Issue - meetings

This report considers the Council’s proposed response to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan that was published for consultation between 20 June 2025 and 1 August 2025 under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

The Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum following consultation on a draft Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14) that was undertaken between 9 September 2024 and 27 October 2024.

The Council is a statutory consultee on neighbourhood plans and it is important that the council provides detailed responses on neighbourhood plans at the formal consultation stages.

Once adopted the neighbourhood plan becomes part of the boroughs statutory development plan and will therefore be used in the determination planning applications in the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum Area.

This report considers the Council’s proposed response to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan that was published for consultation between 20 June 2025 and 1 August 2025 under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

The Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum following consultation on a draft Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14) that was undertaken between 9 September 2024 and 27 October 2024.

The Council is a statutory consultee on neighbourhood plans and it is important that the council provides detailed responses on neighbourhood plans at the formal consultation stages.

Once adopted the neighbourhood plan becomes part of the boroughs statutory development plan and will therefore be used in the determination planning applications in the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum Area.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved with 7 votes for and 1 abstention to:

(1)      Approve the Councils response to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 16) set out in Appendix 1 that is currently subject to public consultation under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

This report considered the Council’s proposed response to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan that was published for consultation between 20 June 2025 and 1 August 2025 under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

The Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum following consultation on a draft Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14) that was undertaken between 9 September 2024 and 27 October 2024.

The Council is a statutory consultee on neighbourhood plans, and it is important that the council provides detailed responses on neighbourhood plans at the formal consultation stages.

Once adopted the neighbourhood plan becomes part of the boroughs statutory development plan and will therefore be used in the determination planning applications in the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum Area.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Adoption of the Plan. A Member of the Committee asked for clarification as to whether the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan would be adopted even if the Local Plan does not pass its inspection.  The Planning Policy Manager explained that the Neighbourhood Plan will be assessed against its conformity with the National Planning Policy Framework and the current strategic policies of the Council’s current development plan, which is the core strategy. The Planning Policy Manager explained if there is any conflict between plans, the most recently adopted document will take precedence. The Planning Policy Manager informed the Committee that the adoption of the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan will not be delayed or affected by the Local Plan process.

b)            Paragraph 0. A Member of the Committee raised that they had not been able to find paragraph 0 in the Neighbourhood Plan document. The Planning Policy Manager confirmed that there is no paragraph 0 and this has been picked up on and written into the consultation response.

c)            Thanks. A Member of the Committee expressed their thanks to all those who have input into and worked on the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved with 7 votes for and 1 abstention to:

(1)      Approve the Councils response to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 16) set out in Appendix 1 that is currently subject to public consultation under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.