Waste development control policies examination

Welcome to the information page for the independent examination of the Wiltshire and Swindon Local Development Framework (LDF) Waste Development Control Policies and supporting documents.

This page provides details of the examination arrangements, key dates and links to all the relevant documents that should be read in conjunction with the examination procedure.

The Inspector's Report

The Inspector's Report on the Waste Development Control Policies DPD, which was published in May 2009, is available to download below.

The Inspector

A Government Planning Inspector, (Sue Holland MA, DipTP, MRTPI, DipPollCON), was appointed to undertake an independent examination into the soundness of the Waste Development Control Policies Document. The role of the Inspector is to consider whether the Wiltshire County and Swindon Waste Development Control Policies Document meets the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the associated Regulations. The Inspector will also determine whether it satisfies the tests of soundness as set out in the relevant Government guidance on Local Development Frameworks (PPS12). Following the closure of the Examination, the Inspector will prepare a report with precise recommendations that will be binding for the Councils.

The Inspector will take into account the representations submitted on the Waste Development Control Policies Document and further representations invited on the list of Main Matters for the Examination. The Inspector identified the need to hold a series of informal, ‘round table’ hearing sessions to assist with her consideration of the submitted Waste Development Control Policies Document. The hearing sessions provided an opportunity for people to present their case in front of the Inspector on issues of soundness. Arrangements have been made for the hearing sessions to be held in Trowbridge on the prescribed dates.

The Examination hearing sessions were due to be held in the Chapman’s Building at County Hall (Library & Heritage HQ) in Trowbridge on 20th and 21st January 2008. The Hearings have since been rescheduled for 30 March and 1 April 2009 (see below under 'Key Dates'). Details of how to find the Chapman’s Building can be found through the link below.

  • Location of the Chapman's Building, Trowbridge.

The Programme Officer

The Programme Officer, Mr Ian Kemp, is not a County or Borough Council employee and acts independently on behalf of the Inspector to organise and manage the administrative and procedural matters of the examination process.

The Programme Officer acts as the contact point for any person who has made representations at the submission stage of the Waste Development Control Policies Document and acts as a liaison between the Councils, examination participants and the Inspector. He is the first point of contact for any questions relating to timetabling or procedural matters and all statements will be submitted through him. Any matters that anyone wishes to raise with the Inspector should be raised via the Programme Officer.

In the build up to, and during, the examination period The Programme Officer can be contacted at:

Address:

36 Campbell Street
New Bilton
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2HY

Telephone: 01788 562864

Mobile: 07723 009166

Email: idkemp@ntlworld.com

Immediately prior to and during the examination period, Mr Ian Kemp will be based in the Development Control Policies Document Examination Programme Room in the Chapman’s Building at County Hall in Trowbridge.

The Pre-examination Meeting (PEM)

The main purpose of the Pre-Examination Meeting (PEM) was to explain and discuss the procedure for the hearing sessions and how they will be managed. The PEM provided an opportunity for any other procedural queries to be raised with the Inspector. Please note however the PEM did not consider the merits of any individual cases and was purely procedural.

The Waste Development Control Policies Document PEM was held on Thursday 4th December in the Chapman's Building at County Hall (Library & Heritage HQ), Trowbidge, Wiltshire BA14 8JN

The full agenda and guidance note used for the pre-examination meeting can be viewed below:

Key Dates in the Examination Process:

4th December 2008 - PEM

December 2008 - Final List of Matters and Participants Published

7th January 2009 - Councils Statements in response to questions posed in final list of matters

7th Janaury 2009 - Participants responses and those submitting written statements to final list of matters and Councils statements

20th January 2009 - Examination Hearing Sessions start. Postponed due to Inspector's Illness

31st March / 1st April 2009  - Rescheduled Hearing Session

Supporting Guidance Publications

The following publications give guidance and advice on the new development plan system:

Core Documents Library

To assist with the process of examining the submitted Waste Development Control Policies Document, the Councils have drawn up a list of the documents relied upon during the preparatory phases of work - the Core Documents Library. This list will be kept under review as Statements of Evidence are prepared for the hearing sessions.

Once the hearing sessions commence, the library will be set up in the Programme Office and anyone wishing to obtain copies of documents can do so by contacting the Programme Officer - Ian Kemp.

Contact Details

Email: mineralsandwastepolicy@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 713429
Postal Address:
Spatial Planning Team
Wiltshire Council
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN

Last updated: 21 September 2009