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Wells-next-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan
Neighbourhood Plan Progress
The examination of the draft Wells-next-the-Sea Neighbourhood Plan ended on 15 April 2024, when the examiner issued the examination report. Following consideration of the report, the Council will shortly issue a decision statement to confirm whether the Plan can proceed to a public referendum.
Submission and Examination documents
The following table contains the documents which were submitted for examination and those arising through the examination.
Submission and Examination documents
Examination documents | Date published |
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Examiner's final report | April 2024 |
Wells-next-the-Sea Town Council response to examiners clarification note | February 2024 |
Examiner's clarification note | January 2024 |
Examiner's initial procedural letter | December 2023 |
Documents submitted for examination in June 2023, in line with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as changed):
Submission documents | Date published |
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Wells-next-the-Sea Draft Neighbourhood Plan Submission version | June 2023 |
Schedule of representations at submission stage | December 2023 |
Basic Conditions Statement | June 2023 |
Consultation Statement | June 2023 |
Wells-next-the-Sea Design Guidance and Codes | June 2023 |
Housing Needs Assessment: Wells, Holkham, Walsingham, Warham and Wighton | March 2021 |
Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA Scoping report | February 2023 |
Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA Environmental report | June 2023 |
Habitat Regulations Assessment | April 2023 |
Site Options and Assessment report | December 2021 |
Data Profile | March 2021 |
Wells-next-the-Sea Town Council Minutes, 5 June 2023 | June 2023 |
Correspondence between Holkham Estate and the Wells Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, previously published on the list, has been removed at the request of the Wells Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. The information is duplicated in the Consultation Statement, in Appendix 8.
Next stages
Following the conclusion of the examination process, the Council must now reach a decision on whether the Plan can proceed to a vote at a public referendum. If it is agreed that the Plan can proceed to public referendum, we will update the Plan to include any required changes, factual updates and minor amendments as necessary before arranging the referendum. We will adopt the Plan if the community vote in favour at the referendum.
Once the Neighbourhood Plan is adopted, it will form part of the district-wide planning framework. It will become a material consideration, meaning it must be taken into account for future planning applications in the Wells-next-the-Sea Neighbourhood area.
Further information will be published as it becomes available.
Pre-submission consultation documents (July 2022)
Document | Date published |
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NNDC response to pre-submission Neighbourhood Plan consultation | September 2022 |
Pre-submission Neighbourhood Plan consultation version | July 2022 |
Formal notice of consultation | July 2022 |
Design guidance and codes | February 2022 |
Site options and assessment report | December 2021 |
Housing needs assessment: Wells, Holkham, Walsingham, Warham and Wighton | March 2021 |
Data profile | March 2021 |
Screening reports
Document | Date published |
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Habitat regulations assessment screening determination | March 2023 |
Strategic environment assessment screening determination | March 2023 |
Habitat regulations assessment screening report | December 2022 |
Strategic environment assessment screening report | December 2022 |
Neighbourhood plan designation documents (February 2019)
We approved Wells-next-the-Sea Town Council's application to designate Wells Neighbourhood Area on 11 February 2019.
Document | Date published |
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Application form | February 2019 |
Parish statement | February 2019 |
Map of proposed Neighbourhood Area | February 2019 |
Agreement of Neighbourhood Area Designation | February 2019 |
Key dates
- Designation date: 11 February 2019
- Regulation 14 Draft Plan submitted: 15 July to 9 September 2022
- Regulation 16 Plan submitted: 20 June 2023
- Regulation 16 Plan consultation: 2 October to 13 November 2023
- Plan sent for Examination: 3 January 2024
- Referendum date:
- Date Plan made: