Local Plan review

Planning Inspectors J Ayres BA(Hons), Solicitor and G Wildgoose BSc(Hons) MSc MRTPI will commence the Stage 1 Hearing sessions at 10am on Tuesday 13 January 2026 until Friday 16 January 2026 within Council Chamber - Room 6.10, Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 3EB. The Stage 1 Hearings will continue from Tuesday 27 January 2026 until Friday 30 January 2026.

The following documents have been published as part of the hearings notification:

• Regulation 24 Notice (EX11)
• Inspectors’ Matters, Issues and Questions for Stage 1 Hearings (IN03)
• Stage 1 Hearing Programme (IN04)
• Inspectors’ Guidance Notes (IN05)

The Guidance Notes prepared by the Inspectors explain many of the procedural and administrative aspects for the forthcoming stages of the Examination. The Inspectors’ Matters, Issues and Questions for Stage 1 provide the framework for any further written submissions you may wish to make and provide the foundation for discussions during the hearing sessions. The Hearing Programme sets out the schedule for the Stage 1 Hearings.

If you previously made a representation to the Regulation 19 consultation, you have three options available to you:

1. If you are content to rely on your original comments, do not intend to provide any further written comments or participate in any of the hearing sessions, then there is no need for you to do anything further.
2. If objections were raised within your consultation response that relate to questions the Inspectors have set you are welcome to submit further comments in response to the questions the Inspectors have identified. The deadline for submission of Written Statements is by 5pm on Friday 12 December 2025 to the Programme Officer. Please note that if your submission covers multiple Matters, a separate submission is required for each Matter being addressed.
3. If the Matters identified are relevant to your consultation response and you wish to participate in the Hearing Sessions please let the Programme Officer know by 5pm on Monday 8 December 2025 specifying which Matter(s) you wish to participate in. Representors requesting to participate during the hearing sessions are also welcome to supply Written Statements should they wish to do so, in accordance with the guidance and deadline.

All queries regarding the Examination should be directed in the first instance to the Programme Officer, Charlotte Glancy, whose contact details are as follows:

Address: C/O Banks Solutions, 80 Lavinia Way, East Preston, West Sussex, BN16 1DD

Email: bankssolutionsuk@gmail.com

Telephone: 01903 776601