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Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel Neighbourhood Plan
Regulations 19 and 20 - Made Plan
Cheshire West and Chester Council decided to make the Ashton Hayes & Horton-cum-Peel Neighbourhood Plan under Section 38A(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 at a meeting on 21 June 2017.
The Ashton Hayes & Horton-cum-Peel Neighbourhood Plan now forms part of the Development Plan for Cheshire West and Chester and will be taken into account in local planning decisions. The Council has published a decision statement which sets out the decision to make the neighbourhood plan and the reasons for doing so.
- Decision to make the Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 84KB)
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel Neighbourhood Plan Part 1 - Key Policies (PDF, 2.40MB)
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel Neighbourhood Plan Part 2 - Evidence Base (PDF, 715KB)
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel Neighbourhood Plan Part 3 - Attachments (PDF, 4.14MB)
Referendum
The Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP referendum took place on 4 May 2017, with 93.1% of voters saying "yes" to the neighbourhood plan.
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP - decision to proceed to referendum
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP - referendum information statement (PDF, 214KB)
Regulations 17 and 18 - Examination
Cheshire West and Chester Council appointed Mr Tony Burton, CBE BA MPhil (Town Planning) HonFRIBA FRSA, as independent examiner of the Ashton Hayes & Horton-cum-Peel Neighbourhood Plan. His report was published on 15 February 2017.
Some additional information was requested by Mr Burton during the examination, which is available below:
- Green Space selection - additional information (PDF, 35.5KB)
- Map showing site R2 (cricket ground) (PDF, 331KB)
Regulation 15 and 16 - Publicity stage consultation and SEA + HRA screening determination
The Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP regulation 16 consultation ran from 27 October to 8 December 2016.
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP Part 1: Key Policies (submission version) (PDF, 2.6MB)
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP Part 2: Evidence Base (submission version) (PDF, 872KB)
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP Part 3: Attachments, which includes the Habitat report summary, Consultation Statement and Basic Conditions Statement as well as information on natural and built asset (submission version) (PDF, 3.73MB)
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP - SEA + HRA screening determination (PDF, 779KB)
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP - public notice (PDF, 79KB)
Regulation 14 - Pre-submission consultation
The Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel NP regulation 14 consultation took place between 18 January and 6 March 2016.
Regulations 5, 6 and 7 - Neighbourhood Area designation
As a result of a community governance review, the boundary of Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel parish was amended with effect from 1 April 2015. Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel Parish Council submitted a new neighbourhood area application to the Council to amend their neighbourhood area to the extent of the new parish boundary (with the exception of a small area to the west of Longley Lane which is already included in the Kelsall neighbourhood area).
The revised neighbourhood area was designated on 3 March 2016.
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel neighbourhood area - delegated report and map (PDF, 110KB)
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel neighbourhood area - application notice (PDF, 79KB)
Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel's original neighbourhood area was designated on 4 June 2013. A copy of the application and delegated report can be requested by emailing neighbourhoodplanning@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk