Part 2 Local Plan for Corby Publication Draft (Pre-Submission)
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Part 2 Local Plan for Corby Publication Draft (Pre-Submission) Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Monday 5 August 2019 to Monday 16 September 2019 Consultation Information _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 the following provides information about the consultation arrangements. Subject Matter This document is the Publication Draft (Pre-Submission) version of the Part 2 Local Plan for Corby. It is known as the Regulation 19, and it is the version that the Council proposes to submit to the Secretary of State for examination in public by an independent planning inspector following consultation. The Part 2 Local Plan for Corby follows on from and supports the adopted North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (JCS), which is the strategic Part 1 Local Plan for North Northamptonshire, providing the big picture for development across North Northamptonshire in the period 2011 to 2031. The Part 2 Local Plan for Corby takes this forward in more detail with non-strategic development allocations and a number of detailed policies to manage development in line with the vision, strategy and strategic policies of the JCS. Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment The Local Plan preparation has been informed by a Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment. You can view and comment on these documents at www.corby.gov.uk Preparing the Part 2 Local Plan Consultation on the Publication Draft follows on from the Issues and Options consultation that took place from November to December 2016 and the Emerging Draft Options consultation that took place between July and August 2018. Each of these consultations accorded with Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. The responses to the previous consultations have helped inform the content of this Plan along with technical evidence and ongoing liaison with neighbouring authorities, statutory bodies and infrastructure providers. Preparation of the Plan has followed a number of stages to ensure that the community and other stakeholders are fully engaged in the process and that its contents are based on robust evidence, testing of alternatives and then external examination by an Inspector. These stages are summarised overleaf with the current stage shaded. 1 Figure 1 – Local Plan Process Diagram Background work and scoping exercise ↓ Scoping consultation incorporating Issues and Options and Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report ↓ Emerging Draft Options Part 2 Local Plan for consultation ↓ Publication of Draft Plan (Pre- Submission) for consultation ↓ Submission to the Secretary of State ↓ Examination in Public ↓ Adoption Consultation Period The consultation period starts on Monday 5 August 2019 and will run until 5pm on Monday 16 September 2019. Anonymous comments or comments received outside these dates may not be accepted. Inspection of Documents If you are able to access the internet, you will find our consultation portal (https://consult.corby.gov.uk) or the planning policy pages of the Council’s website (www.corby.gov.uk) offer the easiest and quickest way to inspect the documents. Alternatively, hard copies of the statutory documents are available for inspection at the following locations: Corby Cube, George Street, Corby NN17 1QG, during normal office hours Corby and Danesholme libraries. Please see www.northamptonshire.gov.uk for addresses and opening times of the libraries. If you require this information in an alternative format or language please contact the Local Plans team on 01536 464165 or email [email protected] Requests are considered on an individual basis. 2 Public ‘drop in’ events, where you can find out more about the Local Plan and how to submit representations are being held at the following venues: Saturday 10 August at Corby Cube, Reception Area, from 11am to 3pm Wednesday 14 August at Oakley Vale Community Centre, from 1pm to 5pm Friday 16 August at Gretton Village Hall, from 3pm to 8pm Monday 19 August at Corby Cube Reception Area, from 1pm to 5pm Tuesday 20 August at Weldon Village Hall, from 3pm to 8pm Thursday 22 August at Cottingham and Middleton Village Hall Annex, from 3pm to 8pm Making your representations The Council strongly encourages responses to be submitted using the online representation form via the interactive consultation system at https://consult.corby.gov.uk. However, digital copies of the form can be downloaded from the Councils website at www.corby.gov.uk or there are some printed forms available from the Corby Cube and local libraries. Representation forms can be sent by email or post using the following details: Email to [email protected] By post to Local Plan Team, Corby Borough Council, Deene House, New Post Office Square, Corby, Northamptonshire NN17 1GD The representation form is based upon a model form published by the Planning Inspectorate in July 2019 and will help present your comments in the best way for the Inspector to consider them. It is designed to help the Council meet with Regulation 19. One form should be completed for each policy or site you wish to comment on. Soundness Regulations state that a local planning authority should submit a plan for examination which it considers to be “sound” – namely that it is Positively prepared – providing a strategy which, as a minimum, seeks to meet the area’s objectively assessed needs; and is informed by agreements with other authorities, so that unmet need from neighbouring areas is accommodated where it is practical to do so and is consistent with achieving sustainable development; Justified – an appropriate strategy, taking into account the reasonable alternatives, and based on proportionate evidence; Effective – deliverable over the plan period, and based on effective joint working on cross- boundary strategic matters that have been dealt with rather than deferred, as evidenced by the statement of common ground; and Consistent with national policy – enabling the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework. 3 Legal Requirements When considering if the plan meets its legal requirements, the Inspector will consider a number of issues including: Local Development Scheme: has the plan been prepared in accordance with the Local Development Scheme Statement of Community Involvement: has consultation of the plan been in accordance with the Statement of Community Involvement and have the appropriate bodies been consulted Duty to Cooperate: has the plan been prepared in cooperation with other local planning authorities and prescribed bodies, such as the Environment Agency and Local Enterprise Partnership, to identify and address any issues which will have a significant impact on at least two planning areas Sustainability Appraisal: has an adequate Sustainability Appraisal been carried out Appropriate Assessment: has an Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Regulations Assessment been carried out National Policy and Legislation: does the Plan comply with national policy and legislation As the Publication Draft Stage is a statutory stage, we will not be able to accept representations beyond the six weeks response period – i.e. no further representations after 5pm on Monday 16 September 2019 What will happen next? All duly made representations will be summarised and considered. The Council may suggest minor modifications to the Local Plan be made at this stage, for instance to update, improve accuracy or correct typographical errors. If there is a need to make major changes, these will be dealt with in accordance with guidance from the Planning Inspectorate. The Local Plan, together with all duly made representations and summary of the key issues raised and supporting evidence, will then be submitted for independent examination by a planning inspector, who will examine the ‘soundness’ of the plan on behalf of the Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Whilst there will be public notification of the submission of the Local Plan in accordance with the Regulations, there is no further consultation period as such. Your representations will be submitted to the independent planning inspector for consideration as part of the examination process. During the examination, the inspector will assess whether the Local Plan meets the relevant legal requirements, complies with the Duty to Cooperate, and is sound. The examination will include hearing sessions on matters identified by the appointed inspector at which attendance is at the invitation of the inspector. After the hearing, the inspector may recommend major modifications to the Local Plan. The council will consult on these and the inspector will take the responses to the consultation into account before finalising their report, setting out findings and recommendations. If the inspector finds the plan to be sound and legally compliant, with or without modifications, the Council may proceed to adopt the plan. 4 Local Development Scheme The Local Development Scheme is the timetable for preparing the Local Plan. The substantive Local Development Scheme for North Northamptonshire (September 2009) indicates that an individual Local Plan will be prepared