Island Planning Strategy examination
Examination Overview
Submission
The Isle of Wight Local Plan, the island Planning Strategy 2022-2037 was submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination on 31 October 2024.
Inspector
The Secretary of State will shortly appoint an Inspector to carry out the independent examination of the Local Plan and details of the appointment will be available here.
Information on the Examination Process
Information about the examination process
This page includes
Read the helpful guide to the whole process for those taking part in the Examination
Programme Officer
Louise St John Howe has been appointed as Programme Officer for the examination process. Louise is an independent officer working on behalf of the Inspector to organise and manage the administrative and procedural parts of the process.
Louise’s role is to be the point of contact for any person who has an interest in the examination of the Island Planning Strategy and act as a liaison between the Planning Inspector, Isle of Wight Council and people who have commented on the IPS.
Any matters that people wish to raise with the Inspector should be done so through the Programme Officer using the contact details on this page.
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Examination Documents
Documents will be published here as they are received during the examination.
Core Documents
- CD1 Island Planning Strategy submission version July 2024
- CD2 Island Planning Strategy Policies Map and interactive map
- CD3 Local Development Scheme
- CD4 IPS submission covering letter
- CD5 IPS Regulation 22 Consultation statement
- CD9 Regulation 19 representations database
- EA2 IPS Integrated Sustainability Appraisal ISA July 2024
Examination library
Hearing sessions
Details of the hearing
sessions will be posted here as soon as they are available.