TEST Valley’s new Local Plan is moving forward following the news that the government has appointed Phillip Ware as the planning inspector who will look into the proposals for the years 2011 to 2029.

Mr Ware has scheduled a prehearing meeting at 2pm on Wednesday 15 October 2014 at Beech Hurst, Weyhill Road, Andover.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will focus on the procedures for the examination into the Revised Local Plan (RLP) and will not address any issues raised in representations.

All those who made comments on the Revised Local Plan during the public consultation between 24 January and 7 March 2014 will receive notification of this meeting by letter or email from programme officer.