Ettington and Fulready Neighbourhood Plan has now been 'made'

Stratford-on-Avon District Council resolved that the Ettington and Fulready Neighbourhood Development Plan was 'made' on 17 December 2018. It is now formally part of the District Council's development plan and will be used to assist in making decisions on planning applications within the plan area.

• Made version - July 2018

'Yes' vote at referendum

On Thursday 11 October, voters in Ettington and Fulready voted 'yes' to the Neighbourhood Plan.

The results were as follows:

• The number of votes cast in favour of YES was 296 (95.48%)
• The number of votes cast in favour of NO was 14 (4.52%)
• Total number of votes cast 310 – 0 rejects
• The turnout was 35.18%.

Plan to proceed to referendum

The Ettington and Fulready Neighbourhood Plan was independently examined during November 2017 and March 2018 . Following the examiner's report of 15 March 2018, the Cabinet voted on 30 July 2018 to proceed to referendum with the Plan, as amended by the modifications that are set out in the decision statement below.

• Referendum Version of the Ettington and Fulready Neighbourhood Plan – July 2018
• Information for voters and general information on neighbourhood plans – July 2018
• Statement of Decision by Stratford-on-Avon District Council
• Summary of (Regulation 16) Submission Consultation Responses submitted to the independent examiner

Examiner's report

Following completion of the independent examination of the Ettington and Fulready Neighbourhood Development Plan, the examiner issued his report to the District Council.

Examination

In January 2018, the examiner provided an initial letter setting out how the examination process will be conducted. In February 2018, the examiner asked for a number of initial clarifications relating to the submitted documents. The consultant working on behalf of the Qualifying Body submitted the below documents, endorsed by the Steering Group and Parish Council.

• Response to Initial Queries
• List of Consultees sent copies of the Pre-Submission Draft
• Local Green Space Site Assessment - LGS E7
• Local Green Space Site Assessment - LGS F3
• Local Green Space Site Assessment - LGS F4

Stratford District Council sent a further email to clarify some points raised in the above submissions. We also clarified the status of the proposed settlement boundaries proposed in the Neighbourhood Plan and in the Site Allocations Plan.

Formal Submission consultation

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended), we held a consultation on the policies proposed in the Submission version of the Plan. The consultation started on 4 December 2017 and closed on 29 January 2018.

• Parish Council consultation covering letter - November 2017
• Ettington and Fulready NDP Submission Draft - November 2017

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report

• SEA Screening Report - October 2017
• Historic England response
• Natural England response
• SEA Screening - Stratford District Council conclusions

Supporting Documents

• Basic Conditions Statement - November 2017
• Consultation Statement - November 2017
• Core Documents List

Pre-Submission Draft consultation

The Pre-Submission Draft of the Ettington and Fulready Neighbourhood Plan was published for a six week period of consultation between 16 June 2017 and 28 July 2018 in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

• The District Council's comments on the Plan following endorsement at Cabinet on 11 September 2017.

Neighbourhood Area designation

The Ettington and Fulready Neighbourhood Plan Area was designated on 13 March 2015. Ettington and Fulready Parish Council was the relevant body that applied to the District Council for designation. The area application documents can be found below:

• Ettington Neighbourhood Area Application - December 2014
• Ettington Neighbourhood Plan Area Map - December 2014
• Ettington Neighbourhood Plan Area Report - March 2015
• Ettington NDP Area Designation confirmation letter - March 2015

Find out more

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This page can be accessed quickly using the short link www.stratford.gov.uk/ettingtonnp