Council ‘Fact-checking’ Inspector’s Report on Local Plan

Published on: 22 Mar, 2019
Updated on: 24 Mar, 2019

The planning inspector’s draft report on Guildford’s controversial Local Plan has now been received by Guildford Borough Council (GBC) and is being “fact-checked” before the final version is published. Council leaders intend to have it adopted days before the borough council elections on May 2.

Tracey Coleman, GBC’s director of planning and regeneration, said: “We have now received the planning inspector’s draft report following his independent examination on the soundness of our submitted Local Plan.

“Our planning team are fact-checking the report, to assist the inspector, before he publishes his final version. This is all part of the usual process in developing a Local Plan.

“The inspector [Jonathan Bore] indicated during the public hearings that he is minded to find the Local Plan to be sound, subject to main modifications. Should the report be finalised, as anticipated, the council may consider the plan for adoption; in anticipation therefore, under the council’s procedure rule 4.1 (iii), our monitoring officer has called an extraordinary council meeting on Thursday, 25 April 2019 at 7pm. A special Executive meeting will take place earlier that day.

“The agendas, reports and associated documents will be published in advance of these meetings in the usual way.”

See also: Letter: The Local Plan Adoption Timetable Is, Of Course, Political

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