Local Plan Examination Hearings and Evidence Update

07 September 2023

The Council have recently made available within our Examination Library (https://yourcall.befirst.london/examination-library) a number of documents including:

  • new or updated evidence documents linked to actions that came out of the preliminary hearings (within the ‘Post-Submission Evidence Documents’ section);
  • the representations received as part of the Initial Main Modifications consultation undertaken between Thursday 22nd June 2023 and Monday 7th August 2023 (within the ‘Representations made Initial Main Modification Consultation’ section)
  • the most recent versions of the modifications proposed by the Council and associated documents including a consultation summary for the Initial Main Modifications consultation (within the ‘Council’s Proposed Main Modifications’ section)


As set out on the Examination Library webpage, the Stage 2 Hearings for the examination of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Draft Local Plan 2019 - 2037 will commence Tuesday 31st October 2023. The associated Stage 2 Hearings documents, including a provisional hearing programme and the Inspectors’ ‘Matters, Issues and Questions’ are also available to view in our examination library (EX110-112).

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