Overton Neighbourhood Plan

Janet Cheesley has been appointed to carry out an Independent Examination of the Overton Neighbourhood Plan. The Examination commenced on 27 October 2025.

Email notification of Examination of Overton Neighbourhood Plan

The Submission Overton Neighbourhood Plan (ONP) was submitted to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (BDBC) on 21 July 2025. The plan has been subject to a legal compliance check to ensure it accords with the relevant legislation.

The borough council’s decision and completed checklist:

Overton Neighbourhood Plan compliance check letter(PDF) [224 kb]

Overton Neighbourhood Plan compliance checklist(PDF) [237 kb]

The Regulation 16 Neighbourhood Plan consultation closed on Thursday 16 October 2025.

Representations received through the consultation can be viewed below:

Consultation representations(PDF) [24 Mb]

The consultation documents can be found below:

• Submission Overton Neighbourhood Plan
• Appendix A Design Guidance and Codes
• Appendix B Indicative Housing Requirement
• Appendix C Important Views
• Consultation Statement
• Basic Conditions Statement
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Report
• Habitats Regulations Assessment
• Equalities Impact Assessment
• Modification Proposal Statement
• Policy Map Booklet
• SEA and HRA Screening Report May 2024
• SEA and HRA Decision notice May 2024

Supporting Evidence Documents

• Changes to the Settlement Policy Boundary
• Discussion of the exclusion of Court Drove Sites

Consultation on the Pre-Submission Overton Neighbourhood Plan took place from 1 February to 16 March 2025. For further information visit the Overton Parish Council website.

The borough council has undertaken screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) in May 2024. The results of the screening report and the decision notice are available to view below:

Overton SEA and HRA screening report - May 2024(PDF) [2 Mb]

Overton SEA and HRA Decision Notice - May 2024(PDF) [344 kb]

Referendum results

The referendum for the Overton Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 23 June 2016. There was a turnout of 71%. The results of the poll included: 1293 votes in favour (53%) and 1149 votes against (47%). More than 50% of those voting in the referendum voted ‘yes’ and therefore the neighbourhood plan has become part of the statutory development plan for Overton.

Declaration of Result - Overton Neighbourhood Area(PDF) [281 kb]

Referendum

In accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendum) Regulations 2012 the borough council has published an Information Statement which sets out information relating to the referendum and also the following specified documents:

The Draft Overton Neighbourhood Plan (as modified in response to Examiners recommendations)(PDF) [6 Mb]

The Independent Examiner's Report(PDF) [397 kb]

Information Statement(PDF) [2 Mb]

Summary of representations submitted to the independent examiner(PDF) [572 kb]

Statement (the Decision Statement) that the local planning authority is satisfied that draft plan meets the basic conditions and complies with the provisions made by or under sections 38A and 38B of the 2004 Act(PDF) [376 kb]

Statement setting out general information on town and country planning, neighbourhood planning and the referendum(PDF) [250 kb]

Notice of Referendum(PDF) [194 kb]

Leaflets have been published by the 'Vote No to Overton Neighbourhood Plan Group' and the ‘Yes for Overton’ campaign group in relation to the referendum. In accordance with section 5 (3) (b) of the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendum) Regulations 2012 the borough council has published the following factual update documents in relation to both the Vote No to Overton Neighbourhood Plan Group and Yes for Overton leaflets:

Vote No to Overton Neighbourhood Plan Group leaflet(PDF) [353 kb]

Vote No to Overton Neighbourhood Plan: Reality Check leaflet(PDF) [256 kb]

Yes for Overton leaflet(PDF) [317 kb]

Public Notice(PDF) [115 kb]

The Referendum was held on Thursday 23 June 2016 between 7am and 10pm. Notice of the Referendum can be found above. The question asked in the referendum was:

Do you want Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Overton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?

Publication (Regulation 16)

The ONP was published for consultation on 18 September 2015 for a period of six weeks. The consultation documents consisted of:

Neighbourhood Plan submission(PDF) [6 Mb]

Sustainability Appraisal Report(PDF) [4 Mb]

The Process of Housing Site Assessment(PDF) [905 kb]

Consultation Statement(PDF) [2 Mb]

Basic Conditions Statement(PDF) [832 kb]

Equality Impact Assessment(PDF) [351 kb]

Representation form(DOCX) [397 kb]

Guidance note(PDF) [74 kb]

Representations on this consultation can be viewed upon request. If you would like to view any particular representations for this consultation, please contact the Planning Policy team by emailing Local.Plan@basingstoke.gov.uk. All the representations made and the submission plan have been issued to the appointed independent Neighbourhood Plan Examiner.

In addition, the plan was subject to a compliance check to ensure it complies with the relevant legislation. The borough council's decision and completed checklist can be found here:

BDBC Overton Neighbourhood Plan compliance letter(PDF) [90 kb]

BDBC Overton Neighbourhood Plan compliance checklist(PDF) [177 kb]

Pre-submission (Regulation 14)

Consultation on the Pre-Submission ONP took place from 16 February to 31 March 2015. Visit the Overton Parish Council website for more information.

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment

The borough council has undertaken screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA). The results of the screening report and the decision notice is available to view below:

Overton Neighbourhood Plan SEA and HRA Screening Report(PDF) [2 Mb]

Overton Neighbourhood Plan SEA and HRA Screening Decision Notice(PDF) [178 kb]

You can view copies of the documents associated with the area designation below:

Overton Neighbourhood Area map(PDF) [4 Mb]

Overton Neighbourhood Area application(PDF) [211 kb]