Wilmcote and Pathlow Neighbourhood Plan is now 'made'

Stratford-on-Avon District Council resolved that the Wilmcote and Pathlow Neighbourhood Development Plan was 'made' on 26 February 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 - February 2018

'Yes' vote at referendum

On Thursday 30 November 2017, voters in Wilmcote and Pathlow chose to say 'yes' to the Neighbourhood Plan.

• 93.85% of those voting said 'Yes'
• 351 people voted 'Yes' and 6.15% (23 people) voted 'No'
• There was a 38.87% turnout

Plan to proceed to referendum

The Wilmcote and Pathlow Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) was independently examined between May and July of 2017. The examiner concluded that the NDP would meet the legal requirements set out in the Localism Act 2011, including meeting the basic conditions, subject to some modifications.

Our Cabinet voted on 9 October 2017 to proceed to referendum with the NDP, as amended by the modifications that are set out in the decision statement below.

• Referendum Version of the Wilmcote and Pathlow Neighbourhood Plan - August 2017
• Information for voters and general information on neighbourhood plans - October 2017
• Statement of Decision to proceed to referendum by Stratford-on-Avon District Council - September 2017
• Independent Examiner's Report - July 2017
• Index and table of (Regulation 16) Submission Consultation Responses submitted to the independent examiner

Examination

Following completion of the formal submission consultation on the Submission Draft of the NDP, the plan - together with the associated consultation documents, schedule of responses and list of evidence base documents - was sent to the independent examiner in May 2017.

Formal Submission re-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 ran between 2 March and 14 April 2017.

This was the second time that the NDP had been through this process. The NDP was withdrawn from Examination in 2016 following the discovery that the plan had been prepared on the incorrect neighbourhood area boundary . Following the re-submission of a revised area designation application in November 2016, the plan proceeded through the statutory procedures with a view to returning to examination by the end of April 2017.

The Submission Draft Plan 2017 and associated re-consultation documents can be viewed below:

• Wilmcote and Pathlow NDP Submission Draft - February 2017
• Regulation 16 submission letter 2017
• SDC comments on Pre-Submission NDP 2017

SEA Screening Report

• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report - April 2016
• SEA Statutory Consultee Replies
• SEA screening - SDC conclusion

Supporting documents

• Basic Conditions Statement - February 2017
• Consultation Statement - February 2017
• Submission Draft Re-Consultation Notice - February 2017

Pre-submission Draft Re-consultation

The Pre-Submission Draft of the Wilmcote and Pathlow Neighbourhood Plan was published for a six week period of consultation between 7 November 2016 and 21 December 2016 in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

This was the second time that the NDP had been through this process. The NDP was withdrawn from Examination in 2016 following the discovery that the plan had been prepared on the incorrect neighbourhood area boundary . Following the re-submission of a revised area designation application in November 2016, the plan proceeded through the statutory procedures with a view to returning to examination by the end of April 2017.

• The District Council's comments on the Plan following endorsement at Cabinet on 13 February 2017

Neighbourhood Area designation

The plan area for this NDP needed to be re-designated due to parish boundary changes. Wilmcote Parish Council was the relevant body that applied to the District Council for re-designation. The Neighbourhood Plan Area for Wilmcote was approved under delegated powers on 3 November 2016. The area application documents can be found below:

• Wilmcote & Pathlow Neighbourhood Area Application - November 2016
• Wilmcote & PathlowNeighbourhood Plan Area Map - November 2016
• Wilmcote & Pathlow Neighbourhood Area Report - November 2016
• Area Designation confirmation letter - November 2016

Find out more

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