The Hoe Neighbourhood Plan

Phase Underway: Independent Inspection

The next stage for the Hoe Neighbourhood Plan is independent inspection. Plymouth City Council has appointed a qualified examiner, Deborah McCann, to determine whether the plan meets the basic conditions for a neighbourhood plan and any other legal requirements. The examiner will review the latest version of our plan documents and the comments received during the Regulation 16 consultation to make this determination. 

Our examiner has pointed out that recent changes in legislation have imposed new conditions on neighbourhood plans (on 25 March 2026 sections 98 and 99 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 came into force), and a further period of consultation will be required to ensure that anyone with an interest in the examination can comment on the impact of the legal compliance and Basic Conditions changes on the content of the Hoe Neighbourhood Plan. The examiner's letter on this subject is provided below:

• Examiner's letter regarding consultation on new legal conditions

Plymouth City Council's consultation on how the latest 
legal conditions affect our plan will run from 20 May to 3 June.  
You can comment on this via the PCC website.

The Hoe Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 16 version)

As submitted by the Forum to Plymouth City Council for Reg 16 review on 10 Jan 2026:

• Hoe Neighbourhood Plan, including appendices (9 January 2026)
• Evidence Base for the Neighbourhood Plan

Plymouth City Council's public consultation on our latest plan closed on 13 April 2026. Comments received by PCC during the Regulation 16 public consultation are available on the PCC website and are also provided below: 

• List of All Reg 16 Comments Received by PCC

• Plymouth City Council detailed comments

• NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) detailed comments

• Natural England detailed comments

The Hoe Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14 version)

Draft used for the Forum's Reg 14 public consultation that ran from 18 Nov 2024 to 13 Jan 2025

• Hoe Neighbourhood Plan (15 November 2024)
• Appendix 1: Hoe Neighbourhood Area Iconic Views
• Appendix 2: Hoe Neighbourhood Area Local Heritage List
• Appendix 3: Hoe Neighbourhood Area Audit of Local Heritage
• Appendix 4: Hoe Neighbourhood Area Buildings of Negative Quality List

• Evidence Base for the Neighbourhood Plan

  

Plan Development           
(how our plan was developed and what happens next)  

Neighbourhood Planning           
(more about what neighbourhood planning is)