Leckhampton and Warden Hill neighbourhood plan
Additional Regulation-16 public consultation
Leckhampton with Warden Hill Parish Council has drafted a Neighbourhood Plan which they submitted to Cheltenham Borough Council (CBC) in 2023. We carried out an initial consultation on the draft Neighbourhood Plan for just over 6 weeks in early 2024. This final stage of consultation is a requirement of regulation-16 of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012 (as amended).
Following comments received in last year’s consultation and other matters, the parish council have proposed amendments to the Neighbourhood Plan and these have been formally submitted to CBC. In light of the proposed amendments, we are running an additional Regulation-16 consultation to allow residents, local businesses and interested parties to comment on the proposed amendments. This consultation will run for just over six weeks.
At the end of the consultation, the Neighbourhood Plan will be submitted to an independent examiner for consideration.
What happens next?
Following consultation, the comments received will be passed to an independent examiner, who will consider the representations and produce an examination report. The report will assess whether or not the draft plan meets the basic conditions and other legal requirements.
The documents relating to the neighbourhood plan can be found below:
- Draft proposed amendments to Neighbourhood Plan
- Draft Leckhampton with Warden Hill neighbourhood plan
- Draft Leckhampton with Warden Hill basic conditions statement
Screening opinion
In November 2022, the council published its opinion on whether further environmental assessment of the Leckhampton and Warden Hill Draft neighbourhood plan was required. This was requested by the neighbourhood area. The council considers that neither a full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) nor Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) are required. As per Regulation 11 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004, the documents relating to this decision can be found below:
If you wish to request an email or postal copy of this (you will be charged approximately £11 for a postal copy) you can email [email protected] or telephone 01242 264321.
Neighbourhood area designation
On 15 September 2015, the council’s cabinet approved the designation of a neighbourhood area covering Leckhampton with Warden Hill parish.
The application consisted of the following information:
- A map that identifies the area to which the application relates
- Statements explaining why the area is considered and why the parish council is a ‘relevant body’ for the purposes of neighbourhood planning