Find out the latest information about the Purbeck Local Plan
We are reviewing the Purbeck Local Plan. Once adopted, the plan will be used to approve or refuse planning applications and will set out the vision and objectives for the Purbeck area. We set out our timetable for preparing planning policy documents in the Local Development Scheme.
Beverley Doward BSc, BTP, MRTPI was appointed as an independent planning inspector by the Planning Inspectorate to undertake an examination of both the Purbeck Local Plan and the CIL Charging Schedule however Ms Doward retired in early 2022.
The new inspectors for the plan are Susan Heywood and Gareth Wildgoose and the CIL Charging Schedule will be examined by Jameson Bridgwater.
Helen Nolan is the Programme Officer; she assists the inspector in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the examination process.
Contact us
Any queries about the examination should be sent to Helen Nolan, the Programme Officer.
Correspondence
Correspondence between the inspector, representors and the council is exchanged through the Programme Officer. For transparency and information purposes all documents will be published.
Table of correspondence to Representors from the Inspector and the council - updated October 2019
Hearing sessions
The CIL Charging schedule will be examined after the Local Plan. Details about these hearing sessions will follow later.
Limited Seats are available at all Hearing Sessions for the General Public and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Hearing sessions information
Previous hearing sessions programmes for Matters A-I from July to October 2019
Examination Documents Library
The Examination Library sets out the documents, statements and other relevant correspondence issued after the submission of the Purbeck Local Plan. This will be updated with all documents issued by the Inspector and submitted by Purbeck District council (now Dorset Council) and other parties throughout the examination process. There are 4 sections:
- Section 1: Documents submitted by the council - Post Submission
- Section 2: Documents submitted by Representors
- Section 3: Documents issued by the Inspector
- Section 4: Background documents referred to at hearing sessions
Section 1: Documents submitted by the council - Post Submission
SD132-Council's opening statement
SD131-Dorset Council's reply to Inspector's post hearing questions - 28 January 2020
SD130a-Dorset Council's response to actions from August and October hearings - response to Action 96 updated 30 January 2020
SD130-Dorset Council's response to actions from August and October hearings - updated 11 November 2019
Previous action schedules SD111 and SD84
SD116-Dorset Council's response to actions raised at August hearings - updated 3 October 2019
SD113-Additional documents list since first week of hearing sessions
SD14 - updated main modifications schedule - updated 21 November 2019 (Please note, the modifications are the council's suggestions to the Inspector only and should the Inspector consider the Plan sound with modifications then the exact wording will need to be agreed with the Inspector and a final version of this document will be prepared for consultation.)
Council's response to changes in Planning Practice Guidance
SD112-council's response to changes in Planning Practice Guidance
Matter A: Legal Compliance and Procedural Requirements
SD62-Additional Statement for Matter A, Issue 4, Sustainability Appraisal
SD89 - Proposed amendments to the HRA - updated 12 August 2019
SD91-council response to actions 8, 9 and 10 - updated 1 August 2019
SD92-Addendum to SA - updated 18 November 2019
SD96-Appropriate assessment statement - updated 2 August 2019
Matter B: Housing Need and requirements
Matter C: Green Belt
SD93-Mitigation Strategy Green belt - updated 12 August 2019 and also MATTER A
SD93-Appendix - Summary of visitor monitoring Upton Country Park SANG
SD93-Appendix - Summary of visitor monitoring Bog Lane SANG
SD93-Appendix - Summary of visitor monitoring Frenches Farm SANG
SD93-Appendix - Natural England Advice Note
