Neighbourhood Planning

Janet Cheesley has been appointed Independent Examiner to undertake the examination of the Nether Stowey Neighbourhood Plan. Her role is to determine whether the Plan meets the Basic Conditions and other legal requirements.

Following formal submission and publication of the Nether Stowey Neighbourhood Plan independent examination of the plan has now commenced. Janet Cheesley has been appointed Independent Examiner to undertake the examination. Her role is to determine whether the Plan meets the Basic Conditions and other legal requirements.

The submitted Nether Stowey Neighbourhood Plan contains proposed planning policies relevant to the designated neighbourhood area. The Neighbourhood Plan, if made, will form part of the Development Plan for the area, and will guide future development within the Neighbourhood Plan area.

The submitted plan and associated documents are available to view and download from Sedgemoor’s website link - click here

Link to Sedgemoor page

Following the consultation which took place last year, our Neighbourhood Plan was updated to address and reflect the responses we received from both residents and businesses with connections to the village.

At their meeting on 13 January 2020, Nether Stowey Parish Council approved the Plan which will now be formally submitted to Sedgemoor District Council.

Sedgemoor DC will contact all organisations with a connection to the village to seek any further comments after which the Plan will be passed to an independent planning inspector to ensure our Plan meets all applicable regulations and statutes. After this it will be put to a village referendum for final adoption and approval by residents. This entire process will take about 3 or 4 months.

The latest ("Submission Version") of the draft Neighbourhood Plan is now available below.

Please keep reading these pages for updates

Nether Stowey’s future
The Nether Stowey Neighbourhood Plan is now nearing completion.

A consultation was held in April 2018 at the Thomas Poole Library and the input and comments you gave us have been collated into the Neighbourhood Plan and this is now ready for your final review before being submitted for independent examination and formal adoption. This will mean that the Plan has to be taken into consideration by any development in the Parish and that we will receive 25% (instead of 15%) of any applicable Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

During the consultation period we are asking for your feedback on the draft Plan so please take this opportunity to comment, either to say what you like about the Plan or what you think needs changing on the comment sheet which is also available. Your feedback will be taken on board before finalising the Plan for examination by an independent examiner.

The Plan is now available and you can get a copy by:

- - Downloading from the Parish Council web site Neighbourhood Plan page click the link here
  - Sending an e-mail to NSPlan@netherstowey-pc.gov.uk and we will
    e-mail or hand deliver a copy
  - Collecting a printed copy from the Parish Office.
  The comment sheet is available by the same methods listed above
  
  We are keen to get your remarks and views and the comment sheet can be returned to us by e-mail to NSPlan@netherstowey-pc.gov.uk or by handing it in at the Parish Office by 31 October.
  
  Consultation Events
  In addition, there will be a display of the Plan in the Parish Office from Tuesday 17th to Friday 27th September between 10am and 1pm.
  During the consultation period, we are also holding some ‘meet the team’ events to give you the opportunity to chat with members of the Neighbourhood Plan team. These events will be on:
  - - - Friday 20th September 10.15am – 12.30pm
      - Friday 20th September 3pm - 6.30pm
      - Saturday 21st September 10am - 12.00pm