West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Local Plan examination correspondence

This page contains correspondence between the Planning Inspector and West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland councils, matter statements submitted to the Local Plan Examination Hearing and other documents that were submitted during the course of the Examination Hearings.

Correspondence with the Planning Inspector

Document Reference	Document Title	Date
CD/INSP1	Letter from Pegasus Group	18 July 2013
CD/INSP2	Letter from Inspector	19 July 2013
CD/INSP3	Letter from Hilary Jordan	24 July 2013
CD/INSP4	Letter from Hilary Jordan	7 August 2013
CD/INSP5	Councils response to Inspectors Letter	17 January 2014
CD/INSP6	Councils response to Inspectors Letter - Appendix 2	17 January 2014
CD/INSP7	Exploratory Meeting - Councils' Opening Statement	22 January 2014
CD/INSP8	Notes of Exploratory Meeting - summary of main issues discussed	22 January 2014
CD/INSP9	Councils' Supplementary Response on Sustainability Appraisal Issues, Following Exploratory Meeting	3 February 2014
CD/INSP10	Inspector's Response Following the West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Local Plan Exploratory Meeting	3 February 2014
CD/INSP11	Letter from Hilary Jordan	13 March 2014
CD/INSP12	Letter from the Inspector	17 March 2014
CD/INSP13	Letter from the Inspector relating to CIL clarification	23 December 2014
CD/INSP14	Letter from the Inspector suggesting Exploratory Meeting	2 December 2013
CD/INSP15	Letter from the Inspector setting out detailed concerns regarding the Local Plan	10 December 2013
CD/INSP16	Inspector's Initial questions to the Councils	19 July 2013
CD/INSP17	CIL Clarification Letter	26 January 2015

West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Local Plan Examination Matter Statements

The statements listed below follow the running order of the examination hearing programme.

Matter 1: Procedural Matters and Legal Compliance including Duty to Cooperate and Sustainability Appraisal

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 1
Nick Perrins: Turley	Sherborne Castle Estates	Yes	261	Sherborne Castle ID261 Matter 1
Malcolm Brown: Sibbett Gregory	Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Limited	Further Written Rep Only	578	Betterment ID578 Matter 1
Andrew Elliot: Terence O'Rourke	Grainger plc	Yes	648	Grainger ID648 Matter 1
Sarah Hamilton-Foyn: Pegasus	Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd	Yes	797	Persimmon ID797 Matter 1
Dominick Veasey: Nexus Planning	Woodsford Farms	Yes	933	Woodsford Farms ID933 Matter 1

Matter 2: Introduction

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 2
Andrew Elliot: Terence O'Rourke	Grainger plc	Yes	648	Grainger ID648 Matter 2
Sarah Hamilton-Foyn: Pegasus	Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd	Yes	797	Persimmon ID797 Matter 2

Matter 3: Spatial Strategy

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 3
Mr B Curry	Mr B Curry	Yes	87	Curry ID87 Matter 3
Nick Perrins: Turley	Sherborne Castle Estates	Yes	261	Sherborne Castle ID261 Matter 3
Steve Briggs: Smiths Gore	Salisbury Diocesan Board of Finance	Yes	328	Salisbury Diocese ID328 Matter 3
Simon Coles: WYG	C G Fry and Son Ltd	Yes	526	C G Fry ID 526 Matter 3
Malcolm Brown: Sibbett Gregory	Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Ltd	Yes	578	Betterment ID578 Matter 3 Betterment ID578 Apx AP1 Matter 3 Betterment ID578 Apx MD1 Matter 3 Betterment ID578 Apx MDB2 Matter 3
Dorchester Civic Society	Dorchester Civic Society	Further Written Rep Only	611	DorCivicSoc ID611 Matter 3
Andrew Elliot: Terence O'Rourke	Grainger plc	Yes	648	Grainger ID648 Matter 3 Grainger ID648 Addendum to Matter 3
Georgina Tibbs: Barton Willmore	A G Jessopp Ltd	Yes	686	AG Jessop Ltd ID686 Matter 3
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Mr and Mrs L. O'Neill	Yes	781	BURGESS Matter 3
Sarah Hamilton-Foyn: Pegasus	Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd	Yes	797	Persimmon ID797 Matter 3
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	The Portland Stone Firms	Further Written Rep Only	807	BURGESS Matter 3
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Portland Stone Ltd	Further Written Rep Only	811	BURGESS Matter 3
Felicity Tozer: Tetlow King	SW HARP Planning Consortium	Yes	884	SW HARP ID884 Matter 3 SW HARP ID884 Apx A-D Matter 3 SW HARP ID884 Apx E-H Matter 3 SW HARP ID884 Apx 1-K Matter 3
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Mr E. Whettam	Yes	919	BURGESS Matter 3
Dominick Veasey: Nexus Planning	Woodsford Farms	Yes	933	Woodsford Farms ID933 Matter 3
Alistair Macdonald: RPS	Taylor Wimpey	Yes	3843	Taylor Wimpey ID3843 Matter 3
Gladman Developments Ltd	Gladman Developments Ltd	Further Written Rep Only	3846	Gladman Dev ID3846 Matter 3

