Local Plan 2031 Part 1 – Inspector’s Examination in Public

IMG_1562The Examination in Public (usually referred to as EiP) of the emerging Local Plan 2031 Part 1 is scheduled for the week commencing 21 Sep 2015.

We expect to get notification of the process and who will be invited to testify sometime in late June.

 

The timetable reproduced below is taken from the Local Development Scheme on Vale website. All info relevant to the Local Plan is on this page. (http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/services-and-advice/planning-and-building/planning-policy)Local Plan 2031 Pt 1 timeline

As you can see, it has already slipped by a few months. What was planned for June-July is now Sept-Oct.

As a reminder, there are 3 things in the Local Plan the Lib Dems object to:

  • Housing development in the Oxford Green Belt
  • SHMA figures accepted as housing targets in Vale, without regard to constraints
  • Botley’s ‘central area’ being defined by one developer’s aspiration from their failed planning application.