St Helens Borough Local Plan 2020-2035 Examination

Examination Library

The Examination Library contains a list of documents submitted for examination and background documents that have informed the production of the Local Plan. It also contains documents relating to the examination and will be updated as the examination progresses.

Inspector & Programme Officer Documents

INSP001 - Programme Officer Letter
INSP002 - Examination Guidance Notes
INSP003 - Inspectors' Preliminary Matters & Issues and Soundness
INSP004 - Inspectors' Preliminary Matters & Issues and Soundness - Generic & DM Policies
INSP005 - Inspectors' Preliminary Matters & Issues - Site Allocations and Safeguarded Land Document
INSP006 - Letter from the Inspectors to the Council
INSP007 - Inspectors' Matters, Issues & Questions
INSP008 - Letter from the PO to all Representors 1st April 2021
INSP009 - Draft Hearings Programme - This has been superseded by INSP009C
INSP009A - Draft Hearings Programme - This has been superseded by INSP009C
INSP009B - Draft Hearings Programme - This has been superseded by INSP009C
INSP009C - Draft Hearings Programme
INSP010 - Data Sharing Agreement between St Helens Borough Council and the Planning Inspectorate relating to the St Helens Borough Local Plan
INSP011 - Inspectors additional preliminary question GPDO

INSP012 - A schedule of SHLAA sites where there is disagreement between the Council and representors on delivery

Council Documents

SHBC001 - Response to Inspectors' Preliminary Questions
SHBC002 - Response to Inspectors' Preliminary Questions on Generic and Development Management Policies
SHBC003 - Background Paper on Open Space
SHBC004 - Further evidence on Housing Supply, including updated SHLAA Site Assessments
SHBC005 - Response to Inspectors' Preliminary questions on Site Allocations and Safeguarded Land
SHBC006 - Formal Notice of the commencement of hearings
SHBC007 - Updated Employment and Housing Land Supply Information Document
SHBC008 - Response to additional question about the General Permitted Development Order
SHBC009 - Note on the Statement of Community Involvement (SD015)
SHBC010 - St Helens Local Plan Draft Schedule of Modifications
SHBC011 - Spatial Distribution of Housing Land Supply
SHBC012 - Site Selection Paper
SHBC013 - Note on the updated standard methodology figure and affordability ratios

SHBC014 - Amion note on the socio-economic effects of the Parkside West Phase 1 proposal (submitted to the associated public inquiry)
SHBC015 - Note on the LCR freeport and Parkside
SHBC016 - Letter from Freightliner regarding Parkside East

Hearing Statements, Agendas and Action Points

See hearing statements, agendas and action points in response to the Examination Matters identified.

Representations received at the Local Plan 2020 – 2035 Submission Draft (2019) stage

All valid representations received at the St Helens Borough Local Plan 2020 – 2035 Submission Draft (2019) stage are available to view via the links in the Examination Library below. In accordance with the requirements of the Planning Inspectorate, the representations are provided in two formats. One set of documents (document references: SD008.1-SD008.27) contain representations in ‘representor’ order. In these documents the full representations made by all representors are provided in alphabetical order (based on representor’s surnames).

Another set of documents (SD007.1-SD007.35) contain the representations in ‘Plan’ order (this is the order they relate to different parts and policies within the Plan). Many of the representations relate to multiple parts and policies within the Plan. Only the part of the representation relating to a specific part or policy within the Plan have been included under the relevant section within documents SD007-SD007.35. As set out above, full representations can be viewed in the representor order representation documents (document references: SD008.1-SD008.27).

Documents SD007 and SD008 provide an index of representor names and associated representor and Plan order reference numbers.

In respect to submitted petitions, only the lead petitioner’s details (the individual that submitted the petition) have been used. Therefore, details of those individuals that signed a petition are not set out in the representor order and Plan order document indexes (SD007 and SD008), just that of the lead petitioner. The full petition documents are provided in the representor order representation documents (document references: SD008.1-SD008.27). Where a representation had five or more signatories, they were treated as a petition.

Further information about representations received at the Local Plan 2020 – 2035 Submission Draft (2019) stage can be found in section 4.3 of the Consultation Statement (document reference: SD004). The Consultation Statement describes how St Helens Borough Council has undertaken community participation and stakeholder involvement in the production of the Local Plan. The document sets out how such efforts have shaped the Plan, together with the key and main issues raised by representations at the St Helens Borough Local Plan 2020 – 2035 Submission Draft (2019) stage, and where appropriate, the council’s response.

Submission Documents

The Submission Documents include some that have only recently been published – a draft schedule of changes (SD003), an updated Infrastructure Delivery Plan (SD013), Green Belt Review Stage 2B proformas (SD021) and a number of Background Papers (SD22-28). There will be an opportunity to comment on these documents later in the examination process.

The format of the Regulation 22 Consultation Statement (SD004) has been amended at the Inspectors’ request. The updated document replaces the original submission document.

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St Helens Borough Local Plan 2020-2035 Examination

Examination Library

Inspector & Programme Officer Documents

Council Documents

Hearing Statements, Agendas and Action Points

Representations received at the Local Plan 2020 – 2035 Submission Draft (2019) stage

Submission Documents

Draft Local Plan

Sustainability Appraisal

Habitat Regulations Assessment

Representations

SD007:

SD008:

Strategic Documents

Key Supporting Documents

Background Papers

Evidence Base Documents

Employment and Economy including Retail

Flood Risk and Water

Green Belt

Gypsies and Travellers

Housing

Monitoring

Natural Environment

Open Space, Sport and Recreation

Sub-regional

Transport and Infrastructure

Viability

Local Plan Initial Stages of Preparation

Local Policy

National Policy and Guidance