Consultation on the Submitted Plan
The Knightsford Neighbourhood Plan (the parishes of Tincleton, West Knighton, West Stafford and Woodsford) 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 Monday 2 December 2024 until Monday 27 January 2025 (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 Knightsford Neighbourhood Plan is available to read together with the supporting documents which are as follows:
- Knightsford Neighbourhood Plan 2023-2033
- Consultation Statement, October 2024
- Basic Conditions Statement, October 2024
- SEA Environmental Report, November 2024
- Habitats Regulation Assessment Report, February 2024
Supporting evidence
- Appeal Decision - Ref: APP/D1265/W/23/3317274 - Land to East of Wynd Close, West Stafford
- Building Stones of England: Dorset, Historic England, May 2023
- Dorset Council Landscape Character Assessment
- Dorset Council Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, February 2023
- Dorset Council Street Lighting and Illuminated Signs Policy
- Dorset Historic Environment Record
- England’s Light Pollution and Dark Skies map
- Knightsford Area-wide design guidance and codes, AECOM, April 2023
- Knightsford Group Neighbourhood Plan: Site Options and Assessment, AECOM, September 2023
- Knightsford Parish Housing Needs Assessment (HNA), AECOM, October 2022
- ONS Census Profile
- Osmington, West Knighton, West Stafford & Owermoigne Conservation Area Appraisal, West Dorset District Council, January 2007
- Residential Car Parking Provision – Local Guidance for Dorset, May 2011
- The Parish of West Stafford – Village Design Statement, West Dorset District Council, December 2002
- West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Local Plan, October 2015
If you wish to comment, please contact us by the end of Monday 27 January 2025.
A hard copy of the Neighbourhood Plan will also be available for public inspection at the Dorset Council offices during 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 Spatial Planning, 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 Knightsford Neighbourhood Plan.