Regulation 22 and 24 - Submission of Documents to the Secretary of State and Independent Examination

Last updated: 03 December 2025

The Hampshire Authorities submitted the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan – Partial Update (the Plan) for independent examination, under Regulation 22 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended), in July 2024.

Prior to this, several information gathering exercises and a public consultation have been completed to inform the Plan, under Regulation 18 (of the Local Planning (England) Regulations 2012) between 2021 and 2023.

The Proposed Submission Plan was consulted on for eight weeks, beginning on 9 January 2024 and ending 5 March 2024, under Regulation 19 (of the Local Planning (England) Regulations 2012). The Proposed Submission Plan, the evidence base and all representations received were then submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination.

Examination Hearings for the submitted Plan took place between 4^th and 13^th February 2025. A number of Action Points were agreed between the Planning Inspector and the Hampshire Authorities including further technical assessment of the Purple Haze proposed allocation.

An additional hearing was also held on 9^th September 2025 regarding the Purple Haze proposed allocation.

Key documentation

Below you will find the Regulation 22 Submission Notice and Statement, Regulation 22 FAQs, Planning Inspector's Guidance Note, Examination Matters, Issues, and Questions and the Regulation 24 Hearing Programme.

HMWP Partial Update: Reg 22 Submission Notice and Statement

Regulation 22 Submission FAQs

HMWP Partial Update: Inspector Guidance Note

HMWP Partial Update: Matters Issues and Questions

HMWP Partial Update: Hearing Programme

HMWP Partial Update: Additional Hearing Matters Issues and Questions

Examination Library

The Plan and all other relevant documents have been compiled into an Examination Library:
 
Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan - Partial Update - Examination Library

This library will be added to as further documents become available.

Please refer to the relevant Authority websites regarding availability of hard copies at libraries and/or Authority offices.

Hearing Webinars

See below webinars for the Examination Hearings.

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Further Information

To view the Proposed Submission Plan document and Evidence Base and for further information, see the HMWP Reg 19 webpage.

To view the draft Plan and the associated documents, please see the HMWP Reg 18 webpage.

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