Leekfrith Neighbourhood Plan
We are preparing a Neighbourhood Plan for Leekfrith Parish.
A neighbourhood plan is an important document that can become part of the
statutory development plan for the National Park and the District Council.
Neighbourhood planning is about bringing people together to influence the future of the places they live and work in.
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The LEEKFRITH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN has been complete at our end since May 2018 after the first 6-week consultation.
We worked then, mainly with the PDNPA, to ensure all the documentation was valid. This involved checking that:
1. Every response to the Consultation was actioned appropriately.
2. The whole Consultation process was carried out in accordance with the Guidelines.
3. The generation of the Basic Conditions Statement. This is a lengthy document ensuring that the Leekfrith Neighbourhood Plan(LNP) conforms to prescribed legal conditions the National Policy Planning Framework, the achievement of sustainable development, conformity with local strategic policy and EU obligations.
4. Generating a Strategic Environmental Assessment, which looked at the likelihood of the LNP adversely affecting the environment.
5. Generating the Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Report. This checked whether or not the LNP would have a significant effect on the adjoining ‘Natura 2000’ sites ie the Roaches.
This process including another 6-week consultation process took until July 2019. A number of months were lost as Natural England decided whether or not a rule change necessitated a full-blown Habitat Regulations Assessment was required. In the end, it was decided that it was not required.
The next stage was ratification by PDNPA and SMDC before it was submitted to the Examiner.
The Examination was successful and the LNP with all its documents was approved on 23 Dec 2019.
The LNP was finally approved by SMDC and PDNPA in March 2020 and was to be put to a referendum on 7th May 2020 along with the election of the Police Commissioner. The pandemic put paid to that plan.
The referendum took place on May 6th 2021 and was approved 100 votes for to 17 against.
This is the final LEEKFRITH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
31 JANUARY 2018
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN HAS PROGRESSED TO THE STAGE WHEN A LEGAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION IS REQUIRED in which comments on the draft proposals are invited from those who live, work or carry out business in Leekfrith parish.
The Plan as well as 4 appendices and a Notification explaining how and by when to comment can be read here....
THE NOTIFICATION THE PLAN Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4
Please take the time to read the plan if you are a parishioner or work in the parish and if you have any comments please send them to us as detailed in the Notification. If you know any parishioners not on the web please tell them how they can see a paper copy. Or email bobfoster4722@gmail.com with addresses etc and I will send a paper copy to them.
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MAY 2016
The following three documents were sent out to every household in the parish
1. Blank questionnaire for survey for Neighbourhood Plan
2. Upper Hulme Mill possible indicitive uses map Appendix 1 in the survey
3. Possible sites for "Affordable" homes in Meerbrook Appendix 2 in survey
Below is the overview of the results of the Questionnaire
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A progress report DEC 2015
Progress on the Leekfrith Neighbourhood Plan Dec 15
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In April 2015 we were given the green light to officially prepare a neighbourhood plan see....
Here is the Vision and Scope of the Leekfrith Neighbourhood Plan
Vision and Scope of Leekfrith NP
