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In early 2022, we'll need to go out for a ‘Regulation 18’ consultation on the Draft Plan (or Development Plan Document or 'DPD') for the Garden Community. This is a statutory part of the planning process, that has to be carried out by law.
This consultation will offer you the chance to respond to, and comment on, the Draft Plan. Once the consultation starts, you will have six weeks to give your feedback.
At the end of the consultation, we will look at every one of the comments received. All of those comments will help us pull together the 'Submission Version' of the Plan for the Garden Community.
This Submission Version of the Plan will also go through a formal consultation process, approximately at the end of 2022 or early 2023, known as 'Regulation 19'. This is when the Plan will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for an ‘Examination in Public’.
We have included a jargon buster on this page which explains the terminology that is used in the planning world.
👉🏽Take a look at our jargon buster, which explains some of these planning terms!
Watch our video explainer
In early 2022, we'll need to go out for a ‘Regulation 18’ consultation on the Draft Plan (or Development Plan Document or 'DPD') for the Garden Community. This is a statutory part of the planning process, that has to be carried out by law.
This consultation will offer you the chance to respond to, and comment on, the Draft Plan. Once the consultation starts, you will have six weeks to give your feedback.
At the end of the consultation, we will look at every one of the comments received. All of those comments will help us pull together the 'Submission Version' of the Plan for the Garden Community.
This Submission Version of the Plan will also go through a formal consultation process, approximately at the end of 2022 or early 2023, known as 'Regulation 19'. This is when the Plan will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for an ‘Examination in Public’.
We have included a jargon buster on this page which explains the terminology that is used in the planning world.
👉🏽Take a look at our jargon buster, which explains some of these planning terms!
Watch our video explainer
Page last updated: 26 Apr 2022, 08:37 AM
Indicative Timeline
Early 2022 - 'Regulation 18' consultation
Your chance to comment on our Draft Plan for the Garden Community . You have 6 weeks to do this. We'll review every comment received, so we can produce the 'Submission Version' of the Plan for the Garden Community.
Late 2022 - 'Regulation 19' consultation
Your chance to comment on the 'Submission Version' of the Plan for the Garden Community, which we'll submit to the Secretary of State for examination. You'll have 6 weeks to do this.
Early 2023 - 'Examination in Public'
Our Plan for the Garden Community, and the comments received on it, will be examined by an independent Planning Inspector.
Mid-late 2023 'Modifications and adoption'
Following a report received from the Planning Inspector, we'll run a consultation on any modifications made and then formally adopt the Plan for the Garden Community.
Jargon Buster
'Draft Plan'
This is the draft document which will set out the policies, vision and proposed layout for the Garden Community. Any future planning applications submitted to the Councils to develop the Garden Community will have to conform to what is in this Plan. (This plan can also be called a Development Plan Document, or 'DPD')
'Draft Plan' Consultation
This is a draft version of our Plan for the Garden Community, which we will formally consult on. We'll ask for comments and feedback from the community and from stakeholders. This consultation is a legal requirement and the consultation will last for 6 weeks. (This consultation is known as 'Regulation 18' in the planning world)
'The Plan' Consultation
After we have looked at all the comments we received from the Draft Plan consultation, we will produce a 'Submission Version' of the Plan. We'll ask for comments and feedback on this from the community and from stakeholders. This consultation is a legal requirement and the consultation will last for a minimum of 6 weeks. (This consultation is known as 'Regulation 19' in the planning world)
'Submission Version'
This is the version of The Plan for the Garden Community which we'll submit to the Secretary of State, along with all the comments and feedback we get from The Plan consultation.
'Examination in Public'
This is when an Independent Planning Inspector, from the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), will examine our Plan for the Garden Community in detail, in public. The Inspector will likely have a series of matters, issues and questions they wish to discuss during the examination. Stakeholders and members of the community may be given the opportunity to speak at the examination (if they have commented as part of The Plan Consultation).
'Consultation on Modifications'
Following the Examination in Public, the Planning Inspector will suggest any modifications to our Plan for the Garden Community to make the Plan sound. Any modifications will have to go out for a formal 6 week consultation.
'Adoption'
After any consultation on modifications, we will receive a report from the Planning Inspector and a final version of The Plan will be produced, incorporating the Inspector’s modifications. We will then need to formally 'adopt' this as policy through a formal decision making process.
