The consultation period will run from Monday 21st October 2024 to the new extended date of Wednesday 4th December 2024.
This is a statutory Pre-Submission Consultation in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General Regulations 2012 (as amended).
At the request of Middleton-on-Sea Parish Council, in July 2023, the neighbourhood area, which shares its boundary with the Parish, was designated by Arun District Council. A Coordination Group comprising local councillors and volunteers from the community was set up to lead the project to develop the Neighbourhood Plan.
The Neighbourhood Plan is a document that sets out planning and land-use policies relating to the Middleton-on-Sea neighbourhood area. It is a formal document that sets out, in development terms, how land should be used within the Parish, as well as planning policies to influence development proposals.
The Neighbourhood Plan must undergo a rigorous process, including a series of consultations, an independent examination and finally a local referendum, as ultimately it will form part of the development plan for Arun District, sitting alongside the Local Plan. If successful, it will be used alongside the Local Plan policies to determine the outcome of planning applications within the Parish.
A great deal of work has been undertaken to reach the point of having a draft Plan, which we are now consulting on.
The Pre-Submission Draft Plan and the associated documents can be found on the Parish Council website: https://middleton-on-sea-pc.gov.uk/document-category/ndp-regulation-14/.
We welcome your views on the draft policies.
Please submit your responses in one of the following ways:
- Using the online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MOSNPReg14
- By email to: [email protected]
- By post to: Parish Clerk, 7 North Avenue East, Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex PO22 6HQ
If you require assistance in viewing the Neighbourhood Plan documents, please contact the Parish Council on: 01243 585262. Hard copies can be borrowed.
Responses must be received by 5pm on 4th December 2024
A summary of all comments will be made publicly available following the consultation, and each will be carefully reviewed by the Steering Group. The Neighbourhood Plan will be amended accordingly into its Submission Version, which will be formally submitted to Arun District Council, who will undertake a further round of consultation. After this, the Plan will be independently examined and, if successful, will proceed to a local referendum.
Please note that personal information provided in your responses will be confidential and processed in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulations. The Parish Council will process your details in relation to the preparation of this Neighbourhood Plan document only.
As part of the Consultation and in line with the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), when responding please confirm that you are happy for the Parish Council to pass on your contact details (name, address/email address) to Arun District Council and so that they can contact you at the next Submission Version (Regulation 16) stage of consultation.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Joe Lake
Parish Clerk
Middleton-on-Sea Parish Council