Core Strategy Examination in Public

Castle Point Borough Council submitted the Core Strategy to the Planning Inspectorate on 1st March 2010. The Core Strategy will be subject to Examination in Public conducted by an Independent Planning Insepctor. Mr Paul Crysell BSC MSC MRTPI has been appointed to conduct an examination into the soundness of the document, and Andrea Copsey will serve as the Programme Officer. You can contact her via e-mail acopsey@castlepoint.gov.uk. Details of the Examination along with the documents that have been submitted can be found on this page which will be regularly updated as the Examination progresses.

Hearing Sessions

These are programmed to commence on Tuesday 22nd June 2010. These will take place in the Council Chamber at the Council Offices, Kiln Road, Benfleet, SS7 1TF.

•  Press Advert 98Kb (Added 30th April 2010)

Matters and Issues

Please find below the third version of the Inspectors Matters and Issues paper providing an update of those confirmed or likely to be attending the hearing sessions for the Core Strategy Examination. A few adjustments have been made to some questions but no further changes will be made. Those who have yet to confirm their attendance on specific days of the hearing should do so by email or by leaving a telephone message with with Programme Officer.

Revised Hearing Programme which takes into account the recent letter from the Secretary of State. 

 Further guidance from PINS (added 4 August 2010)

 Guidance for Council (added 12 July 2010)

 Inspector's Note following suspension of Examination (added 12 July 2010)

 Planning Inspectorates Latest Advice (added 21 June 2010)

 Matter and Issues Version 3 (added 17 June 2010) 

Inspectors Hearing Documents

Any documents and correspondence prepared by the Inspector during the examination process can be viewed using the link below:

• Inspectors Hearing Documents
•  Core Strategy suspension, letter from Inspector (added 12 July 2010)

Council's Hearing Documents

The links below are for documents prepared by the Council during the examination process. Links are also provided to other new information the Council considers relevant.

•  Response from Council to Inspector (added 4 August 2010)
•  Essex Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment 2009 2.5Mb (added 8 July 2010)
•  Letter re: Revocation of Regional Spatial Strategies 6 July 2010 103Kb (added 8 July 2010)
•  Local Enterprise Partnerships - Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP 29 June 2010 (added 1 July 2010)
•  Letter from Scott Wilson regarding Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 14 June 2010 24Kb (added 21 June 2010)
•  Schedule of Minor Amendments Version 4 18th June 2010 179Kb (added 21 June 2010)
•  Baker Associates Matter 2, question 5, 51kb (added 26th June 2010)
•  Commercial Evaluation of the Draft Urban Place Supplement March 2007 1.7Mb (link added 10 June 2010)
•  Core Strategy Soundness Self Assessment 3.3Mb  (added 8 June 2010)
•  Schedule of Saved Local Plan Policies to be Replaced 126 Kb (link added 2 June 2010)
•  Schedule of Saved Local Plan Policies 2.1Mb (link added 2 June 2010)
•  Letter from Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP 27 May 2010 175Kb (added 1 June 2010) 
•  Annual Monitoring Report 2009/10 1.7Mb   (added 28 May 2010)
•  Strategic Housing Market Assessment Update 2010 623Kb  (added 28 May 2010)
•  Green Belt Topic Paper 8.2Mb  (added 28 May 2010)
•  Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Update 2010 with appendices 15.6Mb  (added 1 June 2010) - please note previous version without appendices has been removed 
•  Letter to Inspector of 25th May 2010 49Kb (added 27 May 2010)

Respondents Hearing Documents

The inspector has given Respondents the opportunity to submit further hearing documents if considered necessary following the publication of the Hearings Programme. Not all Respondents have taken this opportunity to submit further information but where these have been sent to the Programme Officer they will appear on this page under each Matter.

Please note, if there are no documents for a specific Matter then nothing further has been submitted.

The Pre-hearing Meeting 

A Pre-hearing Meeting was held on the 11 May 2010 at the Council's Offices, the notes of which are available to download below. The Inspector has set a deadline for responses to participate no later than Monday 17 May 2010.

•  Notes of the Pre-hearing Meeting 67Kb (added 14 May 2010)
•  Guidance Notes 41Kb (added 30th April 2010)
•  Agenda 14Kb (added 30 April 2010)