Consultation on the Submitted Plan
The Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan has been submitted for examination.
As the local planning authority, the council is required to consult on the plan proposals before the examination takes place. The consultation process will run from Friday 24 January until Friday 7 March 2024 (midnight). This is an opportunity for individuals and organisations to raise concerns they have about the plan with regard to the content and how it has been prepared. An independent examiner will be appointed and any concerns will be passed on to them for consideration as part of the examination process.
The Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan is available to read together with the supporting documents which are as follows:
- Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan – December 2024
- Basic Conditions Statement – December 2024
- Consultation Statement – December 2024
- Strategic Environmental Assessment: Environmental Report v3.0 - November 2024, AECOM
- Habitat Regulation Assessment, Rev 2 - November 2024, AECOM
The Main Supporting Documents are:
- WNP Site Options and Assessment Report, v4, AECOM, 13/1/2023
- WNP Housing Needs Assessment, v5, AECOM, November 2024
- WNP Viability Report, Bailey Venning Associates, November 2024
- Made Sutton Poyntz Neighbourhood Plan, May 2020
- Health Check, IPE, December 2024
The Regulation 14 Consultation Documents are:
- WNP Leaflet, WNP SG, October 2023
- Reg 14 Responses, WNP SG, 2024
- Reg 14 Wessex Water Response, December 2023
- Reg 14 Analysis, WNP SG, February 2024
- Reg 14 Postcode Analysis, WNP SG, March 2024
- Key Policy Changes from Reg 14
- Key Non Policy changes from Reg 14
Further Supporting Documents grouped by topic are:
Vision, Mission & Aims:
- Weymouth Character Area Assessment, June 2022, ECA
- WNP Vision Mission Aims v4, ECA, May 2021
- Vision Mission Aims, WNP SG, 17/5/2021
- Issues raised in Walkabouts, WNP SG, Summer 2021
- Walkabout Reports, 2021
- Key Findings and Messages, WNP SG
- 2nd Engagement Feedback Report, DCF, October 2021
- WNP Planning Framework, WNP SG, November 2022
Site Assessments:
- WNP Call for Sites Form, WNP SG, September 2021
- WNP Site Assessment Process, WNP SG, January 2023
- WNP Site Assessment Report, v4, AECOM 13 January 2023
- WNP Housing Needs Assessment, v7, AECOM, 7 April 2021
Local Green Space Designation:
Environmental Assessments:
- WNP SEA / HRA Determination Statement, March 2022
- WNP SEA Scoping Report, v2, AECOM, July 2022
- WNP SEA Interim Environmental Report, v1.0, AECOM, Sep 2023
3rd Engagement Documents:
- 3rd Engagement NP Survey Monkey Questions
- WNP – 3rd Engagement Map Book and Glossary
- Social Media Analytics and coverage of Neighbourhood Plan survey – Jan 2023
- Theme Group Workshops February 23 Feedback
- WNP – 3rd Engagement – Focus Group Takeaways -Report to Steering Group – 13 March 2023
- WNP – 3rd Public Engagement Report – August 2023
4th Engagement Documents:
Draft Pre-Submission Plan:
Climate Change Assessment:
Working Papers and Other Documents:
- Cross Map of SPNP Policies Sutton Poyntz Neighbourhood Plan Policies
- Weymouth Town Centre Transport Strategy – February 2019
Theme Papers
- Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan – Affordable Homes Paper
- Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan – Homes Theme Paper
- Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan – Jobs Theme Paper
- Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan – Landscape and Green Spaces Theme Paper
If you wish to comment please contact us by the end of Friday 7 March 2025.
A hard copy of the Neighbourhood Plan will also be available for public inspection at Weymouth, Littlemoor and Wyke Regis Libraries and Dorset Council Offices, Dorchester during their usual opening hours.
Comments on the plan can be submitted through our online form.
Or by email to NeighbourhoodPlanning@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or by post to Planning Policy, Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ using the following response forms:
Anyone commenting on the plan should let us know if they wish to be kept informed of the progress of the Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan.