Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan has now been 'made'

Stratford-on-Avon District Council resolved that the Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan was 'made' on 21 Feb 2022. 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 area.

• Tysoe NDP: Made Version

'Yes' vote at Referendum

On Thursday 20 January 2022, voters in Tysoe voted ‘yes' to the Neighbourhood Plan.

• 92.2% (404 people) of those voting said ‘Yes'
• 7.5% (33 people) of those voting said ‘No'
• One spoilt ballot paper
• The turnout was 46%

Plan to Proceed to Referendum

The Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan was independently examined between February and April 2021 and the Examiner recommended that, subject to a small number of proposed modifications, the Plan should proceed to referendum. In one instance, the Local Planning Authority disagreed with a decision recommended by the Examiner. In accordance with Regulation 17A of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2016, the Local Planning Authority publicised the proposed amendments to the recommended modification for a minimum 6 week consultation between 16 September and 29 October 2021.

The District Council endorsed the Plan to proceed to a referendum held on Thursday 20 January 2022.

Referendum version of the Tysoe Neighbourhood Development Plan

• Independent Examiner's Report (Reg.17A consultation)
• District Council's Decision Statement (responses to proposed modifications)
• Information for Voters' booklet
• Regulation 17A Consultation Statement

Outcome of Regulation 17A Consultation and Decision for Plan to Proceed to Referendum

The District Council issued a Decision Statement on the Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan, and the Portfolio Holder for Place and Economy at the District Council endorsed the recommendation for the Plan to proceed to referendum.

In the majority of instances, the Council accepted the Examiner's recommended modifications on the Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan following the first Reg.17A consultation. In one instance, the Local Planning Authority disagreed with a decision recommended by the Examiner.

In accordance with Regulation 17A of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2016, the Local Planning Authority publicised the proposed amendments to the Examiner's recommended modification for a minimum 6 week consultation between 16 September and 29 October 2021.

The District Council has considered each of the representations received through the Regulation 17A consultation. The Consultation Statement below details each of the representations received and the District Council's response.

• Tysoe NDP: Referendum Version
• Reg.17A Consultation Statement

Reg.17A consultation on proposed amendments to the Independent Examiner's recommended modifications (2021)

Following receipt of the report of the Independent Examiner on the Reg.17A version Tysoe Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) from 2020, the Local Planning Authority decided what action to take in response to each of the recommended modifications set out in the report.

In respect of Natural Environment Policy 6, the decision of the Local Planning Authority differed from that recommended by the Examiner. Therefore, in accordance with Regulation 17A of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2016, the Local Planning Authority publicised the proposed amendments to the recommended modifications for a minimum 6 week period, inviting the submission of representations from organisations and individuals on the changes.

The changes are summarised in the documents below:

• Examiner's Report on 2020 Reg.17A version Tysoe NDP
• SDC Decision Statement on the Examiner's Report
• Proposed changes to Examiner's modifications
• Parish Council justification for proposed modification
• 2020 Reg.17A version Tysoe NDP
• 2021 Reg.17A version Tysoe NDP

The six week period ran between 16 September and 29th October 2021 and is now closed.

Final Examiner's Report on Reg.17A version NDP

• Reg.17A Examiner's Report
• Appendix A - proposed modified settlement gap

Re-examination following Reg.17A consultation

The District Council appointed the original Independent Examiner of the Tysoe NDP to re-examine the Plan following completion of the Regulation 17A consultation. The examination took place between February and April 2021, with the Examiner's report issued on 4 May 2021.

• Examination Arrangements
• Examiner's Clarification Note Feb 2021
• Examiner's note to SDC on HRA Assessment
• SDC response to Examiner's HRA query
• PC and SDC response to Examiner's Clarification Note

Representations to Regulation 17A consultation

Below are the representations received on the proposed amendments to the Independent Examiner's recommended modifications, publicised through the six week Reg.17A consultation.

• Coal Authority
• Highways England
• Historic England
• Inland Waterways Association
• Loxton Developments
• National Grid
• Natural England
• Peter Moss
• Steve Taylor
• WCC – Communities
• WCC – Flood Risk Management
• White Family & Lone Star

Reg.17A consultation on proposed amendments to the Independent Examiner's recommended modifications (2020)

Following receipt of the report of the Independent Examiner of the Tysoe Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP), the Local Planning Authority decided what action to take in response to each of the recommended modifications set out in the report.

