NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN REFERENDUM 26/10/23 INFORMATION

Dear Parishioners,

A Special Day has now arrived when you will be able to cast your Referendum Vote for adoption of the Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan!

The Referendum will take place on Thursday 26 Oct 2023 at the Allington Cricket Pavilion, Chippenham Rugby Club between the hours of 7am and 10pm. The Vote will ask you the question shown in bold below:

   ‘Do you want Wiltshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Chippenham Without to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’

Also, below on this web-site you can see the Referendum Version of our Neighbourhood Plan along with all the supporting documents and full details on the conduct of the Referendum. All persons on the Parish Register of Electors are entitled to vote and there are details on how to register to vote or use a proxy or postal vote. This last might be important as 26Oct 2023 is during half term and people might be away.

It has been a long journey to get to this final stage, The Referendum, and my thanks go to you all for your help, understanding and forbearance throughout the process.

Howard Ham

Chairman CWo PC

PS       Please be reminded that you now need Photo ID to vote at a polling station – see    https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id

(See Wiltshire Council Referendum web-site details and links below)

A referendum relating to the Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan will be held on Thursday 26th October 2023 

The question asked in the referendum will be ‘Do you want Wiltshire Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Chippenham Without to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’ 

We have published an Information Statement (PDF) [94KB] (opens new window) to support the neighbourhood plan referendum. The Information Statement along with the following ‘specified documents’ referred to in the Information Statement are available to view and download here: 

Hard copies of the specified documents can also be viewed at the deposit points listed in the Information Statement. 

Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan: Outcome of the Examination Process and Preparations for the Referendum 

Following examiner Liz Beth issuing her report on the examination of the Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan, Wiltshire Council have also now issued the Decision Statement to the Parish Council, as qualifying body; and notified all those with an interest in the neighbourhood plan. 

The Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan Decision Statement and the examiner’s report are available to be downloaded below. 

These documents will also be available to view at the following locations from 18 September 2023:

  • Allington Farm Shop, Allington, Nr Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 6LJ
  • Chippenham Rugby Club, Allington Fields, Frogwell, Nr Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 0YZ.

Details of the referendum will be made available and publicised as soon as the necessary arrangements have been made. 

Examination 

Liz Beth has been appointed to carry out the examination of the Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan, which has been submitted to Wiltshire Council and has been subject to a period of public consultation. She will consider if the plan meets the five basic conditions in Paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 4B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. 

The examiner will consider the neighbourhood plan submission, along with the representations that were received during Wiltshire Council’s public consultation. 

Draft Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan Consultation (2022 – 2036) (Regulation 16) 

Wiltshire Council is formally consulting on the proposed draft Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan which has been submitted by Chippenham Without Parish Council. The consultation starts on Monday 13 March 2023 and responses must be received no later than 5pm on Tuesday 2 May 2023.    

Following this consultation, the comments received will be passed to an independent examiner, to be appointed by Wiltshire Council, who will consider the representations and determine if the draft plan should be put to a community referendum. 

Where possible, please provide any comments using the Wiltshire Council consultation portal (opens new window) where all of the documents that form part of the consultation can be found.  

Documents viewed via the consultation portal may not be available to view with Internet Explorer. Please use an alternative internet web browser such as Google Chrome. 

Alternatively, an editable representation form can be downloaded from the Supporting Files section on the portal and completed forms can be emailed to .  

For people who do not have access to digital methods of communication, responses can be sent by post to: 

Neighbourhood Planning 
Planning and Economic Development 
Wiltshire Council 
County Hall 
Bythesea Road 
Trowbridge 
BA14 8JN 
 
For people who do not have access to the internet to view the draft Chippenham Without Neighbourhood Plan (2022 – 2036), a paper copy can be provided on request – please Tel: 01225 713698 to request one. The Neighbourhood Plan can also be viewed at: Allington Farm Shop, Allington, Nr Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 6LJ or Chippenham Rugby Club, Allington Fields, Frogwell, Nr Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 0YZ. 

All representations will be publicly available and may also appear on the Wiltshire Council website via the consultation portal.  

Notification of decision regarding the application for designation of Allington & Sheldon Neighbourhood Area

The Designation of Allington & Sheldon Neighbourhood Area has been approved in accordance with section 61G of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended for the purposes of Neighbourhood Planning.