The Inspectors
Planning Inspectors, Mr. Philip Mileham BA(Hons) MA MRTPI, and Mr Graham Wyatt BA (Hons) MRTPI have been appointed to conduct an independent examination into the soundness and legal compliance of Ashfield District Council Local Plan (the Plan). The Inspector’s task will be to consider the soundness and legal compliance of the submitted Plan, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 35 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 (the Framework) and associated regulations, namely the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the Localism Act 2011 and the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.
The Inspector will take into account the representations submitted upon the Regulation 19 Draft Plan as far as they relate to soundness considerations. A number of informal debates will take place on the principal matters identified by the Inspector these are termed Hearing Sessions. At the end of the examination, the Inspector will prepare a report to the Council with precise recommendations, these recommendations may include modifications to the Plan, if such a request is made by the Council.
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