Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan
What is the Neighbourhood Plan?
The Neighbourhood Plan sets out the vision for the parish and the planning policies for the use and development of land within the parish.
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Neighbourhood plans focus on guiding development rather than stopping it and give communities an increased ability to influence planning within their areas. Plans have to conform with planning policies and guidance at a local and national level and meet the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations. This is checked by an independent examiner. They also need to demonstrate the involvement of the local community in decision-making and be subject to a community referendum.
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Neighbourhood plans sit within a suite of plans, the highest being the National Planning Policy Framework then the county development plan and then neighbourhood plans. It is important that all three plans work together and that their policies integrate.
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Click the image to view the draft plan submitted by
Hanley Castle Parish Council to
Malvern Hills District Council
Hanley Castle's Neighbourhood plan was adopted by Malvern Hills District Council on 22 January 2019. This made it part of the statutory Development Plan for Malvern Hills District, sitting alongside the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP), and other material considerations in determining planning applications in the parish of Hanley Castle.
Plan Review 2023/24
Consultation Letter from Malvern Hills District Council
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Regulation 16 Consultation on the Submitted Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan (Review)
Monday 8 July 2024 to Monday 19 August 2024
Dear Sir / Madam,
Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 Hanley Castle Parish Council has submitted the draft Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan to Malvern Hills District Council. In accordance with Regulation 16, the District Council would like to invite comments from organisations and individuals on the draft Neighbourhood Plan.
Hanley Castle Parish Council undertook consultation on an earlier draft of their Plan between February and March 2024. Comments made during this period helped inform changes to the document now submitted to Malvern Hills District Council. The draft Plan includes 25 policies and proposes four allocations. The draft plan review proposes no changes to the policies and site allocations contained within the adopted Neighbourhood Plan, rather, where appropriate, additional details have been added and the Plan has been updated to reflect changes in the Parish. It is the responsibility of Malvern Hills District Council to collate all the responses and forward them on to an independent examiner, who will consider the responses and the Plan documents when assessing whether the Neighbourhood Plan meets the relevant legislation and can therefore proceed to referendum.
Further information, including the submitted Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan, supporting documentation and Response Forms, are available on the Malvern Hills District Council website at https://www.malvernhills.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/neighbourhood-planning. Paper copies of the draft Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan are available to view at The Malvern Council House and at Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle or obtained on request from Malvern Hills District Council neighbourhoodplanning@malvernhills.gov.uk or telephone Isabel Roberts on 01386 565 350.
Supporting documents are available on the Malvern Hills District Council website. Comments on the draft Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan should be sent to Malvern Hills District Council by 23:59 on Monday 19 August 2024 using the Response Form. Comments can be emailed to neighbourhoodplanning@malvernhills.gov.uk or sent by post to Planning Policy at Malvern Hills District Council, Planning Services, The Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AF.
If you have any queries or require further information about this consultation on the draft Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan please do not hesitate to contact either Isabel Roberts on 01386 565 350 or Andrew Ford on 01386 565362.
Yours faithfully, Ellie Muckle
Planning Officer (Policy)
Malvern Hills District Council
Please note that your name and comments will be made publicly available when displaying the outcome of this consultation and cannot be treated as confidential. Any other details, including signatures, private telephone numbers and email addresses will not be published on the Council's web site, but the original representations with personal details redacted will be published. Your details will be retained in order for the Council to validate your comments. The Council will use these details to notify you of the progress on the Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan (review) If you do not wish to be notified of the progress of the Neighbourhood Plan please make it known in your correspondence.