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Examination documents
Part of the Examination Library, these are documents issued by and to the Planning Inspector including the Inspector’s questions, responses to these questions and procedural information.
Inspector's Report
OPDC received the Inspector's report on Friday 1st April following the January hearings. The Inspector has found the plan sound subject to making some main modifications. OPDC will be taking the plan to Planning Committee and then Board recommending its adoption in June 2022.
Modifications Hearings
The Inspector held four public hearing sessions on the post-submission draft Local Plan and its associated evidence documents. The hearings took place on Tuesday 11 January and Wednesday 12 January 2022.
The hearings were held virtually using Microsoft Teams and were broadcast on YouTube. You can watch recordings of the hearings on our YouTube page.
Hearing Agendas and associated Inspector considerations
This table will be updated as appropriate.
Proposed Table of Further Minor Modifications and associated Statements of Common Ground (November 2021)
OPDC is proposing further minor modifications that have been agreed with representors. The modifications and associated Statements of Common Ground are set out in the document OPDC-42.
Responses from Representors on the right to be heard (November 2021)
In response to the note from the inspector on potential hearings (ID37), the inspector has received the below submissions from stakeholders. The inspector is now considering these submissions and will advise shortly if further hearings will be held and on what matters,
October 2021 update
On 14 September 2021, OPDC Board agreed to submit the Local Plan Main Modifications Consultation Schedule of Comments and Officer Responses and the Table of Further Proposed Minor Modifications to the Planning Inspector. The Inspector has reviewed this material and a Schedule of Post Submission Engagement. These materials are available to view below.
Following his review, the Inspector has set out the next stage of the Examination in document ID-37.
July 2021 update
The consultation on the Main Modifications to the draft Local Plan ran from 17 May to 5 July 2021 and has now closed. You can view the consultation material and find out about the next steps on OPDC’s consultation platform.
In response to the Inspector’s Schedule of Adjustments (ID-36) and addressing other clerical errors the following documents have been updated.
March 2021 update
OPDC are proposing to make a series of modifications to the draft Local Plan.
The Planning Inspector has confirmed (see ID-35) that a Main Modifications consultation can be carried out, subject to some further minor matters set out in the Schedule of Adjustments (ID-36) being addressed. The Main Modifications consultation will be carried out after the Mayoral Elections in May 2021. Further information will be provided in due course.
Letter from OPDC to the Inspector regarding Interim Findings
Inspector's Interim Findings
Below are the Inspector’s Interim Findings and related documentation.
Administrative documents
Hearing Statements and related documents
Note: this table will be updated in the lead up to and during the hearing sessions. Please refer to Draft Programme for dates of hearing sessions.
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