Hartlepool Local Planning Framework Local Plan Duty to Co-operate Addendum – Notes of Meetings and Correspondence May 2017 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Note of meeting: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 3 25.1.2017 Note of meeting: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 9 13.4.2016 Note of meeting: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 10 7.3.2016 Note of meeting Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 14 8.6.2016 Note of meeting Durham County Council 17 25.1.2017 Note of meeting Durham County Council 21 12.4.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Planning Managers 24 28.2.2017 Note of meeting Development Plan Officers 26 24.1.2017 Note of meeting Tees Valley Planning Managers / Development Plan 28 22.8.2016 Officers Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 30 11.7.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 33 25.4.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 39 2.2..2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 41 22.12.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 45 10.11.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 51 29.9.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 53 18.8.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 55 7.7.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 61 2.6.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 64 14.4..2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 67 22.1.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 72 23.10.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 76 25.9.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 81 11.8.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 84 3.7.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 90 2.5.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Development Plan Officers 95 10.3.2014 Note of meeting Housing Requirements Session 98 Note of meeting Development Plan Officers 102 27.1.2014 Summary document Hartlepool Strategic Housing Market Assessment - 107 Stakeholder Engagement Note of meeting Tees Valley Combined Authority Board - Business 108 (relevant extract) Meeting 7.6.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Combined Authority Board - Business 114 (relevant extract) Meeting 4.4.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 118 (relevant extract 19.4.2017 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 123 (relevant extract) 15.3.2017 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 125 (relevant extract) 15.2.2017 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 127 (relevant extract) 11.1.2017 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 128 (relevant extract) 7.12.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 132 (relevant extract) 21.11..2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 134 (relevant extract) 5.10..2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 136 (relevant extract) 11.11..2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 140 (relevant extract) 10.7.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Directors of Place 147 (relevant extract) 10.6.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 149 (relevant extract) 10.6.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Directors of Place 154 (relevant extract) 13.5.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Management Group 155 (relevant extract) 13.5.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Directors of Place 157 (relevant extract) 13.8.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Directors of Place 158 (relevant extract) 9.4..2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport Committee 161 22.6.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 166 3.11.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 170 29.6.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 172 22.8.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 174 20.7.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 177 11.3.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 180 29.1.2016 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 183 15.11.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 186 16.10..2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 190 17.4..2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 195 18.3..2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 203 13.2.2015 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 208 12.12..2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 214 14.11.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 220 10.10..2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 225 19.9.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 230 22.8.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 236 11.7.2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Transport and Infrastructure Group 242 13.6..2014 Note of meeting Tees Valley Housing Growth Sites - HBC & HCA 248 5.9.2016 Informal note of Wynyard Highway Model 254 meeting 19.1.2017 Note of meeting Wynyard Masterplan and Highways - Steering Group 257 19.10.2016 Note of meeting Wynyard Masterplan and Highways - Steering Group 259 5.9.2016 Informal note of Wynyard Highway Model 261 meeting 22.10.2015 Correspondence Highway infrastructure at Wynyard 263 Document Memorandum of Understanding between Stockton 264 Borough Council, Hartlepool Borough Council and Highways England – modelling of highway impacts at Wynyard Summary document Hartlepool Local Plan, Habitat Regulations 273 Assessment, log of cross-boundary discussions Document Proposed Way Forward for the Tees Estuary 277 Partnership Document Tees Estuary Partnership: Mitigation Opportunities 278 Plan Options Note of meeting Natura 2000 sites (N2K) / Habitat Regulations 281 15.7.2015 Assessment (HRA) Liaison Meeting Note of meeting Natura 2000 sites (N2K) / Habitat Regulations 285 19.3.2015 Assessment (HRA) Liaison Meeting Correspondence Durham Coast N2K Liaison group meeting 291 Note of meeting Tees Estuary Partnership 292 14.3.2017 Note of meeting Tees Estuary Partnership 296 13.12.2016 Note of meeting Tees Estuary Partnership 300 19.9.2016 Note of meeting Tees Estuary Partnership 303 4.7.2016 Correspondence Tees Valley Nature Partnership 308 Correspondence Cross-boundary Member to Member Co-operation 311 on Strategic Planning Matters Summary document Cross-boundary Member to Member meetings 314 Agenda 3.5.2017 Tees Valley Leaders and Mayors Meeting 315 Agenda 23.9.2016 Tees Valley Leaders, Mayors and MPs Meeting 316 Agenda 1.7.2106 Tees Valley Leaders and Mayors Meeting 317 Introduction 1.0 This document forms an addendum to the Duty to Co-operate Statement that was submitted to the Secretary of State on 23rd March 2017. It has been prepared in response to a request from the Inspector, appointed to examine the emerging Local Plan, for some additional information. 2.0 The additional information requested by the Local Plan Inspector comprised the following: Evidence that corroborates the scale of cooperation described in the Statement (minutes of meetings, memoranda of understanding etc) Evidence as to the degree of co-operation at a Tees Valley level including under the auspices of the Tees Valley Combined Authority and its predecessor Tees Valley Unlimited. A copy of minutes that arose from further meetings with Stockton and County Durham. Evidence of the frequency of Wynyard working group meetings, its terms of reference and the frequency of those meetings. A copy of the memorandum of understanding in respect of Wynyard. Evidence to support the Duty to Co-operate Statement at paragraph 6.48 that the SHMA and the SHMA addendum have been discussed and Hartlepool’s containment as a HMA agreed at the Tees Valley Planning Managers group. Clarification as to whether the SHMA preparation process itself involved any dialogue / engagement with adjoining authorities. Clarification as to the dialogue and engagement that has taken place on cross administrative border working for the Teesmouth and Cleveland SPA and the Durham Coast SPA. Clarification as to the cooperation that has taken place through the Tees Estuary Partnership. 3.0 The minutes of Tees Valley Planning Managers meetings and Development Plan Officers (DPOs) meeting have been provided (these two groups have now merged). The minutes of specific Duty to Cooperate meetings held with neigbouring authorities have also been provided. In terms of discussions about the contained housing market area, there have been discussions at DPO’s meetings, at both specific Duty to Co-operate meetings with Durham 1 and Stockton and during the discussions which formed part of the development of the Tees Valley Housing Strategy. 4.0 The neighbouring authorities were also contacted as part of the formation of the SHMA by Arc4 who produced the document – evidence of responses received from Middlesbrough and Stockton has been included in this addendum. 5.0 Items relating to strategic planning and economic development have been discussed at Tees Valley Combined Authority Board meetings and its predecessor – the Tees Valley Directors of Place meetings. These items have been included in this document. 6.0 An unsigned copy of the Wynyard Memorandum of Understanding is included in the Duty to Co-operate Addendum. The completed signed copy is held by Highways England. A copy of this has been requested and will be forwarded to the Local Plan Inspector when it has been provided. 7.0 The minutes for the meetings of the Wynyard Masterplan and Highways - Steering Group have been provided. There are also notes of two cross- boundary meetings that were held to discuss the Wynyard highways model. It should be noted that these two meetings were not formally minuted at the time and so Hartlepool Borough Councils note of the two meetings are not formally agreed minutes.