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REVIEW OF OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Following the decision in 2024 to review our Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP), this is now formally underway.
The NDP is a statutory and important part of the the planning jigsaw and ensures that all those involved in making decisions to develop land and deciding what is best, have to take into account the local view of what is best for the parishes.
Our NDP was “made” in 2019 and runs through till 2030, so it is sensible to have a look at it in the light of experience and changes within the wider planning systems.
We have secured funding to appoint a specialist consultant to assist us, as some aspects of the process are very technical, and we hope to have completed the review by late summer.
We will be writing to each parishioner to provide them with more information and you will also be sent a questionnaire. Once we have the returns from these and the results of other enquiries, we will be in a position to see what changes may be needed to the NDP. At this point we will reach out and invite parishioners to a meeting(s).
As many will be aware, meeting the future housing needs of the country gets a lot of attention, and can create strong feelings. The District Council as the local planning authority has central role, but also works closely with other authorities in South Worcestershire, to set out the South Worcestershire Development Plan. This seeks to address what future needs will be and how these might be met. The SWDP is also under review and is currently being externally examined. We have sought to link the timing of our review to this. As the SWDP determines the wider picture and can impact on the parishes in terms of allocations of possible developments.
NDP’s provide for those wishing to develop and for the decision makers a clear statement of what is important to local people and their views about what developments would contribute and maintain a balance with the aspects of local life and location that we value.
We are planning to hold at least one public meeting and welcome the involvement of as many parishioners as possible. We will do our best to keep everyone up to date and if you feel you would like to become more involved in the review then one option is to consider joining the parish council or to volunteer for the steering group.
For further information please visit
https://broadwascotheridge-pc.gov.uk/planning-development/neighbourhood-development-plan
For further information about the SWDP review please visit
Broadwas and Cotheridge is a rural parish covering 1290 hectares. The Parish Council consists of 9 Councillors (5 representing Boadwas and 4 for Cotheridge).The Parish Council meet on the second or third Wednesday of the month except for August and December when there are no scheduled meetings. Meetings are held at the village hall in Broadwas at 7.00pm.
Agendas for each meeting are displayed on the web site and in the 4 noticeboards around the parish.
There are currently 4 councillor vacancies on this council, so, if you feel that you would like information on becoming a Parish Councillor, please contact the Clerk.
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