Stamford Hill Area Action Plan examination

The Stamford Hill Area Action Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination on 12 December 2024.

 

Inspector

Inspector Simon Dean MA MRTPI from the Planning Inspectorate has been appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out the independent examination of the Stamford Hill Area Action Plan.

The Inspector will consider the comments received as part of the Regulation 19 consultation on the Stamford Hill Area Action Plan. They will identify various matters, issues and questions to consider at the Hearing Sessions which will be held during the Examination

The examination process

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  • the Local Plan examination process
  • the procedure guide for Local Plan examinations
  • guidance for Programme Officers during Local Plan examinations
  • taking part in Local Plan examinations

Programme Officer

Louise St John Howe has been appointed as the Programme Officer.

The Programme Officer is an independent officer of the examination who:

  • works on behalf of the Inspector
  • organises and manages the administrative and procedural aspects of the examination process
  • acts as the main point of contact for anyone interested in the examination
  • liaises between the Inspector, Representors and Hackney Council

Any matters that anyone wishes to raise with the Inspector should be submitted via the Programme Officer.

For information on preparation of the plan, see Stamford Hill Area Action Plan.

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Examination library

The full list of evidence base reference documents that support the Stamford Hill Area Action Plan.

See Core documents (google drive).

See Evidence base (google drive)

Examination documents

Correspondence and documents from the Inspector, council and Representors following submission of the Local Plan for examination.

See Examination documents (google drive).

Hearing sessions

Hearing sessions are part of the examination of the Stamford Hill Area Action Plan, and following careful consideration and community feedback, the hearings sessions scheduled to begin on 8 April 2025 have been postponed in the interests of ensuring maximum opportunity for participation and fairness.

Alternative hearing dates will be arranged in due course, with a new deadline to confirm with the Programme Officer whether you wish to exercise your right to appear at an examination hearing session. The deadline for submitting written statements in response to the Inspector’s Matters, Issues and Questions for discussion at the hearing sessions remains unchanged at midday on Wednesday 19 March 2025.

The hearing sessions are public meetings, so anyone can attend to listen to the discussions.

The Inspector’s Guidance Notes on the Examination explain:

  • how the hearing sessions will be run
  • how to register if wishing to take part in the hearing sessions
  • how to submit hearing statements

View SHAAP/ED4 – Inspector’s guidance notes for the examination (PDF 101kb).

View SHAAP/ED5 – Inspector’s matters, issues and questions (PDF 46kb).

To take part in the examination, you need to have responded to our invitation to comment on the Stamford Hill Area Action Plan. It needs to be the version of the Area Action Plan that was submitted for examination (the Regulation 19 stage of preparation of the Area Action Plan).

Representations

Representations received in response to the Regulation 19 consultation on the Stamford Hill Area Action Plan are as follows:

See Representations (google drive)

Hearing statements

Hearing statements submitted in response to the Inspector’s matters, issues and questions for discussion at the Hearing Sessions will be posted in this section.

Page updated on: 25 February 2025