Lambourn Neighbourhood Development Plan: Pre-Submission Consultation (Regulation 14)
The Pre-Submission Version of the Lambourn NDP is now ready for consultation and comment, prior to submission to West Berkshire Council.
This consultation is being held according to Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 and will run until FRIDAY 18th OCTOBER 2024
In December 2018, West Berkshire Council agreed to Designate the civil Parish of Lambourn as a Neighbourhood Area. A Steering Group, comprising local councillors and volunteers from the community, was set up to facilitate the production of a Neighbourhood Development Plan for Lambourn Parish.
A Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is a community-led framework for guiding the future development, regeneration and conservation of an area. Over the last six years the Lambourn NDP Steering Group has worked with the Parish Council, residents, landowners and businesses to put together a document that reflects the needs and wishes of the local community. Following this Pre-Submission consultation, the next stages are the Regulation 16 “Submission Version” consultation, Independent Examination and a Local Referendum. If approved, the Lambourn NDP will be “made”, and becomes part of the statutory Development Plan for West Berkshire. The Pre-Submission Version of the Plan and the Response Form can be found below:
Hard copies may be viewed at the following locations:
Lambourn Parish Council Office, Memorial Hall, Oxford Street, Lambourn.
Lambourn Library, High Street, Lambourn.
St. James the Greater Church, Church Street, Eastbury
If you have difficulty accessing a copy, please contact: lambourn.ndp@gmail.com, or call Lambourn Parish Council on 01488 72400
Please submit your responses via:
By email: lambourn.ndp@gmail.com
By post: Lambourn NDP, Memorial Hall, Oxford Street, Lambourn. RG17 8XP
All responses will be carefully considered by the Lambourn NDP Steering Group and the Pre-Submission Version will be amended to inform the Submission Version. This will be submitted to West Berkshire Council for the next, Regulation 16, stage of Consultation.
Please note that personal information provided in your responses will be kept confidential and processed in line with the General Data Protection Regulations. So that respondents can be contacted at the next stage of the Consultation (ie. the ‘publication consultation’), please confirm you are happy to have your contact details (name, address/email) passed on to West Berkshire Council.
There will be opportunities for Parishioners to ask questions during the Consultation period, at drop-in sessions and at a public meeting:
11th September: Woodlands Drop-in: 7 – 9pm, Woodlands St. Mary Village Hall
14th September: Eastbury Drop-in: 10am – 12 Noon,
Church of St. James the Greater, Eastbury
19th September: Upper Lambourn Drop-in: 5 – 7pm, Jockey Club Estates office,
Mandown Farm, Maddle Road.
25th September: Presentation to Lambourn Parish Council and public.
7.30pm, Memorial Hall, Oxford Street, Lambourn
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via lambourn.ndp@gmail.com,
Sue Cocker, Chair, Lambourn NDP Steering Group.