act as the point contact for any person who has an interest in the Examination and as a liaison between the Inspectors, Local Planning Authorities and Representors. ​I am an independent Officer of the Examination and work on behalf of the Inspectors to organise and manage the administrative and procedural elements of the Examination process. ​Any matters that anyone wishes to raise with the Inspectors should be submitted to me in the first instance.
Address: ​PO Box 241, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 1DW
Email: ​​ian@localplanservices.co.uk
Telephone: ​07723009166​
GUIDANCE NOTES
Guidance Notes have been prepared by the Inspectors to help people understand the process. Procedural Guidance for Local Plans has also been produced by the Planning Inspectorate, together with a short guide aimed at those participating in a local plan examination for the first time.