City Centre and University Area Action Plan examination

The City Centre and University Area Action Plan (AAP) was submitted to the Secretary of State on 30 October 2009 and is now subject to a public examination by an independent Inspector. This page provides updates on the progress of the examination, and links to relevant documents and guidance.

Mr Douglas Machin BSC DipTP MRTPI of the Planning Inspectorate has been appointed by the Secretary of State to conduct the examination into the compliance and soundness of the AAP. The Inspector has published his guidance notes, which can be downloaded below.

Examination hearings into the AAP

The formal hearings opened on Tuesday 26 January 2010 at 10am, at The Council House, Civic Centre, Plymouth, and will continue on:

• Monday 1 February 2010 from 10am to 12.30pm in the Reception Room, First Floor (above main entrance), Council House, Civic Centre, Plymouth, and
• Tuesday 2 February 2010 from 10am to 12 noon in the Warspite Room, Council House, Civic Centre, Plymouth

More details are contained in the Inspector's guidance note. The Inspector's programme for the hearings can be downloaded from the documents table below.

Participants' statements

The statements produced by participants in the hearings, including the Council, can be viewed and downloaded from the hearing statements page.

Pre-hearing meeting

The pre-hearing meeting took place on 15 December 2009 at 11am in the Frobisher Room, Council House, Civic Centre, Plymouth PL1 2AA.

Programme Officer

All examination correspondence should be addressed to the Programme Officer, who is independent of the Council and reports directly to the Inspector, c/o Development Planning, Planning Services, Department of Development, Plymouth City Council, Civic Centre, Plymouth PL1 2EW. Telephone 07803 512803 or email programmeofficer@plymouth.gov.uk.

Helpful documents

You may find the information below and produced by the Planning Inspectorate useful sources of information about compliance and soundness and the examination process in general:

Inspector's note [42KB]

Brief guide to examining Development Plan documents [49KB] (This is a link to The Planning Inspectorate website)

Soundness guide for examining Development Plan documents - provides guidance to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) and all those involved in the Development Plan Document (DPD) examination process [2MB] (This is a link to The Planning Inspectorate website)

Inspector's programme for the hearings [24KB]

Inspector's programme for hearings continued from 26 January 2010 [18KB]