Local Plan review

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

Matter 1 - Legal Compliance and the Duty to Co-operate

• WS1.1 LB Hounslow Hearings Statement - Matter 1 Legal Compliance and the Duty to Co-operate

Matter 2 - Spatial Strategy and Strategic Policies

• WS2.1 LB Hounslow Hearings Statement - Matter 2 Spatial Strategy and Strategic Policies

Matter 3 - Meeting the Borough's Housing Needs

• WS3.1 LB Hounslow Hearings Statement - Matter 3 Meeting the Borough's Housing Needs

Matter 4 - Employment, Retail and Other Main Town Centre Uses (including proposed releases of Green Belt​ and Metropolitan Open Land)

• WS4.1 LB Hounslow Hearings Statement - Matter 4 Employment, Retail and Other Main Town Centre Uses (including proposed releases of Green Belt​ and Metropolitan Open Land)​​​​​​

Matter 5 - Transport, Communications and Connectivity

• WS5.1 LB Hounslow Hearings Statement - Matter 5 Transport, Communications and Connectivity

Matter 6 - Viability and Policy Requirements

• WS6.1 LB Hounslow Hearings Statement - Matter 6 Viability and Policy Requirements

Matter 7 - Green & Blue Infrastructure, Community Infrastructure and Environmental Quality

• WS7.1 LB Hounslow Hearings Statement - Matter 7 Green & Blue Infrastructure, Community Infrastructure and Environmental Quality

Matter 8 - Design, Tall Buildings and Heritage

• WS8.1 LB Hounslow Hearings Statement - 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)

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• EX4 – Suggested modification to make explicit which development plan policies are superseded (August 2025)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)
• 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)

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