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Hearing sessions took place on Monday 15 June and Tuesday 16 June within the Council Chamber, Barking Town Hall, Barking, IG11 7LU.
ID04 – Final Hearings Programme (PDF, 118KB)
ID06 - Inspectors' Note of Closing Sessions (PDF, 151KB)
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Tuesday 23 June As part of the proposed actions from the Examination and in response to the Inspector's request for the planning application reference for the Bow Goods Yard site, the East London Boroughs have submitted the following documents on the Examination Documents webpage: LPA05 - Bow Goods Yard Marshgate Lane Stratford London E15 2PJ (PDF, 3,740KB) LPA05A - Bow Goods Yard Marshgate Lane Stratford London E15 2PJ - Newham Council (PDF, 547KB) |
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Monday 15 June The London Borough of Tower Hamlets have submitted Representor Document 4 containing a proposed modification to Policy JWP2 and Chapter 4 of the East London Joint Waste Plan. Rep 4 - LBTH Suggested Modification to JWP2 and Chapter 4 (PDF 92KB) |
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Wednesday 10 June The East London Boroughs have replaced their Matter 2 Written Statement with an updated version with additional text highlighted in red, accessible on the Examination Documents webpage. |
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Monday 8 June At the Inspector's request, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets have supplied the following Representor Documents. Rep 1 Statement of Common Ground between LB Tower Hamlets and LB Hackney (PDF 702KB) Rep 2 Statement of Common Ground between LB Tower Hamlets and SELJWPG (PDF 1,222KB) |
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Thursday 4 June The Inspector's have updated the Hearings Programme, (please see link above to version 2 of document ID04). Written Statements received in response to the Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions are now available on the Examination Documents page. |
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Thursday 28 May The following additional documents were published in support of the East London Borough's (ELBs) responses to Inspector's MIQs, specifically Matter 1, Issue (i), Q3 and Matter 3, Issue (iii), Q9. LPA03 - Environment Agency Response and Advice for Old Bus Depot app 2201177 (PDF 206KB) - Matter 3, Issues 3 (iii), Q9 LPA04 - East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 18 Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) (PDF 11,313KB) - Matter 1, Issue (i), Q3 |
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Friday 15 May The following examination document was published as the Inspector's response to queries from East London Borough Officers regarding Inspector' Matters. |
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Monday 13 April The following examination documents were published: ID02 - Guidance Note (PDF 198KB) |
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Friday 27 March The East London Borough's have published their Regulation 24 Notice (examination doc. LPA02 (PDF 41KB)) |
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Tuesday 10 March The East London Borough's have responded to the Inspector's Preliminary Letter (examination doc. LPA01 (PDF 65KB)) |
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Friday 27 February 2026 The East London Borough Council's have received the Inspector's Preliminary Letter (examination doc. ID01 (PDF 152KB)). |
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Monday 16 February 2026 In accordance with section 20(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 the Planning Inspectorate has appointed G J Fort, BA PGDip LLM MCD MRTPI, and T Davis, BA (Hons) MA MRTPI, to hold an independent examination of the East London Joint Waste Plan. |
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Friday 30 January 2026 The East London Borough Councils have submitted the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan (PDF 2426KB) to the Secretary of State for examination, along with supporting documents. |