Matter D: The Strategy for Development
SD85-Housing Need - updated 12 August 2019
SD86-Review of Sources of Housing Supply - updated 12 August 2019 and also MATTER E
SD88-Review of Capacity of Small Sites - updated 12 August 2019 and also MATTER E
SD94-Explanation of housing numbers at Moreton Station - updated 12 August 2019
SD99-List of extant planning permissions around Crossways
Matter E: Housing
SD87-Purbeck revised 5 year Housing Land Supply report - updated 5 September 2019
SD95-Proposed changes to care provision - updated 12 August 2019
SD97-Key viability issues summary - updated 2 August 2019
SD98-Estimation of affordable housing from small sites and windfall - updated 12 August 2019
SD115-Planning the care provision in Purbeck - council's response to actions 33, 34 and 47
SD117-Viability update during the examination stage
SD118-Wareham Neighbourhood Plan update for Inspector
SD119-Wareham Neighbourhood Plan Examiner Letter 10/09/19
SD121-Natural England Letter to Wareham NP Examiner 08/10/19
SD122-Changes to Five Year Supply Information Summary updated 14/10/19
SD123-Building Better Lives Purbeck Scheme
SD124-Wareham Neighbourhood Plan Supply 08/10/19
SD125-Revised Trajectory updated 14/10/19
SD126-council clarification re Land Supply 09/10/19
Matter F: Environment
Matter G: Economy
SD59-Purbeck Economic Projections Background Paper October 2017
SD61-Household Projections
Matter H: Infrastructure
Matter I: Implementation, Delivery and Monitoring
Section 2: Documents submitted by Representors (following receipt of council's documents - Post Submission)
Representors response to changes in Planning Practice Guidance
SD114-Representor response to changes
Documents submitted by Representors (following receipt of council's documents - Post Submission)
Matters A-E further comments received by 10 September deadline - updated 1 October 2019
Matter A: Legal compliance and procedural requirements
Matter B: Housing need and requirements - none received
Matter C: Green Belt
SD90-Green Belt boundary changes at Morden 22 July 2019
Matter D: The strategy for development - none received
Matter E: Housing
SD120- Wareham Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Statement 08/10/19
Matter F: Environment
Matter G: Economy - updated October 2019
SD128-Wessex Water Summary Statement and the council's response (and Dorset Innovation Park, Local Development Order: Statement of Reasons - a document referred to in Council's response)
Matter H: Infrastructure
SD127-Rachel Palmer statement 11/10/19
Matter I: Implementation, delivery and monitoring
Section 3: Documents issued by the Inspector
COR08-2019-05-10 Draft Programme (V1)
Draft Programme (V2) updated 30 May 2019
COR09-2019-05-10 Guidance Notes Final
COR10-2019-05-10 Matters, Issues and Questions Final
Section 4: Background documents referred to at Hearing Sessions
Habitats Regulations Assessment
SD64-Natural England Letter
SD71-Urban Heath Annual Heathland report 2017-2018
SD72-Trends in Nightjar, Woodlark and Dartford Warbler
SD73-Habitats Regulations Assessment Issues and Options 2015
SD74-Habitats Regulations Assessment Options 2016
SD75-Habitats Regulations Assessment New Homes for Purbeck 2018
SD76-Habitats Regulations Assessment for Purbeck Local Plan One
SD78-Poole Harbour Recreation Background Paper
SD79-Dorset Heathlands SPD Oct 2015
SD80-Nitrogen Reduction Poole Harbour SPD
SD81-Draft Poole Harbour Recreation SPD
SD82-HRA Core Strategy Pre submission draft Oct 2010
Ecological Deliverability Report Sept 2015
Ecological Deliverability Report May 2019
Green Belt
SD56-Green Belt Study 2018 - Pre submission
SD66-Anomolous Boundary at Jennys Lane, Lytchett Matravers
SD67-Email from council to Mr Holden
SD83-Assessment Alternative Non Green Belt sites
Housing
Lytchett Matravers Ecological Appraisal - Land East of Wareham Road
Lytchett Matravers Ecological Appraisal - Land at Blaney's Corner
Lytchett Matravers Ecological Appraisal - Land at Flowers Drive/Sunnyside Farm
Lytchett Matravers Flood Risk Assessment - Land East of Wareham Road
Lytchett Matravers Flood Risk Assessment - Land at Blaney's Corner
