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Submission and Examination of the Purbeck Local Plan (2018-2034)

These pages present details of the assessments, evaluations and evidence that was gathered when preparing the Purbeck Local Plan (2018-2034) (the Local Plan) up to the point when it was submitted for examination.

The pages include supporting evidence relating to several different issues, including the environment, housing, economy, infrastructure and delivery.

Examination of the Purbeck Local Plan (2018-2034)

Following submission of the Local Plan for examination we received the Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions, and a programme for Examination Hearings. The Hearings were initially held in July and October 2019 (Previous hearing sessions programmes for Matters A-I from July to October 2019). The Inspector issued a Post Hearing Note in March 2020, and we then organised a series of three consultations on Main Modifications to the Local Plan to respond to the issues raised through the examination process. The consultations were held in 2020, 2021 and 2023. A further Hearing was also held in July 2022, following the 2021 Main Modifications consultation.

Over the period of the examination we exchanged correspondence with the Inspectors and published further evidence and papers connected with the Local Plan’s examination. All correspondence between the Inspector, third parties and ourselves was exchanged through the Programme Officer. For transparency, and information purposes, relevant documents exchanged during this period are published on the web pages relating to the local plan’s examination in an Examination Library.

During the early part of the examination the Programme Officer maintained a table of correspondence between the Inspector, the council and third parties (26 March 2019 to 10 October 2019). As the examination progressed, we maintained the Examination Library web pages with key correspondence and documents. Documents in the Examination Library pages that were issued by the Inspectors are prefixed with abbreviation COR and those submitted by the council and other third parties with the abbreviation SD. The Inspectors report into the Local Plan’s examination cross references a number of the SD documents in the Examination Library. The documents relating to the consultation on Proposed Main Modifications are prefixed with the abbreviation MMCD, those documents relating to the consultation on Further Proposed Main Modifications with the abbreviation FMMCD and those relating to Supplementary Proposed Main Modifications with the abbreviation SMMCD.

 

Submission of the Purbeck Local Plan (2018-2034)

On Monday 28 January 2019, we submitted the Purbeck Local Plan to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for examination in public. We also submitted the supporting evidence and the comments received on the publication draft of the Purbeck Local Plan.

While preparing the Purbeck Local Plan for submission in January 2019 we made several small changes to the pre-submission draft Purbeck Local Plan (published in October to December 2018). We did not refer these changes to the Planning Inspector who is examining the local plan as we did not consider that they are necessary to make the plan comply with the tests of ‘soundness’ in national planning policy or legally compliant. The minor changes can be viewed in the SD55.

At the point that the Local Plan Policies Maps were submitted they did not show Coastal Change Management Areas (CCMA). We prepared a background paper relating to CCMA to explain the position and provided details of CCMA during examination giving interested parties the opportunity to make comments.

Local Plan documents

Signposting document and submission draft of the Local Plan:

Local Plan Policies Maps:

Assessment documents

Consultation documents

Other documents

Environment documents

Housing documents

Economy documents

Infrastructure documents

Delivery documents

Monitoring reports

Examination Section 1c: July 2019 to January 2020

Examination library - Further documents submitted or referenced by the council during Hearings and Hearing actions & responses (July 2019 to January 2020)

Hearing actions and council response

Council's response to changes in Planning Practice Guidance

SD112-Council response to changes in Planning Practice Guidance - 6 August 2019 

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions

Council written responses to Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions:

Supplementary documents prepared or referenced by the council in Hearing discussions relating to Matters, Issues and Questions

Matter A: Legal Compliance and Procedural Requirements

Matter B: Housing Need and requirements

Matter C: Green Belt

Matter D: The Strategy for Development

Matter E: Housing

Matter F: Environment

No additional documents presented.

Matter G: Economy

Matter H: Infrastructure

No additional documents presented.

Matter I: Implementation, Delivery and Monitoring

No additional documents presented.

Examination Section 1d: July 2019 to October 2019

Examination library - Documents submitted by Representors during hearings (July 2019 to October 2019)

Representors response to changes in Planning Practice Guidance

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions

Documents submitted by Representors (following receipt of council's documents) and referenced in Hearing discussions relating to Matters, Issues and Questions

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter A

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter B

  • Matter B: Housing need and requirements - none received

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter C

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter D

  • Matter D: The strategy for development - none received

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter E

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter F

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter G

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter H

Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions – Matter I

Representors' further comments in response to Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions

Examination Section 1e: July, August and October 2019

Background documents referred to at July, August and October 2019 hearing sessions

Habitats Regulations Assessment

Green Belt

Housing

Lytchett Matravers

Upton

Wool

Second homes

Landscape

Sustainability Appraisal

Spatial Strategy

Policies Map

Transport

Dorset Council

Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) section

Moreton Station /Redbridge Pitt

Wool 

Lytchett Matravers & Upton

Morden

Examination Section 1f: November 2020 to May 2021

Documents relating to Proposed Main Modifications (November 2020 to May 2021)

After receiving Inspector Doward’s Post Hearing Note we prepared Main Modifications to the submission draft local plan and held a consultation on these Modifications. Documents and correspondence relating to Modifications are presented under the relevant heading on this page.

