Derbyshire and Derby Minerals
Local Plan Examination
Latest Update - 17 February 2025
EXAMINATION LATEST NEWS & TIMELINE
Hearing Sessions will commence at 10am on Tuesday 20th May 2025 within Committee Room 1 of County Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3SS. The Inspectors have produced their Matters, Issues and Questions together with a Guidance Note which covers many of the administrative and procedural aspects of the Examination process. A deadline of 11th April has been established for representors to submit statements in response to the Inspectors Matters, Issues and Questions and / or to request participation in the Hearing Sessions.
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20 December 2024 - Planning Inspectors; S Normington B.Sc DipTP MRICS MRTPI FIHE FIQ and M Savage B.Sc (Hons) MCD MRTPI appointed to undertake an independent examination of the Derbyshire and Derby Minerals Local Plan.
29 November 2024 - The Minerals Local Plan was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Examination.
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Planning Inspectors; S Normington B.Sc DipTP MRICS MRTPI FIHE FIQ and M Savage B.Sc (Hons) MCD MRTPI have been appointed to undertake an independent examination of the Derbyshire and Derby Minerals Local Plan
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The Inspector's 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 December 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 Inspector will take into account the representations submitted upon the Regulation 19 Draft Plan as far as they relate to soundness considerations. A number of informal debates will take place on the principal matters identified by the Inspector. These are termed Hearing Sessions.
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At the end of the Examination, the Inspector will prepare a report to the Local Planning Authorities with precise recommendations. These recommendations may include modifications to the Plan, if such a request is made by the Councils.
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THE INSPECTORS
IAN KEMP - PROGRAMME OFFICER
My role is to act as the point of contact for any person who has an interest in the Examination and as a liaison between the Inspector, Local Planning Authorities and Representors. ​I am an independent Officer of the Examination and work on behalf of the Inspector to organise and manage the administrative and procedural elements of the Examination process. ​Any matters that anyone wishes to raise with the Inspector 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.
EXAMINATION DOCUMENTS
Documents submitted during the Examination are termed 'Examination Documents', these can be accessed through the link below as they become available. The list will evolve throughout the Examination process.