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Fremington Parish Council
Views towards Yelland Village from the Tarka Trail

Neighbourhood Plan

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

The Localism Act 2011 gives town and parish councils the power to prepare Neighbourhood Plans. A Neighbourhood Plan gives communities an opportunity to directly shape the local area, they cannot be used to stop development or be contrary to the Local Plan (i.e. they cannot propose less development than the Local Plan) but they do allow the community to work with the District Council to have a say on what development should look like, where it would be appropriate and include other matters in the plan which are important to the local community (for example it can highlight areas which should remain as public open space, what facilities the Parish has got and what it has not and the aspirations of the community etc.).

Once adopted a Neighbourhood Plan carries full statutory weight as part of the Development Plan for the area and due regard must be given to the Plan when making decisions on planning applications.

The Process

To produce a Neighbourhood Plan the Parish Council must first resolve to undertake the project. Following a resolution the first step towards the plan is the designation of a Neighbourhood Area.

Once the area is designated the Parish Council must engage with the community in order to write the plan, the District Council is obliged to help with this process but it must be led by the Parish Council.

Once the plan is prepared it will be submitted to the District Council which will then ensure it has been prepared correctly and meets the basic standards. There will then be a publication period, after which the District Council will facilitate an independent examination into the Neighbourhood Plan. Provided that the Examiner recommends that the Neighbourhood Plan is taken forward there will then be a referendum, the plan requires the support of the majority of those that have voted in the referendum.

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Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Meetings

DATECOMMENTSAGENDAMINUTES
16/02/2023   Minutes
13/01/2022   Minutes
20/10/2021   Minutes
14/09/2021   Minutes
13/04/2021   Minutes
17/03/2021   Minutes (Unapproved)
15/12/2020   Minutes (Unapproved)
10/11/2020   Minutes (Unapproved)
20/10/2020   Minutes (Unapproved)
16/10/2020   Minutes (Unapproved)
08/10/2020  AgendaMinutes (Unapproved)
13/08/2020Virtual Meeting  AgendaMinutes (Unapproved)
27/07/2020Virtual Meeting  AgendaMinutes
20/03/2019   Minutes
11/02/2019   Minutes
06/06/2018   Minutes
08/02/2018   Minutes
19/10/2017  AgendaMinutes
04/09/2017  AgendaMinutes
29/06/2017  AgendaMinutes
27/04/2017  AgendaMinutes
30/03/2017  AgendaMinutes
23/02/2017  AgendaMinutes
26/01/2017  AgendaMinutes
24/11/2016  AgendaMinutes
27/10/2016  AgendaMinutes
29/09/2016  AgendaMinutes
31/03/2016  AgendaMinutes
25/02/2016  AgendaMinutes
28/01/2016  AgendaMinutes
02/12/2015  AgendaMinutes