The Secretary of State has appointed Planning Inspectors to conduct an Examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Joint Local Plan.
The Inspectors are adopting a staged approach to the Examination. Part 1 will consider Matters of Legal Compliance and the Overall Housing and Employment Need and Requirement only. Part 1 Hearing Sessions will commence at 9.30am on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 within The Bee House, 140 Eastern Avenue, Park Drive, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4SB.
Following consideration of these matters, the Inspectors will decide if the Plan and Examination is capable of progressing. Should they decide this is the case, additional hearings will be identified in due course to consider further matters with separate arrangements being made.
An Examination website has been established and will be regularly updated throughout the process:
www.southandvale.gov.uk/joint-local-plan-2041-examination/