The Whissendine Neighbourhood Plan referendum will place on Thursday 29 February 2024 for residents to decide on the question:
'Do you want Rutland County Council to use the neighbourhood plan for the Parish of Whissendine to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?'
The links to the relevant notices will be available to view below when published.
Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations
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 13 February 2024.
Postal and postal proxy voting
To vote by post, we must have received your postal vote application by 5pm on 14 February 2024.
If your proxy wants to vote by post, you must appoint 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 14 February 2024. 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 30 January 2024 and for those applying for a postal vote after 25 January a second run of postal votes will be sent out on or around 16 February 2024.
You can also deliver your postal vote by hand to:
- our Catmose offices, any day up until 10pm on polling day (29 February 2024)
- the polling station, on polling day until 10pm (29 February 2024)
From 23 February 2024, 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 14 February 2024. 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 21 February 2024.
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 21 February 2024. 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.