In a small number of instances, the Local Planning Authority's decision differed from those recommended by the Examiner. Therefore, in accordance with Regulation 17A of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2016, the Local Planning Authority publicised the proposed amendments to the recommended modifications for a minimum 6 week period, inviting the submission of representations from organisations and individuals on the changes.

• Tysoe NDP Examiner's Report
• Tysoe NDP Decision Statement on the Examiner's Report
• Proposed changes to Examiner's modifications
• Justification for revised Strategic Gap
• Submission version Tysoe NDP
• Reg.17A version Tysoe NDP

Examiner's Report

Following completion of the independent examination of the Tysoe Neighbourhood Development Plan, the examiner issued his report to the District Council in February 2020.

Examiner's questions

The independent examiner for the Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan requested clarification from Tysoe Parish Council and Stratford-on-Avon District Council on several matters:

• Examiner's Clarification Note - 14 November 2019

Response to Examiner's Questions

• Document 1 - Parish Council general comments
• Document 2 - Response to Examiner's questions
• Document 3 - Response to SDC's Reg.16 comments
• Document 4 - Response to all other Reg.16 comments

Examination

Following completion of the Regulation 16 (Formal Submission) consultation in June 2019r, the Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan was sent for examination by an independent examiner. The Examiner's correspondence can be seen below:

• Tysoe Neighbourhood Development Plan - Examination "Route Map"

The third party representations submitted through the consultation process can be viewed in the schedule and associated documents listed below:

• Tysoe NDP - Regulation 16 third party representations
• Rep TYS.16 including appendices
• Rep TYS.19 map
• Stratford District Council methodology for defining BUABs
• Tysoe BUAB in Site Allocations Plan
• Possible alternative BUAB (in part) - Lower Tysoe
• Suggested amendments to Proposal Map - Lower Tysoe
• Suggested amendments to Proposals Map - Middle Tysoe

Formal Submission consultation

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended), Stratford-on-Avon District Council held a consultation on the policies proposed in the Submission version of the Plan. The consultation ran from Thursday 16th May 2019 until 5.00pm on Friday 28th June 2019.

The Submission draft Plan and associated consultation documents can be viewed below:

• Tysoe NDP - Submission Version - March 2019

Supporting Documents

• Basic Conditions Statement - February 2019
• Core Documents List
• Consultation Statement - April 2019

Consultation Statement Appendices

• Appendix 1: Tysoe Parish Plan 2010
• Appendix 2: Timeline of Plan 2013-2019
• Appendix 3.1: Survey questionnaire 2014
• Appendix 3.2: Survey full results
• Appendix 3.3: Survey summary results
• Appendix 4: 2014 draft plan
• Appendix 5: 2015 Housing Needs Survey
• Appendix 6.1: 2017 Draft Plan Vol 1
• Appendix 6.2: 2017 Draft Plan Vol 2 - Evidence Base
• Appendix 6.3: 2017 Draft Plan comments and responses
• Appendix 7.1: 2018 Pre-submission Plan
• Appendix 7.2: 2018 Plan, public comments and responses
• Appendix 7.3: 2018 Plan, SDC's comments and responses
• Appendix 7.4: 2018 Plan, WCC 's comments
• Appendix 7.5: 2018 Plan, Historic England comments
• Appendix 7.6: 2018 Plan, Natural England comments
• Appendix 8.1: List of local businesses consulted
• Appendix 8.2: list of other and statutory bodies consulted
• Appendix 8.3: Statutory newspaper notice for 2017 draft plan
• Appendix 8.4: Statutory newspaper notice for 2018 pre-submission plan
• Appendix 9: Examples of publicity material
• Appendix 10.1: Examples of meeting agendas and minutes
• Appendix 10.2: Examples of reports to Parish Council

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

• SEA and HRA Screening Report - February 2019
• Stratford District Council conclusion on SEA Screening - February 2019
• Addendum to Screening Report - January 2018

Pre-submission Draft consultation

The Pre-Submission Draft of the Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan was published for a six week period of consultation between 9 July 2018 and 16 September 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 8 October 2018.

Neighbourhood Area designation

The Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan Area was designated on 10 February 2014. Tysoe Parish Council was the relevant body that applied to the district council for designation. The area application documents can be found below:

• Tysoe Neighbourhood Area Application - November 2013
• Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan Area Map - November 2013
• Tysoe Neighbourhood Plan Area Report - February 2014
• Tysoe Area Designation confirmation - February 2014

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