Neighbourhood Plan Progress Report

As you may know, the Parish Council is developing a Neighbourhood Plan. It aims to conserve and enhance our rich heritage and thriving community, whilst at the same time ensuring that development to sustain the future health of our community takes place in a way that reflects the Parish's distinctive character.  Importantly a Neighbourhood Plan will also provide the best available protection against inappropriate speculative development.
We have good news to report on the progress of the Neighbourhood Plan. Following 2023’s Regulation 14 Consultation, considerable additional work has been completed to update the draft Plan and prepare other important supporting documents including: a Consultation Statement explaining how the community were consulted in preparing the Plan; and a Basic Conditions Statement explaining how it was developed in accordance with relevant planning regulations and policies.
At its meeting on 10 March 2025 the Parish Council agreed that the Neighbourhood Plan and its supporting documents should be formally submitted to Wiltshire Council. The Submission Version of the Plan and all supporting documents can be found by clicking here.
Wiltshire Council will now take the lead and are responsible for doing the following over the coming months:
•    Conducting a Habitats Regulation Assessment on the Plan.
•    Conducting a ‘Regulation 16’ Consultation.
•    Arranging an independent examination of the Plan to ensure it supports sustainable development and is in accordance with national and Wiltshire planning policies.
The Plan will then be subject to a local Referendum. If a majority vote for the Plan it will become part of Wiltshire Council’s planning policies and guide development in the Parish out to 2038.