Neighbourhood Plan Background
Introduction
Following the adoption by Hart District Council of its Local Plan in 2020 it was agreed that Winchfield’s Neighbourhood Plan should be reviewed and updated for the period 2022 – 2037. Our updated Neighbourhood Plan has been produced by local volunteers, with the support of and on behalf of the Parish Council, setting out the vision, objectives and policies by which the Parish will manage future sustainable development.
Neighbourhood Plan Examiner’s Report and Decision to proceed to Referendum
Hart District Council appointed Mr. Ashcroft, an independent Examiner, to undertake the examination. The Examiner’s Report (PDF, 318 KB) (opens in new tab) was received on 7 September 2023.
All modifications proposed by the Examiner, after consideration of all the received representations, were accepted. The Examiner stated in his report that Winchfield’s new Plan was: “in the round a first-class example of a review of a neighbourhood plan both in terms of its format and content”.
The Plan was further updated and amended to reflect those changes and create the Referendum Version of the Plan.
Hart District Council decided at its Cabinet meeting on 5 October 2023 to accept the recommended modifications to the Neighbourhood Plan and to proceed to Referendum. Please view the Decision Statement for further information. The Referendum question asked was:
“Do you want Hart District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Winchfield Neighbourhood Planning Area to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?”
Post Referendum
The Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan referendum took place on 23 November 2023. 242 residents voted (44% turnout) with 221 voting YES and 21 voting NO. More than 50% of those voting (91% of the votes cast) voted in favour of the plan being used to determine planning applications in the parish.
The full results can be viewed in the Declaration of Results.
Hart District Council formally ‘made’ the Neighbourhood Plan at its meeting on 25 January 2024.
The updated WNP will be used with immediate effect to assess all new planning applications in the Parish.
Regulation 14 Consultations and Examination reports pre Referendum including the Plan Consultation Statement and Basic Conditions Statement
Regulation 16 Consultations and Examination reports pre Referendum
- Winchfield Parish Council response to Regulation 16 representations (PDF, 155 KB)
- Summary of Regulation 16 representations received (PDF, 139 KB)
- Examiner’s Clarification Note (PDF, 96 KB)
- Winchfield Parish Council response to the Examiners Clarification Note (opens in new tab)
Submitted plan and supporting documents
The Submitted Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
- Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan 2022 – 2037 (PDF, 9 MB)
- Evidence Base (PDF, 9 MB)
- Appendix 1 Landscape Character Assessment (opens in new tab)
- Appendix 2 Winchfield Key Views (opens in new tab)
- Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement (PDF, 6 MB)
- Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan Basic Conditions Statement (PDF, 680 KB)
For the Winchfield Neighbourhood Development Plan (opens in new tab), the screening opinions for the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) concluded that neither a full SEA nor an Appropriate Assessment under the HRA were required.
The Referendum version of the new plan and all the supporting documents are here:
- Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan – Referendum version (PDF, 9 MB)
- Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan Appendix A1: Landscape Character Assessment (opens in new tab)
- Winchfield Neighbourhood Plan Appendix A2: Key Views (opens in new tab)
- Examiner’s Report (PDF, 318 KB)
- Decision to proceed to Referendum (PDF, 86 KB)
- Summary of Representations at Reg 16 (submission) (PDF, 139 KB)
Additional Information
Please see the separate page for information on details of Community Engagement. (opens in new tab)
Thank you for your interest in and involvement with our Neighbourhood Plan.