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Core Strategy
  • About our core strategy
  • Pre-production stage March 2007
  • Issues and options stage October 2007
  • Participation stage summer 2009
  • Consultation draft stage November 2009
  • Key changes consultation stage October 2010
  • Publication version stage January 2011
  • Submission stage July 2011
  • Examination stage position statements November-December 2011
  • Core Strategy challenge 2013
  • Re-examination of policy CS13 March 2014
  • Re-examination of policy CS13 - hearing statements
  • Re-examination of policy CS13 - document library
  • Re-examination of policy CS13 adoption 2015
  • Re-examination of the other remitted policies
  • Re-examination of the other remitted policies - hearing statements
  • Re-examination of the other remitted policies - document library
  • Examination library

Core Strategy challenge 2013

Following a legal challenge, Policy CS13 of our Core Strategy was found to be unlawful. The housing requirement did not make sufficient allowance for latent demand which is unrelated to the creation of new jobs. Nine policies have therefore been remitted to the Planning Inspectorate for re-examination.

high court judgement summary.pdf [54.97 KB]
high court judgement.pdf [345.67 KB]
high court approved addendum judgement.pdf [135.47 KB]
high court order.pdf [51.88 KB]
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