Nottinghamshire & Nottingham Waste Local Plan Examination
Latest Update - 28th October 2024
EXAMINATION LATEST NEWS & TIMELINE
Hearing Sessions took place on the 15th & 16th of October 2024 within the Rufford Suite, Nottinghamshire County Council Offices, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP. ​ The Inspector has submitted a Post Hearings Note to the Authorities.
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Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions together with a Hearings Programme and Guidance Note.
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28th October 2024 - EXAM 12 - Post Hearing Action List & EXAM 13 - Councils' response to Written Statements and Rebuttals published.
18th October 2024 - EXAM 11 - Inspector's Post Hearings Note published.
4th October 2024 - EXAM 1 Updated Schedule of Proposed Additional Modifications published (PAM16).
27th September 2024 - Additional Written Statements published from S & J Dowen in respect of Matter 2 (WS2/2A) and Matter 4 (WS4/2A).
4th September 2024 - Written Statements received in response to the Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions published together with EXAM 8 - Hearings Programme, EXAM 9 - Hearing Agenda Day 1 and EXAM 10 - Hearing Agenda Day 2.
30th August 2024 - EXAM 1 - Updated Schedule of Proposed Additional Modifications, EXAM 2 - Update Schedule of Proposed Main Modifications, EXAM 5 - Joint Regional Statement of Common Ground, EXAM 6 - A Municipal Resources & Waste Strategy for Nottingham & EXAM 7 - Technical Note: Residual Waste Target published.
25th June 2024 - Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions and Guidance Notes published.
4th June 2024 - EXAM 4 - Statement of Common Ground with Derbyshire County and Derby City Councils published.
28th May 2024 - EXAM 1 Schedule of Proposed Additional Modifications, EXAM 2 - Schedule of Proposed Main Modifications and EXAM 3 - Statement of Common Ground with Historic England published.
26th March 2024 - Planning Inspector Stephen Normington B.Sc DipTP MRICS MRTPI FIQ FIHE has been appointed to undertake an independent Examination of the Plan.
5th March 2024 - Nottinghamshire & Nottingham Waste Local Plan submitted for Examination.
Planning Inspector, Stephen Normington B.Sc DipTP MRICS MRTPI FIQ FIHE has been appointed to undertake an independent examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Nottinghamshire & Nottingham Waste Local Plan (the 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 Council.
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THE INSPECTOR
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 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 Inspector 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.