Issue - meetings

The Hurn Neighbourhood Plan was subject to independent examination May to August 2024. The examiner’s report received on 9 August 2024, concluded that subject to modifications, the neighbourhood plan meets basic and legal conditions. Cabinet on 4 September 2024 agreed the examiner’s modifications, together with the council’s decision statement and approved the modified plan for referendum.

The referendum took place on 24 October 2024 within the Hurn area.

The referendum question asked:

‘Do you want BCP Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Hurn to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’ 

Since the result of the referendum was positive, with more than 50% of those voting, agreeing with the above question, the council must now bring the plan into force so that it forms part of the statutory development plan. It will be used alongside the Local Plan to determine planning applications in the Hurn Neighbourhood area.

The Leader of the Council presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Council was advised that the Hurn Neighbourhood Plan was subject to independent examination May to August 2024, and that the examiner’s report received on 9 August 2024, concluded that subject to modifications, the neighbourhood plan meets basic and legal conditions.

Further to this Council was informed that Cabinet on 4 September 2024 agreed the examiner’s modifications, together with the council’s decision statement and approved the modified plan for referendum, and that the referendum had taken place on 24 October 2024 within the Hurn area.

In relation to this Council was advised that the referendum question asked:

‘Do you want BCP Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Hurn to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’ 

As a result of this Council was informed that since the result of the referendum was positive, with more than 50% of those voting, agreeing with the above question, the council must now bring the plan into force so that it forms part of the statutory development plan, it will also be used alongside the Local Plan to determine planning applications in the Hurn Neighbourhood area.

Thanks were expressed to the Lead Member for Local Plan Delivery, Councillor Margaret Phipps for all her hard work.

RESOLVED that Council: -

(a)           noted the results of the Hurn Neighbourhood Plan referendum held on 24 October 2024 (Declaration of Result of Poll - Appendix 1);

(b)          agreed to make the Hurn Neighbourhood Plan (Appendix 2), that was subject to referendum on 24 October 2024, part of BCP Council’s statutory development plan so that it can be used alongside the Local Plan to determine planning applications in the Hurn neighbourhood area; and

(c)          approved the Local Planning Authority’s Decision Statement (Appendix 3) and delegate publication and circulation of the Decision Statement to the Director of Planning and Transport in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Dynamic Places.

Voting: Unanimous