Welcome

Welcome to the Wellow Neighbourhood Plan website maintained by the team responsible for the creation of the Wellow Neighbourhood Plan.

The team are a group of volunteers, working with Wellow Parish Council, who care about Wellow and its future.

The website contains information on what a neighbourhood plan is, why Wellow needs a neighbourhood plan, how the plan has been developed, who was involved in putting it together and the date for the referendum on the Wellow Neighbourhood Plan.

Referendum on Wellow Neighbourhood Plan

The Wellow Neighbourhood Plan has progressed to an important stage. It is now ready to proceed to a referendum of all eligible voters in Wellow Parish. This will be on July 11th 2024.

The draft Plan was submitted in October 2023 to the Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) – Test Valley Borough Council and New Forest National Park Authority – for their consideration and action including a further consultation referred to as the “Regulation 16 Consultation” in which the community and others could participate. This consultation closed on 18th December 2023.

An independent examiner reviewed the Draft Submission Plan and made recommendations for further amendment. The representations received following the Regulation 16 consultation were forwarded to the examiner for his consideration. The representations are now available on the Test Valley Borough Council’s website using the link given below.

Subject to the adoption of a number of recommendations, mainly concerning changes to the detailed wording of some policies, the Examiner concluded that the Plan met all the requirements at this stage of its development and that it should proceed to referendum.

The draft Plan has been amended to fulfil the recommendations of the Examiner. These have been agreed with the LPAs and the Plan is ready to proceed to a referendum of all those elegible to vote in the Parish. The date for the referendum has been confirmed, it will take place on 11th July 2024. The conduct of the referendum is the responsiblity of Test Valley Borough Council.

Please follow the this link: Wellow Neighbourhood Development Plan | Test Valley Borough Council to view the notice of the referendum and the following documents:

  • Information Statement, which provides general information about neighbourhood planning, the referendum and a map of the referendum area;
  • The Wellow Neighbourhood Plan (the referendum version);
  • The report of the independent examiner into the Neighbourhood Plan;
  • The respective Borough Council and National Park Authority Decision Statements and a summary of the written representations submitted to the independent examiner.
  • Statement setting out the general information on Town and Country Planning, neighbourhood planning and the referendum.

Details of how to view copies of these documents at the offices of the Test Valley Borough Council, New Forest National Park Authority and Wellow Parish Council are also given in the notice.

Latest news

  • The referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan will take place on 11th July 2024. All eligible voters residing in Wellow Parish will be able to vote.

To find out more information

Please contact Wellow Neighbourhood administration by mail at: clerk@wellowparish.org.uk

Information on the website

The website has the following pages which can be accessed using the tabs at the top of this and all pages or by clicking on the links below:

  • Introduction provides an overview of neighbourhood planning
  • About the Plan describes how a plan is created and what progress we have made
  • Vision, Objectives and Policies sets out our vision of Wellow into the future, what the objectives are for the Plan and the policies that are proposed
  • Meetings contains the minutes of previous meetings and gives notice of future meetings
  • Useful Links provides links to further information on neighbourhood planning
  • Contact Us details of how to contact us if you want to learn more or participate