Neighbourhood Plan to go to referendum

Cheshire East's Housing and Planning meeting took place this morning and discussed Audlem's Neighbourhood Plan. This was the decision reached:

"The Audlem Neighbourhood Development Plan was submitted to the Council in July 2015 and, following a statutory publicity period, proceeded to Independent Examination. The Examiners report has now been received and recommends that subject to some modifications the Plan should proceed to referendum.

"The Council is committed to supporting neighbourhood planning in Cheshire East. It has a legal duty to provide advice and assistance on neighbourhood plans, to hold an independent examination on neighbourhood plans submitted to the Council and to make arrangements for a referendum following a favourable Examiner's Report.

"Subject to the modifications set out in the Examiner's Report, the Audlem Neighbourhood Plan is considered to meet the statutory basic conditions and procedural requirements set out in Schedule 10, paragraph 8, of the Localism Act and as such it can now proceed to referendum.

"The conditions to be met include having appropriate regard to national policy; contributing to the achievement of sustainable development; being in general conformity with strategic policies in the development plan for the local area; being compatible with EU obligations; being compatible with human rights requirements; and not likely to have a significant effect on a European site or a European Offshore marine site."

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