The neighbourhood plan will need to be amended by you with the Examiner's changes. It will then go through our internal committee to confirm that the neighbourhood plan can move forward to referendum. The decision statement is the trigger for the start of the referendum process and timetable. This will be published on our website.
Our Electoral Services Team are responsible for organising and running the referendum. The referendum process is like that for a local government election.
You can encourage people to vote but cannot seek to influence which way to vote. If there are any concerns or you need more information on the process, please contact voter-registration@cornwall.gov.uk.
The costs of running the referendum are met by us (such as printing poll cards, posting them, our staff costs, hire of polling stations and our transport costs). We are unable to pay for any other expenses.
After polling day the result will be published on our website under Election Results. We will also notify the Parish Clerk and the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee.
If more than 50% of people who vote in the referendum support the neighbourhood plan it will become part of the statutory development plan for the area.