Second Progress Report and emerging National Planning
Practice Guidance
The Inspector has noted the contents of the second progress
report, and in particular the confirmation that no departure
from the timetable is currently envisaged.
He has also requested that the following message regarding
emerging National Planning Practice Guidance be published:
You may be aware that a new suite of
emerging guidance on Development Management and a range of other
topics, including local plans, was published by the Government on
28 August 2013. This guidance is only available on the web at
http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk.
The web site says that the Government considers that whilst the
draft guidance is a material consideration, it is likely to have
limited weight. It also says that when the draft guidance is
finalised later this year it 'expects the Secretary of State to
specify that the new guidance applies only to Local or
Neighbourhood Plans which have not yet been submitted for
examination. Any Local or Neighbourhood Plans submitted
before the new guidance is issued may rely on previous
guidance'.
Taking all the above into account I
do not intend, at this stage, to invite further comments from any
party on the emerging guidance.