Recommendation for Bishop's Castle Neighbourhood Plan to Proceed to Referendum

March 13, 2024 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Approved View on council website

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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:

  1. 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)
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

Appendix 1 Examiners Report Bishops Castle.pdf
Appendix 2 Table of Modifications Bishops Castle.pdf
Appendix 3 Bishops Castle NDP for Referendum.pdf
Recommendation for Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Plan to Proceed to Referendum-11012024 1541.pdf
Appendix 3a - Bishops Castle NDP Appendix 1 Conservation Character Assessment.pdf
Appendix 3b- Bishops Castle NDP Appendix 2 Character Assessment outside of Conservation Area.pdf
Appendix 3c - Bishops Castle NDP Appendix 3 Non-designated Heritage Assets.pdf
Appendix 3e - Bishops Castle NDP Appendix 5 Site Assessments.pdf
Appendix 3d - Bishops Castle NDP Appendix 4 Right Homes Right Place.pdf
Appendix 3f - Bishops Castle NDP Appendix 6 Climate Emergency Extracts.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date13 Mar 2024
Effective from21 Mar 2024
Subject to call-inYes