Wokingham Local Plan Update Examination
Latest Update - 6 March 2025
EXAMINATION LATEST NEWS & TIMELINE
6 March 2025 - Planning Inspectors T Hatfield BA(Hons) MPLAN MRTPI and M Philpott BA(Hons) MA MRTPI have been appointed to hold an independent Examination of the Wokingham Local Plan Update.
28 February 2025​ - Wokingham Local Plan submitted to the Inspectorate for Examination.​​
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Information regarding the arrangements for the Examination will appear here in due course.
THE INSPECTORS
Planning Inspectors T Hatfield BA(Hons) MPLAN MRTPI and M Philpott BA(Hons) MA MRTPI have been appointed to undertake an independent examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Wokingham Local Plan Update.
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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 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 Inspectors will take into account the representations submitted upon the Regulation 19 Draft Plan as far as they relate to soundness and legal compliance 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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Following the Hearing Sessions there may be a further period of public engagement on the Modifications, or changes, that the Inspectors are recommending to the Local Plan. The Inspectors will then issue a final Report to the Borough Council including a final list of Modifications.
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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 Inspector, Local Planning Authority 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 will be prepared by the Inspectors to establish 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.
EXAMINATION DOCUMENTS
Documents submitted during the Examination will be added to the link below in due course, the list will evolve throughout the process.