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Burley-in-Wharfedale

Burley-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan Referendum

The Burley-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan Referendum took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 with an 82% vote in favour. Accordingly the Neighbourhood Plan now forms part of the CBMDC Local Plan and will be used to help determine planning applications within the Neighbourhood Area.

At present the Post Examination Version of the plan will be used until the title pages and headers are updated.

Details can be found on the Referendum results page.

Burley in Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan Information Statement

A Referendum relating to the Burley in Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan will be held on Thursday 3 May 2018.

The question which will be asked in the Referendum is "Do you want City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Burley in Wharfedale to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"

The Referendum area is identified on the map which is included with this information statement. The Referendum area is identical to the area which has been designated as the Burley in Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan Area.

A person is entitled to vote in the Referendum if:

• He or she is entitled to vote in an election of any Councillor of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council whose area is in the Referendum area
• His or her qualifying address for the election is in the Referendum area. A person's qualifying address is, in relation to a person registered in the register of electors, the address in respect of which he or she is entitled to be so registered.

The Referendum expenses limit that will apply in relation to the Referendum is £2696.29.

The number of persons entitled to vote in the Referendum by reference to which that limit has been calculated is 5666.

The Referendum will be conducted in accordance with procedures which are similar to those used at local government elections.

A copy of the specified documents, that is those documents listed below, may be inspected during normal opening hours at:

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Main Reception, City Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY

The documents are also available for public viewing on the Council's website at: Burley-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan Referendum

The specified documents are:

• The draft Burley Neighbourhood Plan
• The report of the independent examiner into the draft Burley Neighbourhood Plan
• A summary of representations submitted to the independent examiner
• A Decision Statement of the Local Planning Authority's satisfaction that the draft Neighbourhood Plan meets the basic conditions specified by statute and complies with the provision made by or under Section 38A and 38B of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
• A statement that sets out general information as to town and country planning including neighbourhood planning and the referendum
• Map of the Burley Neighbourhood Plan area

Kersten England
Counting Officer
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Electoral Services Unit, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY

Hard copies of the specified documents are also available for inspection in Burley at the following locations and times:

• Burley Library: Monday 10am to 5pm, Tuesday 10am to 5pm, Thursday 1pm to 6pm, Friday 2pm to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 1pm
• Burley Parish Council Office, Queens Hall, Main Street, Burley: Wednesday 9.30am to 11.30am

Regulation 18 - Plan proposal decisions

The Burley in Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan, with modifications, will proceed to Referendum on the 3 May 2018. The Regulation 18 Decision Statement and the The Examiner's Report and accepted modifications, Table 1, can be found below. The Post Examination Draft Neighbourhood Plan, the Referendum Draft, can be found below along with the supplementary proposals map.

• Regulation 18 Decision Statement Burley in Wharfedale
• Table 1 - Modifications
• Examiner final report
• Burley Post Examination Draft Plan
• Proposed Burley-in-Wharfedale Policies Map

Regulation 17 - Examination

Andrew Freeman was appointed to carry out an Independent Examination of the Burley in Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan and has recommended that, subject to modifications, the Plan should proceed to Referendum.

Examination material can be found below

• Letter of procedural matters and questions to Burley in Wharfedale QB (PDF)
• Response to examiner (PDF)
• Examiner final report

Regulation 16 - Public Consultation

Burley Parish Council submitted its proposed Neighbourhood Development Plan to the Council under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012. In accordance with Regulation 16 (Publicising a plan proposal), the Council invited comments from organisations and individuals on the submitted Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents.

The consultation period lasted 6 weeks running from Monday 12 June until 5pm on Monday 24 July 2017.

The Representations received are listed below

• Representations

The Burley-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Development Plan and supporting documents that were available for comment are listed below:

• Submission Letter
• Proposed Burley-In-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Development Plan
• Proposed Burley-in-Wharfedale Policies Map
• Statement of Consultation
• Basic Conditions Statement
• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Assessment
• Equality Impact Assessment
• Statement of the Representation Procedure

To comment on the Neighbourhood Plan please use the comment form provided below:

• Burley NDP Comment Form
• Burley NDP Comment Form - Additional Part B

Regulation 14 - Draft Plan Consultation

In accordance with Regulation 14, Burley Parish Council produced a draft version of their Neighbourhood Development Plan which was the subject of a formal consultation for 8 weeks from 5 September to 17 October 2016. Comments made to the Parish Council from this consultation helped inform changes to the document which has now been submitted to Bradford Council. For further information on this stage, please visit Burley Parish Council's webpage.

Neighbourhood Area Designation

Burley in Wharfedale Parish Council applied to the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council under Section 5 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 to become a designated Neighbourhood Area on 29 November 2012. The Neighbourhood Area was approved by Bradford Council on 5 November 2013.

Bradford Council officially publicised the designation application as required by Section 6 of the Regulations. The publicity period lasted 8 weeks from Monday 22 July until Monday 16 September 2013. Shipley Area Committee were invited to consider the Neighbourhood Area Application at its meeting on 30 October 2013.

The Neighbourhood Area Application from Burley Parish Council and the approved neighbourhood area boundary map are available below.

Summary of key stages to date

1. Regulation 5 & 6 - Area Designation	Application Received: 29 November 2012 Consultation: 22 July to 16 September 2013 Approved: 5 November 2013
2. Regulation 7 - Publicising a designation of a Neighbourhood Area etc	19 November 2013
3. Informal Consultation Draft (Burley Parish Council)*	December 2015
4. Regulation 14 - Pre-Submission consultation and publicity (Burley Parish Council)*	5 September to 17 October 2016
5. Regulation 15 - Plan proposals (Submission)*	4 April 2017
6. Regulation 16 - Publicising a plan proposal	12 June to 24 July 2017
7. Examination	At Examination
8. Referendum	TBC

*Consultation stages undertaken by Burley Parish Council.

Where can I get more information?

For further information about the Burley-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan please contact Ian Orton, Burley Parish Clerk by email: clerk@burleyparishcouncil.co.uk.

If you have any further queries about neighbourhood planning please contact the Local Plan Group on 01274 433679.

Documents

• Burley approved boundary map.pdf (966 Kb)
• Burley Neighbourhood Area Application.pdf (4 Mb)
• Executive Report – 5 November 2013.link
• Shipley Area Committee Report - 30 October 2013.link