The St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2029 was 'made' at Full Council on 22 March 2018. The Plan forms part of the Development Plan for the parish and will be used to guide planning decisions in St Mary Bourne. A copy of the final version of the St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan and Decision Statement can be viewed below:
St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan (final version)(PDF) [3 Mb]
Decision Statement(PDF) [194 kb]
SEA and HRA Screening Decision Notice(PDF) [200 kb]
The referendum for the St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan was held on Tuesday 20 February 2018. There was a turnout of 31.31%. The results of the poll included: 288 votes in favour (85.97%) and 44 votes against (13.13%). 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 St Mary Bourne.
Declaration of Result - St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Area(PDF) [224 kb]
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council agreed to proceed to a referendum on the St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan on 18 December 2017. As required by the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 as amended, a Decision Statement has been published which can be found below.
In accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendum) Regulations (2012) as amended, the council has published an Information Statement which sets out information relating to the referendum and also the following specified documents:
Information Statement(PDF) [474 kb]
St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan as modified(PDF) [2 Mb]
Independent Examiner's report(PDF) [794 kb]
Summary of representations submitted to the independent examiner(PDF) [576 kb]
The Referendum was held Tuesday 20 February 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The question asked in the referendum was:
"Do you want Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to use the neighbourhood plan for St Mary Bourne to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"
The referendum area is identified on the map which is included with the information statement. The referendum area is identical to the area which has been designated as the Neighbourhood Plan area for St Mary Bourne.
The referendum was conducted in accordance with procedures similar to those used at local government elections.
The council received the independent examiners report for the St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan (NP) on 17 November 2017. The examiner recommended that, subject to a number of proposed modifications, the Plan should proceed to referendum.
The Independent Examination was conducted by Jeremy Edge of Edge Planning and Development LLP. He was appointed by the borough council, in agreement with St Mary Bourne Parish Council, having been referred to the council by the Neighbourhood Planning Independent Examiner Referral Service (NPIERS).
The St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan (SMBNP) was submitted to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (BDBC) on 6 May 2017. The plan has been subject to a compliance check to ensure it accords with the relevant legislation. The borough council’s decision and completed checklist can be viewed below:
BDBC St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan compliance checklist letter(PDF) [155 kb]
BDBC St Mary Bourne Plan compliance checklist(PDF) [370 kb]
The submission documents included: St Mary Bourne NP, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Consultation Statement, Basic Conditions Statement, the representation form, a guidance note on the consultation and the public notice.
St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan(PDF) [2 Mb]
Strategic Environmental Assessment(PDF) [4 Mb]
Consultation Statement(PDF) [4 Mb]
Basic Conditions Statement(PDF) [2 Mb]
Representation form(PDF) [185 kb]
View other evidence base documents on the St Mary Bourne Parish Council website.
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.
Consultation on the Pre-Submission SMBNP took place from 15 April 2016 to 27 May 2016 and 4 November 2016 to 16 December 2016. Visit the St Mary Bourne Neighbourhood Plan website for more information.
The borough council has undertaken screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). The results of the screening report and the decision notice is available to view below:
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