Site Allocations Development Plan Documents (DPDs) for Dartmouth, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Totnes and the Rural Areas were published on 30 April for public consultation until Friday 2 July 2010.

The Council submitted these DPDs, associated documents and representations received during the consultation period to the Secretary of State to commence the Examination process. The purpose of the Examination was for an independent Inspector to assess whether the DPDs were "sound". The Examination public hearings commenced on Tuesday 2nd November 2010 at 10am at South Hams District Council offices, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5NE.

Publication Stage April 2010

The Publication Stage of the five Site Allocations DPDs identified sites for needed development of housing (especially affordable homes), employment and associated community facilities to 2016 and beyond:

Dartmouth Site Allocations DPD

Ivybridge Site Allocations DPD

Kingsbridge Site Allocations DPD

Totnes Site Allocations DPD

Rural Areas Site Allocations DPD

Consultation Statement / Statement of Representations (reg 30):

These are summaries of the Publication consultation and of the main issues raised in representations

Dartmouth , Annex: Summary of Representations

Ivybridge, Annex: Summary of Representations

Kingsbridge, Annex: Summary of Representations

Totnes, Annex: Summary of Representations

Rural Areas, Annex: Summary of Representations

Publication Stage Representations

Dartmouth, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge and Totnes

Local Centres (Modbury, Salcombe, Stokenham / Chillington, Yealmpton)

Villages: Aveton Gifford - Harbertonford

Villages: Holbeton-Wembury

Stoke Gabriel

Other Matters (General Comments / Omission Sites)

Evidence Base

View documents in the evidence base including the Design Review Assessment, Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, Sustainability Threshold Assessment and Strategic Infrastructure Delivery.

Habitat Regulations Assessment for Dartmouth, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Totnes and the Rural Areas.

Natural England's response to the Habitat Regulations Assessments

Sustainability Appraisal

The Site Allocation documents have been subject to Sustainability Appraisal (SA), incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), at several stages during their preparation.

Dartmouth, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Totnes, and the Rural Areas

Appendix I: Review of Relevant Plans and Programmes (work undertaken in 2005) and update (2009)

Appendix II: Baseline information  (work undertaken in 2005) and update (2009)

Appendix III: Update to the Scope of the SA/SEA (January 2009)

Self Assessment

Legal Compliance

Soundness

Background documents

Site Allocation DPDs Options Consultation (May 2009) and Additional Consultation (January 2010) for selected settlements

Totnes/Dartington Development Plan Document (DPD): Preferred Options (October 2007)

Rural Areas Development Plan Document (DPD) - Issues and Options Report (July 2007)

Area Action Plans/Site Specific Allocations: Issues, Options and Preferred Options report - "Town & Village" (October 2004). View the Town and Village document .

Consultation Statement (Reg 24/25 & 30d) Please note: the consultation statement has been updated to include specific and general consultation bodies for Reg 25 Options Consultation (May/June 2009) and Additional Consultation (Jan/Feb 2010).