Neighbourhood Planning - Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan

Read the adopted Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan 2022.

View a map identifying the designated Gilmorton Neighbourhood Area (PDF, 978KB).

At the Cabinet meeting on 1 Nov 2021 the Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan, as amended by the Examiners recommended modifications, was approved to proceed to referendum on 20 January 2022.

The referendum version plan and other specified documents will be publicised at the following venues

• on these web pages
• The Symington Building Concierge
• Lutterworth Library, George St, Lutterworth
• The Gilmorton Parish Council website 

before the deadline of 8 December 2021.

• Read the Examiners Report for the Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan
• Read the representations received for Gilmorton Regulation 16 Consultation.
• Read the Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan - Referendum Version 
• Read the Gilmorton  Decision Notice for referendum
• Read the Gilmorton Basic Conditions and Compliance Statement 
• Read the Gilmorton  Town and Country Planning Background Information Statement 
• Read the Gilmorton  Neighbourhood Plan Information Statement 
• Gilmorton Neighbourhood Area Plan 
• Read the Notice of Poll for Gilmorton Referendum 

The Neighbourhood Plan Referendum timetable can be viewed here

The Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan Decision is the 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 Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan evidence base can be found here

The referendum held on 20 Jan 2022 met the requirements of the Localism Act 2011; it was held in the Parish of Gilmorton and posed the question:

'Do you want Harborough District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Gilmorton to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood area?'

The count took place on 20 Jan 2022 and greater than 50% of those who voted were in favour of the Plan being used to help decide planning applications in the plan area. The results of the referendum were:

Description		Votes
Total number of votes cast		419
Number cast in favour of a "YES"		401
Number cast in favour of a "NO"		18
The number of Ballot Papers rejected was as follows	(a) Want of Official Mark	0
	(b) Voting more times than the voter was entitled to	0
	(c) Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified	0
	(d) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	0
	(e) Rejected in part	0
	Total number of Spoilt Votes	0
Electorate 1013  Turnout – 41%

 

Read the Final Decision Notice for Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan

Submission of Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan

Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan was submitted by Gilmorton Parish Council, as the Qualifying Body, to Harborough District Council for examination on 22 January 2021. A validation check has been completed.

Read the validation of Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan (87KB)

In accordance with the regulations, the following documents have been submitted for examination:

Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan Submission Version (5.3MB)

Gilmorton  NDP Basic Conditions Statement (837KB)

Gilmorton NDP Consultation Statement (632KB)

Gilmorton  Neighbourhood Area Plan (978KB)

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

Regulation 16 Consultation

In accordance with the regulations the dates for the Regulation 16 consultation were between 7 April and 19 May 2021. Representations were sought from stakeholders and other consultees and all representations whave been be forwarded to the Independant Examiner and made publicly available.

Read the redacted Regulation 16 consultaiton responses

Examination

Mr Chrisptopher Collison has been appointed by Harborough District Council, with the approval of the Qualifying Body, to undertake the Examination of the Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan. The Examination formally commenced on 12 July 2021.

Correspondence between the Examiner, District Council and Qualifying Body will appear here.

• Letter from Examiner 12 July 2021
• Letter of Clarification from Examiner 26 July 2021
• QB and HDC repsonse to letter of clarification 8 August 2021
  • Supporting evidence
    • Views map
    • Archaeological map
    • Ridge and furrow map

Final Examiners Report

The examiners report was received by Harborough District Council on 19 August 2021. The examiner recommended some modifications and for the Gilmorton Plan to proceed to referendum. The report and recommendations will be presented to the Cabinet to consider all the examiners recommendations and set a date for the referendum.

Read the Examiners report into the Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan

Strategic Environmental Assessment

Harborough District Council undertook a screening of the draft Gilmorton Neighbourhood Plan in May 2018 for the purposes of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). The statutory consultees were contacted for comment and the determination will be issued by the Council.

The determination of the Council was issues in October 2019 that the Gilmorton Plan did not require a full SEA to be completed as there were no substantial detrimental environmental effects due to the Plan policies.

SEA Screening report May 2018 (817KB)

SEA Determination October 2019 (1.04MB)

Gilmorton Parish Council, as the relevant body, applied for the designation of the Gilmorton Neighbourhood Area. The application was published for a six week period ending on  7 March 2016 and was approved by the Portfolio Holder for Planning Services on 22 March 2016. View a map identifying the designated Gilmorton Neighbourhood Area (PDF, 978KB).