Announcements

BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Notice pursuant to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended). The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning! (England) Regulations 2012 (Regulation 19. 20 and 351. The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 (Regulation 13) and The Conservation of Species and Habitats Regulations 2010 (Regulation 61 and 102)

This is a Notice of the publication of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's Pre-Submission Local Plan, Policies Map changes, Statement of Consultation and Sustainability Appraisal/ Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Pre-Submission Local Plan and supporting documents.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has prepared the Proposed Submission Local Plan and made changes to the Policies Map which it proposes to submit to the Secretary of State under the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. The proposed submission documents that comprise the Pre-Submission Local Plan 2011 to 2029, Policies Map for the Pre Submission Local Plan, Sustainability Appraisal/ Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Pre-Submission Local Plan, Statement of Consultation for the Pre-Submission Local Plan, together with the Infrastructure Delivery Plan and Habitats Regulations Screening Assessment of the Pre-Submission Local Plan will be published for consultation from Friday 23 August 2013 to 4pm on Friday 4 October 2013.

The Local Plan is the overarching planning document that identifies where development will take place, how new jobs will be supported and how the environment of the borough will be protected and enhanced. It allocates specific sites and locations for new development which is required up to 2029 in order to meet local needs. Once formally adopted, the Local Plan will be used to assess planning applications and provides the framework for Neighbourhood Planning in the borough.

The Policies Map changes show the amendments between the Proposals Map of the existing adopted Local Plan 1996-2011 and the Pre-Submission proposals. The Policies Map shows spatially the policies and designations that would apply to the borough on adoption of the Local Plan.

The Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Pre-Submission Local Plan is a statutory document that assesses the methodology, objectives, sustainability and conclusions of the Pre-Submission Local Plan. This document incorporates a non technical summary. The Pre-Submission Local Plan and other references documents can be viewed online along with a statement of how to make representations in relation them on the Council website at www.basingstoke.gov.uk/go/localplan.

The documents will also be available for public inspection at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Offices, London Road, Basingstoke, RG21 4AH between the hours of 8:30am and 5:00pm on Mondays to Thursdays and 8:30am and 4.30pm on Fridays. They will also be available for inspection at all public libraries in the borough during their normal opening hours. Representations should be submitted (using the representations form) to the council using one of the following methods:

- online response form at www.basingstoke.gov.uk/go/localplan
- return representation form by post to: Planning Policy Team, Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke RG21 4AH
- return representation form by email to: local.plan@basingstoke.gov.uk
- return representation form by fax to: 01256 845200

All representations should specify the matters to which they relate and the grounds on which they are made, and each representation should be on a separate form. They may also be accompanied by a request to be notified at a specified address of the submission for the independent examination of, publication of recommendations in relation to, and adoption of the Local Plan.

Only those representations that are made in writing and are received by the council within the six week period ending at 4pm on Friday 4 October 2013 will be considered. If you require further information please contact the Planning Policy Team by telephoning 01256 845450 or 01256 845536 or by emailing the team at local.plan@basingstoke.gov.uk.