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The
Northumberland County & National
Park Joint Structure Plan Examination in Public has now closed and
the authorities have received the Panel Report. For an electronice
copy of the Report (PDF) please
CLICK HERE or for a
paper copy (cost £10) please contact the Structure Plan team on
01670 534 043.
The examination
in Public (EIP) into the First Alteration of the Northumberland
County and National Park Joint Structure Plan will start on 2nd
March 2004.
The EIP will be held
before an Independant Panel. It will be chaired by Chris Shepley
CBE & Daphne Mair from the Planning Inspectorate.
The first stage will
last for approximately one week. It is anticipated that the EIP
will then break for approximately one month when the panel will
reconvene to discuss the proposed policy approach to renewable energy.
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CHRIS SHEPLEY CBE BA Dip T P MRTPI
Chris Shepley was educated at Stockport Grammar
School, the London School of Economics, and the University
of Manchester.
He began his planning career at Manchester
City Council, then moved on (in 1973) to the Greater Manchester
Council, where he became Deputy County Planning Officer. He
moved to Plymouth in 1985 as City Planning Officer and later
as Director of Development, in charge of planning, transport,
economic development, and Environmental Health. He left in
1994 to become Chief Planning Inspector, and Chief Executive
of the Planning Inspectorate Agency – a post which he
left at the end of 2002 to become a private planning consultant.
He is now working on projects for the ODPM and various other
clients.
He was President of the Royal Town Planning
Institute in 1989, and was a visiting Professor at the University
of Manchester from 1990-1994, and he has written and spoken
widely on planning issues. In his spare time he is Chairman
of the Bath Festivals Trust, which runs the Bath International
Music Festival and other events.
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DAPHNE MAIR
BA(Econ) MPhil MRTPI
Before
joining the Planning Inspectorate Daphne’s professional
experience was gained in Local Government, with a New Town
Development Corporation and in private practice.
She grew up and went to school on the London side of Essex.
After a gap year she went to the University of Manchester
where she took an honours degree in Economic and Social Studies.
Then to University College London for her Master of Philosophy
in Town Planning. She became a Chartered Town Planner in 1981.
She has undertaken a wide range of planning appeals work and
been the appointed inspector on three Development Plan inquiries,
including a Unitary Development Plan.
Interests and activities outside work include sailing, skiing
and community mediation and she is a Patron member of the
Friends of her local Museum and Art Gallery.
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The
provisional programme contains the proposed timetable,
list of matters and participants. This is available for public comment
until 9th February 2004.
EIP notes for participants contains full details of the process,
Panel membership and other relevant information relating to the
EIP
Documents relating to the EIP will be posted on this webpage as
and when they become available.
Northumberland County and National Park Joint Structure Plan, First
Alteration
All responses to the Deposit Draft of the Joint Structure Plan,
First Alteration have been considered by the County Council and
National Park Authority. As a result a number of changes have been
proposed and will be consulted on as proposed modifications. The
County Council and National Park Authorities response is set out
in the Response to Deposit Draft Consultation document. Those issues
which are considered to require further debate will be discussed
at the EIP in March.
Consultation on pre-EIP changes
The Deposit Plan identified
the need to review the approach on renewable energy, but that this
should be done in the light of a regional renewable energy strategy
that was ongoing at the time, and a revised policy approach in the
review of RPG1. It is proposed to publish a draft policy framework
for renewable energy for public consultation. This will be subject
to a six week consultation beginning 23rd December.
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