Core Strategy Examination: The Process from Submission to Adoption

Following submission to the Secretary of State on 8^th April 2010, the Wyre Forest District Core Strategy was subject to independent scrutiny by way of an Examination in Public.

The purpose of the examination was to consider if the Development Plan Document (DPD) complied with the legal requirements and was ‘sound’. 

The Secretary of State appointed an independent Inspector, Philip Goodman BA(HONS) DMS MRTPI, to conduct the examination.

The administration of the examination was arranged through the Programme Officer, Mr Chris Luckham.

Further guidance on the process is available from

Local Development Frameworks – Examining Development Plan Documents: Procedure Guidance, August 2009 (The Planning Inspectorate)

The timetable for this process was as follows;

All documents associated with the different elements of this process can be viewed in the Library Documents List.

Pre Hearing Meeting

The Pre-Hearing Meeting (PHM) was held on 7^th June 2010 at the Town Hall, Kidderminster, where the Inspector, Philip Goodman, outlined the examination process and set dates for the submission of evidence and the hearings programme. The notes of the PHM (PHM07) are available to read here.   47K

Examination Timetable

The public hearings ran from Monday 19^th to Thursday 29^th of July 2010 at the Town Hall in Kidderminster. The timetable and agenda for the hearings is set out in the WFCS Examination Hearings Programme V13 - Attendees at 20th July 2010.(ED86), along with the Daily Agendas (ED77 - 86) and attendees.(ED85)  & (ED76)

Statements of Common Ground

These are joint statements where there is common ground between parties in relation to issues of debate within the Core Strategy document and these can be viewed in the documents library under reference SCG – Statements of Common Ground

Hearing Statements

These are statements which provide further information on the matters to be examined. These can be viewed in the documents library under reference HS – Hearing Statements

Inspector's Possible Significant Changes

Following the Core Strategy Examination in Public hearing sessions, which took place from the 19^th July to 29^th July 2010, the Examining Inspector requested that possible significant changes arising from the discussion at the hearing sessions be publicised.  The Council undertook a 4 week consultation on his proposed possible significant changes which finished on Thursday 9^th September 2010. 

View the Covering Letter  (47.1KB)

View the Advertisement  (13.2KB)

View the Schedule of Possible Significant Changes  (19KB)