Sandwell Local Plan Examination

Examination documents

This webpage includes correspondence and documents from the Inspector, Council and Representors following submission of the Local Plan.

Reference Document title Date added Source
SA/ED1 Programme Officer’s initial letter to Regulation 19 Representors  06/01/2025 Programme Officer 
SA/ED2 Regulation 19 representations received with Council’s comments on issues raised in the representations 17/01/2025 SMBC
SA/ED2A Regulation 19 representations received with Council’s comments on issues raised in the representations [including minor corrections 06/03/2025] 10/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED3 Potential Additional Modifications 23/01/2025 SMBC
SA/ED4 Inspector's initial letter to the Council 28/01/2025 Inspector
SA/ED5 Letter requesting Inspector to recommend any Main Modifications required to make the Local Plan sound 30/01/2025 SMBC
SA/ED6 Council’s response to the Inspector’s s initial letter (SA/ED4)  11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED7 Environment Topic Paper and Appendices  11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED7A Appendix 1:  List of environment questions in issues and options document  11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED7B Appendix 2:  Regulation 18 responses  11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED7C Appendix 3: SLP Policies and NPPF requirements  11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED7D Appendix 4:  Assessment of non-climate change policies  11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED7E Appendix 5:  Extract from LUC green belt work  11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED8 Density and Design Topic Paper 11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED9 Statements of Common Ground Position Statement [as at 06/02/2025] 11/02/2025 SMBC
SA/ED10 Statement of Common Ground between Air Quality Partner Authorities and Natural England 2024 [dated 04/12/2024] 13/03/2025 Air Quality Partner Authorities & Natural England
SA/ED11 Statement of Common Ground between Dudley MBC and Sandwell MBC [dated November 2024] 13/03/2025 Sandwell and Dudley MBCs
SA/ED12 Black Country Authorities' [SWECO's] response to National Highway's Reg.19 Representations 13/03/2025 SWECO [o/b Black Country Authorities] 
SA/ED13 Sandwell Local Plan Modelling Review Technical Note - National Highway's [AECOM's] comments on the Black Country's [SWECO's] response to their Reg.19 Representations 13/03/2025 AECOM [o/b National Highways]
SA/ED14 Sandwell Council letter to the Inspector  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED15 Black Country Functional Economic Market Area (FEMA) and locations with economic relationship with the Black Country FEMA Statement of Common Ground  25/03/2025 BC FEMA
SA/ED16  Greater Birmingham Black Country Housing Market Area (GBBCHMA) Statement of Common Ground  25/03/2025 GBBCHMA Housing Market Area
SA/ED17  Statements of Common Ground Position Statement  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED18  Employment Topic Paper  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED19 Email from Environment Agency to Sandwell Council  02/04/2025 Environment Agency
SA/ED20 Letter to Environment Agency from Sandwell Council  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED21 Sandwell Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment  25/03/2025 JB Consulting [o/b/o SMBC]
SA/ED22 Site Assessment Report Appendix E;  Flood Risk Sequential & exception Test  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED23 Letter from Environment Agency to Sandwell Council 25/03/2025 Environment Agency
SA/ED24 Topic Paper - Housing  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED25 Topic paper - Gypsy & Traveller 25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED26 Topic Paper - Affordable Housing  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED27 Topic Paper - The Lyng Estate  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED28 Lyng Topic Paper Appendix I - Lyng development framework 2011 25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED29  Lyng Topic Paper Appendix II - Lyng Phase II- Review and Update 25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED30 Topic Paper - Transportation  25/03/2025 SMBC
SA/ED31  Letter to National Highways from Sandwell Council 25/03/2025 SMBC