1. I would like to see all information between 1st May 2022 and the current date on the time frame for the development of the local plan
Please find attached and available various information in response:
An extraordinary meeting of the Community and Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee was held on 17 October 2022. Please see item ‘Local Plan Update – Progress Update and Next Steps’ available at the following publicly accessible link. This provides an overview of the potential future time frame for the development of the Local Plan Update (LPU). A video recording of the meeting is also available via this link.
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=306&MId=4518
Additionally, please find attached correspondence with the Planning Inspectorate regarding the LPU timetable.
Finally, a briefing note dated 01/08/2022 produced for the Executive Member for Planning and Local Plan (Cllr Linsday Ferris) was produced which included a brief discussion of future LPU programme. The relevant extract is provided below:
“In recognition of discussions on the direction of the local plan and the time required for this and any adjustments to the evidence base, submission might now be anticipated in the first half of 2023/24 if the plan were to proceed directly to Reg19, but would be delayed to late 2024/25 or early 2025/26 if a further Reg18 consultation is required before proceeding to Reg19. Any substantive change to the local plan strategy from that previously consulted upon would require a further Reg18 consultation.
Based on the experience of other local authorities, examination through to adoption would reasonably take 18 months. Adoption might be expected in 2025/26. 15 years from adoption, taking the year of adoption being year 1, would require a plan end date of 2039/40.”