Third Consultation: Draft Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19)
The Regulation 19 Consultation is closed. Thank you for participating at this stage of the consultation.
This was a consultation on the Newham Draft Submission Local Plan. Due to file size, this has been split into two parts.
- Part 1 (Introduction, Vision and Objectives and policies) (PDF)
- Part 2 (Neighbourhoods and Appendices) (PDF)
The Local Plan contains the vision, objectives, spatial strategy and planning policy framework which will guide our decisions on development and regeneration in the borough. This was your final opportunity to comment on the Draft Submission Local Plan before we send it to central government for examination.
The Local Plan is also informed by Evidence Base Documents which have provided research on specific aspects of the Local Plan and by Council and regional strategies and area specific guidance.
Our Duty to Cooperate Statement (PDF) also provides information on how we have engaged with a range of organisations we are required to work with on strategic planning matters
Regulation 19 requirements
The Regulation 19 consultation required comments to focus on the ‘legal compliance’ and ‘soundness’ of the Local Plan and whether we have complied with Duty to Cooperate. Our Regulation 19 Consultation Guidance (PDF) explains what this means in more detail.
Local Plan and supporting documents
Read the Newham Draft Submission Local Plan Part 1 (Introduction, Vision and Objectives and policies) (PDF) and Part 2 (Neighbourhoods and Appendices) (PDF) documents and see our interactive Policies Map or Submission Policies Map (PDF).
You are recommended to use our interactive Policies Map which allows you to easily view the Neighbourhoods chapter of the Draft Submission Local Plan. Each neighbourhood policy and site allocation will have a pop up enabling you to view the relevant policies for each neighbourhood and site allocation.
The Draft Submission Local Plan has been informed by the responses to the previous two consultations: Issues & Options (2021) and Regulation 18 (2023). In the previous two consultations you told us what was important to you, the changes you wanted and gave your feedback on our first Draft of our new Local Plan for Newham. To see your responses on the previous consultations you can view our consultation reports for the Issues and Options and Regulation 18.
Read our Main Changes Summaries for an overview of the key changes from the Draft Local Plan (Regulation 18) to the Draft Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19):
- Building a Fairer Newham Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Design Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- High Streets Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Social Infrastructure Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Inclusive Economy Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Homes Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Green and Water Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Climate Emergency Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Transport Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Waste and Utilities Main Changes Summary (PDF)
- Neighbourhoods Main Changes Summary (PDF)
Next steps
Now the Regulation 19 Consultation has closed, we will begin processing, reviewing, and responding to the representations. The council will use your representations determine whether any modifications are needed to ensure the Local Plan is sound. These proposed modifications will then be submitted for consideration during the examination.
The Secretary of State will appoint a Planning Inspector(s) who will carry out an independent examination of the Submission Newham Local Plan and its evidence base. The Inspector(s) will undertake an assessment of whether the Local Plan is legally compliant and sound, and complies with the Duty to Cooperate. They will also review the Council’s proposed modifications.
The examination will include public hearing sessions, where issues and questions related to the legal compliance and soundness will be discussed. Participants may be invited to contribute on issues and questions relevant to their representations.
As part of the Examination process, the Inspector(s) may propose modifications to the Plan. These may include some or all of those proposed by the Council. All proposed modifications must be subject to a public consultation lasting for six weeks. The inspector(s) will consider all the representations made on the proposed main modifications before finalising the examination report to the Council, recommending whether we can adopt the Submission Local Plan.
Alongside this work, we will produce a report on the Regulation 19 consultation. The report will provide background on the Local Plan refresh and the Regulation 19 consultation on the Newham Draft Submission Local Plan. It will also include an overview of the consultation and engagement activities, an analysis of the respondents, and a summary of your comments and our responses. This report will be published as part of our submission to the Secretary of State for examination.
Further information about the examination process can be found here.
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