Matter 4: Housing Policy

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 4
Mr B Curry	Mr B Curry	Further Written Rep Only	87	Curry ID87 Matter 4
Steve Briggs: Smiths Gore	Salisbury Diocesan Board of Finance	Yes	328	Salisbury Diocese ID328 Matter 4
Pegasus Group	Ernest Cook Trust	Further Written Rep Only	584	Ernest Cook ID584 Matter 4
Mrs Susan Greene	Mrs Susan Greene	Yes	650	Greene ID650 Matter 4
Mr Robin Legg	Mr Robin Legg	Yes	723	Legg ID723 Matter 4
Sarah Hamilton-Foyn: Pegasus	Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd	Yes	797	Persimmon ID797 Matter 4
Felicity Tozer: Tetlow Kin	SW HARP Planning Consortium	Yes	884	SW HARP ID884 Matter 4
Alistair Macdonald: RPS	Taylor Wimpey	Yes	3843	Taylor Wimpey ID3843 Matter 4

Matter 5: Economy

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 5
Miss Sandie Wilson	Portland Harbour Authority	Yes	430	Portland Harbour ID430 Matters 5 6 7 10
Pegasus Group	Ernest Cook Trust	Further Written Rep Only	584	Ernest Cook ID584 Matter 5
Andrew Elliot: Terence O'Rourke	Grainger plc	Further Written Rep Only	648	Grainger ID648 Matter 5
Sarah Hamilton-Foyn: Pegasus	Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd	Yes	797	Persimmon ID797 Matter 5
Patrick Atherton: PA Surveying	West Dorset Holiday Parks Ass'n	Yes	916	West Dorset HPA ID916 Matters 5&6

Matter 6: Environment and Climate Change

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 6
Miss Sandie Wilson	Portland Harbour Authority	Yes	430	Portland Harbour ID430 Matters 5 6 7 10
Simon Coles: WYG	C G Fry and Son Ltd	Yes	526	C G Fry ID526 Matter 6
Pegasus Group	Ernest Cook Trust	Further Written Rep Only	584	Ernest Cook ID584 Matter 6
Mrs Susan Greene	Mrs Susan Greene	Yes	650	Greene ID650 Matter 6
Weymouth Civic Society	Weymouth Civic Society	Further Written Rep Only	914	WeymouthCivicSociety ID914 Matters 6
Patrick Atherton: PA Surveying	West Dorset Holiday Parks Ass'n	Yes	916	West Dorset HPA ID916 Matters 5&6

Matter 7: Community Needs and Infrastructure

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 7
Miss Sandie Wilson	Portland Harbour Authority	Yes	430	Portland Harbour ID430 Matters 5 6 7 10
Sarah Hamilton-Foyn: Pegasus	Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd	Yes	797	Persimmon ID797 Matter 7
Weymouth Civic Society	Weymouth Civic Society	Further Written Rep Only	914	WeymouthCivicSociety ID914 Matters 7

Matter 8: Weymouth

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 8
Mr M Kelly	Mr M Kelly	Yes	204	Kelly ID204 Matter 8
Malcolm Brown: Sibbett Gregory	Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Limited	Yes	578	Betterment ID578 Matter 8
Weymouth Civic Society	Weymouth Civic Society	Further Written Rep Only	914	WeymouthCivicSociety ID914 Matters 8

