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Neighbourhood plans

The neighbourhood planning process and plans that are in development or have been made
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Neighbourhood planning is a tool that gives communities statutory powers to shape development and growth in their area, through the Localism Act 2011.

If you're thinking about developing a neighbourhood plan, a good place to start is to read the government’s advice on neighbourhood plans. You can also get advice, guidance and support on the neighbourhood planning process from:

The neighbourhood planning process

You can download Locality's neighbourhood planning roadmap for information on the process.

If you'd like to start a neighbourhood plan, complete the Area Designation Request Form or email localplan@rutland.gov.uk to talk to us about your proposal.

How we can help

If you're interested in developing a neighbourhood plan, we can give you advice and information, including:

  • advice on the process and legislative requirements
  • advice on evidence, assessments and appraisals and how to conform to the national and local policy frameworks
  • how to share information and evidence

We've developed a Service Level Agreement that sets out the technical advice we can provide and everyone's role in preparing a neighbourhood plan. We'll ask town and parish councils to sign this agreement at the beginning of the planning process.

Funding and grants

You can find information about funding and grants for neighbourhood plans on:

Neighbourhood plans - accordion - neighbourhood plans

Barrowden and Wakerley Neighbourhood Plan

The Barrowden and Wakerley Neighbourhood Development Plan was 'made' after Cabinet's resolution on 20 August 2019.

You can find information about the plan's preparation on the Barrowden and Wakerley Neighbourhood Plan website.

Development stage dates:

Development stage dates for the Barrowden and Wakerley plan
Stage Date
Neighbourhood area designated 27 April 2015
Draft plan published 14 January 2019
Final plan submitted April 2019
Examiner's report approved 18 July 2019
Referendum 17 October 2019
Adoption 12 November 2019

Documents

Cottesmore Neighbourhood Plan

The Cottesmore Neighbourhood Plan was 'made' after being formally adopted at the full Council meeting on 17 May 2016.

Development stage dates:

Development stage dates for the Cottesmore Neighbourhood Plan
Stage Date
Neighbourhood area designated April 2014
Draft plan published February 2015
Final plan submitted July 2015
Examiner's report approved November 2015
Referendum April 2016
Adoption December 2016

Documents

Edith Weston Neighbourhood Plan

Neighbourhood Plan Review

The Edith Weston Neighbourhood Plan Committee are carrying out a review of the Edith Weston Neighbourhood Plan. You can find out more information about the progress of the Neighbourhood Plan Review on the Parish Council Website

Neighbourhood Plan Adoption

The Edith Weston Neighbourhood Plan is 'made'.

Development stage dates:

Development stage dates for the Edith Weston Neighbourhood Plan
Stage Date
Neighbourhood area designated April 2012
Draft plan published February 2013
Final plan submitted August 2013
Examiner's report approved 17 February 2014
Referendum 3 April 2014

Documents

Greetham Neighbourhood Plan

Greetham Neighbourhood Plan was 'made' after being formally adopted at the full Council meeting on 9 October 2017.

Development stage dates:

Development stage dates for the Greetham Neighbourhood Plan
Stage Date
Neighbourhood area designated February 2014
Draft plan published June 2014
Final plan submitted November 2016
Examiner's report approved May 2017
Referendum 7 September 2017
Adoption 9 October 2017

Documents

Ketton and Tinwell Neighbourhood Plan

The Ketton and Tinwell Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) 2023 to 2041 has been 'made' (adopted) by us - this means it is now part of the area's development plan that all planning applications will be assessed against.

Download the Adoption Statement

Download the Ketton and Tinwell Neighbourhood Plan

You can also view the Ketton and Tinwell Neighbourhood Development Plan at our offices: Catmose, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HP.

Referendum

Ketton and Tinwell residents voted in favour of a neighbourhood plan for their area on Thursday 20 July 2023.

