Local Plan Examination
The Council submitted the Rossendale Local Plan 2019 to 2034 to the Planning Inspectorate on Monday 25 March 2019.
This page includes the Submission Documents, a full set of representations submitted at the Local Plan Publication stage, the consultation on the Pre-Submission Version of the Local Plan (Reg. 19), the previous consultation on the Draft Local Plan (Reg. 18) and information regarding the consultation on Gypsy & Traveller Transit Sites.
The Inspectors concluded the Examination in November 2021 and issued a report with their findings which may be viewed here. This was presented to Council on 15 December 2021 with a proposal that the Plan with suggested Modifications is adopted and which will then guide future planning decisions.
Alongside the Inspectors' Report, including Appendix 1 (the Schedule of Main Modifications) and the Inspectors' Further Letter, a document, Matters of Clarification (10 December 2021), was also presented to Council.
Local Plan Submission Documents
Consultation on the Pre-Submission Publication Version of the Local Plan (Regulation 19)
Previous Consultation on the Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18)
Consultation on Gypsy and Traveller Transit Site (Ended 25/02/2020)
Archived News
The Inspectors
Two inspectors were appointed to undertake an independent examination into the soundness of the Plan and subsequently issued a report with their conclusions: Luke Fleming BSc (Hons) MRTPI and Katie Child BSc (Hons) MA MRTPI.
The Programme Officer
All correspondence to or from the Inspector was via an independent Programme Officer and Tony Blackburn fulfilled this role. Now that the Inspectors' report has been issued his duties are at an end and any further enquiries concerning the Local Plan should be directed to the Forward Planning team, via forwardplanning@rossendalebc.gov.uk.
The hearings
The Inspectors held a series of hearings as part of the Examination process and these concluded on 10 October 2019. The general content of these may be found in the daily agendas below.
Hearings agendas
Further Examination library items
EL1 - Items added prior to start of hearings
EL2 - Responses to the Inspectors' Matters Issues and Questions (MIQs)
EL3 - The Council's MIQ responses
EL4 - Items added after the start of the hearings
EL5 - Responses to Inspectors' invitations to comment re selected hearing topics:
- Responses re the Highways England library document EL4.010
- Responses re the Housing Land Supply paper EL4.014
- Responses re the Taylor Wimpey application concerning Holcombe Road, Helmshore
EL6 - Further documents following the close of hearings
EL7 - Responses to the Inspector's G&Ts pre-hearing questions
EL8 - Items arising from Action List document EL6.001
EL9 - Responses to the Inspectors' invitation to comment re Examination Library 8
EL10 - Consultation on Housing and Employment Land Updates
EL11 - Consultation on Compensation Measures for Green Belt Release
EL12 - Consultation on Proposed Main Modifications to the Local Plan