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Submission Statement of Consultation (Regulation 22.(1)(c)) (Incorporating Regulation 18) Settlements and Countryside Local Plan (Part 2) For Daventry District December 2018 1 Contents Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Consultation on Issues and Options 7 3. Engagement in Technical and Evidence Base Work 13 4. Consultation on Emerging Draft 18 5. Publication of Proposed Submission for Representations 25 6. Conclusion 33 List of Appendices A Issues and Options press release and cuttings 34 B Issues and Options consultation materials 40 C List of respondents to Issues and Options consultation (Regulation 47 18) D Daventry Calling March 2017 50 E Emerging Draft press releases, cuttings and social media posts 52 F Emerging Draft consultation materials 75 G List of respondents to Emerging Draft consultation (Regulation 18) 83 H Proposed Submission press release, social media posts and Daventry 87 Calling September 2018 feature I Proposed Submission consultation materials 92 J List of respondents to Proposed Submission consultation (Regulation 99 19) 2 1. Introduction 1.1 The Part 2 Settlements and Countryside Local Plan for Daventry District (Part 2 Plan) follows on from the adoption of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (WNJCS) (Part 1) in December 2014. Building on the WNJCS, it is being prepared to help further guide planning decisions in the area and, once adopted, will form part of the Development Plan for the District with the WNJCS and made neighbourhood development plans. 1.2 This document sets out how Daventry District Council has involved the community and other interested parties in the preparation of the Local Plan up to its submission to the Secretary of State. It shows how the Council has complied with Regulations 18, 19 and 20 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (referred to as the ‘2012 Regulations’) and how it has undertaken engagement in accordance with the 2012 Regulations. An earlier version of this Statement of Consultation was produced in August 2018 to accompany the Proposed Submission Part 2 Local Plan. 1.3 This Statement of Consultation updates the August 2018 version to provide details of the consultation and representations that were received to the Proposed Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19) in accordance with Regulation 22.(1)(c). It should be read alongside the Submission Part 2 Plan, the evidence base documents and the relevant background papers which also provide a summary of the responses raised at different stages and how they have been addressed, all of which are available on the District Council’s website.1 1.4 Regulation 22.(1)(c) of the 2012 Regulations requires the Local Planning Authority to include amongst its submission documents a statement setting out; i. which bodies and persons the local planning authority invited to make representations under regulation 18, ii. how those bodies and persons were invited to make representations under regulation 18, iii. a summary of the main issues raised by the representations to regulation 18, iv. how any representations have been taken into account in the development plan document (the Part 2 Plan) 1 Daventry District Part 2 Local Plan: www.daventrydc.gov.uk/living/planning-policy/part-2-local-plan/ 3 v. If representations were made to regulation 20, the number of representations made and a summary of the main issues raised in those representations; and vi. If no representations were made to regulation 20, that no such representations were made; 1.5 The Local Plan Planning Practice Guidance2 identifies that there is flexibility for how local planning authorities carry out the initial stages of plan production, providing that it meets the requirements in Regulation 18 of the Local Plan Regulations on consultation and with their Statement of Community Involvement3. 1.6 The relevant stages of consultation in the development of the Part 2 Local Plan are set out below; Regulation 18 - Issues Consultation (October-November 2012) Regulation 18 - Consultation on Issues and Options (January – March 2016) Regulation 18 - Consultation on Emerging Draft Plan (November 2017 to January 2018) Regulation 19 - Consultation on Proposed Submission Plan (August – October 2018) 1.7 Alongside these distinct stages of consultation, further consultation was undertaken through ongoing stakeholder engagement including workshops and seminars, for example consultation on a Settlement Hierarchy methodology undertaken in 2016. 1.8 The key stages in the preparation of the Part 2 Local Plan are set out below which reflect the Local Development Scheme 2017-2019 although the submission date is slightly later than previously anticipated (November 2018). The earlier Issues Consultation in 2012 is not included because the work restarted in the context of the adopted WNJCS. 2 Local Planning Practice Guidance available from: www.gov.uk/guidance/local-plans--2 3 Daventry District Statement of Community Involvement available from: www.daventrydc.gov.uk/living/planning-policy/statement-of-community-involvement/ 4 1. Commencement of preparation including evidence gathering October 2015 and initial Sustainability Appraisal work 2. Regulation 18- Preparation of a local plan January 2016 to Consultation on Issues and Options March 2016 Consultation on Emerging Draft November 2017 to January 2018 3. Proposed Submission consultation (formal “Regulation 19” August 2018 to consultation) (current stage) October 2018 4. Submission to Secretary of State December 2018 1.9 The outcome of each consultation stage of the Part 2 Local Plan and how it has shaped the next stage of the plan has been reported through the Council’s Strategy Group. A copy of the reports, agendas and minutes of these meetings can be found on the Council’s website4. In addition, the responses received to each stage have been uploaded on to the website in a timely manner after the close of consultation. 1.10 In July 2012 Strategy Group and Full Council approved the establishment of a Local Plan Steering Group with the purpose of supporting the preparation of the Settlements and Countryside Local Plan. The Council nominated members for the Steering Group. In September 2015 Strategy Group and Full Council approved an extension to the purpose of the Steering Group to include the Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Local Plan and the Housing Supplementary Planning Document. Again, Council nominated members. Steering Group has met on a regular basis since 2015 and receives updates from officers on preparation of the Local Plan, duty to cooperate and other strategic planning matters including conservation area reviews and neighbourhood plans. The Steering Group considers and comments on progress although formal decision making on all aspects remains with Strategy Group and Full Council. 1.11 The consultation and engagement on the different stages in the production of the Part 2 Plan has been carried out in accordance with the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). The SCI was originally produced in 2006, partially reviewed in 2012 and then reviewed again and brought into effect in May 2017. 4 Daventry District Council Strategy Group Agendas and Minutes http://cmis.daventrydc.gov.uk/daventry/Committees/tabid/62/ctl/ViewCMIS_CommitteeDetails/mid/381/id /2/Default.aspx 5 The SCI outlines how, when and who should be consulted at each stage of the Plan’s production and can be viewed on the Council’s website5. 1.12 A consultation database was set up at the beginning of the plan-making process which complies with the 2012 Regulations as it includes; Relevant Authorities - which includes adjoining Councils, Northamptonshire County Council, Parish Councils Specific Consultation Bodies – which includes agencies such as the Environment Agency, Historic England, Highways England and Natural England. General Consultation Bodies - those who have expressed a desire to be involved such as agents, developers, landowners, societies, charities, special interest groups, neighbourhood plan groups, hard to reach groups and members of the public 1.13 The database has been kept up-to-date throughout the different consultation stages. Duty to Cooperate 1.14 An important aspect of the local plan making process is the duty to cooperate which is a legal duty for local planning authorities, county councils and public bodies to engage constructively and actively to maximise the effectiveness of local plan preparation. The duty to cooperate has been undertaken on an ongoing basis, at each stage of the plan-making process. This is set out in more detail in the Duty to Cooperate Background Paper (GEN3).6 5 Daventry District Statement of Community Involvement available from; www.daventrydc.gov.uk/living/planning-policy/statement-of-community-involvement/ 6 Duty to Cooperate Background Paper available here and at; www.daventrydc.gov.uk/living/planning-policy/part-2-local-plan/evidence-base (GEN3) 6 2. Consultation on Issues and Options – 29th January to 11th March 2016 Purpose of consultation 2.1 The Issues and Options consultation followed the earlier Issues consultation in 2012. It is regarded as the first stage of the Regulation 18 consultation and was identified as a formal Regulation consultation. Its purpose was, in light of the WNJCS (adopted in December 2014), to establish what issues need to be considered and what options could be used to address them. 2.2 Two separate Issues and Options consultations were undertaken, a Part 2a covering general planning matters and a Part 2b specifically covering Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople, as at the time of consultation the intention was to produce two separate local plans. The consultation documents set out a series of issues which ranged from the duty to cooperate, vision and objectives, to policy area specific issues including where further housing at Daventry should be located. For each issue one or more questions were asked to generate responses on the proposed approach or a preferred approach from a number of options. 2.3 The consultation was undertaken for 6 weeks running from 29th January 2016 to 11th March 2016 and was carried out in accordance with the SCI.