Matter 9: Peripheral Weymouth Localities

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 9
David Lane: DLA Planning Ltd	Owners of Aldwickbury	Yes	262	Aldwickbury ID262 Matter 9
Steve Briggs: Smiths Gore	Salisbury Diocesan Board of Finance	Yes	328	Salisbury Diocese ID328 Matter 9
Simon Coles: WYG	C G Fry and Son Ltd	Yes	526	C G Fry ID526 Matter 9
Ms Gill Smith	Dorset County Council	Yes	544	DorsetCC ID544 Matters 9 14 15 16
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Icen Farm	Yes	705	BURGESS Matter 9
Richard Boother: RPS	Littlemoor Development Consortium	Yes	729	Littlemoor ID729 Matter 9
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Mr and Mrs L. O'Neill	Yes	781	BURGESS Matter 9
Sarah Hamilton-Foyn: Pegasus	Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd	Yes	797	Persimmon ID797 Matter 9
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Mr E. Whettam	Yes	919	BURGESS Matter 9

Matter 10: Portland

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 10
Miss Sandie Wilson	Portland Harbour Authority	Yes	430	Portland Harbour ID430 Matters 5 6 7 10

Matter 11: Western Localities of West Dorset

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 11
Tim Hoskinson: Savills	Hallam Land Management	Yes	7	HallamLand ID7 Matter 11 HallamLand ID7 Apx1 Matter 11 HallamLand ID7 Apx2 Matter 11 HallamLand ID7 Apx3 Matter 11 HallamLand ID7 Apx4 Matter 11
Mr M J Warner	Mr M J Warner	Yes	407	Warner ID407 Matter 11
Mr Michael Dower (Mr Jim Holden and Mrs Janet Page)	Beaminster Town Council	Yes	639	Beaminster TC ID639 Matter 11
Mr Bob Gillis	Bridport Town Council	Yes	641	BridportTC ID641 Matter 11
Mr Ross Jessopp	A G Jessopp Ltd	Yes	696	AG Jessopp Ltd ID696 Matter 11
Simon Collier: WYG	Summerfield Homes	Yes	853	Summerfield Homes 853 - Matter 11 Summerfield Homes ID853 Apx 2 Part1 Matter 11 Summerfield Homes ID853 Apx 2 Part2 Matter 11 Summerfield Homes ID853 Apx 2 Part3 Matter 11 Summerfield Homes ID853 Apx 3 Matter 11 Summerfield Homes ID853 Apx 4 Matter 11
Ms Sarah Horniman	Ms Sarah Horniman	Yes	2519	Horniman ID2519 Matter 11
Mr Barry Bates	ADVEARSE	Yes	3517	ADVEARSE ID3517 Matter 11
Mr Andrew Leppard	Mr Andrew Leppard	Yes	3533	Leppard ID3533 Matter 11
Dr David Lee	Dr David Lee	Yes	3538	Lee ID3538 Matter 11
Hayward and Co.	Hayward and Co.	Further Written Rep Only	3808	Hayward ID3808 Matter 11.7 FWRO Haywards ID3808 List of Traders Matter 11
Alistair Macdonald: Savills	Taylor Wimpey	Yes	3843	Taylor Wimpey ID3843 Matter 11

Matter 12: Northern Localities of West Dorset

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 12
Nick Perrins: Turley	Sherborne Castle Estates	Yes	261	Sherborne Castle ID261 Matter 12

Matter 13: Eastern Localities of West Dorset

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 13
Duchy of Cornwall	Duchy of Cornwall	Further Written Rep Only	45	DuchyofCornwall ID45 Matter 13 (part1) DuchyofCornwall ID45 Matter 13 (part2)
Mr Rohan Torkildsen	English Heritage	Yes	591	English Heritage ID591 Matter 13
Andrew Elliot: Terence O'Rourke	Grainger plc	Yes	648	Grainger ID648 Matter 13
Mr John Stobart	Natural England	Yes	782	Natural England ID 782 Matter 13
Sarah Hamilton-Foyn: Pegasus	Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd	Yes	797	Persimmon ID797 Matter 13
Dominick Veasey: Nexus Planning	Woodsford Farms	Yes	933	Woodsford Farms ID933 Matter 13

Matters 14, 15 and 16

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	WDWP Matter 16
Ms Gill Smith	Dorset County Council	Yes	544	DorsetCC ID544 Matters 9 14 15 16
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Mr and Mrs L. O'Neill	Yes	781	BURGESS Matter 16
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	The Portland Stone Firms Ltd	Yes	807	BURGESS Matter 16
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Portland Stone Ltd	Yes	811	BURGESS Matter 16
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Mr and Mrs E. Siviter	Yes	859	BURGESS Matter 16
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Mr E. Whettam	Yes	919	BURGESS Matter 16
Richard Burgess: RB Planning	Mr and Mrs A. Wood	Yes	936	BURGESS Matter 16

Community Infrastructure Levy

Participant	Representing	Appearing	ID	Statement
West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Council	Yes	N/A	(MS/CIL1) WDWP CIL Matter Statement

Statements of Common Ground

The councils prepared Statements of Common Ground (SOCG) to assist the Inspector at the examination.

