Submission of Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038
Publication Version, Publication Version Addendum and Publication Version Second Addendum – Regulation 22
The council submitted the Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version, Publication Version Addendum and Publication Version Second Addendum to the Secretary of State on 18 July 2022 for independent examination, in line with the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (2) - Regulation 22. Please see relevant information regarding next steps in the Local Plan Examination below.
A public notice, containing information on where the submission documents can be viewed, can be found below:
The Local Plan Inspectors
The Secretary of State has appointed Anne Jordan BA(Hons) MRTPI and Alison Partington BA(Hons), MA, MRTPI to undertake the independent examination into whether the Bassetlaw Local Plan is sound and complies with all the legal requirements. The criteria for soundness are whether the Plan’s policies are positively prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national policy.
The timetable for the examination will be determined by the inspectors and will be able to be viewed, along with further details of the examination as it progresses, within the ‘News on the Local Plan Examination’ page.
Programme Officer
Carmel Edwards has been appointed as the Programme Officer for the examination. She is independent from the council and reports directly to the inspector. Ms Edwards is responsible for all procedural and administrative matters relating to the examination and will act as a channel of communication between the inspector and all parties, including the council officers.
All correspondence or queries relating to the examination should be directed to the Programme Officer.
Contact details for Programme Officer:
Telephone: 07969 631930
Email: programmeofficer@carmeledwards.com
Or via post to:
Ms Carmel Edwards
C/O Queens Building
Potter Street,
Worksop
S80 2AH
Hearing Sessions
The Inspector will conduct a series of public hearings as part of the examination process. The hearing sessions will take place between:
Tuesday 29th November 2022 - Friday 2nd December 2022
Tuesday 6th December 2022 – Friday 9th December 2022
Tuesday 13th December 2022 – Thursday 15th December 2022
Tuesday 10th January 2023 - Wednesday 11th January 2023 - These days have been cancelled
Thursday 12 January 2023 – Additional virtual session
Tuesday 24 January 2023
Venues: The venue for the hearings will be Worksop Town Hall except for Tuesday 6 December when it will be Retford Town Hall. All the sessions are open to the public to observe. Sessions start each day at 9.30am.
There will be no face to face session on Tuesday 13 December. Matter 12 (Greening Bassetlaw) will be discussed at a virtual session via Teams. This session will commence at 10am.
The session on Tuesday 10 January 2023 for Matter 13 (Transport and Connectivity) and Matter 14 (Infrastructure and Delivery, and Monitoring) has been cancelled, as has the reserve day on Wednesday 11th January. The hearings session has been rescheduled to Tuesday 24 January 2023.
There will be an additional hearing session on Thursday 12 January 2023. The inspector has a few more questions on Gypsies and Travellers (Matter 8) to be discussed at a virtual session via Teams. This session will commence at 2pm. Please contact the Programme Officer if you wish to observe this session.
The Final hearings programme can be found in the Examination Library as INS-08.
The inspectors have issued agendas for Week 1, for Matters 1 – 5. There will be no separate agendas for Matters 6 - 9, the inspectors will use their Matters, Issues and Questions paper. The inspectors have issued an agendas for Matter 13 and Matter 14.
Representations
Bassetlaw District Council consulted upon the Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version, between 2 September 2021 and 21 October 2021.
A second consultation, on the Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum between 6 January 2022 and 17 February 2022.
And a third consultation on the Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum was necessary due to one of the two landowners unexpectedly withdrawing their site from the proposed Garden Village development shortly before submission. The consultation was held to address changes resulting to the Local Plan and related submission documents and evidence base. This consultation commenced on the 10 May and closed on the 21 June 2022.
Representations received during both these consultations have been sent to the Inspector as part of the evidence base for submission and can be viewed in the ‘Regulation 19 Consultation Responses’ page.
Procedure Guide for Local Plan examinations
If you wish to find out in more about how the examination will be carried out, please see the Procedure Guide for Local Plan Examinations.
The Planning Inspectorate has also produced a useful guide for those taking part in a Local Plan examination for the first time: Local Plans: Taking Part in Examinations.
Data Protection Privacy Notice
Bassetlaw District Council's Privacy Notice tells you what to expect when we collect personal information and your rights in relation to that information.
Representations received will be sent to the Planning Inspector. The Planning Inspectorate Privacy Notice provides advice about how the Planning Inspectorate will process any personal information. It is very important that you read and consider these notices carefully because they explain how your personal information will be used and stored.
All representations received through the Regulation 19 consultations have been submitted to the Inspectors.
The submitted documents and accompanying evidence can be viewed in our Submission Library.
