Examination Joint Area Action Plan

The councils have now received the Inspector's report on the Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan. This finds that the plan is sound and legally compliant, subject to the proposed main modifications. These modifications were discussed at the examination hearings, and subject to consultation in early 2019. Please see the consultation page for further details.

• Letter from Planning Inspectorate - 31st July 2019 (141KB)
• Inspector's Report Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan - 31st July 2019 (341KB)
• Schedule of Proposed Main Modifications (827KB)

The plan will be formally adopted by the local authorities in October 2019.

Information relating to the examination of the Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) is available on this page below:

• Appointment of Independent Planning Inspector
• Examination
• Council responses to Inspector's questions
• Matters Statements
• Representor Responses to Inspector's Questions
• Programme Officer
• Examination Timetable

For details of submitted documents, please visit:

• Submission of the Shoreham Harbour JAAP

Appointment of Independent Planning Inspector

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has appointed an independent Planning Inspector to examine the Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan.

Adur District Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and West Sussex County Council submitted the plan to the Secretary of State in May 2018.

Planning Inspector Anne Napier BA(Hons) MRTPI MIEMA CEnv has been appointed to conduct the examination to determine whether the Joint Area Action Plan is sound.

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Examination

The independent Planning Inspector will check that all legal and other requirements have been met. The Inspector will take into account the submission documents and evidence base and will also consider the representations received following the publication of the Proposed Submission Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan in November 2017.

The examination process will involve hearing sessions, where those invited to participate by the Inspector will have the opportunity to respond to matters raised. The hearing sessions will be open to the public to attend, but only those invited to participate in the hearings will be able to speak. The precise date for the formal hearing part of the examination of the plan has been determined by the Inspector. Details have been provided in the following Examination Documents:

• ID-1 Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan Matters Issues and Questions (159KB)
• ID-2 Inspector's Guidance Notes (182KB)
• ID-3 Hearing Timetable (78KB)
• ID-4 Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan Inspector's Initial Questions (68KB)
• ID-5 Shoreham Harbour JAAP Agenda Day 1 am (165KB)
• ID-6 Shoreham Harbour JAAP Agenda Day 1 pm (130KB)
• ID-7 Shoreham Harbour JAAP Agenda Day 2 am (125KB)
• ID-8 Shoreham Harbour JAAP Agenda Day 2 pm (118KB)

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Council responses to Inspector's questions

• SHJAAP-1 Response to Inspector's Initial Questions (123KB)
• SHJAAP-2 Review of Additional Modifications (149KB)
• SHJAAP-3 Review of modification references (299KB)

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Matters Statements

Adur District Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and West Sussex County Council have submitted the following Matters Statements in response to the Matters, Issues and Questions from the Planning Inspector:

• SHJAAP-MS-01B Matters Statement 1B - Other Legal and Procedural Requirements (467KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-01BA Matters Statement 1B Appendix A (329KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-1A Matters Statement 1A - Duty to cooperate (237KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-02 Matters Statement 2 - Climate change energy and sustainable building (232KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-03 Matters Statement 3 - Shoreham Port, economy and employment (242KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-04 Matters Statement 4 - Housing and community (295KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-04A Matters Statement 4 Appendix A (360KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-05 Matters Statement 5 - Sustainable travel flood risk and sustainable drainage (181KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-06 Matters Statement 6 - Natural environment biodiversity green infrastructure recreation and leisure (261KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-07 Matters Statement 7 - Place making and design quality (220KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-08 Matters Statement 8 - Infrastructure viability and delivery (221KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-09 Matters Statement 9 - Monitoring and review (173KB)
• SHJAAP-MS-EX Matters Statements Explanatory Note (174KB)

The Councils have produced a consolidated list of proposed modifications. This includes further modifications in response to the Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions. It also includes minor factual updates to reflect the adoption of the Revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF):

• JAAP Consolidated Proposed Modifications (805KB)

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Representor Responses to Inspector's Questions

• REP-010-001 Sussex Wildlife Trust Response to Inspector's Questions (169KB)
• REP-013-001 Kingsway and West Hove Residents Association Response to Inspector's Questions (282KB)
• REP-013-001A Photo 1 Kingsway from Aldrington Basin - Appendix 1 (1,144KB)
• REP-013-001B Photo 2 Kingsway looking West - Appendix 2 (1,018KB)
• REP-013-001C Photo 3 Kingsway looking East - Appendix 3 (1,253KB)
• REP-013-001D Refusal notice BH2010-03739 - Appendix 4 (94KB)

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Programme Officer

The examination process will be administered by the appointed Programme Officer, Chris Banks of Banks Solutions.

Mr Banks is independent of the regeneration partnership and the local planning authorities and works directly to the Inspector.

All communications to and from the Inspector will be managed by the Programme Officer and any correspondence or queries relating to the examination should be directed to the Programme Officer using the contact details below.

• Chris Banks,
  c/o Banks Solutions,
  64 Lavinia Way,
  East Preston,
  West Sussex,
  BN16 1EF
  
  
• Email: bankssolutionsuk@gmail.com
  
  
• Tel: 07817 322 750 or 01903 783722

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Examination Timetable

The examination will take place at the Shoreham Centre. The timetable is laid out below:

Day 1: 19th September 2018

Morning Session: 10am:

• Duty to cooperate (M1a)
• Legal and procedural requirements (M1b)
• Climate change, energy and sustainable building (M2)

Afternoon Session: 2pm:

• Shoreham Port, economy and employment (M3)
• Housing and Community (M4)
• Place making and design quality, character areas and site allocations (M7)

Day 2: 20th September 2018

Morning Session: 10am:

• Sustainable travel, flood risk and sustainable drainage (M5)
• Natural environment, biodiversity, green infrastructure, recreation & leisure (M6)

Afternoon Session: 2pm:

• Infrastructure, viability and delivery (M8)
• Monitoring and review (M9)

Day 3: 21st September 2018

Morning Session: 10am:

• Site visits (if required)

Afternoon Session: 2pm:

• Reserve Session

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