Southwater neighbourhood planning
Southwater Parish Council formally submitted their draft Neighbourhood Plan 2019-2031 to Horsham District Council under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) 2012 (as amended) on 14 March 2019. In accordance with Regulation 16, Horsham District Council ran a consultation from Friday 7 June 2019 to Friday 19 July 2019. Independent Examiner Derek Stebbing had been instructed to undertake the Examination of the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan. A hearing session was held on the 28 Feb 2020 at Southwater Leisure Centre. The examination has now concluded. The examiner published his report on the 15 May 2020. A decision statement was published 20 August 2020.
Southwater Neighbourhood Plan
Southwater Neighbourhood Plan (August 2020)
Decision Statement
Southwater Decision Statement (20 August 2020)
Examiner's Report
Examiner's Report Southwater Neighbourhood Plan (15 May 2020)
Post Hearing Statements
Southwater Parish Council (27 March 2020)
Berkeley Homes (27 March 2020)
Further Position Statement submitted by Thakeham Homes (11 March 2020)
Submission from Southwater Resident
Position Statements
HDC Position Statement Agenda Item 3
HDC Position Statement Agenda Item 4
HDC Position Statement Agenda Item 5
Southwater Parish Council Position Statement
Berkeley Homes Position Statement
Thakeham Homes Position Statement
Key Documents
Ref 1: National Planning Policy Framework (2012)
Ref 2: Planning Practice Guidance (2020)
Ref 3: Horsham District Planning Framework (2015)
Ref 4: Report on the examination into Horsham District Planning Framework (2015)
Ref 5: Southwater Neighbourhood Development Plan (2019-2031) Submission Version (2019)
Ref 6: Housing Need Study, AECOM, 2018
Ref 7: Regulation 18 consultation version of the Horsham Local Plan Review (2020)
Ref 8: Southwater Neighbourhood Plan Built Up Area Boundary Review (2019)
Ref 11 Open Space assessment (March 2019)
Ref 12: Additional note of Clarification from HDC (Policy SNP2)
Examination
The Examiner for the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan is Derek Stebbing of IPe.
Letter from Derek Stebbing (13 December 2019)
Land West of Worthing Road, Southwater (Highway Capacity Assessment) Jan 2020
Formal Withdrawal of WSCC objection to the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan on Highways Grounds
Southwater NP Examination - Examiner's Note
Southwater NP Examination - Agenda Annex 1
Southwater NP Examination - Invited Parties Annex 2
Southwater NP Examination - Notes to Participants Annex 3
Southwater NP Examination - Matters for Discussion Annex 4
Southwater NP Examination Public Notice (28 Feb 2020)
Summary of Representations (Regulation 16)
Schedule of Representations Made at Regulation 16
Ref 2 (Withdrawn)
Ref 31: Boyer Planning
Consultation of Submission-Draft Plan
The Regulation 16 consultation ended on Friday 19 July 2019 and the plan will now proceed to Examination, dates for which will be confirmed in due course.
View the supporting documents for the Southwater consultation
View the Draft Local Plan
Consultation of the Draft plan
The pre-submission Draft Plan was put out for consultation between October 5 2018 - November 25 2018.
For further information on the plan and accompanying documents, please click here
Area revision and designation
A revision to the area map was put out for consultation again between March 5 2016-April 29 2016 and approved under Regulation 7.
Designation documents
- Application-Designation-Map.pdf (PDF File, 4.6 MB)
- Designated-amended-area-report.pdf (PDF File, 4.1 MB)
- Decision-notice.pdf (PDF File, 167.1 KB)
Application for designation
Under Regulation 5 and 6, the Southwater area application was put out for consultation between 14 November 2013 - 26 December 2013.