Lytchett Matravers Flood Risk Assessment - Land at Flowers Drive/Sunnyside Farm
Lytchett Matravers Landscape and Green Belt Study - Land East of Wareham Road
Lytchett Matravers Landscape and Green Belt Study - Land at Blaney's Corner
Lytchett Matravers Landscape and Green Belt Study - Land at Flowers Drive/Sunnyside Farm
Upton Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
Upton Flood Risk Assessment
Upton Landscape and Green Belt Study
Second Homes Background Paper November 2017
AONB
SD70-Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty background paper 2018
Sustainability Appraisal
SD02-Pre submission Sustainability Appraisal Report
SD51-Sustainability Appraisal non technical summary June 2016
SD52-Sustainability Appraisal full version June 2016
SD53-Sustainability Appraisal non technical summary January 2018
SD54-Sustainability Appraisal strategic Environmental Assessment Report January 2018 consultation
SD68-Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report 2013
SD69-Sustainability Appraisal issues and Options 2015
Spatial Strategy
SD58-Site Selection Background Paper Jan 2018 Consultations
SD65-Settlement Strategy June 2017
Policies Map
SD49-Policies Map - Pre submission
SD50-Key to Policies Map - Pre submission
Transport
SD100-Purbeck Spatial Modelling April 2016
SD101-Moreton/Crossways/Woodsford traffic Impact Assessment Dec 2016 (AM Peak)
SD102-Moreton/Crossways/Woodsford Traffic Impact Assessment Nov 2016
SD103-Wool Transport Strategy and Assessment March 2015
SD104-Wool Queue Length Analysis Technical Note August 2015
SD105-Moreton Transport Statement September 2015
SD106-Phase 1 Strategic Road Network Transport Modelling July 2017
SD107-Phase 2a Strategic Road Network Transport Modelling January 2018
SD108-Phase 2b Strategic Road Network Transport Modelling January 2018
SD109-Highways England Statement re: Purbeck transport Modelling January 2018
SD110-Transport Background Paper January 2018
Dorset Council
SD60-Local Development Scheme July 2019
Matters, issues and questions
Dorset Council responses to Inspector's matters, issues and questions:
Matter A: Legal compliance and procedural requirements
Matter B: Housing need and requirements
Matter C: Green Belt
Matter D: The strategy for development
Matter E: Housing
Matter F: Environment
Matter G: Economy
Matter H: Infrastructure
Matter I: Implementation, delivery and monitoring
Representors further comments in response to Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions
Matter A: Legal compliance and procedural requirements (updated 3 July 2019)
Matter B: Housing need and requirements
Matter C: Green belt
Matter D: The strategy for development
Matter E: Housing part 1 - updated 18 July 2019
Matter E: Housing part 2 - updated 18 July 2019
Matter F: Environment
Matter G: Economy
Matter H: Infrastructure
Matter I: Implementation, delivery and monitoring
Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) section
MOU between Dorset Council and Savills on viability related issues for housing sites around Wool Oct 2019
MOU between Dorset Council and Wyatt Homes on viability related issues for Lytchett Matravers and Upton Oct 2019
MOU between Dorset Council and the Moreton Estate on viability related issues for Moreton Station/Redbridge Pit Oct 2019
MOU between Dorset Council, Wyatt Homes and Natural England relating to housing sites around Lytchett Matravers
MOU between Dorset Council, Charborough Estate and Natural England relating to land at Morden Park corner
MOU between Dorset Council, Moreton Estate and Natural England relating to land at Moreton Station / Redbridge Pit
MOU between Dorset Council and Savills relating to housing sites around Wool
MOU between Dorset Council, Wyatt Homes and Natural England relating to land at Upton
You can view the Purbeck Local Plan submission documents. They can also be viewed at Dorset Council's offices at Westport House.
Documents summarising the development of the CIL charging schedule and priorities for spending January 2019 can be found on the Community Infrastructure Levy review page.
