This Plan was made at Full Council on 22 March 2023. It now forms part of the development plan for its area. The policies in the plan will be given full weight when we assess planning applications that affect land covered by it.
Plan progress
| Qualifying body | Park Ward Neighbourhood Forum |
|---|---|
| Website | Park Ward Neighbourhood Forum |
| Date of designation | 1st October 2014 |
| Expiry date | 1st October 2019 |
| Date of redesignation | 16th December 2019 |
| Expiry date | 16th December 2024 |
Plan document and appendices
- Neighbourhood Plan Area.
- Policies Map.
- Decision Statement (22nd March 2023).
Neighbourhood Forum and Area Designation
Council granted the applications on 1st October 2014.
The Forum expired after five years and was re-designated by Council on 16th December 2019.
Pre-submission consultation (Regulation 14)
This was held from 26th March to 7th May 2019.
Submission to authority
The plan and supporting documentation submitted to the Council on 1st February 2022 were:
Publication stage (Regulation 16)
The Council undertook publicity of the plan submission documents from 10th February to 24th March 2022.
The representations received can be seen in this document:
Examination of the plan
We appointed an independent examiner, Tony Burton MRTPI.
Submission documents
The examiner produced a set of questions in August 2022 for Park Ward Neighbourhood Forum (qualifying body) and Calderdale Council. This was based on an initial assessment of the submitted plan and representations received through the Regulation 16 Publicity/Consultation.
The examination was conducted through written representations rather than a virtual public inquiry.
Examination documents
Referendum
After an independent examination, Calderdale Council deemed that the plan should go to a referendum. This took place on 9th February 2023.
The referendum question was:
"Do you want Calderdale Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Park Ward to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"
- There was a turnout of 10.11%.
- The results of the poll were 821 votes in favour (86%) and 128 votes against (14%).
More than 50% of those voting in the referendum voted 'yes'. Therefore the Plan now carries full weight and is considered to be part of the statutory development plan for the Park Ward Neighbourhood Plan Area.
Adoption
The Plan was adopted by a meeting of Full Council on 22nd March 2023.