Decision details

To seek agreement to act upon the Examiner’s report into the St Neots Neighbourhood Plan leading to a Referendum on whether or not it should be adopted as part of the Statutory Development Plan.

  i.  Agrees that the District Council should act upon the Examiner’s report and recommended modifications, and progress St Neots Neighbourhood Plan to Referendum.

  ii.  That St Neots Town Council be requested to consider holding the Referendum in May alongside the planned elections to enable better community engagement in the process through larger turnout.

The Examiner accepted that with appropriate modifications the Neighbourhood Plan would meet the basic conditions against which it is required to be tested and so should progress to Referendum.

None considered.

Staff resources and costs for conducting the Referendum. An Extra Burdens Grant of £20,000, available from the Department for Communities and Local Government, is expected by Government, to cover the costs of the Referendum.