Decision details

The Crawley Borough Local Plan was approved at the meeting of Crawley Borough Full Council held on 22 February 2023: Agenda item - Recommendation 2 – Crawley Borough Local Plan Review: Publication and Submission - Crawley Borough Council. At this meeting, the Full Council approved:
a)the submission draft Local Plan for Publication consultation (a statutory six-week period of public consultation), commencing 9 May 2023, as shown within presented report PES/427
b)the submission draft Local Plan for Submission to the Secretary of State for Examination by an independent Planning Inspector, subject to minor amendments deemed necessary following the above consultation for the purposes of clarity and accuracy.
c)publication and submission of the supporting documents for the Local Plan: the Local Plan Map; the Sustainability Appraisal; the Habitats Regulations Assessment; the Consultation Statement; and the detailed technical evidence base documents necessary for supporting the Local Plan through Examination.
The Local Plan itself will not be changed. The version submitted will be the version approved by Full Council and which was published for consultation in May 2023. The link to the published Local Plan Document is attached for reference:
•https://crawley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/1.%20Submission%20Crawley%20Borough%20Local%20Plan%202024-2040%20May%202023.pdf (Local Plan Document)
•Local Plan Review summary | Crawley GOV (webpage)
However, a Schedule of Suggested Modifications will be submitted alongside the Local Plan for the Inspector to consider as part of the examination process. The modifications suggested at this stage seek to address factual or critical matters raised by the representations made at Examination (primarily from the statutory consultees) and not all of those which can be agreed through the examination process itself.
In addition, a number of Key Documents and supporting evidence base documents have been updated to support the Local Plan at Examination. These are:
•Consultation Statement Main Report (update)
•Consultation Statement Appendix 6: Additional Publication Consultation Representations (update)
•Consultation Statement Appendix 7: Further Publication Consultation Materials (new document)
•Consultation Statement Appendix 8: Further Publication Consultation Representations (new document)
•Infrastructure Plan (update)
•Duty to Cooperate Statement (update)
•Unmet Needs Topic Paper (update)
•Gatwick Airport Topic Paper (update)
•Housing Supply Topic Paper (update)
•Employment Needs and Land Supply Topic Paper (update)
•Climate Change Topic Paper (update)
•Biodiversity Net Gain and Urban Greening (update)
•Technical Update Annex to the Water Neutrality Topic Paper (new annex)
•Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Needs Assessment (update)

Option 2: To Update Supporting Documents where necessary for factual purposes and to provide a schedule of suggested modifications for the Inspector to consider as part of the Local Plan Examination.
This meets the legal requirements to ensure the Local Plan is submitted in line with the resolution of the Full Council and the agreed Local Development Scheme timetable, whilst ensuring the most up-to-date and accurate position is provided to the Inspector for considering the Local Plan.