Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 14 Consultation

Neighbourhood planning gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and shape the development and growth of their local area. It helps determine where new homes, shops and offices can be built, what those new buildings will look like, and what infrastructure should be provided to meet their community’s needs, in alignment with the strategic needs and priorities of the wider local area.

Formal public consultation on the draft Barton-le-Clay Neighbourhood Plan (known as Regulation 14) in accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012 will start on Friday 26th April 2024 for a 6-week period, ending at midnight on Friday 7th June 2024.

The Draft Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents can be viewed below.

Please be aware that we will not accept comments that are anonymous, irrelevant to the content of the draft Neighbourhood Plan, racist, abusive, or libellous. Any comments you make will be made publicly available however, your personal details will not be referenced and will only be used for validation purposes.

Please refer to our Privacy Statement 

About the Plan

Over the past few years, the Barton-le-Clay Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, with the assistance of the Parish Council, has undertaken initial consultation, gathered background evidence and appointed consultants to assist in the creation of this draft Neighbourhood Plan. We will be consulting with statutory consultees, local businesses, people living or working in Barton-le-Clay and those in the neighbouring areas. Following revision to reflect consultation responses, it is envisaged that the Barton-le-Clay Neighbourhood Plan will be submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council and it is anticipated that a local referendum will be held soon after.

Commenting on the Draft Plan

Please send us your comments on the draft plan by filling in our online form here (or see below for more commenting options).

It is important that as many people and organisations as possible comment on the draft Barton-le-Clay Neighbourhood Plan during this consultation period. In the interests of efficiency and the environment please submit comments electronically using our online form below.

However, we will accept written comments in any form (email or letter), but you must include your name, organisation (if applicable) and postcode for these to be accepted. You can email comments to np@bartonleclay-pc.gov.uk , use the contact form, or post letters to Barton-le-Clay Neighbourhood Plan, 1 Windsor Parade, Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, MK45 4NA.

In accordance with GDPR, we will not store or keep your email address or any other details unless you wish to make comments to us and then your data will be kept securely in our data bases of responses.

Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 14 Draft

Once you have read the Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 14 Draft (below), please take the opportunity to complete our response form. Please let us know your ideas on any part of the Plan, including anything you support, don’t support or would like to be presented differently. We would like to hear absolutely anything you have to say on it!

The response form can be found here, but is only available until midnight on 7th June 2024.

This is also available as a dedicated page via the following link to the on-line response form.

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