Forward Plan Local Plan - Local Plan Teignbridge 2012 - 2033 - Executive 8th May 2012

Made following statement today at Executive regarding the future timetable for the progressing of the Local Plan Teignbridge 2012 -2033.

Deputy Leader

With regards to the Local Plan Teignbridge 2012 - 2033, I would like to up date Executive before we leave the Forward Plan.

The Council has never had such an extensive or comprehensive consulting exercise as the draft core strategy Plan Teignbridge 2012-2033.

This has involved more meetings with Parish and Town Councils, public meetings, and the mobile library across the District, and taken residents views through written and all forms of digital media.

The Forward Planning Team, as was detailed at Full Council, has received 7k replies,and the Team is well on the way to completing the recording of all responses.

As you can imagine this is a time consuming exercises that requires accuracy as many of the responses have multiple headings; and these responses will need to be available to the Inspector once the Local Plan goes forward to DCLG for Inspection.

ORS is due in mid-May, and I think it would also be prudent to await the Dawlish Neighbourhood Informal Examination Report from Professor Balch, as this could have a bearing on the draft LP.

O&S has tasked the Housing Numbers Working Group to deliver their report in writing to the Committee on the 22nd May.

I therefore propose that the timetable for submitting the Final Draft Local Plan Teignbridge 2012 -2033 to DCLG and Inspection is as follows:

O&S 22nd May consider the Housing Numbers Review Working Group written conclusions.

2. Early/Mid June - Political Group briefings.

End June - Finalise Local Plan Document.

July - O&S consider Local Plan Document.

24th July - Executive consider Local Plan Document.

31st July - Special Council Meeting to consider the Local Plan Document - final draft.

Consult August/September.

October - Submit final draft Local Plan Teignbridge 2012 -2033 to Planning Inspectorate.

Feb 2013 - Possible Examination date.

This should allow time for due consideration by all Councillors and Officers of the Local Plan, as well as the final consultation with the public.