The Council submitted its Planning Strategy for independent examination on 31 October 2012 under Regulation 22 of the town and country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.

A Planning Inspector will be appointed, on behalf of the Secretary of State, to conduct the examination.

The submitted documents:

• The Proposed Submission Planning Strategy is available to read at www.planvu.co.uk/hbc/contents_written.htm or on our previous consultation page
• Schedule of Proposed Minor Amendments (.pdf 23KB)
• Sustainability Appraisal report
• Appropriate Assessment
• Planning Strategy policies map
• Schedule of proposed changes to the Proposals Map (2004) to create Policies map (.pdf 8757KB)
• Consultation statement (.pdf 3073KB)
• Notice of the availability of submission documents (.pdf 40KB)
• Copies of all duly-made representation to the Proposed Submission Version are viewable online  or to download:
  • Volume 1 (.pdf 20531KB)
  • Volume 2 (.pdf 12065KB)

Please note that these documents have a large file size and may take some time to download.

Other supporting documents:

• Duty to co-operate
• Infrastructure Delivery Plan
• Equalities Impact Assessment
• NPPF self assessment compliance (.pdf 234KB)
• PAS Toolkit legal compliance self assessment
• PAS Toolkit soundness self assessment
• Other background evidence reports (for housing, transport and flood risk etc)

Copies of all submission documents can also be inspected at Aquila House at the following times:

• Monday to Thursday: 8.45am to 4.45pm
• Friday: 8.45am to 4.15pm