The Council submitted their Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate on 20th July 2017.

This Examination page should be viewed alongside the Submission webpage from which the original submission documents and library may be accessed.  (See link on the right of this page). 

Further Examination Library

The Further Examination Library includes a list the documents submitted to and issued by the Inspector as the Examination progressed. 

The Inspector

Mr Kevin Ward BA (Hons) MRTPI was appointed to undertake an independent examination and subsequently issue a report with his conclusions.

Programme Officer

All correspondence to, or from, the Inspector was via an independent Programme Officer. Following the receipt of the Inspector's final Report on 9th July 2018, the Programme Officer is no long in place.

Inspector's Report

The Planning Inspectorate returned the final version of the Inspector's Report on 9th July.  The Inspector's Report and main modifications can be viewed via the link on the right of this page.

Following its meeting on 19th July, the Council's Executive Committee recommended to full Council that the modified version of Burnley's new local plan be adopted.

The Plan was adopted by full Council on 31st July 2018.