Public consultation after the Hearings: 24 February to 08 April 2014
The council consulted on eleven Main Modification to Merton's Sites and Policies Plan for six weeks from Monday 24 February to 08 April 2014.
The Main Modifications to the Plan arose during its independent examination, including the public hearings that took place during January 2014.
- Main Modifications schedule (document reference HD.14) (79kB)
- Main Modification Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment (0.4MB)
- Main Modifications Habitat Regulation Assessment (0.1MB)
Merton's Sites and Policies Plan (consultation February 2014) is published below in sections to make it easier to download. The red and blue text illustrate where the modifications arising from the examination are contained in the plans:
- Merton Sites and Policies Plan - introduction (101kB) (February 2014)
- Merton's Sites and Policies Plan Part 1 - Policies (3.4MB)
- Merton Sites and Policies Maps - Colliers Wood (15MB)
- Merton Sites and Policies Maps - Mitcham (17MB)
- Merton Sites and Policies Maps - Morden (12MB)
- Merton Sites and Policies Maps - Raynes Park (7.9MB)
- Merton Sites and Policies Maps - Wimbledon (15MB)
Information about the hearings 21-29 January 2014
The following documents have been issued by the Inspector:
- Inspector's Main Matters and Issues
- Hearing programme - issue 6 (updated 27 January 2014)
- Agenda to continuation of Main Matter 3: scheduled for the the afternoon of Weds 29 Jan (updated 27 January 2014)
- Hearing programme and participants (updated 20 January 2014)
- Inspector's Guidance Notes
Hearing Documents - submitted during the Examination and considered by the Inspector
- HD1 Emails between the Racing Post and GLA 13 and 14 January 2014 (regarding site 37 Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium)
- HD2 Letter from Volante Limited (regarding Site 37 Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium)
- HD3 Letter from Hamilton Architects on behalf of Hume Consulting Ltd (regarding Site 37 Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium)
- HD4 Proposed revision to DMH3 23 January 2014
- HD5 Extract from Circular 06/13
- HD6 LBM Main Matter 3 28 January 2014
- HD7 Taylor Review of Planning Practice Guidance December 2012
- HD8 South West London Strategic Housing Market Assessment
- HD9 Working with housed gypsies and travellers: A Good Practice Guide, Final report 2010
- HD10 We are Londoners too – letters from Gypsies and Travellers, November 2011
- HD11 Proposed changes to the Position statement on meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers, LGTU 21 January 2014
- HD12 Net density and Gypsy and Traveller sites in London v.01, LGTU
- HD13 Merton Council response to HD9, HD10 and HD11
- HD14 Schedule of Main Modifications following the Examination Hearings
- HD15 Reference Numbers of planning applications referred to at the Hearings
Plans and documents Merton submitted to the Inspector (02 October 2013)
Tuesday 21 January 2014 statements
General statement - The Wimbledon Society have provided statements relating to soundness, back gardens, design, civic hall, trees and Wimbledon Village shops
Main matter 1 - Duty to co-operate
Main Matter 2: relationship to Core Planning Strategy
- LBM-2 Merton Council matter 2
- LBM 2a Merton Council addendum to answer inspector's question (updated 20 December 2013)
- Matter 2 - R038 London Gypsy and Traveller Unit
Main Matter 3: Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople
Main Matter 4: flood risk management
Main Matter 6 - Education
Wednesday 22 January 2014 statements
Main Matter 5 - affordable housing
- LBM-5 Merton Council matter 5
- Matters 5 and 7-R027 Greater London Authority
- Matter 5 - R087 Greater London Authority (received 17 January 2014)
Main Matter 7 - site selection
- LBM-7 Merton Council matter 7 this statement applies to all sites
Site 37 Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium
- Site 37 R027 Greater London Authority (received 08 January 2014)
- Matters 5 and 7 - R027 Greater London Authority
- Site 37-R031 Hume Consulting statement
- Site 37-R080 Wimbledon Park Residents Association
- Site 37-R080a Wimbledon Park Residents Association
- Site 37 R080 Wimbledon Society (attending; no statement on this matter)
- Site 37-R086 GRA Ltd and AFC Wimbledon statement
- R086 GRA AFC appx1
- R086 GRA AFC appx2
- R086 GRA AFC appx3
- R086 GRA AFC appx4
- R086 GRA AFC appx5
- R086 GRA AFC appx6 this document has been split up to create smaller file sizes
- R086 GRA AFC appx7
- R086 GRA AFC appx8
- Site 37-R090 We Want Wimbledon statement
During the Hearings on Wednesday 22 January 2014, three additional documents were submitted to the Inspector and circulated to participants:
- HD1 emails between the Racing Post and GLA, submitted by WeWantWimbledon
- HD2 Letter from Volante Limited, submitted by Stephen Sexton
- HD3 Letter from Hume Consulting
Thursday 23 January 2014 statements
Site 37 Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium continued - see above for statements
Tuesday 28 January 2014 statements
Site 35 Mitcham Fire Station, Lower Green West CR4 3AF
- Merton Council (see link to LBM7 above)
- Site 35 R037 London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
- Site 35 R045 Mitcham Cricket Green Community and Heritage Group
Site 70 Haslemere Industrial Estate, Wimbledon Park, SW18 4RL
- Merton Council (see link to LBM7 above)
- Site 70 R081 Wimbledon Society (no statement received on this matter)
- Site 70 R084 Astranta Asset Management
Site 48 Land at Bushey Road, 84-88 Bushey Road, Raynes Park SW20 0JH
- Merton Council (see link to LBM7 above)
- Site 48 R081 Wimbledon Society (no statement received on this matter)
Site 41 Kingston Road opposite Lower Downs, SW20 8DX
- Merton Council (see link to LBM7 above)
- Site 41 R048 Bruce Murray (no statement received on this matter)
- Site 41 R081 Wimbledon Society (no statement received on this matter)
W007 Land at Rookwood Avenue
- Merton Council (see link to LBM7 above)
- W007 R081 Wimbledon Society (attending; no statement received on this matter)
Wednesday 29 January 2014 statements
Site 38 Byegrove Road, Colliers Wood
- Merton Council (see link to LBM7 above)
Site 16 Wimbledon Library, SW19 7NB
- Merton Council (see link to LBM7 above)
- Site 16 R081 Wimbledon Society (no statement received on this matter)
Further information about the examination can be obtained from Pauline Butcher, who has been appointed as Programme Officer to manage the Sites and Policies Plan and Policies Map examination on behalf of the Planning Inspector.
Her contact details are:
Pauline Butcher
Programme Officer
Future Merton team
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre, Morden Road
Morden SM4 5DX
Telephone: 020 8545 3952
email: ldfprogrammeofficer@tiscali.co.uk
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For more information on Merton's Local Plan, please contact
Future Merton Team
London Borough of Merton
12th floor, Civic Centre
London Road
Morden SM4 5DX
Telephone: 020 8545 3837 or 020 8545 4141
Fax: 020 8545 4160
Email: ldf@merton.gov.uk