East Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2 - Examination
East Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2
The East Northamptonshire Local Plan completed consultation under Regulation 19 of the Town and County Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 on 19 March 2021. On 29 March 2021 it was submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for independent examination, in accordance with (Regulation 22).
The Regulation 19 consultation version of the Local Plan Part 2 (February 2021) |
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The Inspector issued her Final Report, into the Local Plan findings, to the Council on 31 July 2023.
The report concludes the soundness of the Local Plan, taking into account a series of Modifications, which were previously subject to consultation. The schedule of Main Modifications is set out here.
The Council will now be updating the Local Plan to reflect the final position and progress the Plan towards its formal adoption, which is anticipated to take place at the Full Council meeting towards the end of the year.
Background Information Key Milestones
The Hearing Sessions concluded on Thursday 5th May 2022.
Following the close of the hearing sessions Proposed Modifications were consulted upon between 10 March – 21 April 2023.
The Inspector’s final report was received on 31 July 2023
The following Written Statements were received in response to the inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions:
Matter 1: Legal and Procedural Requirements
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Barton Willmore for IM Properties
- Emery Planning for Hollins Strategic Land
- Gladman
- Natural England
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
Matter 2: Spatial Strategy
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Barton Willmore for IM Properties
- Bidwells for Vistry Homes
- Emery Planning for Hollins Strategic Land
- Marrons for Bellway Homes
- QUOD for The Crown Estate
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
Matter 3: Delivering the Housing Requirement
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Bidwells for Vistry Homes
- Brown & Co for Mr Bierton
- Emery Planning for Hollins Strategic Land
- Gladman
- Harris Lamb for Countryside Properties
- Marrons for Bellway Homes
- Marrons for Hallam Land Management & BS Pension Fund Trustees
- Pegasus Group for Lone Star Land
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
Matter 4: Housing Allocations in Oundle
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Brown & Co for Mr Bierton
- Glapthorn Parish Council
- Member of Public
- Roebuck Land & Planning for Rose & Sons
Matter 5: Housing Allocations in Rushden and Higham Ferrers
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Bidwells for Vistry Homes
- Marrons for Bellway Homes
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
- Troy Planning & Design for Rushden Town Council
Matter 6: Delivering the Sustainable Urban Extension at Rushden East
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Aitchison Rafferty for Higham Ferrers Town Council
- Gladman
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
- Troy Planning & Design for Rushden Town Council
Matter 7: Meeting Housing Needs
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Emery Planning for Hollins Strategic Land
- Home Builders Federation
- Marrons for Bellway Homes
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
Matter 8: Employment
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Barton Willmore for IM Properties
- QUOD for The Crown Estate
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
Matter 9: Town Centres
- North Northamptonshire Council
- QUOD for The Crown Estate
- Troy Planning & Design for Rushden Town Council
Matter 10: Town Strategies
Matter 11: Social Capital
Matter 12: Natural Capital
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Barton Willmore for IM Properties
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
Matter 13: Infrastructure & Viability
Matter 14: Monitoring & Implementation
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Emery Planning for Hollins Strategic Land
- Savills for Taylor Wimpey & BDW Trading
Evidence Base Documents
In preparing the Plan the Council both refer to and were informed by a number of documents that together form the 'Evidence Base' for the Examination.
The Local Plan Part 2 and accompanying statutory submission documents may be downloaded through the following documents:
Regulation 19 Consultation Representations
At the close of the Regulation 19 consultation the Council received responses from 61 organisations and individuals, raising approximately 350 representations, which were recorded as duly made.
Spreadsheets containing summaries and the Council’s responses to each of the representations received, are available through the following links:
Redacted copies of original representations received, in full, are available to download through the following table.
Consultee | Reference Number | Representation |
Individual 1 | R19/001 | Link |
Individual 2 | R19/003 | Link |
Individual 3 | R19/004 | Link |
Individual 4 | R19/005 | Link |
Individual 5 | R19/006 | Link |
Individual 6 | R19/007 | Link |
Individual 7 | R19/008 | Link |
Individual 8 | R19/010 | Link |
Individual 9 | R19/012 | Link |
Individual 10 | R19/018 | Link |
Individual 11 | R19/032 | Link |
Individual 12 | R19/038 | Link |
Anglian Water Services | R19/022 | Link |
Ashfield Land Development | R19/019 | Link |
Bellway Homes Ltd | R19/026 | Link |
British Horse Society | R19/034 | Link |
Brown & Co | R19/059 | Link |
CC Town Planning | R19/046 | Link |
Chelveston-cum-Caldecott Parish Council | R19/002 | Link |
CLH Pipeline Systems Ltd | R19/035 | Link |
Corporation of Oundle School, The | R19/033 | Link |
Cotterstock Parish Meeting | R19/011 | Link |
Countryside Properties | R19/036 | Link |
CPRE | R19/037 | Link |
Crown Estate, The | R19/044 | Link |
David Wilson Homes | R19/052 | Link |
Francis Jackson Homes Ltd | R19/021 | Link |
Gladman | R19/056 | Link |
Glapthorn Parish Council | R19/024 | Link |
Hallam Land Management Limited | R19/016 | Link |
Higham Ferrers Town Council | R19/014 | Link |
Highways England | R19/060 | Link |
Historic England | R19/0396 | Link |
Hollins Strategic Land | R19/061 | Link |
Home Builders Federation | R19/023 | Link |
Huntingdonshire District Council | R19/009 | Link |
IM Properties | R19/040 | Link |
Lagan Homes | R19/042 | Link |
Landowners of Millers Field | R19/041 | Link |
Lone Star Land Limited | R19/043 | Link |
Ministry of Defence | R19/045 | Link |
National Grid | R19/047 | Link |
National Trust | R19/027 | Link |
Natural England | R19/048 | Link |
Northamptonshire County Council | R19/049 | Link |
Northamptonshire Gardens Trust, The | R19/030 | Link |
Oundle School | R19/028 | Link |
Oundle Town Council | R19/025 | Link |
Persimmon Homes | R19/050 | Link |
Pilton, Stoke Doyle, and Wadenhoe Parish Council | R19/051 | Link |
Retirement Housing Consortium, The | R19/029 | Link |
Rose and Sons Ltd | R19/031 | Link |
Rula Homes | R19/053 | Link |
Rushden Town Council | R19/054 | Link |
Rutland County Council | R19/013 | Link |
Sport England | R19/020 | Link |
South Kesteven District Council | R19/055 | Link |
Taylor Wimpey UK Limited/ BDW Trading Limited | R19/057 | Link |
Vistry Homes | R19/058 | Link |
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire, The | R19/017 | Link |
William Davis Ltd | R19/015 | Link |
Any matters that anyone wishes to raise with the Inspector should be submitted via the Programme Officer.
Contact details:
Ian Kemp
PO Box 241
Droitwich
WR9 1DW
Mobile: 0772 300 9166
Email: idkemp@icloud.com
More information
- Local Plan - The Policies
- North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit
- National Policies, Communities and Local Government Information
- East Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2
- The Adopted Development Plan - Index of Policies
- Self and Custom Build
- Open Space and Playing Pitch Strategy
- Local Plan Part 2 Additional Site Allocation
- Local Plan Part 2 Additional Sites Consultation (Rushden), October 2020
- Planning Policy Committee - 27th January 2021 Document Links
- Pre-Submission Draft Local Plan Part 2 Consultation - Regulation 19
- East Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2 - Examination (you are here)