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Introduction
In December 2007 the Council submitted the Core Strategy Development Plan Document to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State appointed an independent Inspector Mr David Vickery Dip TP MRTPI to conduct a Public Examination to consider the soundness of the Plan.
The final hearing session was held on 3rd July 2008, although the Examination remains open until the Inspector's report is received.
The Exploratory Meeting (EM) and the Pre-Examination Meeting (PEM)
The EM took place on Thursday 3 April 2008. The focus of the meeting was solely on key matters of concern about the Core Strategy upon which the Inspector required some clarification before proceeding further.
The Inspector wrote to the Council on Friday 4th April advising that he wishes to continue with the Examination. The Inspector has also produced notes of the meeting.
Information and correspondence relating to the Core Strategy Examination Exploratory Meeting is available here.
The Inspector held a PEM on Tuesday 22 April 2008. The purpose of the PEM was to provide an opportunity for procedural and administrative matters relating to the hearings later in the summer to be explained and discussed, together with the form and content of the hearings programme.
The Inspector prepared PEM Notes of the meeting.
See section below for details of the Examination Programme and Matters for Examination.
Representations
Information and documents relating to the Examination are available by clicking on the links below:-
Core Strategy Representations Unsound (Representations received in plan order - note 156 pages)
Core Strategy Representations Sound and Unspecified
Schedule of representations suggesting alternative sites
Land at rear of Felbridge Hotel Sustainabilty Appraisal
Council Position Papers
In response to the Inspector's letter following the Exploratory Meeting the Council published three Position Papers on the three areas identified by him as being of main concern. These papers are available below:-
TDC Position Paper No. 1 Housing Delivery
TDC Position Paper No. 2 Possible Changes to Core Strategy Structure and Policies
TDC Position Paper No.3 Monitoring
Respondents Statements
Respondents were asked if they wished to prepare statements for the Examination. A number of statements were received and these are available below. Some statements respond to the Council's position papers and some amplify earlier representations.
Index to Core Strategy Examination Statements Received
Council Statements
In response to the matters identified by the Inspector (see Draft Matters document above), and in response to representations and the above statements the Council prepared statements. These are available below:
Examination Programme, Hearing Agendas and related documents
CS Examination Draft Programme
The Inspector issued Agendas for the hearing sessions and these are available below:
CS Examination Agenda Housing 23 June, the Inspector has asked for links to be provided to the following documents which are relevant to the housing agenda:
Responses to Inspector's Requests
As the hearings progressed the Inspector requested that the Council and other participants respond in writing to various matters. Certain requests were outstanding at the close of the hearings, however all responses have now been added (as at 1 August):-
TDC RS1 - Council's response statement dealing with changes to CSP1
TDC RS2 - Council's response statement on "Reasonable Prospect"
TDC RS3 - Council's response statement - justification of residual requirement
TDC RS4 - Council's response regarding previoulsy developed land target (NB. this is a revised response)
TDC RS5 - Council's proposed revised policy CSP2 Sustainable Development (composite version)
TDC RS 6 - Council's statement on Green Belt settlements and definition of "local needs"
TDC RS6 Appendix 1 - Assessment of Green Belt settlements
TDC RS6 Appendix 2 - Housing Provison in Green Belt settlements 2001-2008
TDC RS7 - Council's comments on Proposed Changes to South East Plan
CS Examination Annex A sites with comments - Housing Capacity Study sites with comments by Village Developments and Tandridge DC
The Council has been asked by the Inspector to prepare and maintain a Schedule of suggested/"rolling" changes that emerge during the examination. Respondents are asked to monitor this schedule in case any changes are proposed that they may be interested in: CS Examination schedule of suggested rolling changes (Issue 10- 9 July).
A further consequential change to the text on affordable housing has been noted and is set out on the following Addendum to Schedule of Rolling Changes 31 07 08.
Comments on Council's Response Statements
In requesting the Council to prepare response statements the Inspector also allowed futher comments to be made on those response papers. The following have been received:
Village Developments - Tandridge Applications 2005-2008.
Village Developments - Tandridge Applications 2006-2008
Anticipated date for receipt of Inspector's report
The Planning Inspectorate have confirmed that subject to no further work being necessary on the Core Strategy, the Inspector's report will be sent to the Council for a "fact check" by 12 September 2008. After checking, the report will be returned to the Inspector for finalising and the Council would hope to make it public after a couple of weeks.
Further information
For further information on the Examination please contact the Programme Officer, Pauline Butcher on 07766 473398 or email: Pauline Butcher
Futher information on the Examination and the Hearings will be published on this page over the coming weeks.
The following leaflet Planning Inspectorate Brief Guide to Development Plan Examinations gives more information on the process.
For more information about the Core Strategy please click on the following link Tomorrow's Tandridge.
