Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council submitted their original Charging Schedules for examination to the Secretary of State on 5 December 2014.
Mr Jameson Bridgwater DipTP MRTPI was appointed by the Secretary of State as the Planning Inspector to undertake the examination of the Draft Charging Schedules.
Publication of the Examiner's Report
The councils received the Examiner's Report on the Examination of the Draft Christchurch and East Dorset Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule on the 10 July 2015. The report recommends that the Draft Charging Schedules for Christchurch and East Dorset (as modified through the Statement of Modifications 5 December 2014, Statement of Further Modifications 23 January 2015 and Statement of Modifications Arising from the Examination of the Draft Charging Schedules 23 March 2015) be approved without changes.
Further information on the report and the next stages towards adoption of the Charging Schedules are available on the main Christchurch and East Dorset Community Infrastructure Levy pages.
Contact details
For further information concerning the 2015 examination, please now contact the planning policy team.
The Hearing Session
The hearing session was reconvened on Thursday 14 May 2015 at Christchurch Borough Council, Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AZ.
The first part of the hearing session took place on Tuesday 17 March 2015 in the Council Chamber at Christchurch Borough Council. Following this, the examination was then adjourned to allow further amendments to the Draft Charging Schedules to be consulted upon.
Draft Hearing Programme
The Inspector has published his Draft Hearing Programme for the reconvened hearing session.
The first day's Draft Hearing Programme is also still available to view.
Inspector's Briefing Notes
The Inspector's Briefing Notes (added 13 February 2015) are available and provide information about the Examination of the Draft Charging Schedules. They are intended to assist with the efficient running of the Examination.
Request to be heard - Statement of Modifications arising from the Examination
As part of the examination of the Draft Charging Schedules, a Statement of Modifications arising from the Examination was prepared. Requests to be heard by the examiner on these modifications closed on Monday 20 April 2015.
Request to be heard - Statement of Further Modifications
As part of the submission of the Draft Charging Schedules, a Statement of Further Modifications was submitted. Requests to be heard by the examiner on these modifications closed on Friday 20 February 2015.
Request to be heard - Statement of Modifications
As part of the submission of the Draft Charging Schedules, a Statement of Modifications was submitted. Requests to be heard by the examiner on these modifications closed on Friday 2 January 2015.
Examination Documents
The submission and other document submitted to the Secretary of State are available in the tables below. They will be updated as the Examination progresses. Hard copies are also available to view at the council offices and civic offices:
Submission Documents
Core Documents
Infrastructure and evidence documents submitted.
| Number | Document | Date | Added to Examination Library |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD01 | Christchurch and East Dorset Infrastructure Delivery Plan | December 2013 | 5 December 2014 |
| CD02 | Community Infrastructure Levy Statement of Modification: Strategic Sites (Peter Brett Associates) | November 2014 | 5 December 2014 |
| CD03 | Community Infrastructure Levy Addendum: Viability Testing at 35% & 40% Affordable Housing, and C2 / C3 Uses. (Peter Brett Associates) | December 2014 | 5 December 2014 |
| CD04 | Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Testing. (Peter Brett Associates) | June 2013 | 5 December 2014 |
| CD05 | Christchurch New Neighbourhoods Viability Report:
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January 2012 | 5 December 2014 |
| CD06 | East Dorset New Neighbourhoods Viability Report:
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February 2012 | 5 December 2014 |
| CD07 | Community Infrastructure Levy Report Addendum: Viability Update on revised Affordable Housing Thresholds (Peter Brett Associates) | January 2015 | 23 January 2015 |
| CD08 | Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan Part 1 - Core Strategy |
April 2014 | 3 March 2015 |
| CD09 | Christchurch and East Dorset Housing and Affordable Housing SPD |
April 2014 | 3 March 2015 |
| CD10 | September 2012 | 3 March 2015 | |
| CD11 | South East Dorset Transport Contribution Scheme 2 SPD | April 2014 | 3 March 2015 |
| CD12 | Statement of Modifications arising from the Examination to the Draft Charging Schedules for Christchurch and East Dorset | 18 March 2015 | 23 March 2015 |