Stage 6: Submission and Examination
Latest News
26 February 2024 - EXAM 10A - NLC Response to Exploratory Meeting Note.
7 February 2024 - EXAM 10 - Inspectors’ Note of the Exploratory Meeting.
12 January 2024 - The Council have provided an update to the Inspectors in response to their Initial Questions concerning dialogue with Natural England. The Council’s response comprises of:
- EXAM 1S - NLC Response to Inspectors' Initial Questions re Natural England Update
- EXAM 1T - Natural England Update - Briefing Paper
- EXAM 1U - Natural England Update - Briefing Paper - Appendix B
- EXAM 1V - Natural England Update - Briefing Paper - Appendix C
12 January 2024 - Council's response to the Inspectors' initial questions regarding Gypsies and Travellers.
15 December 2023 - Council's response to the Inspectors’ initial questions regarding minerals and waste.
4 December 2023 - Agenda for the Exploratory Meeting published (updated 3rd January).
21 November 2023 - The Council have responded to the Inspectors’ Initial Questions in relation to Minerals and Waste.
8 November 2023 - Inspectors' Letter to NLC regarding an Exploratory Meeting.
24 October 2023 - Council's response to the Inspectors’ letter regarding progress.
16 October 2023 - Appendix 4 of DLP30 has been updated to include employment omission sites.
10 October 2023 - Inspectors' letter to NLC re Progress October 2023.
2 October 2023 - The Council submitted schedules of proposed modifications together with summaries of the representations received.
- EXAM 1M - Schedule of Proposed Main Modifications
- EXAM 1N - Schedule of Additional Modifications
- EXAM 1O - Schedule of Modifications to Policies
- EXAM 1P - Publication Rep Summaries
- EXAM 1Q - Publication Addendum Rep Summaries
8 September 2023 - Inspectors' letter to NLC re Examination Progress.
17 August 2023 - The Council have submitted an Updated Housing Land Supply Position Statement (EXAM 1L).
27 June 2023 - Complete responses to the Inspectors’ Initial Questions remain awaited, the website will be updated with further news in due course.
16 June 2023 - The Council have submitted the Local Aggregates Assessment to the Examination and is EXAM 5.
30 May 2023 - The Council have responded to EXAM 4 and submitted the Annual Monitoring Report requested in EXAM 1.
18 May 2023 - The Inspectors responded to NLC’s response to their Initial Questions.
12 May 2023 - The Council have submitted initial responses to the Inspectors’ Initial Questions. The Council is due to submit additional information in due course.
- EXAM 1B - NLC Response to Inspectors Initial Inspectors Questions
- EXAM 1C - NLC Response to Initial Questions - Appendix A Superseded Policies
- EXAM 1D - NLC Response to Initial Questions - Appendix B Duty to Cooperate Compliance
- EXAM 1E - NLC Response to Initial Questions - Appendix C DtC Statement of Common Ground
- EXAM 1F - NLC Response to Initial Questions - Appendix D Statement of Common Ground Historic England
- EXAM 1G - NLC Response to Initial Questions - Appendix E Oxford Economics Growth and Housing Need in North Lincolnshire
- EXAM 1H - NLC Response to Initial Questions - Appendix F Summary of overall housing land supply
- EXAM 1I - NLC Response to Initial Questions - Appendix G Category A Sites
- EXAM 1J - NLC Response to Initial Questions - Appendix G Category B Sites
3 March 2023 - The Inspectors have submitted supplementary initial questions in relation to Minerals and Waste.
23 January 2023 - The Council have written to the Inspectors providing an initial update on responding to the Inspectors' Initial Questions.
19 January 2023 - The Council request any recommended modifications to the submitted Local Plan, should they be necessary, in order to make the Plan sound and legally compliant.
15 December 2022 - The Inspectors have written to the Council outlining their Initial Queries.
11 November 2022 - North Lincolnshire Council submitted its draft Local Plan to the Secretary of State for an Examination in Public, under Regulation 22 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. Information about the examination process can be found here.
The Inspectors
Planning Inspectors Louise Crosby MA MRTPI, Elaine Worthington BA (Hons) MTP MUED MRTPI and Rachael Bust BSc (Hons) MA MSc LLM PhD MoL MCMI MIEnvSci MRTPI have been appointed to undertake an independent examination into the Plan's soundness and legal compliance, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 35 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 (the Framework) and associated regulations. Namely the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the Localism Act 2011 and the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
The Inspectors will take into account the representations submitted upon the Regulation 19 Draft Plan as far as they relate to soundness considerations. A number of informal debates will take place on the principal matters identified by the Inspectors these are termed Hearing Sessions.
At the end of the Examination, the Inspectors will prepare a report to the Council with precise recommendations, these recommendations may include modifications to the Plan, if the Council has requested these.
Guidance Notes will be prepared by the Inspectors to help people understand the process and will be available here in due course. The Planning Inspectorate have produced a Procedure Guide for Local Plan Examinations which provides detailed practical advice and a short guide aimed at those participating in a local plan examination for the first time.
Any queries people may have regarding the Examination process should be directed to the Programme Officer who will be happy to assist.
The Programme Officer
The Programme Officer, Ian Kemp, will act as the contact for any person who has an interest in the Examination and as a liaison between the Inspector, Council and Representors.
He is an independent Officer of the Examination and works on behalf of the Inspector to organise and manage the administrative and procedural elements of the Examination process.
Any matters that anyone wishes to raise with the Inspector should be submitted via the Programme Officer.
