Cubbington Neighbourhood Development Plan - Regulation 16 Submission
1.0 Background Comment
1.1 The Localism Act 2011 gave Parish Councils the power to prepare neighbourhood development plans (NDPs). Plans to help guide development in a community's local area. Through this NDP, local people in Cubbington parish now have the opportunity to help shape future development in the area. The Cubbington NDP (CNDP) will, when approved, become part of the development plan. This is very important because planning applications are determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
1.2 When complete the CNDP will sit alongside the Warwick District Local Plan 2011- 2029 (WDLP) that was adopted in September 2017. The CNDP must be in general conformity with the strategic planning policies contained in the WDLP. In addition the CNDP will also provide a timely and valuable input into the South Warwickshire Local Plan 2030-2050 that represents all residents' views. The SWLP is currently being prepared and has already requested a 'call for sites' from landowners and developers. See Section 4 of this document for more details.
Neighbourhood Plan Process and Preparation
1.3 Cubbington Parish Council, as a qualifying body, believe neighbourhood planning is an important power for local people to exercise and decided to prepare an NDP for the area. The Parish Council applied to Warwick District Council (WDC) for the parish council area to be designated as a neighbourhood area, this was approved in September 20211. The designated Neighbourhood Area covers the full parish council area and is shown on Figure 1.
Figure 1 Designated Cubbington Neighbourhood Area
1.4 A Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group (NPSG) comprising Parish Councillors and local residents was established to progress work on the plan. If you would like more information, please contact us at CubbingtonNP@protonmail.com.
1.5 Further information on the background and work undertaken so far on the CNDP, including the results of the surveys and information on consultation events can be produced on request. The steps in preparing a Neighbourhood Plan are set out in Figure 2 below. The 'draft' CNDP was published for the period of informal consultation on the parish council website and a limited number paper copies for the 'drop-in' session held in May 2023.
Figure 2 Neighbourhood Planning Process
1.6 The informal consultation was advertised on the Parish noticeboards and through the Parish magazine. Comments were gathered via the dedicated email address and the Parish Council website. Drop-in sessions were arranged at the Village Hall.
1.7 Following this informal consultation, residents' views and opinions on the focus and content of the CNDP were considered and incorporated into the Regulation 14 consultation draft of the CNDP. The Regulation 14 consultation ran for six weeks from 22nd January 2024 until 4th March 2024. Responses to this consultation were also considered and amendments made to the plan where it was considered necessary.
1.8 The extensive consultation undertaken as part of the CNDP's preparations has also been used to help inform the preparation of the Parish Council's Business Plan.
1.9 The plan has also been screened by WDC for any environmental impacts as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process. The plan was found to have no significant impact.
