Blakeney Neighbourhood Plan
Making of the Neighbourhood Plan
Following a public referendum on Thursday 14 September 2023, the Blakeney Neighbourhood Plan has been brought into legal force. It now forms part of the statutory Development Plan for North Norfolk. Decisions on planning applications in the Blakeney Neighbourhood Area (the parish) must now be made following policies in the Blakeney Neighbourhood Plan and wider Development Plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Referendum results
| Electorate | 578 |
| Turnout | 27% |
| Votes in favour | 141 (89.8%) |
| Votes against | 16 (10.2%) |
Made Neighbourhood Plan
Referendum documents
| Documents | Date published |
|---|---|
| Results of poll | September 2023 |
| Notice of poll | September 2023 |
| Referendum information statement | July 2023 (amended) |
| General information statement on town and country planning | May 2023 |
| Blakeney Neighbourhood Plan (post examination and referendum version) | June 2023 |
| Decision statement (proceed to referendum) | June 2023 |
| Responses received (further consultation) | June 2023 |
| Interim decision statement: Invitation for further representations | February 2023 |
| Interim decision statement | February 2023 |
| Examination report | January 2023 |
Submission and examination documents
The following table contains documents which were made available to the examiner.
| Examination documents | Date published |
|---|---|
| Blakeney Parish Council response to examiner's procedural letter and questions | September 2022 |
| Blakeney Parish Council response to examiner's supplementary questions | August 2022 |
| Examiner's supplementary questions | July 2022 |
| NNDC response to examiner's procedural letter and questions | July 2022 |
| Examiner's procedural letter and questions | June 2022 |
| Schedule of representations at submission stage | June 2022 |
Documents submitted for examination in line with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as changed):
| Submission documents | Date published |
|---|---|
| Blakeney Neighbourhood Plan examination version | November 2021 |
| Formal notice of consultation | March 2022 |
| Basic conditions statement | July 2021 |
| Consultation statement | July 2021 |
| Baseline data | April 2020 |
Blakeney Neighbourhood Plan screening reports
| Document | Date published |
|---|---|
| Habitat regulations assessment screening report | March 2021 |
| Habitat regulations assessment determination | April 2021 |
| Strategic environment assessment screening report | March 2021 |
| Strategic environment assessment determination | April 2021 |
Other documents
| Document | Date published |
|---|---|
| Blakeney Neighbourhood Plan health check | July 2021 |
Pre-submission consultation documents (November 2019)
| Consultation documents | Date published |
|---|---|
| NNDC response to pre-submission consultation | November 2019 |
| Pre-submission Neighbourhood Plan consultation version | October 2019 |
| Consultation response form | October 2019 |
| Consultation notice | October 2019 |
Neighbourhood Plan designation documents (February 2017)
| Consultation documents | Date published |
|---|---|
| Application form | November 2017 |
| Parish statement | November 2017 |
| Map of proposed neighbourhood area | November 2017 |
| Agreement of neighbourhood area designation | November 2017 |
Key dates
- Designation date: 30 November 2017
- Regulation 14 draft Plan: 3 October 2019 to 15 November 2019
- Regulation 16 Plan submitted: 26 November 2021
- Regulation 16 Plan consultation: 28 March to 9 May 2022
- Plan sent for examination: 16 June 2022
- Referendum date: 14 September 2023
- Date Plan made: 10 November 2023