The documents submitted are:
Key Documents
Bassetlaw Local Plan
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version (Reference number PUB-001)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum (Reference number PUB-015)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum (Reference number PUB-023)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Composite (Reference number SUB-010) (July 2022)
Policies Map
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Interactive Policies Map (Reference number PUB-002)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version PDF Policies Map (Reference number PUB-002)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum PDF Policies Map (Reference number PUB-015)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum PDF Policies Maps (Reference number PUB-023)
Sustainability Appraisal
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Sustainability Appraisal (Reference number PUB-003)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum Sustainability Appraisal (Reference number PUB-016)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum Sustainability Appraisal (Reference number PUB-024)
Habitat Regulation Assessment
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Habitats Regulation Assessment (Reference number PUB-007)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum Habitats Regulation Assessment (Reference number PUB-018)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum Habitats Regulation Assessment (Reference number PUB-026)
Infrastructure Delivery Plan
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Reference number PUB-009)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Reference number PUB-019)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Reference number PUB-027)
Viability Assessment
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Viability Assessment (Reference number PUB-010)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum Viability Assessment (Reference number PUB-020)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum Viability Assessment (Reference number PUB-028)
Equality Impacts Assessment
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Equality Impacts Assessment (Reference number PUB-013)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum Equality Impacts Assessment (Reference number PUB-022)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum Equality Impacts Assessment (Reference number PUB-030)
Authority Monitoring Report and Local Development Scheme
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Authority Monitoring Reports 2015-2021 (Reference number PUB-004)
Bassetlaw Local Development Scheme 2022-2025 (Reference number BG-024)
Duty to Cooperate Compliance Statement
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Duty to Cooperate Compliance Statement (Reference number DTC-001)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum Duty to Cooperate Compliance Statement (Reference number DTC-004)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum Duty to Cooperate Compliance Statement (Reference number DTC-005)
Consultation Statement
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Consultation Statement (Reference number PUB-006)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2037: Publication Version Addendum Consultation Statement (Reference number PUB-017)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Second Addendum Consultation Statement (Reference number PUB-025)
Bassetlaw Local Plan 2020-2038: Publication Version Submission Consultation Statement (Reference number SUB-012) (July 2022)
Representations made to Publication Plan
Copies of representations made under Regulation 20 August 2021– Number Order (Reference number SUB-001) (July 2022)
Schedule of Representations August 2021 – Policy Order (Reference number SUB-002) (July 2022)
Copies of representations made under Regulation 20 January 2022 – Number Order (Reference number SUB-003) (July 2022)
Schedule of Representations January 2022 – Policy Order (Reference number SUB-004) (July 2022)
Copies of representations made under Regulation 20 May 2022 – Number Order (Reference number SUB-005) (July 2022)
Schedule of Representations May 2022 – Policy Order (Reference number SUB-006) (July 2022)
Main Issues in response to the Publication Plan
Regulation 19/20 Main Issues Raised (Reference number SUB-007) (July 2022)
Proposed Minor Modifications and Suggested Changes to the Publication Plan
Schedule of Proposed Minor Modifications to the Published Plan (Reference number SUB-008) (July 2022)
Schedule of Proposed Suggested Changes to the Published Plan (Reference number SUB-009) (July 2022)
Bassetlaw Local Plan Soundness Toolkit (Reference number SUB-011) (July 2022)
Supporting Documents
Initial Draft Local Plan, October 2016 (Reference number BG-023)
Draft Bassetlaw Local Plan: Strategic Plan, January 2019 (Reference number BG-007)
Bassetlaw Sustainability Appraisal, January 2019 (Reference number BG-018)
Bassetlaw Habitats Regulations Assessment, January 2019 (Reference number BG-019)
Bassetlaw Whole Plan & CIL Viability Assessment, October 2019 (Reference number BG-020)
Consultation Responses Schedule for January 2020 Representations (Reference number BG-031)
Draft Bassetlaw Local Plan, January 2020 (Reference number BG-006)
Local Plan Policies Map, January 2020 (Reference number BG-039)
Bassetlaw Sustainability Appraisal, January 2020 (Reference number BG-014)
Bassetlaw Habitats Regulations Assessment, January 2020 (Reference number BG-015)
Bassetlaw Local Plan Equalities Impact Assessment, January 2020 (Reference number BG-032)
Bassetlaw Infrastructure Delivery Plan, January 2020 (Reference number BG-033)
Consultation Responses Schedule for November 2020 Representations (Reference number BG-034)
Draft Bassetlaw Local Plan, November 2020 (Reference number BG-004)
Bassetlaw Sustainability Appraisal, November 2020 (Reference number BG-011)
Bassetlaw Habitats Regulations Assessment, November 2020 (Reference number BG-012)
Policies Map, November 2020 (Reference number BG-005)
Bassetlaw Local Plan Equalities Impact Assessment, November 2020 (Reference number BG-035)
Duty to Cooperate Compliance Statement, October 2020 (Reference number DTC-003)
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) - Part 2, November 2020 (Reference number TI-006)
Consultation Responses Schedule for June 2021 Representations (Reference number BG-036)
Bassetlaw Local Plan: Focussed Consultation, June 2021 (Reference number BG-001)
Bassetlaw Sustainability Appraisal Addendum, June 2021 (Reference number BG-009)
Draft Bassetlaw Local Plan Policies Map, June 2021 (Reference number BG-002)
Bassetlaw Local Plan Equalities Impact Assessment, June 2021 (Reference number BG-037)
Duty to Cooperate Compliance Statement, June 2021 (Reference number DTC-002)
Statement of Community Involvement (Reference number BG-008)
Last Updated on Friday, January 20, 2023