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The Local Plan Examination Hearings started on Tuesday 8th March 2022 and ended on Tuesday 5th April 2022.
The Hearings were live streamed on YouTube and are available to watch via the link below:
Local Plan Examination Hearings - YouTube 
The examination process continues until the Inspector has issued her report. Please continue to visit the Examination webpages for any further updates.
The Council received the report from the independent Planning Inspector on 24 March 2023 including a schedule of recommended Main Modifications. The report is available here 
(11 MB).
The Inspector has concluded that, subject to these Main Modifications, the Fareham Local Plan 2037 is legally compliant and sound, providing an appropriate basis for the planning of the borough.
The next step in the process is for the Executive to recommend that Council to formally adopt the Plan, incorporating the MMs and AMs, as part of the statutory development plan for the borough. This matter will be considered at the Executive meeting on 3rd April 2023.
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
The Main Modifications Consultation ran from 31st October 2022 until 12th December 2022 and the Examination Library has been updated to include all of the responses we received. The responses can be found under the "Main Modifications Consultation" category.
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
The Inspector has been examining the soundness and legal compliance of the Plan, taking into consideration the written representations received throughout the Plan's preparation and further representations through the Examination process to date.
The Inspector has now proposed a list of amendments to the plan, known as main modifications, which are required to make the Plan sound. The Inspector has requested that the proposed main modifications to the Local Plan be consulted on for a period of six weeks in order that interested parties can express their views on these modifications changes. The consultation will run from 31st October 2022 to 12th December 2022 at 11.59pm.
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following documents-;
FBC097 Schedule of Main Modifications
FBC098 Sustainability Appraisal Update Report
FBC099 Habitats Regulation Assessment Update Report
FBC100 Schedule of Associated Changes to the Policies Map
FBC101 Schedule of Additional Modifications
FBC102 Revised Housing Supply Topic Paper
FBC103 Revised Windfall Analysis Topic Paper
FBC104 Revised Affordable Housing Topic Paper
FBC105 FBC Response to Inspector's Further Letter (76 KB)
For more information on the consultation, how to respond and the next steps after the close of the consultation, please visit www.fareham.gov.uk/localplanconsultation
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document below-;
FBC105 FBC response to Inspector's further letter (76 KB)
The Council has now received the Inspector's further advice letter and the Examination Library has been updated to include the following document below-;
INSP016 Inspector's Further Post Hearings Letter (124 KB)
The Focused Consultation ran from 9am on Tuesday 5th July 2022 until 5pm on Monday 25th July 2022 and the Council received responses from 11 individuals or organisations.
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following documents below -;
FC002 Buckland Development Ltd (217 KB)
FC003 Persimmon Homes South Coast (221 KB)
FC005 Hammond Family, Miller Homes & Bargate Homes (934 KB)
FC006 Mr Shaun Cunningham (166 KB)
FC007 Raymond Brown Rookery Properties Ltd (134 KB)
FC008 Raymond Brown Rookery Properties Ltd (128 KB)
FC009 Raymond Brown Rookery Properties Ltd (93 KB)
FC010 Vistry Group (358 KB)
FC011 Reside Developments Ltd (188 KB)
FC012 Foreman Homes (275 KB)
FC013 Lee Residents Association (149 KB)
In additional the Examination Library has also been updated to include the following evidence documents-;
FBC092 FBC response to Inspector's Post Hearing Letter (126 KB)
FBC093 Appendix 1 Affordable Housing Background Paper Summary of Responses (163 KB)
FBC094 Appendix 1 Housing Supply Topic Paper Summary of Responses (223 KB)
FBC095 Appendix 1 Windfall Analysis Update Summary of Responses (88 KB)
FBC096 Appendix 2 Further ASLQ Report (508 KB)
Following the Fareham Local Plan examination hearings, the Inspector sent a Post Hearings letter (199 KB)to the Council on the 6th June 2022.
The Post Hearings letter contained her findings on a range of matters relating to the Local Plan, including landscape, biodiversity net gain and housing supply. At the Inspector's request, the Council have prepared updates to three topic papers on housing supply matters to understand the implications of her findings.
