Planning Inquiry Information Letter

Development Directorate, City Hall, St Peters Street. Norwich. NR2 1WP

8 December 2004

Mr& MrsK Farwell

Residents Against Inappropriate

Development

7 Cecii Road

Norwich

NR12QL

Your reference

Our reference LP/HE/IN/04/02

Dear Mr and Mrs Farwell

Appeal APP/G2625/V/04/1168745 - Proposed Development of Part of School Playing Fields to Provide Tennis, Sports and Fitness Club Building with Outdoor Swimming Pool and Sports Facilities; Children's Day Nursery Building and a Two Storey Nursing Home at Hewett School Playing Fields, Hall Road/Lakenham Road, Norwich {Application 04/00254/F)

As you will be aware the above application has been called in to be heard at an inquiry by the Secretary of State under Section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

I attach a copy of correspondence from the Planning Inspectorate for your information and in particular draw your attention to the highlighted sections.

Yours sincerely

Gerry Willimott

Senior Planner

Norwich City Council

Tel: 01603 212524

Emaii: GerryWillimott@norwich.gov.uk

www.norwich.gov.uk

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Room 3 Temple Qi 2 The Squ Temple Q Bristol BS

Direct Line Switchboard Fax No GTN Debbie. smith(.

0117-372 8607 0117-372 8000 0117-372 S181 1374-8546 Jpins.gsi.gov.uk

Mr Peter Allen

Director Of Development

Norwich City Council

City Hall

St Peters Street

Norwich

Norfolk, NR2 1WP

Go Ref: E1/G2625/02/04/01

Our Ref: APP/G2625/V/04/1168745

Date: 29 November 2004

Dear Sir/Madam

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 - SECTION 77

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL DEVELOPMENT

PROCEDURE) ORDER 1995

THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

ON GREENFIELD LAND)(ENGLAND) DIRECTION 2000

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (INQUIRIES PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND)

RULES 2000

APPLICATION BY: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

LAND AT: HEWETT SCHOOL, HALL ROAD/LAKENHAM ROAD, NORWICH,

NORFOLK

I am writing with reference to my colleague's letter dated 19^th November 2004 advising you that the Planning Inspectorate will now be dealing with this Called-in Planning Application. I am now the case officer. If you have any questions please contact me. Please send all further correspondence about this case to Debbie Smith, Room 3/17, telephone number (0117) 372 8607 at the above address.

The Planning Inspectorate's reference allocated to this case is_APP/G2625/V/04/l 168745. This number will appear at the top of all correspondence. It would be appreciated if you could quote this reference number when you contact this office.

Apart from the statement of common ground, please always send 2 copies when sending all further correspondence, giving the full reference number(s) shown at the top of this letter.

The date of the Call-in letter is the starting date for this case. It is being dealt with by the inquiry procedure.

I must receive the following documents within the timetable set out below

You should notify any statutory parties and interested persons who were consulted when the application was made that I am now dealing with the case. You should tell them that:-

i) if they have any comments or representations about this case they should send

them to me. I must receive 3 copies of these comments.

ii) if they want to receive a copy of the decision they must write to me asking for

one.

Within 6 weeks of the date of the Call-in Letter -

You and the applicant must make sure that I receive 2 copies of your Rule 6 statement i.e. by 31^st December 2004. I will send a copy of your statement to the appellant and send you a copy of their statement. You and the appellant must send a copy of your statements to any statutory parties. I will send you and the appellant a copy of any comments we receive from interested parties.

Within 9 weeks of the date of the Call-in letter -

You and the applicant must make sure that I receive 2 copies of any comments on each other's statement. I will forward the appellant's to you at the appropriate time.

No Later than 4 weeks before the inquiry -

You and the applicant must make sure that I receive 2 copies of your proofs of evidence (and summary where appropriate). The appellant has to make sure that I receive a copy of the agreed statement of common ground.

You must keep to the timetable set out above and ensure that I receive your representations within the deadlines. If I do not, your representations will not normally be seen by the Inspector and they will be returned to you. As I have given details of the timetable, I will not send you reminders.

Withdrawing the Application

If you hear that the application is to be withdrawn, please telephone me immediately. If 1 receive written confirmation of this from the applicant, I will write to you.

Further information about the terms that we use in this letter and procedures is on the attached sheet.

Yours faithfully

Debbie Smith Case Officer

In your statement of case you will need to give full details of the case you will put forward at the inquiry. You must include and list any documents, including maps and plans, to which you intend to refer or use in evidence.

In the statement of common ground you should list all agreed matters. You and the LPA Are expected to meet in advance of the inquiry, to agree the statement of common ground, which should include basic facts such as the site description, area, planning history, relevant planning policies, and as many other matters as possible relating to the application.

A 'proof of evidence' is a written statement that you, the LPA or witness wishes the Inspector to take into account at the inquiry. If the proof is more than 1500 words long, you must also send me 2 copies of a written summary which should not be more than 10% of the length of the proof. The summary should reflect the contents of the proof and should not include new evidence. When a summary is provided, only that will be read at the inquiry. If proofs and summaries are not received together and on time, the inquiry may be postponed.

'Statutory parties' are owners or tenants of the application site who made comments within the time limit on the application(s). The Government Office will have told you about any statutory parties who wrote to them, before your statement of case is due. You must send any statutory party(/ej) a copy of all your representations at the same time as you send them to us and the LPA.

A planning obligation, often referred to as a 'section 106 agreement', is either a legal agreement made between the LPA and a person 'interested in the land', or a legally binding undertaking signed unilaterally by a person 'interested in the land'.

Obligations should be completed by the close of an inquiry. An Inspector will not normally delay the issue of a decision to wait for the completion of an obligation.