Regulation 14 Pre-submission consultation and publicity (6 weeks)
Once you have draft your neighbourhood plan you will need to carry out a public consultation. This must run for at least 6 weeks and allow people who live, work or run businesses in the area (Regulation 14) to comment on your proposals. You will also need to consult statutory consultees such as:
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- Historic England
Please use our full list of statutory consultees for your consultation:
You will also need to consult any neighbouring:
- local, town or parish councils
- significant landowners
- local community organisations
This could also include:
- chambers of commerce
- civic societies and local trusts
- anyone else who has previously been involved with the neighbourhood plan
Local Green Spaces Appraisal
We have created a new Local Green Spaces Appraisal template. This is to show the examiner in a clear way your evidence that you have contacted owners of proposed Local Green Spaces
Local Green Spaces Appraisal template
You should publish the neighbourhood plan on the parish website and / or NDP website. You should also tell people in your local area where they can access a copy, how they can comment and the expiry date.
It may be useful to produce a summary version of the neighbourhood plan. This sets out the aims, main themes and general direction of the policies.
Consider the comments that you receive and amend the neighbourhood plan accordingly. Alternatively, explain why the neighbourhood plan has not been amended
Regulation 15 Submission
Consultation statement
You will need to prepare a consultation statement to submit to us. This should:
- summarise the issues and concerns you have received
- demonstrate how these have been considered and addressed in your neighbourhood plan
We have created a consultation statement template. This is to help you meet the legal requirements:
Consultation statement template
Email addresses
You must provide us with the email addresses for:
- organisations previously consulted
and - all the people/organisations that made comments on the draft neighbourhood plan
This is important as we need this information when we consult again on the submitted neighbourhood plan. We will keep names and contact details of members of the public private. This is to comply with UK Data Protection legislation.
Basic conditions statement
You must also produce a basic conditions statement. This will show how your neighbourhood plan meets the requirements of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). We have created a basic conditions statement which will help you to do this:
Basic conditions statement template
You can then submit your neighbourhood plan to us at:
This should include:
- the basic conditions statement
- consultation statement
- the email addresses
We will check that the neighbourhood plan has followed the proper legal process. If your neighbourhood plan does not meet the basic conditions the neighbourhood plan may not proceed to referendum.
Regulation 16 Public consultation and publicity (6 weeks)
Once we have carried out a legal compliance check on your neighbourhood plan we will carry out a public consultation. This must run for at least 6 weeks and allow people who live, work or run businesses in the area (Regulation 16) to comment on your proposals. We will also consult statutory consultees such as:
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- Historic England
We will also consult any neighbouring:
- local, town or parish councils
- significant landowners
- local community organisations and
- anyone else who has previously been involved with the neighbourhood plan
The neighbourhood plan and comments received will be published on our website.
The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012
For the full legislation, please view the following document:
The Legislation: The Neighbourhood Planing (General) Regulations 2012
