Local Plan Review – Regulation 22 Examination Documents (including Inspector's Correspondence)
The examination library is formed of all the documents that are related to the Hounslow Local Plan and its examination. The Programme Officer is responsible for ensuring that all documentation for the examination is recorded and made available to the public (via this website).
Hearings statements
- View hearings statements for Matter 1 - Legal Compliance and the Duty to Co-operate
- View hearings statements for Matter 2 - Spatial Strategy and Strategic Policies
- View hearings statements for Matter 3 - Meeting the Borough's Housing Needs
- View hearings statements for Matter 4 - Employment, Retail and Other Main Town Centre Uses (including proposed releases of Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land)
- View hearings statements for Matter 5 - Transport, Communications and Connectivity
- View hearings statements for Matter 6 - Viability and Policy Requirements
- View hearings statements for Matter 7 - Green & Blue Infrastructure, Community Infrastructure and Environmental Quality
- View hearings statements for Matter 8 - Design, Tall Buildings and Heritage
Inspector's correspondence
- IN01 – Inspectors’ Initial Letter (17 July 2025)
- IN02 – Inspectors’ Response to LB Hounslow (15 September 2025)
- IN03 – Inspectors’ Matters, Issues and Questions for Stage 1 Hearings (21 Novemer 2025)
- IN04 – Stage 1 Hearing Programme (21 November 2025)
- IN05 – Inspectors’ Guidance Notes (21 November 2025)
- IN06 – Hearings Programme for Stage 1 (version 2)
- IN07 – Hearings Programme for Stage 1 (version 3, as of 13th January 2026)
- IN08 – Hearings Programme for Stage 1 (version 4, as of 14th January 2026)
- IN09 – Hearings Programme for Stage 1 (version 5, as of 26th January 2026)
Examination documents
- EX2 – Council’s Response to IN01 – Inspectors’ Initial Letter (Part 1) (29 August 2025)
- EX3 – Suggested Modification to make explicit which policies are strategic (August 2025)
- EX4 – Suggested modification to make explicit which development plan policies are superseded (August 2025)
- EX5a – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and TfL (August 2025)
- EX5b – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and National Highways (August 2025)
- EX5c – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and LB Richmond upon Thames (September 2025)
- EX5d – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and LB Hammersmith and Fulham (September 2025)
- EX5e – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and the Mayor of London (October 2025)
- EX5f – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and LB Hillingdon (October 2025)
- EX5g – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and Spelthorne BC (October 2025)
- EX5h – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and Historic England (December 2025)
- EX5i – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow, LB Richmond upon Thames, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (January 2026)
- EX5j – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow and TfL (January 2026)
- EX5k – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow, Network Rail, and TfL (January 2026)
- EX5l – Statement of Common Ground between LB Hounslow, West London Alliance, Network Rail, and TfL (January 2026)
- EX6 – Council’s Response to IN01 – Inspectors’ Initial Letter and IN02 (Part 2)
- EX7 – Housing Background Explanatory Note Update, September 2025
- EX8 – Council’s Response to IN01 – Inspectors’ Initial Letter and IN02 (Part 3)
- EX9 – Employment Background Explanatory Note (October 2025)
- EX10 – Energy and Carbon Reduction Topic Paper (October 2025)
- EX11 – Regulation 24 Statement (November 2025)
- EX12 – Five Year Housing Land Supply Position Update (January 2026)
- EX13 – Great West Corridor and West of Borough Local Plan Reviews: Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (2016)
- EX14 – GLA West London Capacity Issue Background Document (July 2022)
- EX15 – GLA West London Capacity Issue Clarification Document (August 2022)
- EX16 – GLA West London Capacity Issue Update Document (November 2022)
- EX17 – GLA West London Electricity Capacity Issue Update Document (June 2023)
- EX18 – GLA West London Electricity Capacity Issue Update Document (March 2024)
- EX19 – GLA West London Electricity Capacity Issue Update Document (February 2025)
- EX20 – Mayor’s Draft Consolidated Budget 2026-27 Report (January 2026)
- EX21 – Written statement to Parliament: Improving accessibility at railway stations across Britain (15th January 2026)
- EX22 – Regulation 19 Consultation Resource 1 – Leaflet
- EX23 – Regulation 19 Consultation Resource 2 – Slides
- EX24 – Regulation 19 Homepage including details of consultation and drop-in events
- EX25 – Tree Plan and Tree Management Policy (2021)
- EX26 – LBH Employment Land Review (2016)
- EX27 – LBH Employment Land Review Update (2020)
- EX28 – London Industrial Land Supply Study (2023)
- EX29 – Integrated Impact Assessment Scoping Paper (2023)
- EX30 – Documents Requested by Inspectors in Hearings Week 1 (2026)
- EX31 – West London Alliance Affordable Workspace Study (2021)
- EX32 – Hounslow Retail and Town Centre Needs Study Update (2018)
- EX32a – Hounslow Retail and Town Centre Needs Study Update Appendices (2018)
- EX33 – Hounslow Local Plan (2020-2041) Examination Matters, Issues and Questions: Matter 5 – Transport, Communications and Connectivity. Question 2: London Borough of Hounslow Council Response: Position Statement (2026)
