Here is where you'll find the latest information about how we are
moving towards the completion of the Neighbourhood Plan and what the
stages are we'll be going through. These are described below.

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Take a vote and
decide if the Parish Council will support the production of a
neighbourhood plan.
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Done - Unanimously in favour
Decide
the boundary of the plan – the neighbourhood area;
- Done -
The parish
boundary will used.
Apply to SDDC
for the neighbourhood planning area to be formally recognised.
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Done
Form a working
group. This need not
be formed from the PC although certain people might be on both
the steering committee and working group.
The working group basically does the hard graft.
The role of the steering committee is to represent the
PC’s interests and ensure that the plan will be something the PC
is prepared to stand behind, once it has been produced.
The steering committee will be engaged and informed at
each key stage of the process.
- Done
Produce a
constitution.
- Done
Apply to funding
from SDDC
- Done
Apply to funding
through mycommunityrights
- Done
Plan the work
required to produce the NP.
In particular work out a strategy to engage with the full
community, what the plan will cover, how to draft the plan and
how to consult.
- Done
Check all
relevant documents, especially national planning policy and the
SDDC local plan.
Start the
promotion campaign. Write a website, posters, parish magazine, hand-outs in local
organisations etc. - Done
Review the
existing evidence base – community make-up, Village Design
Statement, census etc.
Start engagement
process. This
aims to find out what is important to inhabitants and
organisations.
- Done
I dentify
meaningful themes to for consultation.
- Done
Draw up the
targeted consultation/questionnaire.
Aim to generate clear evidence to guide the production of
the plan. Questionnaires and on-line surveys will be used.
- Done
Collate the
results and use them to draft the plan.
Produce policies, guidance and proposals.
- Done
Circulate the
draft plan (and summary) as part of the final consultation
process. - Done
Submit the draft
plan and evidence base to SDDC.
If it is
agreed to be sound then SDDC arranges to publicise the plan, the
final public consultation stage. - Done
SDDC arranges
for the plan to be
independently examined. -
Done
The examiner decides whether the
plan is sound and recommends it to go to referendum, subject to
certain amendments. -
Done
SDDC formally
considers the examination recommendations. If they agree
with the changes they arrange a referendum. -
Done
Further consultation.
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Done
SDDC arranges
for the plan to be
independently examined.
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Done
The examiner decides whether the
plan is sound and recommends it to go to referendum, subject to
certain amendments.
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Done
SDDC formally
considers the examination recommendations. If they agree
with the changes they arrange a referendum.
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Done
The vote happens
and the plan is accepted or rejected
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Done
The NP is then formally adopted
('made') and forms part of
statutory planning policy

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