How the comments on the Pre-Submission draft Plan have been addressed in the Submission Neighbourhood Plan LPA’s and Remaining Issues. Section/ Issue Relevant National Guidance (NPPF Not met/Partially Met/ Comment Policy and PPG) Forward States that: Basic Condition of the The relevant basic condition states: Met “A Whitchurch Neighbourhood Plan (WNP) is making of the order (or that it must, in general, comply with the NPPF The terminology has been clarified “the neighbourhood plan) is in general and the Basingstoke and Deane Borough and updated in order to reflect that conformity with the strategic policies Council (BDBC) adopted and emerging Local the then emerging Local Plan has contained in the development plan for Plan policies amongst other now been adopted. considerations.” the area of the authority (or any part of that However, the Basic Conditions require area). .” compliance with strategic policies of the which does not yet “development plan”, Paragraph: 065 Reference ID: include the emerging Local Plan. The consultation is referred to as taking place Paragraph: 050 Reference ID: Partially met under Regulation 14 of the Localism Act. The correct legislation constitutes Regulation 14 The introduction makes reference of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations qualifying body must publicise the to the plan having been submitted “A (General) 2012. draft neighbourhood plan or Order for at under Regulation 16, whereas it least six weeks and consult any of the should refer to Regulation 15. consultation bodies whose interests it
How the LPA’s comments on the Pre-Submission draft Plan have been addressed in the Submission Neighbourhood Plan and Remaining Issues. Section/ Policy Issue Relevant National Guidance (NPPF and PPG) Not met/Partially Met/ Comment Forward States that: “A Basic Condition of the Whitchurch Neighbourhood Plan (WNP) is that it must, in general, comply with the NPPF and the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (BDBC) adopted and emerging Local Plan policies amongst other considerations.” However, the Basic Conditions require compliance with strategic policies of the “development plan”, which does not yet include the emerging Local Plan. The relevant basic condition states: “the making of the order (or neighbourhood plan) is in general conformity with the strategic policies contained in the development plan for the area of the authority (or any part of that area). .” Paragraph: 065 Reference ID: Met The terminology has been clarified and updated in order to reflect that the then emerging Local Plan has now been adopted. The consultation is referred to as taking place under Regulation 14 of the Localism Act. The correct legislation constitutes Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations (General) 2012. Paragraph: 050 Reference ID: “A qualifying body must publicise the draft neighbourhood plan or Order for at least six weeks and consult any of the consultation bodies whose interests it Partially met The introduction makes reference to the plan having been submitted under Regulation 16, whereas it should refer to Regulation 15.
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