Neighbourhood Planning - Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan

Read the adopted Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan - Referendum Version (4.26MB)

View the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan policy map 2019

Examination

The Independant Examiner, Mr Martin Lee, was appointed by Harborough District Council to undertake the Examination of the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan.

The Examiners report was received on 30 November 2018 and recommended that with some minor modifications the Plan met the Basic Conditions and should proceed to Referendum.

Read the Examiner report into the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan

Referendum

The Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan and Examiners report was presented to Executive Committee on 14 January 2019. The Executive approved  all of the Examiners suggested modifications and for the Plan to proceed to referendum on 28 February 2019.

Read the representations received for Arnesby Regulation 16 Consultation.

Read the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan - Referendum Version (4.26MB)

Read the Arnesby  Decision Notice (334KB)

Read the Arnesby Basic Conditions and Compliance Statement (5.78KB)

Read the Arnesby  Town and Country Planning Background Information Statement (206KB)

Arnesby Neighbourhood Area Plan (124KB)

Read the Arnesby  Neighbourhood Plan Information Statement (522KB)

Read the Notice of Referendum (63KB)

Read the Notice of Poll (118KB)

The Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan Decision statement of the Local Planning Authority’s satisfaction that the referendum version Neighbourhood Plan meets the basic conditions specified by statute and complies with the provision made by or under Section 38A and 38B of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

The Town and Country Planning Statement  sets out general information as to town and country planning including neighbourhood planning and the referendum

The Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Information Statement sets out the arrangement for the Referendum including costs and voter numbers

Further information and the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan evidence base can be found here

The Referendum results for the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan Referendum held on 28 February 2019 are as follows

Description		Votes
Total number of votes cast		134
Number cast in favour of a "YES"		120
Number cast in favour of a "NO"		14
The number of Ballot Papers rejected was as follows	(a) Want of Official Mark
	(b) Voting more times than the voter was entitled to
	(c) Writing or mark by which the voter could be indentified
	(d) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
	(e) Rejected in part
	Total number of Spoilt Votes
Turnout –    46.7%

• Read the Arnesby declaration of referendum result

The plan was .'made' by the District Council on 8 March 2019.

• Read the Final Decision Statement to 'make' the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan

Regulation 14

The community undertook their regulation 14 consultation between 29 Jan 2018 and 12 March 2018.

Submission to Harborough District Council

Arnesby Parish Council as the Qualifying Body submitted the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan on 3 May 2018. The Council has undertaken a validation check and the Plan will now proceed to a 6 week regulation 16 consultation from Wednesday 20 June 2018 ending on 1 August 2018.

Read the submission document here

Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan Submission Version  (3.55MB)

Arnesby NDP Basic Conditions Statement (302KB))

Arnesby NDP Consultation Statement (386KB)

Arnesby Neighbourhood Area Plan (276KB)

Further information and the Arensby Neighbourhood Plan evidence base can be found here

Examination

Independant Examiner, Mr Martin Lee, has been appointed by the LPA with agreement from the Qualifying Body.

All specified documents and the summary of the Regulation 16 consultation responses have been forwarded to the Examiner

Read the summary of the Regulation 16 responses (232KB)

Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening

The District Council has been asked by the Qualifying Body to undertake a screening report to assess the requirement for an SEA for the Plan. The Screengin report states that an full SEA is not required fo rthe Plan. The Statutory Consultees have been contacted and asked to comment. On receipt of the comments from the Natural England, Historic England and the Environment Agency the Local Planning Authority will issue its determination shortly.

Read the SEA Screening report May 2018 (616KB)

The District Council has now completed its determination for the requirement for an SEA for the Arnesby Neighbourhood Plan. The Authority has determined that a full SEA is not required because, in the opinion of the Authority, there will not be significant detrimental effects to either the natural or historic environment

Read the determination  for SEA to Arnesby NDP (850KB)

Arnesby Parish Council, as the relevant body, applied for the designation of the Arnesby Neighbourhood Area. The application was published for a six week period ending on  3 August 2016 and was approved by the Portfolio Holder for Planning Services on 4 August 2016. View a map identifying the designated Arnesby Neighbourhood Area (PDF, 782KB).