Neighbourhood Planning Activity in East Herts

There are a number of Neighbourhood Plans progressing within East Herts. The different Neighbourhood Plans are at varying stages of the process.

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Neighbourhood Plans

The Neighbourhood Plans that are at a more advanced stage are displayed below. Please click the name of the Neighbourhood Area to view further details of the individual Neighbourhood Plan.

Neighbourhood Planning Activity
Neighbourhood AreaPre-Submission Consultation (Reg 14)Submission to East Herts (Reg 15)6 Week Public Consultation (Reg 16)ExaminationReferendumAdoption
Silverleys and Meads 1st Revision 8 February 2021 - 20 April 2021 November 202129 November 2021 - 24 January 2022March - May 2022N/AJuly 2022
All Saints, Central, South and Part of Thorley 1st Revision8 February 2021 - 20 April 2021 November 202129 November 2021 - 24 January 2022March - May 2022N/AJuly 2022
BraughingJanuary - March 2017September 20175 October 2017 - 16 November 2017March/April 201826 July 2018September 2018
Buntingford Community AreaSeptember - October 2015April 2016May - June 2016November 201623 March 2017May 2017
Gilston Area14 September - 26 October 2019June 202021 July - 15 September 2020October 2020 - February 202127 May 2021July 2021
Hertford - Bengeo Ward15 July - 15 September 2019February 202016 July - 10 September 2020October - December 20206 May 2021July 2021
Hertford - Kingsmead Ward7 November - 20 December 20218 July 202222 September 2022 - 4 November 2022January - March 20234 May 2023July 2023
Hertford - Sele Ward4 February - 24 March 2019February 202016 July - 10 September 2020October - December 20206 May 2021July 2021
Hertford HeathOctober - December 2020     
HunsdonFebruary - March 2021November 20216 January - 17 February 2022May - June 202215 September 2022November 2022
Much Hadham12 August - 30 September 2019February 202111 March - 6 May 2021October - March 202223 June 2022November 2022
StandonOctober - December 2016 November 201711 January 2018 - 22 February 2018August 2018 - May 201925 July 2019September 2019
Stanstead Abbotts & St MargaretsFebruary- April 2023      
Thundridge17 February - 5 April 2019October 20197 November - 19 December 2019March - July 20206 May 2021July 2021
Walkern First RevisionJanuary - February 2023May 202312 June - 24 July 2023Nov 2023- March 2024N/AJuly 2024
WareApril - June 2022 21 October 20221 December 2022 - 26 January 2023March 2023 - July 202328 September 202313 December 2023
Watton-at-StoneJanuary - March 202229 September 20229 November 2022 - 20 December 2022June - July 202312 October 202313 December 2023

 

Neighbourhood Plan updates

Communities with Made neighbourhood plans can review or ‘modify’ their plans at any time, although it is not compulsory to do so. The nature of any proposed changes or modifications will affect the process that the neighbourhood plan will need to go through when being reviewed. National guidance sets out three types of update or modification which can be made: 

  • Minor (non-material) modifications to a neighbourhood plan are those which would not materially affect the policies in the plan. These may include correcting errors, such as a reference to a supporting document, and would not require examination or a referendum. 
  • Material modifications which do not change the nature of the plan would require examination but not a referendum. This might, for example, entail the addition of a design code that builds on a pre-existing design policy, or the addition of a site or sites which, subject to the decision of the independent examiner, are not so significant or substantial as to change the nature of the plan.
  • Material modifications which do change the nature of the plan or order would require examination and a referendum. This might, for example, involve allocating significant new sites for development

Silverleys and Meads Neighbourhood Plan, All Saints, Central, South and Parts of Thorley Neighbourhood Plan and ~Walkern Neighbourhood Plan First Revision have all been updated recently. The revisions have now been adopted and the 'Made' plans can be viewed in the table above. Other Neighbourhood Plans that are being updated as part of a review will be listed below.

 

Designated Neighbourhood Areas

Below are the Neighbourhood Areas that have been designated in East Herts. These areas have not yet published a draft of their Neighbourhood Plan and therefore have not reached the Regulation 14 Consultation stage.

Designated Neighbourhood Areas
Neighbourhood AreaDate of RequestBody Submitting RequestDesignation AgreedNeighbourhood Area Map
Brickendon

22 November 2013

Designation Request 

Brickendon Liberty Parish Council4 March 2014Brickendon- Map
Hertingfordbury

19 November 2015

Designation Request [100KB]

Hertingfordbury Parish Council2 February 2016Hertingfordbury- Map [3MB]
Little Hadham

3 June 2016

Designation Request [37KB]

Little Hadham Parish Council6 September 2016Little Hadham- Map [519KB]
Sawbridgeworth

16 September 2015

Designation Request [153KB]

Sawbridgeworth Town Council1 December 2015Sawbridgeworth- Map [3MB]
Hertford Castle Plus5 March 2024 Designation RequestHertford Town Council9 July 2024Hertford Castle Plus Map