I have been asked by a representor to clarify the meaning ...
MERTON ESTATES LOCAL PLAN
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION
Note from the Inspector 23 June 2017
I have been asked by a representor to clarify the meaning of paragraph 6 of my Guidance Note (GN), particularly in the light of a recent decision by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (SoS) concerning a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for the Aylesbury Estate in the London Borough of Southwark. In order to save time at the hearings, I shall set out further clarification in advance.
Paragraph 6 of my GN states: “Please note that the Examination is not directly concerned with the Clarion Housing Group’s (CHG) day to day role as housing provider or the details of its offer to tenants, leaseholders, freeholders and others. Nor is it concerned directly with the merits of masterplans prepared by CHG or of any applications for planning permission determined or submitted prior to the hearings.”
This paragraph should be read in conjunction with paragraphs 4 and 5 of my GN, which make clear that the Examination is concerned with whether the Estates Local Plan (ELP) is sound and complies with relevant legislation. The definition of “soundness” is set out in paragraph 4 of my GN and in paragraph 182 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
I am, of course, open to arguments as to what matters are or are not relevant to the soundness of the plan but my clear initial view is that the Southwark case has very limited, if any, relevance to the Examination of the ELP. In it, the Secretary of State declined to confirm a CPO by the LB Southwark. The Borough challenged the SoS’s decision in the courts and the SoS has recently consented to judgement. His decision has been quashed and there will be a fresh public inquiry into the CPO.
The basis for paragraph 6 of my GN is that the ELP does not contain policies directly addressing the terms or details of acquisition of property. The details of any such acquisition would be a matter for the parties directly involved. Moreover, any CPO, should one become necessary, would be a completely separate procedure from the Examination of the ELP. Accordingly, it would be inappropriate, as part of the current Examination, to speculate on the scope and terms of any CPO or its likely outcome.
Nicholas Taylor
INSPECTOR
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