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On this page you will find background information and material from earlier stages of the South Wiltshire Core Strategy Examination in Public (EiP).

For the most up-to-date information on the EiP, you will need to visit the main examination page, which you can do by clicking on the link below.

• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Examination

Previous stages in the EiP

Stage	Date
Procedural meeting to discuss the way forward	28th January, 2011
Suspension of Examination in Public	Until 9 November, 2010
Consultation on changes to the RSS	7th to 21st June, 2010
Consultation on major changes to the submission draft	13th May to 11th June, 2010
Examination in Public hearing sessions (including submitted statements)	March to April, 2010
Pre-hearing sessions meeting	14th January, 2010

The following background information is also accessible on this page:

• List of main matters and EiP timetable
• Correspondence between the Inspector and Wiltshire Council prior to the hearing sessions
• Core documents

Procedural Meeting to Discuss the Way Forward

The Examination into the soundness of the South Wiltshire Core Strategy was suspended in late July 2010 to allow the Council time to consider the implications of the Secretary of State’s announcement of his intention to abolish Regional Spatial Strategies. Normally such a suspension would not last longer than 6 months in order to avoid uncertainty on the part of those who have submitted representations.

Given the time that has elapsed, the Inspector considered that a Procedural Meeting should be held to discuss the way forward. This meeting was held on the 28th January, 2011, within the Marlborough Room of the Red Lion Hotel, Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2AN starting at 14:00. The Programme Officer wrote to all representors with an invitation to attend and to confirm arrangements.

A note of the procedural meeting and a letter from the Inspector to the council, dated 5 April, 2011, are available to download below.

• swcs_note_of_procedural_meeting_28_january_2011.pdf Note of Procedural Meeting on 28 January 2011 28kb
• swcs_letter_to_the_council_from_the_inspector_dated_5_april_2011.pdf Letter from the Inspector to Wiltshire Council dated 5 April 2011 101kb

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Suspension to the South Wiltshire Core Strategy Examination

Following the Government’s announcement to revoke Regional Strategies the Inspector wrote to the Council on 2 July 2010 (see below) asking whether it wished him to complete and conclude his report on the basis of the housing and employment figures included in the Submitted Core Strategy. In response to questions from the Council to the Programme Officer regarding the timing of any possible suspension of the Examination, the Inspector made the following comments via the Programme Officer in an email dated 2 August 2010:

“We find ourselves in highly unusual circumstances with the abolition of the RSS taking place towards the end of the Examination of the South Wilts Core Strategy. It is understandable, therefore, that the council needs time to consider its position and I will give them that time. As I understand the Council will not decide whether or not it will press ahead with the housing and employment figures contained in the submitted CS or whether it will revise those figures until the full Council meeting in November and I am happy to suspend the Examination until then.

Once the Council has made its decision on this matter, and assuming that it does decide to produce revised housing and employment figures, it will be necessary to determine how much additional time the council requires to produce those figures (if it has not already done so), to justify them and to carry out the necessary consultations and Sustainability Appraisal.

It may be that it would be useful to hold a Procedural Meeting following the November meeting at which we could discuss these matters in public. Alternatively it may be that these matters can be dealt with by correspondence.”

The Council's response, in a letter sent 6 August 2010 (see below), was that it would be reviewing the housing and employment figures in the Core Strategy. Consequently, the Inspector agreed to suspend the Examination until 9 November 2010 (see letter below dated 10 August 2010) after which the position will be reconsidered.

• SWCS RSS Consultation Programme Officer's reply to the response from Wiltshire Council.pdf Inspector's Letter to the Council on 2 July 2010 79kb
• SWCS Wiltshire Council Letter to Inspector 6 August 2010.pdf Wiltshire Council's Response to the Inspector on 6 August 2010 51kb
• SWCS Inspector Letter to Wiltshire Council 10 August 2010.pdf Inspector's Letter to the Council on 10 August 2010 86kb

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Pre-hearing meeting

A Pre-Hearing Meeting for all representors to discuss procedural arrangements for the examination took place on 14 January, 2010, at the Red Lion Hotel, Salisbury. The agenda, guidance notes and minutes from the meeting are available to download below.

• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-Hearing Meeting Agenda.pdf Pre-hearing meeting agenda 15kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-Hearing Meeting Guidance Notes.pdf Pre-hearing meeting guidance notes 423kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-Hearing Meeting Note.pdf Pre-hearing meeting minutes 176kb

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Further information

List of main matters and examination programme

The list of main matters identified by the Inspector and the examination programme are available to download below.

• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Revised List of Main Matters and Issues.pdf Revised list of main matters and issues 213kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Further Revised Programme.pdf Revised examination programme 104kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Draft List of Main Matters and Issues.pdf Draft list of main matters and issues 157kb

Correspondence between the Inspector and Wiltshire Council prior to the hearing sessions

From time to time the Inspector will need to contact the council for information to assist his understanding of the Core Strategy and the Issues at hand.

The Inspector will never make direct contact with the council and will always explore queries through the Programme Officer. To ensure any queries are within the public domain, they will appear on this page and will be updated throughout the process.

Prior to the hearing sessions, the Inspector enquired in relation to the following matters:

• The Summary of Representations
• Changes to the Core Strategy
• The Transport Assessment

A record of correspondence prior to the hearing sessions is available to download below.

• South Wiltshire Core Strategy - Correspondence between the Inspector and Wiltshire Council.pdf Correspondence between the Inspector and Wiltshire Council 296kb
• SWCS Inspector Queries Regarding HA Position Statement in Respect of Matter 5.pdf Inspector's queries regarding the Highways Agency's position station in respect of Matter 5 127kb

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Core documents

List of core documents for the examination

A list of the core documents for the examination, last updated on 16 March, 2010, is available to download below

• SWCS EIP Document Library Index 16 March 2010.pdf South Wiltshire Core Strategy Document Library Index 147kb

Documents submitted to the Planning Inspectorate

On 16 November, 2009, Wiltshire Council submitted the South Wiltshire Core Strategy and a number of supporting documents to the Planning Inspectorate.

These documents are available to download below or, alternatively, can be viewed at the council offices at 61, Wyndham Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3AH.

• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Notice of Submission November 2009.pdf Notice of submission November 2009 27kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Submission Document July 2009.pdf South Wiltshire Core Strategy proposed submission document July 2009 6mb
• SWCS 01 B Maps Restraints Edited or Added.pdf Proposed changes to Proposals Maps 6mb
• South Wiltshire core strategy habitat regulations assessment report July 2009.pdf Habitat regulations assessment report July 2009 453kb
• South Wiltshire core strategy habitat regulations assessment appendices July 2009.pdf Habitat regulations assessment report appendices July 2009 16mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy - Sustainability Appraisal Report Final sustainability sppraisal report July 2009 2mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Proposed Submission Document July 2009 Statutory Notice.pdf Statutory notice July 2009 36kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Publication Soundness Statement July 2009.pdf Publication soundness statement July 2009 333kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Complete Consultation Methodology and Output Report July 2009.pdf Consultation methodology and output report July 2009 311kb (superseded by November 2009 report)
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Equalities Impact Assessment July 2009.pdf Equalities impact assessment July 2009 259kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Proposed Submission Document FAQs.pdf Core strategy frequently asked questions (FAQs) 44kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Consultee list and letters A All mailing data.xls 479kb
• SWCS 09 Consultee list and letters - B to J Index.pdf South Wiltshire Core Strategy Consultee list and letters - B to J index 10kb
• SWCS 09 Consultee list and letters - B to J.pdf South Wiltshire Core Strategy Consultee list and letters - B to J 756kb
• SWCS 10 - Consultation Methodology Report_whole process.pdf Consultation methodology and output report November 2009 375kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal of Amendments February 2010.pdf Sustainability appraisal of amendments February 2010 73kb
• SWCS 12 Regulation 30 1 e Statement - Summary of Representations.pdf Summary of Regulation 28 representations 1mb
• SWCS 13 A Typing and Grammatical Corrections and Minor Points of Clarity.pdf Typing and grammatical corrections and minor points of clarity 156kb
• SWCS 13 B Changes to the South Wiltshire Core Strategy Submission Document.pdf Changes to the South Wiltshire Core Strategy submission document 38kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy - River Avon SAC and flood zones map.pdf River Avon SAC and flood zone maps 964kb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy - River Avon SAC and flood zones map key.pdf River Avon SAC and flood zone map key 179kb

Settlement maps with housing policy boundaries removed/ retained

Maps of the settlements in south Wiltshire with the housing policy boundaries either removed or retained are available to download in alphabetical order below.

• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part I.pdf Allington to Boscombe 7mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part II.pdf Bowerchalke to Chilmark 7mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part III.pdf Cholderton to Farley 11mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part IV.pdf Figheldean & Ablington to Great Durnford 8mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part V.pdf Great Wishford to Lake 7mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part VI.pdf Landford & Nomansland to Milston 9mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part VII.pdf Morgan's Vale & Woodfalls to Petersfinger 7mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part VIII.pdf Quidhampton to Stoford 9mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part IX.pdf Stourton to West Dean 9mb
• South Wiltshire Core Strategy HPBs removed or retained maps part X.pdf West Grimstead to Zeals 7mb

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Last updated: 7 June 2011