Alderton

Making the plan: 24 July 2018

At it’s Full Council meeting on the 24 July 2018, Tewkesbury Borough Council brought the Neighbourhood Plan into legal force, under Section 38A(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

The Neighbourhood Plan now forms part of the statutory Development Plan for the Borough of Tewkesbury.

• Alderton Neighbourhood Plan – adopted version (pdf, 4.5MB)
• Decision statement making the Alderton Neighbourhood Plan (pdf, 368KB)

Referendum: 21 June 2018

A Referendum relating to the adoption of the Alderton Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 21 June 2018. The question asked in the Referendum was:

“Do you want Tewkesbury Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Alderton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?”

The list of specified document, published for the referendum, including the poll results, can be accessed following the links below:

• Alderton Neighbourhood Plan declaration of poll results (pdf, 69 KB)
• Alderton Neighbourhood Plan examiners report (264 KB)
• Alderton Neighbourhood Plan referendum version (pdf, 4.5 MB)
• Basic conditions and legal requirements statement (276 KB)
• General information statement on Neighbourhood Planning and the referendum (273 KB)
• Summary of representations submitted to independent examiner (731 KB)

Examination: 16 March 2018

Following the close of the six week consultation period on the 30 October 2017 the plan was subject to Independent Examination. The independent neighbourhood plan examiner, Deborah McCann BSc MRICS MRTPI Dip Arch Con Dip LD published her final report on the 16 March 2018.

• Independent examiner’s report of the Alderton Neighbourhood Development Plan (pdf, 263 KB)

Regulation 18 decision statement

Following the examination of a neighbourhood plan the Council is required to consider each of the examiner’s recommendations and decide what action to take in response to them. The Council must also come to a formal view of whether the draft plan meets legal requirements including the Basic Conditions set out in legislation. This set out in the Alderton NDP regulation 18 decision statement (pdf, 638 KB).

Consultation: 30 October 2017

Between 18 September to 30 October 2017 the plan was consulted on, in accordance with Regulation 16, as a ‘plan proposal’. A report summarising the consultation responses is below.

• Alderton regulation 16 consultation – summary response report (pdf, 730 KB)

Submission: 15 August 2017

The Alderton Neighbourhood Development Plan was submitted, in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, to Tewkesbury Borough Council following formal approval by the Parish Council at its meeting on 15 August 2017.