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17 December 2025
Hearing Programme Change
Please be aware that there has been a change to the hearing programme.
On Wednesday 4th March 2026, the morning session will now be a revisit of Matter 3 Issue 2 - The five-year supply and overall housing supply position.
The Inspectors are not intending to revisit Matter 4 as previously indicated.
Accordingly, an updated hearing programme has been added to the examination library:
8 December 2025
Observing the hearing sessions in person
A limited amount of seating will be provided for those that wish to observe the hearing sessions in person.
If you wish to observe any hearing sessions in person, please advise the Programme Officer which sessions you wish to observe as soon as possible. Please include your name and all the names of the people in your party and which matter and issue you wish to observe.
Live streaming and recording of hearing sessions
The hearing sessions will not be live streamed; however the Council are planning to record the hearing sessions and publish the recording online shortly after the hearing session has finished.
More information will be provided in due course.
1 December 2025 – The Inspectors have issued their Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs), Guidance Notes and Indicative Hearing Programme. Accordingly, the following documents have been added to the Examination Library:
- ID03 Inspectors' Examination Guidance Note
- ID04 Inspectors' Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs)
- ID05 Indicative Hearing Programme
The Programme Officer has written out to all representors with details on how to take further part in the examination.
If you have not been contacted by the Programme Officer and believe you should have, please contact the Programme Officer at: [email protected]
18 November 2025 - The Inspectors have written to the Council with their Further Initial Questions. Accordingly, the following document has been added to the Examination Library:
17 November 2025 - The Council have responded to the Inspectors' Initial Questions. Accordingly, the following documents have been added to the Examination Library:
- TW01 Council response to ID01 - Inspectors' Initial Questions
- TW01a Annex B - Note on Plan Period Change Implications
- TW01b Annex C - Assessment of Out Migration - BCA LPAs
- TW01c Annex D - T&W Local Plan review - Black Country DTC letter
- TW02 Heritage Impact Assessment - October 2025
22 October 2025 - The Inspectors have written to the Council with their Initial Questions. Accordingly, the following document has been added to the Examination Library:
9 October 2025 - The following document has been added to the Examination Library:
If you made representations during the Regulation 19 consultation and have not received a copy of the above letter, please contact the Programme Officer.
15 September 2025 – The Secretary of State has appointed Inspectors M Worden (BA (Hons), Dip, TP, MRTPI) and C Carpenter (BA, MA, MRTPI) to hold an independent examination of the Telford and Wrekin Local Plan review.
12 September 2025 – Telford & Wrekin Council formally submitted the Local Plan review and supporting documents to the Planning Inspectorate on Friday 12 September 2025. A copy of the Local Plan Submission Notice is available to view.
The submission documents and relevant evidence base documents are available in the Local Plan Examination Library.