Long Compton NDP

Long Compton Neighbourhood Plan has now been 'made'

Stratford-on-Avon District Council resolved that the Long Compton Neighbourhood Development Plan was 'made' on 25 April 2016. It is now formally part of the District Council's development plan and will be used to assist in determining planning applications within the plan area.

'Yes' vote at referendum

On Thursday 24 March, voters in Long Compton voted 'yes' to the Neighbourhood Plan.

  • 92.2% (296 people) of those voting said 'Yes'
  • 7.8% (25 people) voted 'No'
  • There was a 51.6% turnout

The Declaration of Result of Poll provides the official record of the count.

Plan to proceed to referendum

The Long Compton Neighbourhood Plan was independently examined in Autumn 2015 and the examiner recommended that, subject to some modifications, the plan should proceed to referendum. The District Council agreed with the examiner's report and voted at Cabinet on 18 January 2016 to progress the plan to referendum.

Examination

Following completion of the formal submission consultation on the draft neighbourhood development plan, the plan - together with the associated consultation documents, schedule of responses and list of evidence base documents - was sent to an independent examiner on 21 August 2015.

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 11 June and closed on 24 July 2015.

Pre-Submission Draft consultation

The Pre-Submission Draft of the Long Compton Neighbourhood Plan was published for a six week period of consultation between and 14 December 2013 in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

Neighbourhood Area designation

The Long Compton Neighbourhood Plan Area was designated by the cabinet on 8 April 2013 . Long Compton Parish Council was the relevant body that applied to the District Council for designation. The area application documents can be found below:

Find out more

Contact: The Planning Policy team

Last updated on 08/07/2022