Alderholt Parish Council has prepared a draft neighbourhood plan. It has undergone examination by an independent examiner. Before the plan can be 'made' (adopted), it must receive a positive result at a local referendum.
Plan examination
The independent examination was undertaken by Andrew Mead BSc (Hons) MRTPI MIQ. The examiner’s report was issued on 22 August 2024.
At the start of the examination, the examiner wrote to Dorset Council and Alderholt Parish Council to clarify some initial procedural matters.
On 16 July, the examiner wrote to Dorset Council and Alderholt Parish Council in order to clarify some matters.
- Letter from examiner (16 July 2024)
- Response from Alderholt Parish Council and Dorset Council (29 July 2024)
Plan submission and Regulation 16 consultation
The submitted neighbourhood plan is:
It is supported by the following documents:
The parish council also provided the following evidence base documents:
- Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) Report
- Alderholt: Design Guidance and Codes (September 2023)
- Alderholt Neighbourhood Plan: Site options and assessment (July 2023)
- Draft Alderholt Village Plan (August 1971)
- Hutchins Extract (1868)
All representations received during the Regulation 16 consultation have been compiled into the following report:
A few of the representations included large and often technical appendices which could not be easily added into the main consultation report. The following files provide the additional information which was submitted.
- Intelligent Land, on behalf of Dudsbury Homes – Alderholt Meadows
- Highwood – land at Cross Farm
- Ken Parke Planning, on behalf of Commercial Freeholds Ltd – land south of Blackwater Grove
- Nova Planning, on behalf of Macra Ltd – land south of Daggons Road