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Our Neighbourhood Plan

Our Neighbourhood Plan will now act as our legal community voice on all future planning applications in Catshill and North Marlbrook.

At a meeting of the District Council on 3rd November 2021, a decision was taken to ‘make’ the Neighbourhood Plan which now forms part of the statutory development plan for determining planning applications in the neighbourhood area of Catshill and North Marlbrook Parish.

A copy of the Council’s decision statement can be viewed here: Regulation 19 Decision Statement

The ‘made’ Neighbourhood Plan approved by referendum can be viewed on this website

Should Bromsgrove District Council not be able to demonstrate a five-year supply of sites suitable for housing, our Plan will legally protect us from speculative planning applications being automatically approved in the Catshill and North Marlbrook Parish.

Referendum Result

.A referendum in to the Catshill and North Marlbrook Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 7th October 2021. View the result for this referendum below.

Following an independent examination of the Catshill and North Marlbrook Parish Neighbourhood Plan, the examiner’s report was received by Bromsgrove District Council and the Parish Council on the 3rd June 2021.

The examiner’s report along with the District Council’s Regulation 18 Decision Statement can be downloaded by clicking on the icon below. The Decision Statement explains that a modified version of the Catshill and North Marlbrook Neighbourhood Plan, as recommended by the independent examiner, will proceed to referendum in due course.

.Link to Examiner's Report and Regulation 18 Statement

Find out about our Neighbourhood Plan

Our Plan has been based on extensive consultation with the residents and businesses of Catshill and North Marlbrook Parish, together with interested developers and land owners.

Consultation - Phase 1

October 2016 to September 2017

Communicate widely across Parish concerning NP, raise awareness.
Initial collection of data for evidence base and identify key issues.

Consultation - Phase 2

October 2017 to december 2019

Develop vision statement, objectives and draft policies and consult with parishioners using a detailed questionnaire delivered to every household. Undertake further detailed studies.

Consultation - Phase 3

2020

Finalise NP report and other required documentation. Undertake 6 week consultation with workshops and events. Take into account responses in final documentation. Submit for examination and then referendum.

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