Suggested Changes to the Local Plan

The councils put forward a number of suggested changes, in addition to those corrections already published as Post Submission errata and the Further Proposed Changes which were subject to public consultation in July 2014.

Further changes the councils suggested included:

suggested changes set out in the councils' hearing statements (its response to EiP Hearing Matters) (November 2014)
suggested changes not arising from Hearing Statements (November 2014) - mainly typographical changes or minor updating changes
suggested changes arising from Statements of Common Ground (October/November 2014)

A schedule of suggested changes was published by the councils to aid all parties before and during the hearing sessions. The changes proposed were those suggested by West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Councils and were presented to the Examination for consideration by the Inspector. The document was regularly updated during the examination and hearing sessions.

Documents submitted during the course of the hearings

Document Reference	Date Submitted	Document Title	Publication date
WDWP/Ex01	Thursday 27 November	WDWP Ex01 Meeting Note with Purbeck District Council and Natural England	October 2014
WDWP/Ex02	Friday 28 November	West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Workforce Skills Plan 2014 - 2017	September 2014
WDWP/Ex03	Wednesday 3 December	Matter 13 - BuroHappold Archaeology Survey	November 2014
WDWP/Ex04	Tuesday 9 December	WDWP Ex04 Technical note on A354 Rodwell and Wyke Regis Relief Route - the Western Route	December 2014
WDWP/Ex05	Tuesday 9 December	Pro Vision, Proposed SANG Plan - Land South of Warmwell Road, Crossways	December 2014
WDWP/Ex06	Wednesday 10 December	Consideration of amendments to Policy COM7 and COM11	December 2014
WDWP/Ex07	Wednesday 10 December	Consideration of the need for additional text to refer economic viability issues	December 2014
WDWP/Ex08	Wednesday 10 December	Educational Provision in Bridport - Vearse Farm Development	December 2014
WDWP/Ex09	Wednesday 10 December	Consideration of amendments to Section 5.7 and Policy HOUS 6	December 2014
WDWP/Ex10	Wednesday 10 December	Consideration of amendments to Sites for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople	December 2014
WDWP/Ex11	Wednesday 10 December	Consideration of amendments to Weymouth Policies	December 2014
WDWP/Ex12	Thursday 11 December	Statement of Common Ground 6 - Environment Agency	December 2014
WDWP/Ex13	Friday 12 December	Note from Peter Brett Associates (PBA) Outlining approach taken to Job Forecasts	December 2014
WDWP/Ex14	Monday 15 December	Policy DOR 10 Dorchester Transport and Environment Plan - Confirmation of suggested changes to the allocation boundary	December 2014
WDWP/Ex15	Monday 15 December	Policy DOR 7 Red Cow Farm	December 2014
WDWP/Ex16	Wednesday 7 January	Suggested Changes to Chickerell Policies	January 2015
WDWP/Ex17	Tuesday 23 December	Suggested Changes to ENV4 and ENV2 by Portland Port	December 2014
WDWP/Ex18	Thursday 8 January	Consideration of Policy ECON2 Protection of Key Employment Sites	January 2015
WDWP/Ex19	Tuesday 23 December	Suggested Changes to Economy policies in relation to Portland Harbour Authority and a specific port related policy	December 2014
WDWP/Ex20	Tuesday 23 December	Suggested Changes to ENV 13 and ENV 16	December 2014
WDWP/Ex21	Thursday 15 January	Suggested Changes to LYME 2 Land Around Lyme Regis	January 2015
WDWP/Ex22	Thursday 15 January	Crossways - Addition of New Policy CRS2 and associated supporting text	January 2015

Consultation on approach to job forecasts WDWP/Ex13

During the examination, the Inspector requested further information about the approach taken to job forecasts by the councils' consultants Peter Brett Associates. This has been published as WDWP/Ex13. The Inspector was prepared to accept further written comments insofar as they relate only to the relative strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches used in the calculation of employment growth and the number of jobs forecast during the plan period. All parties involved in the hearing sessions relating to Matters 3 and 5 were invited to respond by 15 January 2015 via the Programme Officer.

Details of the submissions made are provided below.

Strategic Policy (West Dorset)

Email: planningpolicyteamb@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
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