Contact Details
Ian Kemp
Programme Officer
PO Box 241
Droitwich
WR9 1DW
Mobile: 0772 300 9166
Email: idkemp@icloud.com
Mr Kemp will be contacting all Representors with details of the Examination process in due course.
When will the Examination in Public Hearing Sessions take place
A Programme for the sessions together with venue details and matters to be discussed will appear here once finalised.
Core and Evidence Base Documents
The following documents were submitted to the Secretary of State on 11 November 2022, including:
Proposed Submission North Lincolnshire Local Plan (2022)
Proposed Submission North Lincolnshire Local Plan Policy Maps (2022)
In addition, a number of other ‘core documents’ have been submitted to support Local Plan documents at the Examination in Public. These can be accessed via the table below. A full list of documents submitted is provided below:
Submission Documents
Other Core Documents – Current Development Plan
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| CORE01 | The Core Strategy | 191 |
| CORE02 | Housing and Employment Land Allocations DPD | 216 |
| CORE03 | Proposals (Policies) Map for the Housing and Employment Land Allocations DPD | |
| CORE04 | Lincolnshire Lakes AAP 2016 | 114 |
| CORE05 | Proposals map for the existing Local Plan (2003) | |
| CORE06 | North Lincolnshire Local Plan 2003 | 318 |
| CORE07 | Saved Policies Direction and List of Saved Documents | 7 |
Other Core Documents – Evidence Base
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| SUSC01 | Cemetery Provision Paper | 7 |
| SUSC02 | Facilities Planning Model for Indoor Bowling Centres | 59 |
| SUSC03 | Facilities Planning Model for North Lincolnshire Swimming Pools | 61 |
| SUSC04 | Facilities Planning Model for Sports Halls | 60 |
| SUSC05 | Hot Food Takeaway Evidence Base | 36 |
| SUSC06 | Important Open Space Study (Formerly known as PPG17) | 179 |
| SUSC07 | North Lincolnshire Local Plan Housing & Primary Health Care Analysis | 30 |
| SUSC08 | Playing Pitch Strategy 2020-2025 | 86 |
| SUSC09 | Sport England Active Design Principles | 104 |
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| NA01 | Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Report | 45 |
| NA02 | Biodiversity Opportunity Mapping for North Lincolnshire | 12 |
| NA03 | Green Infrastructure Mapping for NL Report 2019 | 7 |
| NA04 | Landscape Character Assessment | 248 |
| NA05 | Important Open Space Methodology | 5 |
| NA06 | Important Open Space Assessment | 9 |
| NA07 | Local Green Space Methodology | 8 |
| NA08 | Local Green Space Assessment | 2 |
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| CL01 | Lincolnshire Lakes Flood Risk Assessment | 47 |
| CL02 | Local Plan Flood Risk sequential and exemption test evidence paper | 20 |
| CL03 | North Lincolnshire Local Flood Risk Management Strategy | 69 |
| CL04 | Strategic Flood Risk Assessment | 88 |
| CL05 | Strategic Flood Risk Assessment online maps |
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| EMP01 | Employment Topic Paper | 9 |
| EMP02 | South Humber Bank Mitigation Strategy | 22 |
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| HE01 | Miller Report 1997 | 207 |
| HE02 | North Lincolnshire Local Plan Heritage and Archaeology Impact Assessment | 71 |
| HE03 | North Lincolnshire Local Plan Heritage and Archaeology Impact Assessment Appendix 1 | 139 |
| HE04 | Review of Isle of Axholme Landscape Character | 31 |
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| LLK01 | Lincolnshire Lakes AAP - M181 Junction Location Assessment | 68 |
| LLK02 | Lincolnshire Lakes Transport Strategy | 44 |
| LLK03 | Lincs Lakes AAP - Open Space Topic Paper Redraft | 19 |
| LLK04 | Lincs Lakes Highways Assessment | 160 |
| LLK05 | Lincolnshire Lakes Report Strategic Design Guide | 183 |
| LLK06 | Lincs Lakes Position Statement | 33 |
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| RE01 | North Lincolnshire Retail & Leisure Study 2019 (Incorporating 2020 Selective Update) | 84 |
| RE02 | Retail and Leisure Study Appendices | 255 |
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| TRA01 | A1077 Corridor Improvements Technical Note Final Issue (Decemeber 2021) | 112 |
| TRA02 | Barton Link Road Technical Note 2 Final Issue (March 2022) | 35 |
| TRA03 | Brigg Link Road Report - Appendices | 111 |
| TRA04 | Brigg Link Road Report | 48 |
| TRA05 | Infrastructure Delivery Plan April 2022 | 86 |
| TRA06 | Infrastructure Delivery Schedule April 2022 | 10 |
| TRA07 | Local Plan Strategic Road Network Evidence Base Addendum | 3 |
| TRA08 | Local Plan Strategic Road Network Evidence Base | 61 |
| TRA09 | Midlands Connect A46 Corridor Study Phase 2 Task 1 | 109 |
| TRA10 | Barton Link Road Technical Note 2 | 35 |
| TRA11 | Barton Southern Access Road Feasibility Design Note | 8 |
| TRA12 | Brigg Road Southern Access Road Roundabout | 8 |
| TRA13 | Barton Link Road Technical Note | 124 |
| Core Document | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| WAS01 | Local Waste Needs Assessment (2020) | 76 |
Examination Documents
Documents submitted to the examination following submission will be available here in due course: