Draft Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan

Updated 19 June 2013

The Hampshire Authorities have now received the Inspector's Report from the Planning Inspectorate for the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan. This follows the public examination of the Plan, which included public hearings in June 2012 and March 2013.

The Inspector has concluded that with the main modifications set out in his report that the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 20(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, as amended, and the associated Regulations, and meets the tests of soundness set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

The Inspector's Report, with his recommended main modifications and other amendments are available below:

• Inspector's Report (23 May 2013)  317kb
• Appendix of main modifications  434kb
• Additional modifications (Schedule of further proposed changes)  233kb
• Annex A - Safeguarded sites  206kb
• Annex B - Implementation and Monitoring Plan  276kb
• Annex C - replacement Inset Map 7  149kb

The Hampshire Authorities have also prepared a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on the Inspector's Report and the adoption process. This is available below:

• FAQ's  726kb

The Hampshire Authorities intend to incorporate the recommendations of the Inspector's Report and amend the Plan accordingly. This will make the Plan sound and suitable for adoption.

The Hampshire Authorities will now begin the democratic processes in order to adopt the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan. Adoption, subject to agreement by all of the Hampshire Authorities is anticipated in Autumn 2013 in accordance with the Development Scheme . The dates of the meetings are shown in the table below.

Authority	Council Meeting	Date
Hampshire County Council	Cabinet Meeting	22 July 2013
	Full Council Meeting	19 September 2013
Southampton City Council	Cabinet Meeting	17 September 2013
	Full Council Meeting	18 September 2013
Portsmouth City Council	Cabinet Meeting	7 October 2013
	Full Council Meeting	16 October 2013
New Forest National Park Authority	Authority Meeting	26 September 2013
South Downs National Park Authority	South Downs National Park Planning Committee	12 September 2013
	Full Authority Meeting	15 October 2013

The Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan will replace the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Core Strategy (2007) as planning policy for minerals and waste development in Hampshire upon adoption

Current Policy

Our work on the adopted Core Strategy (2007) and the background work on Minerals and Waste can be viewed by following the (Current Policy) link above.