Connecting Herne Bay

Herne Bay Area Action Plan Adopted April 2010                 

The Herne Bay Area Action Plan was formally adopted by Full Council 22 April 2010, following independent examiniation. The City Council has also adopted three supporting documents - the Central Development Area Development Principles, Beach Street Development Principles and the Bus Depot Development Principles as Supplementary Planning Documents.  The following documents are available to download free

• Herne Bay Area Action Plan
• Central Development Area Development Principles Supplementary Planning Document,
• Beach Street Development Principles Supplementary Planning Document
• Bus Depot Development Principles Supplementary Planning Document
• Adoption Statement
• Sustainability Appraisal report
• the main report 
• Annex 1 Schedule of recommended changes and
• Annex 2 Schedule of Minor Changes.

Herne Bay Area Action Plan has been found sound by the Planning Inspectorate.

The Secretary of State appointed a planning inspector Mr David Hogger BA MSc MRTPI MIHT to conduct the examination in public into the soundness of the Area Action Plan. His report has now been received and he has found the plan sound. A copy of his report is now available to view and consists of

The Inspector assessed the document against the three test of soundness (justified, effective and consistent with national policy) and that it is legally compliant. The Planning Inspectorate has produced a examining development plan documents brief guide 

The City Council has been working on producing an Area Action Plan for Herne Bay since 2006 under the Local Development Framework (LDF) process and has previously consulted on the Issues and Opportunities (January 2006), Issues and Options (November 2006) and the Preferred Option (January 2008). The comments received have been positive for the regeneration of Herne Bay Town Centre.

Evidence Base

The Herne Bay Area Action Plan is supported by a substantial evidence base which can be viewed on the link below:

• Evidence base
• List of Core Documents as of 09/11/09

Previous Consultations

The City Council has carried out a number of public consultations at various stages ranging from Issues and Opportunities (January 2006), Options (November 2006), Preferred Options (January 2008) to Proposed Submission (March 2009).

 Other useful sources of information are:

• Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 as amended 2008. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/pdf/uksi_20081371_en.pdf
• The tests of soundness are set out in  Planning Policy Statement 12 available from the Communities and Local Government website http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/planning/regionallocal/localdevelopmentframeworks/pps12/
• The Planning Inspectorate has also produced guidance on the issue of soundness of Development Plan Documents (DPDs). http://www.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/pins/appeals/local_dev/ldf_testing_soundnessaug09.pdf
• Details on the Examination process for Development Plan documents (DPD) is set out in the Planning Inspectorate's publication Examining Development Plan Documents