Lewisham, Planning & Compulsory Purchase Order

LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012

Submission of the Lewisham Local Plan

In accordance with Regulation 22 of the Town & Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, notice is hereby given that on Friday 3rd November 2023 Lewisham Council submitted the Lewisham Local Plan: Proposed Submission Document January 2023 and its accompanying documents (Integrated Impact Assessment, Integrated Impact Assessment Non-Technical Summary, Habitats Regulations Assessment, Regulation 22 Consultation Statement including Appendix 3 Schedule of Representations, Duty to Co-operate Statement, Proposed Policies Map, Schedule of Proposed Changes to the Adopted Policies Map, Schedule of Modifications, Statement of Fact) and evidence base to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Planning Inspectorate for independent Examination.

The Local Plan will establish a future vision for Lewisham, along with the planning and investment framework for its delivery over a 20-year period (2020 to 2040). The Local Plan, together with the London Plan and Neighbourhood Plans, forms the statutory Development Plan for Lewisham, and they are used to assess all planning applications across the borough.

Once adopted, the Lewisham Local Plan will replace the currently adopted documents as follows: Core Strategy (2011), Site Allocations (2013), Development Management (2014) and Lewisham Town Centre (2014) local plans.

Examination

Following submission, a Planning Inspector will be appointed by the Secretary of State, to represent them, to undertake an independent Examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Lewisham Local Plan. The Inspector will consider the representations submitted during the Regulation 19 consultation and will conduct Hearing sessions to informally debate the principal matters identified by the Inspector. Representors invited to attend the Hearing sessions will be notified in due course.

A Programme Officer, Ian Kemp, has been appointed to organise and manage the administrative and procedural elements of the examination process and he will act as the main point of contact between the Inspector, the Council and Representors. You can find the Programme Officer's contact details by viewing https://www.localplanservices.co.uk/lewishamlocalplan.

At the end of the Examination, the Inspector will prepare a report to the Council with precise recommendations, these recommendations may include modifications to the Plan, if such a request is made by the Council.

Inspection of documents

At this stage we are not consulting on the Lewisham Local Plan. You can read the Lewisham Local Plan, the consultation statement as well as other supporting documents at the following locations from 22 November 2023 until the end of the Examination process.

Information on Library opening times can be found at: https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/libraries/branches or by calling 02083147400.

All of the documents submitted for Examination can be accessed on-line, on a webpage dedicated to the examination: https://www.localplanservices.co.uk/lewishamlocalplan

If you require a summary of the documents in an alternative format, please contact localplan@lewisham.gov.uk. Physical copies can also be provided to individuals if requested, although printing and postage costs will be incurred.

Nick Fenwick

Director of Planning

London Borough of Lewisham

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