Latest Appeal information

Latest News 21st July 2010

Further delay in the inspectors report.

After the earlier delays due to further exchanges of evidence and rebuttal on the Gliding Club and Noise issues, the Inspector has delayed the publication of his report even further.
All the legal teams received a letter today asking for opinions due to changes in the Regioal Plan being scrapped in early July. The relevant section is copied below.

quote
As the main parties are aware, one further matter has arisen which is likely to delay further the formal closing of the inquiry and the issue of the appeal decision. On 6 July 2010 the Secretary of State announced that he was revoking all Regional Strategies with immediate effect. Copies of the Secretary of State’s letter to Chief Planning Officers, the Secretary of State’s Parliamentary Statement and the Guidance issued by CLG are available on our website (www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk).

The Inspector has considered the correspondence received from the main parties concerning this announcement. He considers that, given the nature of the proposal the subject of this appeal and the policy context, the revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy is likely to have a bearing on this appeal. This is important because the Inspector is required in law to take account of the development plan position at the time of his decision, rather than at the point at which the inquiry took place.

Accordingly he wishes to obtain the views of the main parties. He believes that this could be achieved by another round of written submissions and invites you to comment on how, or whether, the Secretary of State’s announcement affects your case. I look forward to hearing from you within 14 days of the date of this letter. Your response will be copied to the other main parties, and the opportunity will be given for further representations on the responses received. The Inspector will formally close the inquiry in writing at the end of this process. End quote.

This means the wait continues probably into mid August. This is a six week delay from the original 6th July dead line.

Bev Gray

Advertisement