These topic papers are listed below and can also be found in the Examination Library:
FBC089 Revised Affordable Housing Background Paper (653 KB)
FBC090 Revised Housing Supply Topic Paper (772 KB)
FBC077 Windfall Analysis Update (537 KB)
The Inspector has requested (as set out in 'The Way Forward' - paragraphs 57 to 61 of the Post Hearings Letter) that the Council undertake a focused consultation which will run from 9am on Tuesday 5th July 2022 until 5pm on Monday 25th July 2022 on these three topic papers to seek views from those representors who have previously made representations on the following Revised Publication Local Plan (30 MB) policies:
H1 – Housing Provision
HP5 – Provision of Affordable Housing
Appendix B – Housing Trajectory
and the attendees of the following examination hearing sessions:
Matter 3 – Housing Need and Supply
Matter 4 – Housing Policies
Matter 7 – Housing Land Supply
All representors have been written to directly to invite them to comment on this focused consultation. A copy of this letter can be viewed here FBC091 Focused Local Plan Consultation Letter (117 KB).
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document below:
INSP015 Inspector's Post Hearing Letter (199 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document below:
FBC088 Housing Supply Topic Paper (851 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document below:
FBC087 Affordable Housing Topic Paper (Supersedes FBC084) (750 KB)
Please note two documents relating to HA42 have been removed from the Examination Library.
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following documents:
FBC083 Small Sites Housing Land Supply Note (Supersedes FBC082) (15 KB)
FBC084 Affordable Housing Topic Paper (740 KB)
FBC085 Transport Assessment Addendum 4 (Supersedes FBC059) (2 MB)
FBC086 Appeal Decision for Posbrook Lane
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following documents (below). Please note the Inspector is not accepting any further submissions at this stage.
PHC001 Correspondance from Warsash Fishermen's Group (199 KB)
PHC002 Fareham Borough Council - Urban Edge response to PHC001 (115 KB)
PHC003 Natural England response to PHC001 (83 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated with a number of documents (below). These documents emanate from the action points arising from the hearing sessions and the Inspector's request for further information. The Inspector is currently considering the contents of these documents and will be writing to the Council with a Post Hearing Advice Letter in due course:
FBC072 Council's position on an early Local Plan review (130 KB)
FBC073 Detailed Analysis of Areas of Special Landscape Quality (367 KB)
FBC074 Explanatory note on Unmet Need and contingency (56 KB)
FBC075 Welborne S106 Viability Note (74 KB)
FBC076 HA10 Funtley Road South Density Statement (2 MB)
FBC077 Windfall Analysis Update following Examination (537 KB)
FBC078 Note on other Local Plan examinations into Broad Locations (162 KB)
FBC079 Policy D1 Design and Placemaking - Suggested alterations (72 KB)
FBC080 Policy D5 - Part HA3 Report to planning committee (548 KB)
FBC080A Policy D5 - Part HA3 Space Standards Evidence Assessment (168 KB)
FBC080B Policy D5 Space Standards - Evidence Appeal 2015 at 181 Hunts Pond Rd Fareham (1018 KB)
FBC080C Policy D5 Space Standards - Evidence Appeal 2019 at 93 Longmynd Drive Fareham (138 KB)
FBC080D Policy D5 Space Standards - Titchfield email exchange (569 KB)
FBC081 Welborne Delivery Position Statement (106 KB)
FBC082 Small Sites Housing Land Supply (18 KB)
Update 4th April 2022
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
INSP014 Week 4 Draft Hearing Programme (supersedes INSP005B for week 4 of the hearings) (155 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
FBC071 Matter 13 Updated Monitoring Table (143 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
FBC070 Written Ministerial Statement – Nutrient Pollution
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following documents:
FBC065 Council response to INSP012 regarding WMS Nutrient Levels (141 KB)
FBC066 Natural England Water Quality & Nutrient Neutrality Advice (513 KB)
FBC067 Natural England Nutrient Neutral Generic Methodology (982 KB)
FBC068 Solent Nutrient Budget Guidance Document (799 KB)
FBC069 Junction 10 Funding Agreement Press Release
INSP013 Week 3 Draft Hearing Programme (supersedes INSP005B for week 3 of the hearings) (192 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
INSP012 Letter to Council regarding WMS Nutrient Levels (99 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
FBC064 Updated Supply position on Housing Allocations in the Submitted Fareham Local Plan 2037 (233 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
FBC063 Land South of Longfield Avenue Statement of Common Ground Part A (Supercedes FBC041a) (2 MB)
Hearing Statements for Matters 6.8 to 13 have been added to the Examination Library in the examination webpage - Hearings Sessions - Agendas/Statements/Matters. Those who have made submissions should carefully check that their hearing statements have been recorded correctly and contact the Programme Officer immediately with any queries.
