Neighbourhood planning regulations (Regulation 14) require the draft neighbourhood plan proposal to be the subject of a pre-submission consultation before it is submitted to the local authority for independent examination. The consultation should last at least 6 weeks.
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, our Regulation 14 Consultation period lasted 10 weeks from 26th February till 7th May 2021, to give the wider public an opportunity to engage and feedback. Over the period, we contacted every household in the neighbourhood, were featured in local media, created a custom website, released topical content weekly (webinars & surveys) and erected banners at key sites.
All of the thoughts and feedback given during this period will be considered, amendments to the plan will be made where appropriate and all will be featured within the Consultation Statement in the next regulatory stage (Regulation 15).