- EX34 – LB Hounslow Article 4 Directions: A4D.3 Change of use or development that would result in new dwellings
- EX35 – Report of the Examination in Public of the London Plan 2019
- EX36 – Matters, Issues and Questions: Matter 4 – Employment, Retail and Other Main Town Centre Uses (including proposed releases of Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land): Issue 2 Question 9; London Borough of Hounslow Response addendum
- EX37 – Hounslow's Public Transport Plan: Draft for Consultation (2026)
- EX38 – Residential Crossovers and Off Street Parking Policy (2016)
- EX39 – LB Hounslow Climate Emergency Action Plan 5th Annual Update (2025)
- EX40 – Agreed Views for Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, World Heritage Site: Site Visit 30/01/26
Additional documents referenced in the Hounslow Local Plan 2020-2041
- EX1.01 – Procedure Guide for Local Plan Examinations (html)
- EX1.02 – National Planning Practice Guidance published prior to any updates associated with the amendments of the NPPF in December 2024 (html)
- EX1.03 – 2011 Census (html)
- EX1.04 – The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (html)
- EX1.05 – Brentford Town Centre Masterplan 2024
- EX1.06 – Hounslow Town Centre Masterplan 2024
- EX1.07 – Hounslow Town Centre Masterplan 2024 Tall Buildings Annex
- EX1.08 – Department for Transport Circular 01/2010
- EX1.09 – Mayor of London’s Accessible London: Achieving and Inclusive Environment SPG (2004)
- EX1.10 – Hounslow Shop Front Design Guidance SPD (2013)
- EX1.11 – Hounslow: Prosperity and Place (2022)
- EX1.12 – Projections of Demand and Supply for Visitor Accommodation in London to 2015 (2017)
- EX1.13 – Hounslow Brownfield Land Register (html)
- EX1.14 – London Strategic Housing Market Assessment (2017)
- EX1.15 – Mayor of London’s Homes for Londoners: Affordable Housing and Viability SPG (2017)
- EX1.16 – Housing Optional Technical Standards (html)
- EX1.17 – Building Regulations (html)
- EX1.18 – BRE Site Layout Planning for Daylight and Sunlight 209 (2022)
- EX1.19 – Nationally Described Space Standards (2015)
- EX1.20 – Lifetime Homes Design Guide (2004-2016)
- EX1.21 – Housing Quality Indicators (2008-2023)
- EX1.22 – Mayor’s Housing SPG (2016)
- EX1.23 – Building for Life (2012)
- EX1.24 – RIBA Case for Space (2011)
- EX1.25 – Hounslow Conservation Area Appraisals (html)
- EX1.26 – Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (2024) (html)
- EX1.27 – Morris + Company Family Emergency Accommodation Guidance
- EX1.28 – Mayor’s Housing Design Standards LPG (2023)
- EX1.29 – Sport England Active Design Guidance (2023)
- EX1.30 – Health and Care Act 2022
- EX1.31 – Hounslow Council Adult Social Care System Reform Programme Strategic Business Case Cabinet Report (April 2023) (html)
- EX1.32 – Hounslow Council Adult Social Care System Reform Programme Strategic Business Case Addendum Cabinet Report (June 2024) (html)
- EX1.33 – The Hounslow Market Position Statement (2024)
- EX1.34 – Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Heritage Site Management Plan (2020-2025)
- EX1.35 – Historic England Heritage at Risk Register (html)
- EX1.36 – Historic England Good Practice Advice Notes (html)
- EX1.37 – London’s World Heritage Sites: Guidance on Settings Supplementary Planning Guidance (2012)
- EX1.38 – Institute of Lighting Professionals Technical Note 5 (2017)
- EX1.39 – Mayor of London’s All London Green Grid (2012)
- EX1.40 – Mayor of London and London Wildlife Trust’s Urban Greening for Biodiversity Net Gain: A Design Guide (2021)
- EX1.41 – South East Inshore Marine Plan (2021)
- EX1.42 – Thames Estuary 2100 Plan (TE2100) (html)
- EX1.43 – Thames River Basin Management Plan (2022)
- EX1.44 – Water Framework Directive (2017) (html)
- EX1.45 – Thames Landscape Strategy (2012) (html)
- EX1.46 – DEFRA Statutory Biodiversity Metric User Guide (2025)
- EX1.47 – Hounslow Allotment Strategy 2020-2025
- EX1.48 – Mayor’s Play and Informal Recreation SPG (2012)
- EX1.49 – Mayor of London Energy Assessment Guidance (2022)
- EX1.50 – LETI Climate Emergency Design Guide
- EX1.51 – Hounslow Surface Water Management Plan (2021)
- EX1.52 – Hounslow Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (2022)
- EX1.53 – National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England (2022)
- EX1.54 – Mayor of London’s Air Quality Strategy (2010)
- EX1.55 – National Air Quality Strategy (2007)
- EX1.56 – Mayor of London’s Air Quality Neutral LPG (2023)
- EX1.57 – DEFRA’s Damage Costs Approach Guidance (html)
- EX1.58 – Mayor of London’s Air Quality Positive LPG (2023)
- EX1.59 – BSI Guidance on Sound Insulation and Noise Reduction for Buildings BS8233 (2014)
- EX1.60 – ICAO Balanced Approach to Aircraft Noise Management (2008)
- EX1.61 – Hounslow Contaminated Land Strategy
- EX1.62 – Environment Agency Groundwater Protection Guidance (html)
- EX1.63 – Hounslow Minerals Background Report (2011)
- EX1.64 – Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy (2018)
- EX1.65 – Transport for London Business Plan (2024)
- EX1.66 – Hounslow Parking Strategy (2024)
- EX1.67 – Hounslow Kerbside Strategy (2024)
- EX1.68 – WestTrans West London Cycle Parking Guidance (2016)
- EX1.69 – Hounslow CIL Charging Schedule (2015)
- EX1.70 – Mayor of London’s London Cycling Design Standards
- EX1.71 – GLA Industrial Intensification and Co-Location through Plan-led and Masterplan Approaches (2018)
- EX1.72 – Feltham Masterplan (2017)
- EX1.73 – Transport for London Station Public Realm Design Guidance (2015)
- EX1.74 – Transport for London Pedestrian Comfort Guide for London (2010)
- EX1.75 – Transport for London Healthy Streets for London
