Schedule of Proposed Modifications & Statement of Decisions

Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan, November 2006

Overview

Inspector’s Report

In the Report the Inspector considers 2379 outstanding duly made objections and 663 outstanding supports to the Deposit Draft Local Plan (DDLP).  1607 outstanding duly made objections and 1125 outstanding supports to the Revised Deposit Draft Local Plan (RDDLP).  175 outstanding duly made objections and 86 outstanding supports to the PICs.  133 outstanding duly made objections and 12 supports to the FPICs.  In total there were some 176 conditional withdrawals of representations.

In general the Inspector supports the overall direction and strategy of the Plan and, subject to recommended modifications to detailed wording, the majority of its policies and detailed site proposals.   

Public Local Inquiry

A Public Local Inquiry (PLI) into the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan was held between 8th February and 6th May 2005.  The Inspector's Report on objections to the Local Plan was received in April and published by the Council on 17th May 2006 and informed all objectors and others of its publication.  Two Addendum Reports were subsequently received to clarify the Inspector’s recommendations in respect of South West Keynsham and Hayesfield School Playing Field/St Martin’s Garden Primary School. 

These documents are now archived, if you require a copy, please contact the Planning Policy Team on 01225 477548 or email planning_policy@bathnes.gov.uk

Consultation on the Local Plan

The Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan was originally placed on deposit for a period of six weeks ending 29 February 2002.  The Revised Deposit Plan was placed on deposit for a period of six weeks ending on the 11 December 2003.  Pre-Inquiry Changes (PICs) to the Local Plan were placed on deposit for a six week period ending 30 September 2004, and Further Pre-Inquiry Changes (FPICs) were placed on deposit for a six week period ending 20 January 2005.   The Inspector has had regard to these changes in the consideration of the objections.

Statement of Decisions

This Statement of Decisions sets out the Council’s response to the Inspector’s Report into objections made to the Bath & North East Somerset Local Plan.  It identifies where the Council proposes modifications to the Local Plan as well as giving full reasons for not accepting the any of the Inspector’s recommendations.  The Proposed Modifications to the Local Plan were approved for public consultation by the Council on 12th October 2006 and are published in a separate document as are the Proposed Modifications to the Proposals Map.

Format of the Statement of Decisions

This document is set out in the same chapter order as that in the Local Plan and that in the Inspector’s Report.  The Inspector’s Recommendation number is indicated in the first column (left) and recorded sequentially with the related policy, paragraph or proposal in the second column.  Each of the Inspector’s recommendation has been replicated in full in the third column with the Council’s response to individual recommendations set out in the final column.

List of recommendations from the Inspector’s Report on the Local Plan that Bath & North East Somerset Council do not intend to accept or intend to only partially accept.

* Recommendations which the Council intends to partially accept are highlighted in Bold