The following documents have also been added to the Examination Library as they are documents referred to in the Council's Hearing Statement in response to INSP004 Inspector's Matters Issues & Questions:
FBC050 Welborne Garden Village: A Delivery Trajectory for Welborne (460 KB)
FBC051 Letter of support on behalf of Buckland Development LTD (460 KB)
FBC052 Daedalus Vision (5 MB)
FBC053 PfSH Spatial Position Statement 2016
FBC054 Fareham Retail Study 2012 (11 MB)
FBC055 Fareham Borough Retail Health Check 2021 (3 MB)
FBC056 Solent Nutrient Market Pilot 2022
FBC057 Advice on Achieving Nutrient Neurality for New Development in the Solent Region (2 MB)
FBC058 Report to the Partnership for South Hampshire Joint Committee: Update on Nutrient Neutrality in the Solent
FBC059 Transport Assessment Addendum (2 MB)
FBC060 Hampshire County Council Local Flood & Water Management Strategy
FBC061 Saira Kabir Sheikh QC. Opinion in the Matter of Local Planning Authorities & Logal Obligiations to set Carbon Reduction Targers in relation to Climate Change (397 KB)
FBC062 Environment Agency Water Strssed Areas - Final Classification 2021
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
INSP011 Week 2 Draft Hearing Programme (supercedes INSP005B for week 2 of the hearings) (192 KB)
Please see the revised timetable (186 KB) for the remainder of the examination. These are the matters affected by the changes to the timetable:
Matter 6.1 – 10:00 Monday 4th April 2022 (new date)
Matter 6.2 – 14:00 Friday 18th March 2022 (new date)
Matter 6.3 – 10:00 Wednesday 16th March 2022 (new time)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
INSP010 Week 1 Draft Hearing Programme (supersedes INSP005B for week 1 of the hearings) (232 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following documents:
FBC044 Solent Waders & Brent Goose Strategy 2020 (Supercedes NE002)
FBC045 Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy (3 MB)
FBC046 Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy - Inspectors Report (1018 KB)
FBC047 Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy - Inspectors Report Appendix A (2 MB)
FBC048 Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy - Inspectors Report Appendix B (612 KB)
FBC049 Local Plan Part 2: Development Sites and Policies Adopted Version (34 MB)
Hearing Statements for Hearing Days 1 to 7 covering Matters 1 to 6 have been added to the Examination Library
on the examination webpage Hearings - Agendas/Statements/Matters. Those who have made submissions should carefully check that they have been recorded correctly and contact the Programme Officer immediately with any queries.
These documents have been added to the Examination Library as they are documents referred to in the Council's Hearing Statements in response to
INSP004 Inspector's Matters Issues and Questions:
FBC024 Fareham Borough Council Five Year Housing Land Supply
FBC025 Draft Local Plan Update - Fareham Today Special Edition 2019 (18 MB)
FBC026 New Forest District Council Local Plan Inspectors Report (559 KB)
FBC027 Fareham Borough Council Authority Monitoring Report 2020-21 (923 KB)
FBC028 MHCLG Housing Standards Review Costs Impact Document
FBC030 Appeal Decision for Land at Newgate Lane (North and South)
FBC030a Appeal Decision for Land East of Newgate Lane East
FBC031 Inspectors Report on the Examination of the Maldon District Local Development Plan (899 KB)
FBC032 Appeal Decision for Land on the South West side of Burridge Road, Burridge
FBC033 Appeal Decision for Land to the of 77 Burridge Road, Burridge
FBC034 Meadows South of Burridge Road Habitat Survey (3 MB)
FBC035 Statement of Common Ground with Miller Homes (4 MB)
FBC036 Appeal Decision for Land to the East of Downend Road
FBC037 Draft Sequential and Exception Test for Assheton Court (688 KB)
FBC038 Appeal Decision for Land East of Crofton Cemetery and West of Peak Lane
FBC039 Revised Gosport Statement of Common Ground - tracked version (supersedes FBC015) (579 KB)
FBC040 Gosport Economic Development Board Paper (250 KB)
FBC040a Gosport Borough Council letter to Fareham Borough Council Withdrawal of Objection (120 KB)
FBC041a Land South of Longfield Avenue Statement of Common Ground Part A (2 MB)
FBC041b Land South of Longfield Avenue Statement of Common Ground Part B (8 MB)
FBC042 Broad Location of Housing Growth Position Statement (9 MB)
FBC043 Revised Natural England Statement of Common Ground (369 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated with the following document:
INSP009 Programme Officer Letter Update 3 (110 KB)
This letter has been sent to those that submitted representations during the Fareham Borough Council Publication Local Plan Consultation (6th November - 18th December 2020) and/or Fareham Borough Council Revised Publication Local Plan Consultation (18th June - 30th July 2021).
