This page will provide details of the examination arrangements, key dates and links to other relevant information.  In June 2008, Leicestershire County and Leicester City Councils submitted the draft Waste Core Strategy & Development Control Policies document, alongside a number of supporting documents.  The consultation period on the Submission draft document ran until 4th August 2008.  A summary of the main issues raised and the number of respondents has been produced.

A Government Planning Inspector, (Andrew S. Freeman BSc (Hons), DipTP, DipEM, FRTPI, FIHT, MIEnvSc), has been appointed to undertake an independent examination (hearing) into the soundness of the Minerals and Waste Core Strategies.  The role of the Inspector is to consider whether the documents meet the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the associated Regulations.  The Inspector will also determine whether they satisfy the tests of soundness.  Following the closure of the Examination, the Inspector will prepare a report with precise recommendations that will be binding for the Councils.  The Inspector will take into account the representations submitted on the Core Strategy and it is likely that a number of formal round table debates will take place on each of the principal matters outlined by the Inspector.

The Programme Officer acts as the contact point for any person who has made representations at the submission stage and acts as a liaison between the Councils, examination participants and the Inspector.  The Officer is the first point of contact for any questions relating to timetabling or procedural matters and all statements will be submitted through them.  Any matters that anyone wishes to raise with the Inspector should be raised via the Programme Officer.

The Programme Officer, Judith Billington, will act independently on behalf of the Inspector to organise and manage the administrative and procedural matters of the examination process.  

Email: programmeofficer@leics.gov.uk

Tel No: 0116 305 7028

Pre-Hearing Meeting- Tuesday 28th October 2008 starting at 14:00 and held in County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester

Hearing - Starting on Tuesday 24th February 2009.

Pre-Hearing Meeting Minutes
Press Notice
Examination - Next Steps
Joint Pre-Hearing Meeting Agenda
Topic Notes

Procedural and Conformity Matters
Spatial Vision and Objectives
New Waste Management Capacity
Distribution and Location of New Facilities
Environmental Matters
Development Control Policies
Monitoring
Miscellaneous Points

Waste - Draft Hearing Programme FINAL PROGRAMME AVAILABLE BELOW UNDER HEARING AGENDA
Waste Core Documents
Hearing Press Notice

Topic Note on New Waste Management Capacity - LCC W1 - NOW SUPERSEDED BY TOPIC NOTE LCC W1a
Revised Topic Note on New Waste Management Capacity - LCC W1a - NOW SUPERSEDED BY TOPIC NOTE LCC W1b
Second Revision of the Topic Note on New Waste Management Capacity - LCC W1b
Topic Note on Procedural Matters - LCC W2

Issues and Matters for Discussion: Procedural and Conformity Matters - LCC W3
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Spatial Vision and Objectives - LCC W4
Issues and Matters for Discussion: New Waste Management Capacity - LCC W5
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Distribution and Location of New Facilities - LCC W6
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Environmental Matters - LCC W7
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Development Control Policies - LCC W8
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Monitoring - LCC W9
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Miscellaneous Points - LCC W10

Charnwood Borough Council - CBC W13
Environment Agency - EA W14
East Midlands Airport - EMA W15
Ibstock Brick - IB W16
Lafarge - LA W17-23
SITA - SITA W24
William Davis Ltd - WDL W25
Further Submission from Charnwood Borough Council - CBC W26

Schedule of Response to Representations - LCC W11
Schedule of Changes - LCC W12
Schedule of Changes with Individual References (PDF) - LCC W12a
Revised Schedule of Changes with Individual References - LCC W12b