nppf | Keep Epsom & Ewell Green Belt

20th November 2024, the 10 members of the Licencing Policy Planning Committee (LPPC) will vote whether to approve the Local Plan to submit to Full Council.

10th December 2024, the Full Council of 35 councillors will vote whether to approve the Local Plan.

December 2024, Angela Rayner’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) due to be set in concrete (Communities unable to block planning).

Please email your Ward councillors, LPPC councillors and senior Council Officers ASAP requesting that they take action now to start Regulation 19, issue the consultation and complete the Local Plan process.

LPPC Councillors:

Peter O’Donovan (Chair) – Ewell Court (RA) – po’donovan@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Neil Dallen (Vice-Chair) – Town (RA) – ndallen@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Robert Leach – Nonsuch (RA) – rleach@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Rob Geleit – Court (Labour) – rgeleit@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Shanice Goldman – Nonsuch (RA) – sGoldman@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Julie Morris – College (Lib Dem) – jmorris@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Phil Neale – Cuddington (RA) – pneale@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Kieran Persand – Horton (Conservative) – kPersand@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Humphrey Reynolds – West Ewell (RA) – hreynolds@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Clive Woodbridge – Ewell Village (RA) – cwoodbridge@epsom-ewell.gov.uk

Senior Council officers:

Chief Executive Officer – Jackie King
Director of Environment – Victoria Potts
Head of Place Development – Justin Turvey
Head of Legal – Piero Ionta

Regulation 19 is part of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. It says that, before submitting a draft Local Plan to the Government’s Planning Inspectorate for independent examination, the Council must publish a draft of the Local Plan and formally invite comments (known as representations) on it. This version of the Local Plan is known as the Publication Plan.

The Regulations make clear that the Council must inform and invite representations / comments, not just from consultation bodies like the Environment Agency, Natural England and Historic England, but also from residents and businesses in the area covered by the Local Plan. The Regulation 19 consultation no longer seeks views on alternative options, but instead presents the opportunity to comment on the content of the Local Plan, within a specific remit. The focus/sole purpose for this consultation relates to receiving representations on:

Legal Compliance – does the plan meet the legal requirements made under various statutes?
Soundness – has the plan been positively prepared, justified, effective, and consistent with national policy?
Meets the Duty to Cooperate – has the Council engaged and worked effectively with neighbouring authorities and statutory bodies?