CBC has begun the final consultation on the Wivenhoe Neighbourhood Plan. It will run from 5 February and close at 5pm on 19th March 2018. After the consultation finishes the Plan itself, together with accompanying documents and all consultation comments…
Progress Report
Latest work from steering group and working groups
December 2017 update
The Basic Conditions statement update and an Addendum to the SEA report were completed in November 2017. This meant that all the necessary documents were ready for a re-submission to CBC for compliance review. This re-submission took place at the end of…
November 2017 update
There have been many frustrating delays in getting the Neighbourhood Plan progressed after submission in September 2016. CBC did not accept that the Basic Conditions had been fulfilled. Essentially this hinged on an objection from Natural England, one of the…
NP submitted to planning authority
The neighbourhood plan completed its pre-submission consultation on 6 September 2016 and Wivenhoe Town Council submitted it to the local planning authority shortly after that date, with the request that an examiner should be appointed. We’re now waiting for formal…
May 2016: revised version of the Wivenhoe NP
Here is the final working draft of the Neighbourhood plan. Please note one amendment has not yet been made to the on line Plan. Following a recent successful planning appeal by Taylor Wimpey, both Trinity Close and Denham Close will need…
Feedback after February draft Plan launch
Feedback and comments have been (and still are!) coming in in response to the first completed draft of the WNP. Every piece of feedback is passed on to the Plan Review Group and considered in full. As a result, a…
Report of launch of full draft plan
Dressed in full regalia, Wivenhoe town councillor and official town crier Mr Bob Needham rang in the launch of the consultation on the Wivenhoe Neighbourhood Plan as he led a procession from Wivenhoe Quay to the William Loveless Hall. There,…
Update from Communications and Community Engagement working group
Two areas of consultation are underway: Regarding open spaces, please look at the consultation to gather evidence of the use of green open spaces for the neighbourhood plan. We will be popping up in various places – including the Co-op,…
Plan writing well under way
The Draft Neighbourhood Plan, version 8, has been forwarded to Colchester Borough Council for an informal review to ensure that it meets the statutory requirements and sits within the Colchester Local Plan without contradiction. We are hoping to have a…
Strategic Environmental Assessment scoping report
Read the SEA scoping report here. Preparing an SEA scoping report is part of the requirements for our Plan. The document is now undergoing its statutory consultation process with Natural England, English Heritage and the Environment Agency. This consultation period ends…