Guidance for programme officers. LDP examinations
Publication Year
2014
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Provides guidance on how to carry out the role of a programme officer during local development plan examinations in Wales. Covers: the qualities of an effective Programme Officer; the Programme Officer and the Inspector; role of the Programme Officer; office arrangements for the Programme Officer and Inspector; examination library and website; representations database; pre-hearing meeting; pre-hearing meeting/hearings venue; hearings; preparing the examination programme; processing documents; final preparations for the hearings part of the examination; closing the examination/handover; and getting started.
Document History
Superseded by: 20 August 2025 update. Document type: guidance. First published: 1 June 2014.
Publisher Information
Planning Inspectorate Wales
The Planning Inspectorate Wales division dealt with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in Wales. Its functions were taken over by the Welsh Government in October 2021 and it is now known as Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW).
Crown Buildings
Cathays Park
Cardiff
PINSW
UK
Website: https://gov.wales/planning-inspectorate
Email: wales@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
Tel: 0303 444 5940
