Marlborough Town Council
Referendum Suspended: Marlborough Area Neighbourhood Plan
**Wiltshire Council has received a claim for judicial review relating to the Draft Marlborough Area Neighbourhood Plan. The Counting Officer, Terence Herbert, has been instructed to suspend the Referendum due to be held on 11 August 2022 following an order of the court until further notice. This means that the poll will not take place on Thursday 11 August 2022.**
A Referendum about whether to adopt the Marlborough Area Neighbourhood Plan will be held on 11 August 2022. The area covers three parishes: Marlborough (including Manton), Mildenhall and Savernake.
The Neighbourhood Plan is the result of a long process of consultation, drafting and refining, following the stages required by law. It covers the years up to 2036. It is now in its final form and Wiltshire Council is ready to put it to a referendum on Thursday, 11 August 2022 (more details in information statement).
The question which will be asked is "Do you want Wiltshire Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Marlborough to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"
READ THE PLAN
The Plan and supporting documents are available on Wiltshire Council’s website at: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning-neighbourhood-latest-news
Paper copies of the documents may also be inspected during normal opening hours at The Library, 91 High Street, Marlborough SN8 1HD as well as Wiltshire Council offices as listed below in the information statement
FIND OUT MORE
Please read the plan, supporting documents and take a look around our website for background information. Scroll down for a short summary of what the plan is and what it is for.
You can also meet Steering Group members to find out more information as follows:
- TUESDAY, 19 JULY - 7PM - PUBLIC MEETING AT MARLBOROUGH TOWN HALL
Read the
notes from the meeting here - TUESDAY, 26 JULY - 7PM - ONLINE MEETING
Time: Jul 26, 2022 07:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86963900725?pwd=czZkUSttV0dicFVFaE5JbmpQeVlrdz09
Meeting ID: 869 6390 0725
Passcode: 420907 - WEDNESDAY, 3 AUGUST - 10AM-1PM - POP-UP STAND ON THE STEPS OF MARLBOROUGH TOWN HALL
VOTE
Polling day is Thursday, 11 August. Find out when and how to vote below (see notice of referendum).
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Notice of Referendum
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BACKGROUND SUMMARY
The Plan is the result of a long process of consultation, drafting and refining, following the stages required by law.
It is now in its final form and Wiltshire Council is ready to put it to a referendum on Thursday, 11 August 2022.
A Neighbourhood Plan is a planning document with legal status that is used as part of the planning application process for new developments or changes to existing buildings. The Marlborough Area Neighbourhood Plan has been put together over the past 6 years following consultation with local people, and has been developed and refined to reflect local views. It aims to offer a balance between the needs of our community and of the environment we live in by including policies to:
- Support the provision of more affordable housing
- Protect our natural environment, landscapes in the surrounding area, open spaces within our communities
- Protect against speculative and unwanted developments
- Preserve or improve community infrastructure: parking - medical centre - cemetery capacity - sports pitches
- Protect our heritage: listed buildings - historical sites - buildings of special interest
For the Plan to be adopted it requires a majority vote in favour. If this is not achieved the community will have less control about how land is used, and be more at risk from unwanted development. The plan covers the years up to 2036.
This is your chance to have your say, and to approve the document which will help to make your neighbourhood the place you want to live in.
The Plan and supporting documents are available on Wiltshire Council’s website at: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning-neighbourhood-latest-news
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All Related Documents
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The Plan and supporting documents are available on Wiltshire Council’s website at: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planning-neighbourhood-latest-news
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To read older information about the development of the Neighbourhood Plan please click here
