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Wool parish council has prepared a draft neighbourhood plan. Before the plan can be adopted, it must undergo an independent examination and a referendum.
The submitted neighbourhood plan is:
It is supported by the following documents:
The parish council also provided the following evidence base documents:
- NPSG Terms of Reference
- Wool Parish Plan 2011
- Bus Survey Summary
- Beryl Bikes Usage Report
- Housing Needs Assessment
- PTAG Transport Plan
- Summary Infrastructure Report for Wool Neighbourhood Plan
- Cemetery Space Requirements
- Guidance for the assessment of Cycling Infrastructure Requirements
- Emerging Dorset Local Plan Policy Options for renewables, low carbon, energy, sustainable construction
- SEA and HRA considerations
- Wool East Burton and Bovington Character Appraisal and Priorities
- Development form in Wool and East Burton
- Wool Village Centre and Neighbourhood Shopping Parades
- Local Plan Infrastructure Assumptions for Wool
- River Flooding, Surface Flooding and Photographic Evidence
- Purbeck Local Plan - Strategic Flood Risk assessment 2018 - additional comments by a local expert
The parish council has also supplied copies of the following National and Local guidance documents:
- NPPF December 2023
- LTN1/20 Cycling Infrastructure Design
- Bovington Townscape Character Assessment
- Wool Townscape Character Assessment
- Purbeck District Design Guide
- MOU between Dorset Council and Saville Oct 2019
A Regulation 16 consultation took place between 6 September and 18 October 2024. Representations received during the consultation period have been compiled into the following report:
Plan examination
In October 2024, the above documents and representations were sent to an Independent Examiner, Andrew Mead BSc (Hons) MRTPI MIQ. The Examiner considers whether the plan meets certain basic conditions, satisfies legal requirements, and will identify an appropriate area for a referendum.
It is unlikely that the examination will involve a hearing, but this will be determined by the examiner. Updates regarding the examination process will be published on this page. The examiner’s report will be published on this page at the end of the process.
On 28 October 2024, the examiner wrote to Dorset Council and the parish council in order to clarify some initial procedural matters:
On 4 November 2024, the examiner wrote to Dorset Council and the parish council to ask a number of questions in order to seek clarification on certain matters: