Wiltshire Local Plan Examination
Latest Update - 22nd May 2026
EXAMINATION LATEST NEWS & TIMELINE
The Council resolved to withdraw the Local Plan at its Full Council Meeting on the 19th of May. Following a letter from the Inspectors confirming protocol (ID15), the Council have now written to the Planning Inspectorate to formally withdraw the Local Plan. The Examination has now closed and the website will be removed in due course.
THE INSPECTORS
Planning Inspectors P Mileham BA(Hons) MA MRTPI and G Wildgoose BSc (Hons) MSc MRTPI were appointed to undertake an independent examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Wiltshire Local Plan.
IAN KEMP - PROGRAMME OFFICER
My role was to act as the point contact for any person who had an interest in the Examination and as a liaison between the Inspector, Local Planning Authority and Representors. I am an independent Officer of the Examination and worked on behalf of the Inspectors to organise and manage the administrative and procedural elements of the Examination process.
GUIDANCE NOTES
Guidance Notes were produced by the Inspectors establishing the arrangements for 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.