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Representation ID: 21905

Received: 12/03/2020

Respondent: Home Builders Federation

The NPPF states at paragraph 33 that plans should be “reviewed to assess whether they need updating at least once every five years” and goes on to state that reviews “should be completed no later than five years after the adoption date of that plan”. As such the Council’s policy to review the plan 5 years after adoption is not consistent with national policy. The review must be completed prior to the plan being five years old to allow for the prompt updating of the plan if necessary. We would therefore suggest the following change is made:
Change from "This plan will be reviewed 5 years after adoption" to -
"The Councils will complete and publish a review of this plan 5 years after adoption to assess whether it needs to be updated."