Recommendation for Bishop's Castle Neighbourhood Plan to Proceed to Referendum
March 13, 2024 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The Cabinet decided on 13/03/2024 to approve the Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Plan to proceed to referendum. This decision means the plan, subject to modifications, meets legal requirements and will be put to a local vote. The Executive Director of Place is authorised to make the necessary arrangements for the referendum.
Full council record
Decision
RESOLVED:
That Cabinet agreed:
- The Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Plan meets the ‘Basic Conditions’ and all the other legal requirements as summarised in the Independent Examiner’s Report, subject to the modifications proposed in the Schedule of Modifications (Appendix 2)
- The required modifications be agreed, and that the final ‘referendum’ version of the Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Development Plan (Appendix 3) proceed to local referendum.
- The referendum area be that as defined as the designated area to which the Neighbourhood Development Plan relates, i.e. the Bishops Castle Town Council boundary.
- The Executive Director of Place be authorised to exercise all the relevant powers and duties and undertake necessary arrangement for Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Development Plan final referendum version (Appendix 3) to now proceed to referendum and for the referendum to take place asking the question ‘whether the voter wants Shropshire Council to use this neighbourhood plan for the Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Plan area to help it decide planning applications in this neighbourhood area’
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Effective from | 21 Mar 2024 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |