Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan Examination October 2022
An Independent Examiner has been appointed to examine the Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan. The Examiner is Andrew Seaman BA (Hons) MA MRTPI.
The responses received to the Regulation 16 Consultation have been sent to the Examiner to consider the Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan. These can all be viewed via our consultation portal.
The Council have also produced a Representations Schedule available here.
The examination commenced on Monday 24 October 2022. The Examiner issued his Final Report on 15 December 2022. The Examiner has concluded that subject to modifications, the Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan meets the basic conditions and can now proceed to referendum. Find further details about the referendum.
Information about the Examination
The Examiner has written to the Council and Tiptree Parish Council to seek some initial points of clarification, in his letter dated 1 November. Both the Council and Tiptree Parish Council have responded to the Examiner. The Examiners Letter, Responses and supporting attachments are available to view below:
- Tiptree Parish Council Response to Examiner 9 November 2022
- TPC Attachment 1 – Submission Documents Checklist
- TPC Attachment 2 – Full Council Minutes 2 August 2022
- TPC Attachment 3 – TNP Reg 15 Submission Letter August 2022
- TPC Attachment 4 – SS14 Map
- TPC Attachment 5 – Letter to L-M Bonnett Green Open Spaces August 2022
- TPC Attachment 6 – Letter to C Newenham Green Open Spaces August 2022
- TPC Attachment 7 – Birch Wood Enquiry
- Colchester City Council Response to Examiner 11 November 2022
- CBC Attachment 1 – Local Plan Committee Report 2 February 2015
- CBC Attachment 2 – Local Plan Committee Meeting Minutes 2 February 2015
- CBC Attachment 3 – Lawson Planning Partnership Emails November 2022
Following the closure of the recent planning inquiry at Brook Meadows, the appellant (Kler Group) has asked the Examiner to consider additional information as part of the Neighbourhood Plan Examination, which has arisen during the course of the planning inquiry. While the Examiner does not wish to routinely engage in additional, unsolicited submissions, on this occasion he has accepted the additional information. The Qualifying Body (Tiptree Parish Council) have been given the opportunity to respond and this has been published below. Thereafter, the Examiner will review all of the available evidence and how it may affect the ongoing Examination. He does not anticipate the need for any further submissions.
- Additional Information from Kler Group - 9 November 2022
- Appendix 1 – GPS Ltd Letter to PINs - 24 October 2022
- Appendix 2 – Landowner Response to GLS Ltd Letter - 3 November 2022
- Additional Information from Kler Group 17 November 2022
Tiptree Parish Council Response to Kler Group Additional Information – 23 November 2022
- Attachment 1 - Letter to Ms Bonnet 7 June 2021
- Attachment 2 - Letter to Ms Bonnet 5 August 2021
- Attachment 3 - Letter to Ms Bonnet 24 August 2022
- Attachment 4 - Letter to Ms Bonnet 12 September 2022
- Attachment 5 - Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan Group Response to Letter from GPS Ltd 24 October 2022
The Examiner has also considered the request from Lawson Planning Partnership (on behalf of Colchester United Football Club) for a hearing. The Examiner has outlined his position in his letter dated 16 November 2022.
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