Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan

Next steps

The Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Statement (October 2025) concluded that SEA of the Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan is required. This process has started and is ongoing. This SEA will ensure that environmental considerations, particularly those relating to the historic environment as identified through the screening process, are fully assessed and addressed as the Neighbourhood Plan progresses. Updates on the SEA will be provided as and when they become available. 

Once the SEA has been completed, the qualifying body (Newbold Verdon Parish Council) would review the SEA findings and ensure the recommendations are reflected in the Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan. The draft neighbourhood plan and SEA Environmental Report can then be made available for Regulation 14 consultation again where residents, statutory bodies and other stakeholders would be invited to comment. 

SEA screening

Following the Regulation 14 consultation in 2020, further work was completed on the Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan. Due to the amount of time that had passed and the level of changes to the plan contents, including but not limited to new site allocations, a draft of the Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan was submitted to the Borough Council in 2025 with a request for updated SEA screening. 

Following a formal screening issued (30 October 2025), it has been determined that the Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan must be subject to a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This requirement arises due to the plan’s potential to cause significant effects on heritage assets, including listed buildings, a scheduled monument and the Newbold Verdon Conservation Area. These impacts fall within the scope of the SEA Directive (Directive 2001/42/EC) and associated regulations. The conclusion is supported by all three statutory environmental bodies (Historic England, Natural England and Environment Agency). You can view the documents associated with the SEA screening below:

• SEA screening statement
• SEA screening determination notice
• Habitat Regulation Assessment screening determination notice

Regulation 14

Newbold Verdon Parish Council subsequently ran a Regulation 14 consultation for 6 weeks from 04 August 2020 to 15 September 2020. Documents associated with Regulation 14 consultations can be accessed at Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan (newboldverdon-pc.gov.uk)

Previous Neighbourhood Plan progress

At its meeting on 07 May 2020, Newbold Verdon Parish Council unanimously agreed to make the decision to withdraw a previous version of the Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan and repeat the process. Documents associated with the previous Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Plan process can be accessed on the following web page: Previous Neighbourhood Plan process

Designation

Newbold Verdon Parish Council submitted an application in 2016 to undertake a Neighbourhood Development Plan following the Newbold Verdon parish boundary.  In accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, the Borough Council publicised the Parish Council’s application. A consultation on the proposed neighbourhood area ran for four weeks from Friday 1 July 2016 through to 5pm on Friday 29 July 2016. Following this consultation, the Borough Council formally designated the Newbold Verdon Neighbourhood Area for the purpose of producing a neighbourhood development plan. You can view the associated documents below:

• Newbold Verdon Parish Council application for designation of neighbourhood area
• Newbold Verdon Designated Neighbourhood Area

Last updated: 31/10/2025 09:45