Residents were asked:

"Do you want Rutland County Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for the Parish of Ketton and Tinwell to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"

Results:

  • Yes - 520 votes (93.69%)
  • No - 35 votes (6.31%)

Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents:

 

Langham Neighbourhood Plan

Neighbourhood Plan review

Langham Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2041 is made (adopted) and is part of our Development Plan, as defined by the Neighbourhood Plan Area Designation in April 2016.

Download the Adoption Statement

Visit the parish council website for news and updates.

You can view the plan at our offices: Catmose, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HP.

Referendum

On Thursday 15 December 2022, Langham voters voted 'Yes' to the question:

'Do you want Rutland County Council to use the neighbourhood plan for the parish of Langham to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area'.

  • total 'Yes' votes:193
  • total 'No' votes:14

The total number of votes represented 18% of registered electors, with more than half of those voting in favour of the Langham Neighbourhood Plan.

Documents

Market Overton Neighbourhood Plan

Market Overton Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2036

The Market Overton Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2036 has been 'made' (adopted) by us - this means it has become part of the area's development plan that all planning applications will be assessed against.

Download the Adoption Statement

Download the 'Made' Market Overton Neighbourhood Plan

You can also view the Market Overton Neighbourhood Plan at our offices: Catmose, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HP.

Referendum

A referendum was held in the Parish of Market Overton on Thursday 23 February 2023 to decide on the following question:

'Do you want Rutland County Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for the Parish of Market Overton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?'

Result:

  • Number cast in favour of a 'YES' - 101 votes
  • Number cast in favour of a 'NO' - 6 votes

The total number of votes represented 27% of the registered electors, with more than half of those voting in favour of the Market Overton Neighbourhood Plan.

Development stage dates:

Development stage dates for the Market Overton Neighbourhood Plan
Stage Date
Neighbourhood area designated 19 July 2016
Final plan submitted August 2020
Examiner's Report approved 11 November 2022
Referendum 23 February 2023
Adoption 28 February 2023

Documents

North Luffenham Neighbourhood Plan

Referendum

The North Luffenham Neighbourhood Plan is now at the stage of proceeding to a public referendum, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday 19th October 2023 when residents of the North Luffenham parish will be asked:

'Do you want Rutland County Council to use the neighbourhood plan for the parish of north Luffenham to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?'

if the plan is successful at referendum, it will then be 'made' (adopted) by Rutland County Council. This means it will become part of the development plan for this area, against which planning applications will be assessed.

The Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents are available to download below. For more information about the Referendum process, visit the webpage below:

https://www.rutland.gov.uk/my-council/electoral-registration-and-elections/elections-and-referendums/neighbourhood-planning-referendums/

Download the Referendum version of North Luffenham Neighbourhood Plan

Download the North Luffenham Information Statement for Referendum

Download the North Luffenham Information for Voters

Independent Examination

Rutland County Council and North Luffenham Parish Council have agreed and appointed Andrew Ashcroft as the independent examiner to conduct the examination of the North Luffenham Neighbourhood Plan.

The examiner concluded that subject to a series of recommended modifications set out in the examiners report, The North Luffenham Plan meets all the necessary legal requirements and should proceed to referendum. The examiners report can be viewed via the link below. 

Download the Decision Statement for North Luffenham Neighbourhood Plan

Download the Examiner's - Clarification note

Download the Examiner's note - Examiner Arrangements

Public Consultation

We undertook a six week public consultation on the draft submission plan and associated documents between Friday 17 March and Friday 28 April 2023.

All representations and comments received have been passed on to the independent examiner who will consider the representations and recommend whether the Neighbourhood Plan should be put to a community referendum. 

All comments will be publicly available and identifiable by name and organisation (where applicable). Your personal information will be processed in line with our GDPR (Data Protection) requirements.

Consultation Documents

Consultation Responses

Responses we've received during the public consultation:

  1. Avison Young Gas
  2. Avison Young National Grid
  3. Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)- St. George’s Barracks
  4. RCC Officer comments
  5. Sport England

Oakham and Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Plan

The Oakham and Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Development Plan was 'made' on 24 June 2022.

