Comment

Representation ID: 22278

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

Q16) Do you support, object or wish to comment on the approach to Review and
Five-Year Land Supply?
2.52 We support the option for the Plan to be reviewed after 5 years, which is consistent with the
requirement of the Framework (para 33). The NPPF states 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 Authorities’ 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: “This plan will be reviewed and the Authorities will complete and publish a
review of this plan 5 years after adoption to assess whether it needs to be updated”.