Proposed Main Modifications (November 2020 to January 2021)

Responses and council’s consultation response document

Examination Section 1g: April to December 2021

Documents and correspondence dated between April and December 2021

  • COR12 - letter dated 20 April 2021 from Inspector Doward relating to assessment of local housing need and the council’s consultation response document for MM
  • COR13 - letter dated 10 June 2021 from Inspector Doward summarising her consideration of the issues raised on MM, the review of evidence relating to the local plan and the information needed to support revision to MM 
  • SD133 - letter dated 24 June 2021 from the council in response to Inspector Doward’s earlier letter, including a review of the evidence underpinning the local plan 
  • COR14 - letter dated 25 June 2021 from Inspector Doward responding to the council’s earlier letter
  • SD134 - letter dated 7 July 2021 from the council providing on an update on the preparation of documentation and giving a view on the nature and scope of a consultation on revisions to MM  
  • COR15 - letter dated 22 October 2021 from Inspector Doward in respect to housing land supply and timescales for preparation of the evidence referred to in her letter of 10 June 2021 
  • SD135 - letter dated 3 November 2021 from the council in response to Inspector Doward’s letter of 22 October 
  • COR16 - letter dated 24 November 2021 from Inspectors Doward and Heywood agreeing to a consultation on further proposed main modifications 

Examination Section 1h: December 2021 to April 2022

Documents relating to Further Proposed Main Modifications (December 2021 to April 2022)

After considering issues raised in MM the council prepared Further Proposed Main Modifications (FMM) which principally related to: Policies V2 (Green Belt) and I5 (Morden Park holiday park and strategic suitable alternative natural greenspace). Documents and correspondence relating to FMM are presented under the relevant heading on this page.

Further Proposed Main Modifications (December 2021 to January 2022)

Responses and council’s consultation response document

Examination Section 1i: January to December 2022

Documents and correspondence dated between January and December 2022 (including those related to the July 2022 hearing session)

Examination Section 1j: January to November 2023

Documents and correspondence dated between January and November 2023

  • SD149 - letter dated 12 January 2023 from the council outlining its response to Natural England’s revised position following an amendment (amendment reference NC77) to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and updating the Inspectors on its response to the actions listed in their letter of the 16 December 2022
  • SD150 - letter dated 19 January 2023 from the council providing its response to some of the queries/actions raised in the inspectors’ letter of the 16 December 2022 and explaining when it intends to respond to the remaining queries/actions 
  • COR27 - letter dated 16 February 2023 from the Inspectors responding to council’s letter of 19 January 2023 asking us to respond to issues relating to the use of a restrictive condition to control qualifying development within the Poole Harbour catchment. The Inspectors’ letter also seeks clarification on our approach to viability considerations/affordable housing contributions, clarification in respect to the role of the existing Nitrogen Reduction in Poole Harbour Supplementary Planning Document, asks for confirmation that the joint position statement relating to nutrient pollution will be updated and seeks an update on when the Inspectors will receive draft addendums to the local plan Habitats Regulation Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal 
  • SD151 - letter dated 17 March 2023 from the council providing its response to the queries/actions raised in the inspectors’ letter of 16 February 2023 
  • SD152 - letter dated 4 May 2023 from the council providing an update to the Inspectors on a change to its position on the nutrient pollution issue following a meeting with government earlier in 2023 
  • COR28 - interim findings and next steps 24 May 2023 from the Inspectors in response to the councils letter of the 4 May, including their interim findings on: housing need, housing requirement, housing supply, Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace, nutrient pollution in Poole Harbour, Wareham integrated health and social care and changes to local plan policies maps. The Inspectors statement also outlines their views on next steps for the examination of the Purbeck Local Plan 
  • SD153 - update on local housing need July 2023 prepared by the council as part of its work on housing land supply for the Purbeck area and in response to the Inspectors’ letter outlining interim findings and next steps (24 May 2023) 
  • SD154 - Purbeck area updated five-year housing land supply April 2022 prepared by the council as part of its work on housing land supply for the Purbeck area and in response to the Inspectors’ letter outlining interim findings and next steps (24 May 2023)
  • SD155 - Breakdown of anticipated yields from different sources of housing land supply prepared by the council as part of its work on housing land supply for the Purbeck area. The breakdown of yields relates to housing allocations in adopted and emerging local plans in addition to other sources of housing land supply identified elsewhere (including five-year housing land supply report and Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment)
  • SD156 - Additional modifications document prepared by the council to show the current list (as of November 2023) of those additional minor modifications which do not materially affect the local plan’s policies. These additional modifications have not been published for comment and do not form part of the consultation on Supplementary Proposed Main Modifications   

Examination Section 1k: November 2023 to December 2023

Documents relating to Supplementary Proposed Main Modifications (November 2023 to December 2023)

Following an examination hearing held in July 2022, and correspondence with the Planning Inspectors examining the Purbeck Local Plan, we have published a set of Supplementary Proposed Main Modifications (SMM) to the Purbeck Local Plan. We have also published several other documents related to the SMM. An Equalities Impact Assessment has been undertaken relating to the consultation into SMM.

The SMM consultation documents comprise: 

We received the following responses on the Supplementary Proposed Main Modifications:

The council has also prepared a summary of the issues raised in these representations and its response to these issues. Download the council’s consultation response document.