Download the Adoption Statement

Download the Oakham and Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Plan ('made' version)

    Download the Oakham and Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Development Plan Information Statement

    Independent Examiners Report

    The Independent Examiners Report on the Oakham and Barleythorpe Plan was received, and recommended that the plan (subject to the recommended modifications) should proceed to referendum. The report also recommended the plan should proceed to a referendum based on the Neighbourhood Area as approved by the Council.

    After an examination, we must publish a decision statement that sets out the nature of changes made to the plan - download the Decision Statement.

    Oakham and Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Plan Stage dates

    You can find details of the Neighbourhood Plan's preparation on the Oakham and Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Plan website.

    Development stage dates:

    Development stage dates for the Oakham and Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Plan
    Stage Date
    Neighbourhood area designated April 2016
    Draft plan published May 2019
    Final plan submitted 11 November 2020
    Examiner's report approved 18 March 2022
    Referendum 25 May 2022
    Adoption 24 June 2022

    Documents

    Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan

    Public Consultation

    In accordance with Regulation 16, Rutland County Council is undertaking a public consultation from Friday 22nd September until 5pm on Friday 3rd November 2023, for 6 weeks during which, interested parties are invited to make representations on the draft submission draft plan and associated documents.

    Consultation Documents

    We are inviting comments on the Neighbourhood Plan in the following ways;

    • Email to localplan@rutland.gov.uk or
    • by post to Planning Policy, Rutland County Council, Catmose Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP by Friday 3rd November 2023.

    Visit the Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan website for more details.

    All comments will be publicly available, and identifiable by name and organisation (where applicable). Please note that personal information will be processed in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

    Once the consultation has closed, all representations and comments received will be passed to an independent examiner who will consider the representations and recommend whether the Neighbourhood Plan should be put to a community referendum.

     

     

     

    Whissendine Neighbourhood Plan

    Independent examination

    Rutland County Council and Whissendine Parish Council have agreed and appointed Andrew Ashcroft as the independent examiner to conduct the examination of the Whissendine Neighbourhood Plan.

    Download the Examiner's Clarification note

    Download the Examiner's Note (Examination Arrangements)

    Public consultation

    We carried out a six week public consultation on the Whissendine Neighbourhood Plan from Friday 16 June to Friday 28 July 2023. 

    All representations and comments have been passed to the independent examiner. The independent examiner will consider them and recommend whether the neighbourhood plan should be put to a community referendum.

    All comments will be publicly available and identifiable by name and organisation (where applicable). Any personal information is processed in line with our GDPR (data protection) requirements.

    Consultation documents

    Consultation responses

    We received responses from:

    1. Severn Trent
    2. Heritage Officer at Leicestershire County Council
    3. British Horse Society
    4. Coal Authority
    5. Historic England
    6. Stuart Watkins
    7. Natural England
    8. Leicestershire County Council
    9. Sport England
    10. RCC officer comments

    Wing Neighbourhood Plan

    Independent Examination

    Rutland County Council and Wing Parish Council have agreed and appointed Andrew Ashcroft as the independent examiner to conduct the examination of the Wing Neighbourhood Plan.

    Download the Examiner's second Clarification Note

    Download the Examiner's Clarification Note

    Download the Examiner's Note (Examiner Arrangements)

    Public Consultation

    We carried out a six week public consultation on the Wing Neighbourhood Plan from Friday 16 June to Friday 28 July 2023. 

    All representations and comments have been passed to the independent examiner. The independent examiner will consider them and recommend whether the neighbourhood plan should be put to a community referendum.

    All comments will be publicly available and identifiable by name and organisation (where applicable). Any personal information is processed in line with our GDPR (data protection) requirements.

    Consultation Documents

    Consultation Responses

    We received responses from:

    1. Severn Trent
    2. National Highways
    3. Coal Authority
    4. Historic England
    5. a) Anglian Water Part 1 (b) Anglian Water Part 2 (c) Anglian Water Part 3
    6. Natural England
    7. John Judge
    8. Marion Judge
    9. Leicestershire Police
    10. Leicestershire County Council
    11. Sports England
    12. RCC Officer comments

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