Louise Nurser Wealden Local Plan

Planning inspector louise nurser has written to wealden district council advising that the local plan be withdrawn due to the duty to cooperate and the the lack of constructive engagement with neighbouring authorities and natural england in respect of impacts on habitats and landscape and in respect of the issue of unmet housing need in eastbourne.

Louise nurser wealden local plan. Wealden s local plan the first stage of hearings into whether wealden s local plan is sound and legally compliant begins on tuesday. The wealden local plan lp was published for consultation under regulation 19. Louise nurser ba hons dip up mrtpi planning inspector has written to wealden district council to outline the reasons why the council cannot proceed with its current draft wealden local plan. Wealden district council local plan examination inspector.

Having received and examined the inquiry evidence the inspector louise nurser has concluded that the submitted plan cannot be taken forward because of the failed one pf the statutory requirements for legal compliance. Louise nurser ba hons dip up mrtpi reached her decision in october. Wealden s new local plan restricted most of new housing to the southern half of the district in order to protect the ashdown forest from car pollution as the population increases. The local plan determines new housing commercial development and the infrastructure required to support growth in the district.

Wealden local plan halted on duty to cooperate. The independent planning inspector appointed by the government is louise nurser. Inspector louise nurser s central concern was the lack of constructive engagement with neighbouring authorities and natural england with particular regard to the impacts on habitats and landscape and unmet housing need in eastbourne. Planning and the proceeds of crime act december 13 2019.

Wealden district council submitted the wealden local plan to the secretary of state for independent examination on 18 january 2019. The letter asserts that wealden council has failed in a legal duty to cooperate through constructive engagement with neighbouring authorities. Please could wealden councillors explain why they are allowing mass housing when we need to preserve our green fields for flood plain relief and water catchment how have they allowed louise nurser to throw out local plans which could have protected these why is louise nurser colin bending allowed to destroy our environment and who gave her. Monitoring station adjacent to the a26 at poundgate crowborough.

Lynette benton lynette benton wealden gov uk mobile. Wealden council s local plan has been thrown out by a planning inspector because it failed one of the requirements for legal compliance that of the duty to co operate. In response to the submission of the wealden local plan and in. In addition there are significant failings in the plan according to the inspector louise nurser who conducted the first stage of an examination of the plan last year.