The Whittlesey Neighbourhood Plan public consultation starts from 8th July until Thursday 1 September 2022 on the Plan.
Please see the Council’s website for full details – https://www.fenland.gov.uk/article/16593/Whittlesey-Neighbourhood-Plan-Examination
In 2014 Whittlesey Town Council decided to develop a Neighbourhood Plan for the Parish. A Neighbourhood Plan is a statutory planning document that, if approved, will be used to determine planning applications. It will sit underneath the Fenland Local Plan and National Planning Policy to provide more specific planning policies for Whittlesey Parish. The aim is that Whittlesey Neighbourhood Plan will reflect the views and aspirations of those living and working in the Parish so the community is being involved throughout the process. Find out more about Neighbourhood Plans HERE.
This web page provides information about the process so far in chronological order – check back here regularly for up to date information and ways to get involved.
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Consultation on the Draft Plan has begun, see details below
July 2021
From 12th July until the 23rd August you can review and comment on the Draft Neighbourhood Plan.
What has been done so far?
We did lots of research about the Parish, including a residents survey and we ran a number of workshops and consultation events where residents helped to develop a vision for Whittlesey Parish and the future, decided what topics we needed to develop policies for and came up with ideas about what those policies should do.
What is this consultation about?
All of that work helped us to write this draft version of the Neighbourhood Plan. Now this is an opportunity for everyone to read and comment on the policies before we create a final version that will be taken to a local referendum to be voted on. This is one of the final stages of the process so is a good opportunity to share your views.
What information is being consulted on?
The main document is the Draft Neighbourhood Plan which contains all the draft policies.
We made our Baseline Report available which gives you an overview of the Parish and the research that has informed the policies.
We have also made our Local Greenspace Assessment available – this provides more information on Policy 5 “Local Green Space” There is an opportunity to comment on this document specifically at the end of this survey if you wish to.
All the documents can be viewed as pdf’s below OR at: Council Office, Peel House, 8 Queen St, Whittlesey, Peterborough PE7 1AY on Tuesday 20th July and Saturday 24th July from 10:00 until 16:00. *the room has separate entrance and exit doors. Councillors will be on hand to help you complete this survey if needed.
Can’t get online or visit in person?
If you or anyone you know can’t get online and aren’t able to visit in person please contact:
Sue Piergianni, Clerk to Whittlesey Town Council Address: Whittlesey Town Council Offices, Peel House, 8 Queen Street, Whittlesey, PE7 1AY, Phone: 01733 351296 to arrange for a copy to be posted to you.
Give us your views:
1. Read the Draft Neighborhood Plan Documents below. The first one is the main one, and the other two can be read for more information if needed:
Whittlesey Draft Neighbourhood Plan
Baseline Report
Green Space Assessment July 2021
2. Fill out the online questionnaire
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WhittleseyNP
June 2021
The draft plan is nearly ready, and we’ll be asking for your thoughts on it soon! Stay up to date with progress on Twitter @WhittleseyNP and here on the Town Council website. You’ll also see flyers and promotion around the local area.
When the consultation starts on the 12th July you’ll be able to view and respond to all the documents here, as well as in person at the Council Office.
FEBRUARY 2018
Public Consultation
We’d like to invite you to the Whittlesey Neighbourhood Plan Workshop!
As you may already know the community is in the process of producing a Neighbourhood Plan for the Parish of Whittlesey. The community have already been involved in finding out the key issues affecting the Parish through a questionnaire as well as developing a vision and set of objectives for the plan at our last event in October 2017.
We’re now at an exciting stage – developing ideas for draft policies to go into the Neighbourhood Plan. We’d love you to get involved in this by attending our workshop – no experience required!
The session will run from 11am – 1pm on Saturday 24th February at Whittlesey Christian Church. The workshop will include:
Presentation from URBED – telling you (hopefully) everything you need to know about Neighbourhood Plans, updating you on what we’ve done so far and giving you the tools you need to start drafting your own policy ideas.
Policy Workshop – a round table session where you will work together to develop policies on a particular theme: transport, housing, employment etc. Over the session we’ll ask you to move around to different tables so you get to develop ideas for policies on a range of issues.
Everyone is welcome – we’ll have a table set up with some more creative activities for the smaller members of the Parish so feel free to bring the kids along!
OCTOBER 2017
Public Consultation – Neighbourhood Plan Workshop
In October 2017 we had a more focused public consultation held in Whittlesey Christian Church. We ran three open sessions which anyone could attend. Each session included an overview of the previous consultation results, a presentation on the challenges affecting smaller towns, and an interactive workshop where residents were invited to answer a series of questions designed to develop a vision and objectives for the future of the Parish.
You can see the results of the Neighbourhood Plan Workshop HERE
JULY 2017
Housing Needs Assessment
As part of the Neighbourhood Plan process we are entitled to apply to have certain technical documents produced for free. In July of 2017 Aecom produced a Housing Needs Assessment for the Parish, which looks at the type, tenure and quantity of housing needed, to inform Neighbourhood Plan policies.
You can read the Housing Needs Assessment HERE (Large File 45MB)
MARCH 2017
Public Consultation – Resident Survey
In March 2017 we delivered a questionnaire to everyone in the Parish to get their initial thoughts about various issues within the Parish and what the Neighbourhood Plan should do. The questionnaires were accompanied by more targeted consultation with younger people in the local schools.
You can see the results of the initial Resident Survey HERE
APRIL 2015
Designating the Neighbourhood Area
Whittlesey Town Council applied to Fenland District Council to designate the whole of the parish of Whittlesey as a neighbourhood area. The application was determined by Planning Committee on 29 April 2015: the whole of the parish was designated as Whittlesey Neighbourhood Area. The area was not designated as a business area.
Map of Whittlesey Neighbourhood Area
Statutory Notice: Designation of Whittlesey Neighbourhood Area [41kb]
The Neighbourhood Plan Committee
The Neighbourhood Plan Committee is made up of a number of different Councillors who will be driving the plan forward.
Click HERE to see which Councillors are on the committee.
