Stowey Sutton Neighbourhood Plan
The background to neighbourhood planning
A neighbourhood plan provides a new way for local communities to influence the planning of the area in which they live and work.
Neighbourhood plans give communities more direct power to plan the development of their areas & can be used to:
- Develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood
- Set planning policies for development and land use
- Encourage development of resources that the community needs
Neighbourhood plans are powerful planning tools for local communities, however they must be compliant with the districts core strategy as well as national planning targets & requirements.
It is important to understand that to be approved a neighbourhood plan must be pro-development, it cannot be used to prevent further home building, but it can be used to control & limit that development & help to ensure that it blends in with the existing character of the community.
Stowey Sutton Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Result
384 YES
20 No
so the Neighbourhood Plan has been passed
Thank you all for voting
This is a 36% turnout, one of the highest turnout for a
Neighbourhood Plan Referendum (to date)
What a brilliant Community we all live in.
Thank you again to everyone who helped develop the plan, to everyone who responded to consultations & to everyone who voted.
The plan will now go to Bath and North East Somerset for Cabinet to formally adopt - in early September 2015.
The completed neighbourhood plan
Click Here to view the completed plan on the B&NES website.