Draft Local Plan: Examination library

The examination library is formed of all the documents that are related to the Richmond Local Plan and its examination. The Programme Officer is responsible for ensuring that all documentation for the examination is recorded and made available to the public (via this website). Additional documents will be added over the course of the examination. A complete list of the documents relevant to the examination is also available in the examination index.

This page lists the examination documents, which include:

• Documents from the Inspector
• Documents from the Council and other parties
• Documents from the representors

Inspector's documents

Reference	Document	Date added to the library
ID-001	Examination Guidance Note from the Inspectors (May 2024)	9 May 2024
ID-002	Main Matters, Issues and Questions with Draft Hearings Programme (May 2024)	9 May 2024

Council's documents

Reference	Document	Date added to the library
LBR-001	Public Notice of Examination Hearings (May 2024)	9 May 2024
LBR-002	Schedule of Proposed Modifications suggested by the Council (May 2024)	10 May 2024

Publication documents

Reference	Document	Date added to the library
SD-001	Local Plan Publication (Regulation 19) Consultation Version (June 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-002	Sustainability Appraisal of the Publication Local Plan (Regulation 19) (June 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-003	Equality Impact and Needs Analysis of the Publication Local Plan (Regulation 19) (June 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-004	Richmond upon Thames: Regulation 19 Local Plan Habitat Regulations Assessment (April 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-005	Health Impact Assessment of the Publication Local Plan (Regulation 19) (June 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-006	Flood Risk and Development Sequential Test (April 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-007	Statement of Consultation - Including all the Pre-Publication responses and the Council’s response (June 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-008	Duty to Cooperate Statement (June 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-009	Summary of place-based strategies and site allocations, and policies, outlining main changes to adopted Local Plan (June 2023)	19 January 2024

Submission documents

Reference	Document	Date added to the library
SD-010	Policies Map (December 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-011	Statement of Consultation (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-012	Index of all respondents to the Publication Local Plan (Regulation 19) consultation (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-013	Summary of main issues raised during the Publication Local Plan (Regulation 19) consultation and Summary of the Council’s response on main issues (January 2024) including summary of each response (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-014	Schedule of responses to the Publication Local Plan (Regulation 19) consultation (in plan order) with the Council’s response (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-015	Duty to Cooperate Statement (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-016	Soundness Self-Assessment Checklist Local Plan Publication Version (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-017	Legal Compliance Checklist Local Plan Publication Version (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-018	Local Plan Monitoring Framework (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-019	Background Topic Paper: Housing Delivery (October 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-020	Background Topic Paper: Transport (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-021	Background Topic Paper: Affordable Housing (November 2023)	19 January 2024
SD-022	Background Topic Paper: Biodiversity Net Gain (January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-023	Letter to the Planning Inspectorate accompanying submission of the Local Plan (19 January 2024)	19 January 2024
SD-024	Implications of government publications including NPPF update on submission of the Local Plan (January 2024)	19 January 2024

Statements of Common Ground

Reference	Document	Date added to the library
SOCG-01	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and Surrey County Council (signed 07/02/2024)	18 April 2024
SOCG-02	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and Spelthorne Borough Council (signed 26/02/2024)	18 April 2024
SOCG-03	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and Transport for London (TfL) (signed 28/02/2024)	18 April 2024
SOCG-04	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth (signed 07/03/2024)	18 April 2024
SOCG-05	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and National Highways (signed 08/03/2024)	18 April 2024
SOCG-06	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (signed 14/03/2024)	18 April 2024
SOCG-07	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and Elmbridge Borough Council (signed 03/04/2024)	26 April 2024
SOCG-08	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the Environment Agency (signed 18/04/2024)	26 April 2024
SOCG-09	Statement of Common Ground between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (signed 02/05/2024)	10 May 2024

Evidence and other documents

A complete list of the documents relevant to the examination including submission documents SD-025 to SD-178 and post submission examination documents is available in the examination index.

Contact

Email: localplan@richmond.gov.uk