Necton Neighbourhood Plan
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The Examination into the Necton Neighbourhood Plan has been completed.
Progress
The Neighbourhood Plan will now be submitted for Referendum.
Dates of each stage
- Designation date: 16 March 2021
- Regulation 14 draft plan submitted: 22 March 2023
- Regulation 16 plan submitted: October 2023
- Plan sent for examination: February 2024
- Date of referendum: September 21 2024
Referendum on the Necton Neighbourhood Plan
A Referendum relating to the making (agreeing) of the Necton Neighbourhood Plan will be held on Thursday September 12 2024
The question to be asked in the Referendum is:
"Do you want Breckland Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Necton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"
The Referendum documents are:
- General information about the planning system and Neighbourhood Plans (PDF) [325KB]
- Necton Neighbourhood Development Plan - Examiner's Report (PDF) [355KB]
- Necton Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version 20 May 2024 (PDF) [9MB]
- Necton NP Delegated Authority Blue Form (PDF) [191KB]
- Necton NP Examiners Report Recommendations - Appendix A (PDF) [268KB]
- NNP - Referendum Information Statement (PDF) [648KB]
- Reg 16 responses BDC and summary (PDF) [676KB]
- Necton NPA Map (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
A local referendum was held on 12 September 2024 to decide if the Necton Neighbourhood Plan should become part of the council's development plan. The turnout was 17.5 per cent, of which 77 per cent (256) voted in favour of using the Plan to help decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area and 22per cent (74) voted against.
Pre-Submission Consultation (Reg.14)
Necton Parish Council have published its pre-submission Plan for consultation, which ends on Monday 22 May.
- Necton Neighbourhood Plan (Pre Submission) (opens new window)
- Necton Neighbourhood Plan leaflet (Pre Submission) (opens new window)
Further information on how to respond can be found on the Necton Parish Council Website (opens new window)
Submission Consultation (Reg.16)
Necton Parish Council have published its submission Plan for consultation, which ends on December 4.
Draft Plan
Supporting Documents
- Habitat Regulation Assessment Necton (Final) (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Necton Appraisal of Views March 2023 small file (PDF) [14MB] (opens new window)
- Necton Neighbourhood Plan Local Green Spaces Assessment March 2023 (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
- Necton Local Heritage Assets March 2023 (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
- Necton NP Household Survey Results December 2021 (PDF) [6MB] (opens new window)
- Necton NP Design-Guidance-and-Codes August 2022 (PDF) [7MB] (opens new window)
- Necton NP Basic Conditions Statement September 2023 (PDF) [325KB] (opens new window)
- Strategic Environmental Assessment Necton (Final) (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
- Necton NP Housing Needs Assessment February 2022 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
The following Responses were received on the Regulation 16 Consultation:
- Historic England response to Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 (PDF) [162KB] (opens new window)
- National Highways response to Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 (PDF) [143KB] (opens new window)
- Natural England response to Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 (PDF) [54KB] (opens new window)
- Necton Neighbourhood Development Plan - Examiner's Clarification Note (PDF) [182KB] (opens new window)
- Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) response to Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 (PDF) [127KB] (opens new window)
- Norfolk County Council response to Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 (PDF) [181KB] (opens new window)
- Norfolk Gardens Trust response to Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 (PDF) [217KB] (opens new window)
- Norfolk Wildlife Trust response to Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 (PDF) [113KB] (opens new window)
- Water Management Alliance response to Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 (PDF) [162KB] (opens new window)
- Necton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 Summary of Comments (PDF) [618KB] (opens new window)
Examination
The Necton Neighbourhood Plan was subject to an Independent Examination that started in February 2024. The Examiner found that, subject to all of the policies being modified, the plan met the 'basic conditions' and recommended that it proceed to a local referendum. The decision to hold the referendum was agreed on 7 June 2024.
The Report of the Examiner and Referendum version of the Plan can be viewed here:
- Necton Neighbourhood Development Plan - Examiner's Report (PDF) [354KB] (opens new window)
- Necton Neighbourhood Plan Referendum (PDF) [9MB] (opens new window)
- Necton NP Delegated Authority Blue Form (PDF) [198KB] (opens new window)
Area Designation
Necton Parish Council applied to designate a neighbourhood area on 8 December 2020.
Date designated: 16 March 2021. Parishes included within the neighbourhood area: Necton.
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