The Edith Weston Neighbourhood Plan referendum will place on Thursday 20 February 2025 for residents to decide on the question:
'Do you want Rutland County Council to use the neighbourhood plan for the Parish of Edith Weston to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?'
The links to the relevant notices will be available to view below when published.
Download the Notice of Referendum
Find out more about the Neighbourhood Plan
To vote in this referendum, you must be registered to vote by no later than midnight on 4 February 2025.
Postal and postal proxy voting
To vote by post, we must have received your postal vote application by 5pm on 5 February 2025.
If your proxy wants to vote by post, you must have appointed them before they can apply to vote by post - make sure you leave enough time for this. The deadline for them to apply for a postal vote is 5 February 2025.
Please note: they will need to contact the electoral services team using the details below for more details, and to request a further application form.
The first run of postal votes will be sent out on or around 22 January 2025 and for those applying for a postal vote after 15 January a second run of postal votes will be sent out on or around 7 February 2025.
You can also deliver your postal vote by hand to:
- our Catmose offices, any day between 9am and 4.00pm up until polling day (20 February 2025) but please note that there is now a form that must be completed when delivering postal vote(s) which is available on the customer services reception desk, if this form is not completed when delivering a postal vote the vote will be rejected.
- the polling station, on polling day until 10pm (20 February 2025) but please note that there is now a form that must be completed when delivering postal vote(s) which the Presiding Officer will hold, if this form is not completed when delivering a postal vote the vote will be rejected.
From 14 February 2025, you can email elections@rutland.gov.uk if your postal vote:
- is lost
- is damaged - you'll need to return your damaged postal vote and bring proof of your identity to collect the replacement
- has been stolen
- has not arrived
To cancel your postal vote, email elections@rutland.gov.uk or call our elections team on 01572 722 577 by 5pm on 5 February 2025. If you do not cancel your postal vote by this date, you will not be able to vote at your polling station.
Proxy voting
To vote by proxy, we must receive your application by 5pm on 12 February 2025.
To change or cancel your proxy, you must have emailed elections@rutland.gov.uk or called our elections team on 01572 722 577 by 5pm on 5 February 2025.
If you do not change or cancel your proxy vote by this date, your proxy will not be able to vote on your behalf at a polling station.