The Examination Library has been updated with the following document:
INSP005B Draft Hearing Programme (281 KB).
Could all participants please check this document and inform the Programme Officer as soon as possible if you aren't listed as you expected.
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
INSP008 Virtual Hearing Guidance Note (131 KB).
Please read this document for information on how to observe the hearing sessions and participation guidance.
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following documents:
FBC022 Updated Strategic Transport Assessment SRTM Do Something Report (9 MB)
FBC023 Updated Strategic Transport Assessment SRTM Do Something Report Appendices (23 MB)
The Examination Library has been updated to include the following document:
INSP005A- Draft Hearings Programme (278 KB)
Can participants check the document and inform the Programme Officer by 17:00 11th Februrary 2022 if you are not listed as you expected.
For those representors entitled to submit further statements, the Programme Officer would like to draw your attention to the statement deadline dates below:
Friday 18th February 2022, 5.00pm - Statements for Weeks 1 & 2 (Matters 1 – 6 including the Matter 6 session on Day 7 Tuesday 29th March)
Friday 11th March 2022, 5.00pm - Statements for Weeks 3 & 4 (Matters 7-13)
The Examination Library has been updated with the following documents:
(15 KB)The Examination Library has been updated with the following documents:
INSP006 Programme Officer Letter (130 KB)
This letter has been sent to those that submitted representations during the Fareham Borough Council Publication Local Plan Consultation (6th November - 18th December 2020) and/or Fareham Borough Council Revised Publication Local Plan Consultation (18th June - 30th July 2021).
Only those that made a submission during this time are entitled to participate in the hearing sessions and have
been asked to let the Programme Officer know what hearing sessions they wish to participate in no later than
17:00 Friday 28th January 2022.
The Examination Library has been updated with the following documents:
(176 KB) (299 KB) (123 KB) (6 MB) (4 MB)Please note that the updated Strategic Transport Assessment SRTM Do Something Report is expected at the end of January and will
then be added to the Examination Library.
Please be aware that the Programme Officer's postal address has changed to:
Pendragon House, 1 Bertram Drive, Meols, Wirral CH47 OLG
The Examination Library has been updated with the following document:
FBC015 Gosport Borough Council Statement of Common Ground (597 KB)
The Examination Library has been updated with the following documents:
FBC001 Council Response to INSP001 (686 KB)
In addition to FBC001 the Examination Library has also been updated with further Post Submission Council Documents referred to in the letter.
These documents are referenced FBC002 - FBC014.
The Examination Library has been updated with the following document:
INSP002 - Programme Officer Letter (152 KB)
This letter has been sent to those that submitted representations during the
Fareham Borough Council Publication Local Plan Consultation (6th November - 18th December 2020)
and/or Fareham Borough Council Revised Publication Local Plan Consultation (18th June - 30th July 2021).
Only those that made a submission during this time are entitled to participate in the hearing sessions and have
been asked in the letter to let the Programme Officer know no later than 17:00 Monday 13th December 2021 if they wish to participate.
The Examination Library has been updated with the following document:
INSP001 Inspector's Initial Questions letter Nov 21 (148 KB)
The Secretary of State has appointed Helen Hockenhull BA(Hons) B.Pl MRTPI to undertake the examination.
The Council submitted the plan to the Planning Inspectorate. For all information relating to the examination please see
our examination webpages.
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