Wickham Bishops

Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan - Made

The Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan was ‘made’ by Maldon District Council on 30 June 2021. It forms part of the statutory development plan, along with the Approved Maldon District Local Development Plan, for Wickham Bishops.

Planning applications in the Neighbourhood Area must be considered against the Neighbourhood Plan, as well as existing planning policy such as the Approved Maldon District Local Development Plan (2017) and the National Planning Policy Framework.

Making the Plan

Made Plan. Please note, the Made Plan is the same as the Referendum Plan
Decision Statement
Council report on making the Plan 1 July 2021

Referendum Results

On 6 May 2021 the referendum on the Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan took place. Of the votes cast 91.5% were in favour of the Plan

Referendum results
Yes	708
No	52
Rejected Ballots	13
Total Votes Cast	773

On 6 May 2021, there will be a Referendum on the Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan.

The Information Statement explains the Referendum that is going to take place and how you can take part in it. In the Information Statement you can find out about:

The Referendum and how you can take part
The Neighbourhood Area
The Neighbourhood Development Plan (the Neighbourhood Plan)
The Development Plan (of which Neighbourhood Development Plans are part)

The following documents are available to download:

How to find out more:

Further general information on neighbourhood planning

For queries about neighbourhood planning in general, please contact Planning Policy on: policy@maldon.gov.uk

More information about voting and the arrangements for this Referendum

Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan - Decision statement

The outcome of the Examination was reported to Council on 18 March 2021, where it was confirmed that the Plan, as revised by the modifications listed in the Decision Statement, complies with the legal requirements and basic conditions.

On 18 March 2021 Maldon District Council approved that the Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan can proceed to referendum. The referendum area will be the same as the Neighbourhood Area – which is the parish of Wickham Bishops.

National Planning Policy Guidance states that where a Local Planning Authority has issued a decision statement detailing its intention to send a neighbourhood plan to referendum, that plan can be given significant weight in decision-making, so far as the plan is material to the application. Therefore, following the publication of this decision statement on 19 March 2021, the Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan can be given significant weight in determining planning applications where the plan is material to the application. The Decision Statement detailing the Council’s intention to send the Neighbourhood Plan to referendum can be downloaded below:

Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan Decision Statement

Examination

An Independent Examiner has been appointed to examine the Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan. The Examiner is Andrew Ashcroft MRTPI. The Examination commenced in January 2021.

Examination documents will be published below:

Regulation 16 Responses

The responses received to the Regulation 16 consultation have been sent to the Examiner. These can all be viewed below.

Consultation Responses via Online Forms

Regulation 16 Consultation

The Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan (WBNP) has been developed by Wickham Bishops Parish Council and proposes local planning policies for Wickham Bishops. Once ‘made’ (adopted) a Neighbourhood Plan has the same legal status as the district wide Local Development Plan and will be used alongside the Local Plan in deciding planning applications within the Parish.

We are now seeking your views on the WBNP and its supporting documents. Comments received will be used by the Independent Examiner and the District Council to help decide if the proposed Neighbourhood Plan meets the ‘basic conditions’. If the plan meets the basic conditions, a local referendum will be held, and if the plan is supported by most of the votes it will become part of the development plan for Maldon District.

The Basic Conditions are:

The Neighbourhood Plan has regard to national policies and guidance issued by the Secretary of State.
The making of the Neighbourhood Plan contributes to the achievement of sustainable development.
The making of the Neighbourhood Plan is in general conformity with the strategic policies contained in the development plan for the area of the authority (or any part of that area).
The making of the Neighbourhood Plan does not breach, and is otherwise compatible with, EU obligations (particularly, the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive), Environmental Impact Assessment Directive, and the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives).
The making of the Neighbourhood Plan is not likely to have a significant effect on a European site (as defined in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010), either alone or in combination with other plans or projects.

If the plan successfully passes these tests, a local referendum will be held, and if the Plan is supported by the majority of the votes it will become part of the development plan for Maldon District.

Have Your Say (CLOSED)

The consultation is open between Thursday 15 October 2020 and closes at 5.00pm on Thursday 26 November 2020. All comments must be received before the end of the consultation. Any comments should address whether or not the WBNP meets the basic conditions.

If you wish to comment on the Neighbourhood Plan, you can:

Use the online comment form
E-mail: policy@maldon.gov.uk
Post: Strategy, Policy & Communications, Maldon District Council, Princes Road, Maldon CM9 5DL (only use the postal version if you are unable to send your comments electronically).

The Council cannot accept anonymous responses.

Please be aware that representations received by the authority will be made publicly available and will be identified by name and where applicable organisation. In addition, we are required to share your information with the Examiner for the purposes of the Examination. Maldon District Council will process the information you provide in a manner that is compatible with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

For full details of how we use your data please see our Privacy Statement.

All comments received will be forwarded to the Examiner. You should not assume that there will be a further opportunity to introduce new information, although the Examiner may seek clarity on certain matters.

Any representations may include a request to be notified of the Local Planning Authority’s decision under Regulation 19 in relation to the Neighbourhood Plan.

The consultation closes at 5pm on 26 November 2020

The consultation documents:

Supporting Documents

Reg 14 Consultation (CLOSED)

The Reg 14 Consultation on the Draft Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Plan was held from 16 January to 11 March 2019. The Reg 14 consultation documents are:

Neighbourhood Plan Area Designation

The Wickham Bishops Neighbourhood Area was designated on 07 November 2016.

Community Led Planning & Neighbourhood Plans