2 October 2026
The Council has submitted an additional document to the examination.
This document is available to view on the Post Submission documents page: Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Supersedes IN16) (PDF, 2.08MB).
1 October 2026
Livestream links for the week 1 hearing sessions have been added to the Hearing Sessions Information page. Members of the public and interested parties can use these links to observe the hearing sessions online.
30 September 2026
Please note that the Inspectors have issued an updated Hearing Programme, with changes to the dates and times of some hearing sessions. The revised hearing programme, ID04 Initial Hearing Programme v3 (PDF, 401.29KB) has been added to Post-Submission Documents.
Additionally, the Inspectors have confirmed that the Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs) will form the agenda for each hearing session. The discussions at each session will therefore focus on the matters and questions set out in the relevant MIQs.
24 September 2026
The Council has submitted a number of additional documents to the examination.
These documents have been added to the Post-Submission Documents page and are available to view for anyone wishing to follow the progress of the examination.
22 September 2026
The Hearing Programme has been updated to include the participants for each session.
The document ID04 Initial Hearing Programme has been added to Post-Submission Documents.
If you have requested to participate in the hearing sessions, please carefully check the initial hearing programme to ensure that you are listed correctly for all the matters you wish to participate in and the correct participant name is listed. You may only speak at a hearing if we have named you on the hearing programme.
If you are not listed correctly or have any queries, please contact the Programme Officer:
- email programmeofficer@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
- phone: 07582 310364
21 September 2026
Hearing Statements received from Representors have been provided to the Inspectors.
The Hearing Statements are available to view on the Post Submission Documents page.
If you have submitted a Hearing Statement, please check that it has been recorded correctly. If you identify any issues, please contact the Programme Officer at programmeofficer@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
14 September 2026
Information about participating in and observing the hearing sessions has now been added to the Hearing Sessions Information page. Interested parties are encouraged to familiarise themselves with this information.
26 August 2026
The Programme Officer has written to all representors with details on how to take further part in the examination.
The document PO02 Programme Officer Hearings Letter (PDF, 191.32KB) has been added to Post-Submission Documents.
If you have not received a copy of this letter and believe you should have, please contact the Programme Officer immediately:
- email programmeofficer@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
- phone: 07582 310364
19 August 2026
The Inspectors have issued their Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs), Guidance Note and Initial Hearing Programme.
These documents are available to view on the Post Submission documents page:
- ID02 Inspectors' Guidance Note (PDF, 204.83KB)
- ID03 Inspectors' Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs) (PDF, 401.31KB)
- ID04 Initial Hearing Programme (PDF, 128.74KB)
The Programme Officer will shortly write out to all representors with details on how to take further part in the examination.
13 July 2026
The council has submitted to the examination their response to the Inspectors’ initial questions (PDF).
The document PCC06 Council Response to ID01 Inspectors’ Initial Questions (PDF) has been added to Post-Submission Documents.
19 June 2026
The Inspectors have written to the Council with their Initial Questions.
The document ID01 Inspectors' Initial Questions June 2026 (PDF) has been added to Post-Submission Documents.
9 June 2026
The council have submitted additional documents to the examination.
These documents are available to view on the Post Submission documents page:
- PCC03 Submission Suggested Main Modifications V1.0 (supersedes KD32 and KD33) (PDF)
- PCC04 Submission Suggested Additional Modifications V1.0 (supersedes KD32 and KD33) (PDF)
In addition, these documents supersede submission documents:
- KD32 Schedule of Changes to the Pre-Submission Local Plan 2024 (PDF)
- KD33 Schedule of Changes to the Pre-Submission Local Plan Addendum 2025 (PDF).
29 April 2026
The Programme Officer has written to all those who have submitted representations to the Portsmouth Local Plan 2024 and/or the Pre-Submission Portsmouth Local Plan Addendum 2025. This letter, the PO01 Programme Officer Introduction Letter (PDF), is available to view on the Post Submission documents page.
If you have not received a copy of this letter and believe you should have, please contact the Programme Officer at programmeofficer@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
23 March 2026 - appointment of inspectors
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) wrote to Portsmouth City Council to confirm that the Secretary of State has appointed the following Inspectors to hold an independent examination of the Portsmouth Local Plan:
- T. Parton BA (Hons) MPLAN MRTPI
- D. McCreery BA (Hons) MA MRTPI
- M. Philpott BA(Hons) MA MRTPI
18 March 2026
Portsmouth City Council has submitted its new Portsmouth Local Plan to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for independent examination.
The submission documents and relevant evidence base documents are available to view on the Portsmouth Local Plan Examination Library.