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Desford Neighbourhood Development Plan

Desford Neighbourhood Plan 2021 – including Regulation 16, examination and referendum

Desford referendum election results 

The Neighbourhood Plan was successful at referendum on Thursday, 6 May 2021, securing a positive majority vote. The final vote breakdown and turnout can be seen on the results page below:

As a result, a referendum version of the Neighbourhood Plan was made, as per Regulation 19 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended) and the Borough Council’s scheme of delegation. The DNP can now be given full weight when assessing planning applications within the neighbourhood area. The Desford Neighbourhood Plan 2021 and the Regulation 19 Statement can be viewed below:

Referendum

Following the publication of the decision statement (Regulation 18) by the Borough Council, the Desford Neighbourhood Plan referendum took place on Thursday, 6 May 2021.

The question asked in the Referendum was ‘Do you want Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Desford Parish to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’

The specified documents for the referendum can be viewed below:

Examination

Timothy Jones was appointed on 24 February 2020 to independently examine the Draft DNP. The examination involved the consideration of written submissions and an unaccompanied detailed site visit by the Examiner on 7 April 2020.

The Examiner issued the guidance and directions document on 8 April 2020, where he sought further information in response to the questions set out in Appendix 1. You can view the associated document and responses below:

The report of the examination into the Desford Neighbourhood Plan 2018 – 2036 was issued to the Borough Council and Desford Parish Council on 7 August 2020. The Examiner recommended that the Draft DNP be modified in the terms specified in Appendix A. You can download the report of the examination below:

The Examiner recommended that the modified NDP proceed to a referendum, the referendum area being the area of the Draft DNP.

Regulation 16 submission consultation

The final version of the Draft DNP, prepared on behalf of Desford Parish Council, was submitted to the Borough Council and was the subject of consultation. Letters and emails were issued to all those consulted in the previous stages of the process.

You can view the DNP and supporting documents below or by visiting the Desford Parish Council website (desfordparishcoucil.co.uk). Hard copies were made available at Hinckley Hub and Desford Library at the time of the consultation.

Comments on the draft DNP were invited between Wednesday 22 January 2020 to 5pm Wednesday 4 March 2020. Comments can no longer be submitted as the consultation has now closed. However, you can view the DNP consultation document, and all supporting documents, below:

All other supporting documents can be found on the Desford Parish Council website.

If you require the documents in any other format, please get in touch with the Planning Policy Team.

Upon completion of the publicity and consultation stage, all comments were forwarded to the Neighbourhood Plan Examiner appointed by the local planning authority (Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council) and Desford Parish Council. The Regulation 16 responses are published below: 

Privacy notice

All comments are made available, and identifiable by name and organisation (where applicable) to the appointed examiner, local planning authority (Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council), and Desford Parish Council. Please note that any personal information will be processed by the council in line with the Article 6(1)(e) of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Last updated: 27/03/2024 14:00