Instructions

This questionnaire asks questions about the Proposed Submission Local Plan: Development Managament Policies document as a whole and the documents that have informed and supported the plan.

If you would like to make comments about a particular policy or section of the plan rather than the document as a whole, please make those comments against the Online questionnaire: specific policies, sections and paragraphs (link  will open in a new window).

You can return to edit your comments at any point until the consultation closes. Any comments you make will be published after the consultation has ended.

Question 1: The evidence base and submission documents

The Proposed Submission Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2021) is based on up-to-date evidence. The evidence base documents contributing to the preparation of the plan is listed in the Plan in the green boxes headed key evidence under each policy.

Do you agree that the evidence used for the Proposed Submission Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2021) is adequate, up-to-date and relevant?

If you make a comment about a specific evidence base document, please tell us which document you are commenting on.

Question 2: Legal Compliance

Do you consider the Proposed Submission Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2021)as a whole is legally compliant?

Please provide the following information being as precise as possible:

• why you consider it is or is not legally compliant and
• what change(s) (if any) you consider necessary to make it legally compliant, explaining why this is the case.

For information about the meaning of legal compliance, please read these guidance notes (link will open in a new window).

Question 3: Soundness

Do you consider the Proposed Submission Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2021) as a whole is sound?

Please provide the following information being as precise as possible:

• why you consider it is or is not sound and
• what change(s) (if any) you consider necessary to make it sound, explaining why this is the case.

For information about the meaning of soundness, please read these guidance notes (link will open in a new window).

Question 4: Duty to cooperate

Do you consider the Proposed Submission Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2021) as a whole has complied with the duty to cooperate?

Please provide the following information being as precise as possible:

• why you consider it has or has not complied with the duty to cooperate and
• what change(s) (if any) you consider necessary to make it comply with the duty to cooperate, explaining why this is the case.

For information about the duty to cooperate, please read these guidance notes (link will open in a new window).

Question 5: The content of the plan

Question 5 of the paper version of this questionnaire asks you to make comments about particular paragraphs, policies or sections in the Proposed Submission Local Plan: Development Management Policies.

If you are commenting online, we invite you use the Online questionnaire: specific policies, sections and paragraphs (this link will open in a new window) to give us your views on specific policies, paragraphs and sections in the plan.

 

Question 6: Any other comments?

Do you have any other comments that have not been covered by the previous questions?

Please note, comments can only be considered where they relate the plan or documents that have been produced in support of the plan.