Holt Neighbourhood Plan

Neighbourhood Plan Progress

Holt Town Council formally submitted their final draft Neighbourhood Plan for examination on 12 September 2022. Following a six-week public consultation, the Neighbourhood Plan is now entering the examination stage.

Mr Robert Bryan has been appointed to hold an independent examination. This will look at whether the Plan meets the basic conditions needed to move forward with a public referendum. The examination starts on 9 January 2023 and should be completed within 8 to 12 weeks.

Submission and Examination documents

The following table contains documents which were made available to the examiner, and those which have arisen through the examination process:

Next stages

Following the examiner's assessment, they will write a report advising if the Plan should move to the next stage of a public referendum. Some suggested changes may be needed before the referendum can go ahead. If the Plan is approved for a referendum and the community then vote in favour, the Plan must be adopted by the Council within eight weeks of the referendum.

Once the Neighbourhood Plan is made, 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 Holt Neighbourhood area.

Key dates

• Designation date: 2 December 2013
• Regulation 14 Draft Plan: 11 January 2018 to 23 February 2018
• Regulation 16 Plan submitted: 12 September 2022
• Regulation 16 Plan consultation: 10 October to 21 November 2022
• Plan sent for examination: 9 January 2023
• Referendum date:
• Date Plan made: