Neighbourhood planning - what's happening?

See if a neighbourhood planning group in the area you live or work in is producing a neighbourhood plan, and what stage they are at.

Current consultations

The following plans are currently under consultation. If you have any comments to make regarding consultations relating to Neighbourhood Planning, please contact us by the specified closing date.

Durham

Durham City Parish Council have submitted their Neighbourhood Plan proposal to Durham County Council in accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 and the Localism Act 2011:

Plan Durham City NP - Proposal 2019 (PDF, 5.3mb)
Basic Conditions Statement Durham City NP - Basic Conditions Statement-Final October 2019 (PDF, 768.9kb)
Consultation Statement Durham City NP - Consultation Statement Final October 2019 (PDF, 306.9kb)
SEA Screening Durham City NP - Sustainability Appraisal Report October 2019 (PDF, 3.3mb)
Notice (including map) Durham City Neighbourhood Plan - Revised Notice (PDF, 203.7kb)

The consultation runs from 6 January to 17 February 2020. Comments should be made to the County Council by 5pm on 17 February (see the notice for details).

Lanchester

Lanchester Parish Council have submitted their Neighbourhood Plan proposal to Durham County Council in accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 and the Localism Act 2011:

Plan Lanchester NP - Submission Draft October 2019 Full Document-Final (PDF, 12.4mb)
Basic Conditions Statement Lanchester Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement - full document - 31 October 2019 Final (PDF, 4.1mb)
Consultation Statement Lanchester neighbourhood plan – consultation statement October 2019 (PDF, 4.1mb)
SEA Screening Lanchester NP - Submission Draft Screening Report (PDF, 2.8mb)
Notice (including map) Lanchester NP - Public Notice Reg16 October 2019 (PDF, 142.1kb)

The consultation runs from 6 January to 17 February 2020. Comments should be made to the County Council by 5pm on 17 February (see the notice for details).

A-Z Neighbourhood plan - progress to date

The list below sets out neighbourhood plans which are complete or underway throughout the county. There are seven stages that a neighbourhood plan has to go through which are shown on Neighbourhood planning step by step process. If an area is not listed, it is likely that no neighbourhood planning activity has started for that area. If your area is absent from the list we recommend you contact your local parish or town council (websites for each town and parish council can be found on Parish and town websites, or if you are interested in setting up a neighbourhood forum in an unparished area then contact us for more information.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Place	Latest stage and documents	Documents from previous stages
Barnard Castle	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Barnard Castle neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 2.3mb) Barnard Castle neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 306.4kb)
Bearpark	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Bearpark neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 1.2mb) Bearpark neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 461.4kb)
Cassop-cum-Quarrington	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Cassop-Cum-Quarrington neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 1.1mb) Cassop-cum-Quarrington neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 1.1mb)
Cotherstone	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Cotherstone neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 505.5kb) Cotherstone report, including neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 522.3kb)
Coxhoe	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Coxhoe neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 664.1kb) Coxhoe neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 449.3kb)
Dene Valley	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Dene Valley application notice (PDF, 133.7kb) Dene Valley neighbourhood area designation notice and map (PDF, 771.4kb)
Durham City	Stage 3 - pre-submission publicity and consultation Durham City Neighbourhood Plan	Latest draft Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Amended Durham City neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 66.1kb) Amended Durham City plan area map (PDF, 2.1mb) 2017 draft Stage 3 - pre-submission publicity and consultation Durham City Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 14.1mb) Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Durham City neighbourhood planning forum constitution (PDF, 67.0kb) Durham City plan area map (PDF, 4.5mb)
Eggleston	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Eggleston neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 1.1mb) Eggleston neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 932.2kb)
Ferryhill	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Ferryhill neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 1.4mb) Ferryhill neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 917.9kb)
Gainford and Langton	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Gainford and Langton neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 496.8kb) Gainford and Langton neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 6.2kb)
Great Aycliffe	Stage 7 - neighbourhood plan is adopted Great Aycliffe adopted neighbourhood plan (PDF, 6.6mb)	Stage 6 - referendum Great Aycliffe decision statement (PDF, 132.2kb) Declaration of Results - Great Aycliffe Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 13.9kb) Decision Statement – proceeding to referendum (PDF, 581.8kb) Referendum Information Statement (including information for voters) (PDF, 648.2kb) Basic conditions decision statement (PDF, 111.0kb) Great Aycliffe Neighbourhood Plan (version for referendum) (PDF, 9.3mb) Stage five - independent examination: Examiner's Report (PDF, 710.8kb) Summary of representations sent to the examiner (PDF, 369.0kb) Summary of Durham County Council representations sent to the examiner (PDF, 264.7kb) Stage 3 - pre-submission publicity and consultation: Great Aycliffe Neighbourhood Plan - draft submission (PDF, 6.4mb) Stage 1 - neighbourhood area agreed: Great Aycliffe neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 407.4kb) Great Aycliffe neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 257.2kb)
Haswell	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Haswell neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 1.0mb) Haswell report, including neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 2.3mb)
Lanchester	Stage 3 - pre-submission publicity and consultation Lanchester Neighbourhood Plan - Pre-Submission Consultation - June 2019 (PDF, 11.4mb)	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Lanchester neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 2.9mb) Lanchester neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 567.5kb)
Middridge	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Middridge neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 2.6mb) Middridge neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 1.2mb)
Monk Hesleden	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Monk Hesleden neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 4.0mb) Monk Hesleden neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 4.1mb)
Oakenshaw	Stage 3 - pre-submission publicity and consultation Oakenshaw parish Council - Pre-submission draft Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 830.4kb)	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Oakenshaw neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 530.6kb) Oakenshaw neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 291.6kb)
Sedgefield	Stage 7 - neighbourhood plan is adopted Sedgefield adopted neighbourhood plan 23 October 2019 (PDF, 7.4mb)	Latest draft Stage 6 - referendum Sedgefield Neighbourhood Plan - decision statement Reg19 (PDF, 70.9kb) Declaration of Result Sedgefield Neighbourhood Planning Referendum - 12 September 2019 (PDF, 14.3kb) Sedgefield Referendum Information Statement (PDF, 264.0kb) Sedgefield Referendum Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 3.2mb) Sedgefield neighbourhood plan - decision statement - proceeding to referendum (PDF, 173.4kb) Sedgefield neighbourhood plan - decision statement - basic conditions (PDF, 104.9kb) Stage 5 - independent examination Examiners report: Sedgefield Neighbourhood Plan - examiner's report (PDF, 222.4kb) Questions raised by the examiner and responses: Sedgefield Neighbourhood Plan - examiner questions and answers 8 May 2019 (PDF, 371.4kb) Sedgefield Neighbourhood Plan - examiner questions and answers 30 April 2019 (PDF, 69.6kb) Representations sent to the examiner: Sedgefield Neighbourhood Plan - representations sent to the examiner (PDF, 87.5kb) Sedgefield Neighbourhood Plan - Durham County Council representations sent to the examiner (PDF, 53.2kb) Stage 4 - submission publicity and consultation Sedgefield neighbourhood plan - draft submission (PDF, 2.1mb) (includes Basic Conditions Statement, Consultation Statement and SEA Screening) Sedgefield neighbourhood plan - public notice (PDF, 386.3kb) Stage 3 - pre-submission publicity and consultation Plan (includes Basic Conditions Statement, Consultation Statement and SEA Screening) (to follow) (PDF, 1.8mb) 2016 draft Withdrawal letter Sedgefield Neighbourhood Plan - 2016 Withdrawal Letter (PDF, 120.3kb) Stage 5 - examiner's report received Examiner's Report (PDF, 227.3kb) Stage 3 - pre-submission publicity and consultation Sedgefield neighbourhood plan - draft submission (PDF, 2.1mb) Designation Stage 1 - neighbourhood area agreed Sedgefield neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 2.1mb) Sedgefield Decision Notice (PDF, 4.1mb)
Sherburn Village	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Sherburn Village neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 376.8kb) Sherburn Village report, including neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 503.9kb)
Shotton	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Shotton neighbourhood area application notice and neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 3.1mb)
Stanley	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Stanley neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 979.6kb) Stanley neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 326.4kb) Stanley neighbourhood plan report (PDF, 524.3kb)
Startforth	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Startforth neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 451.5kb) Startforth neighbourhood plan report (PDF, 505.1kb)
Tow Law	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Tow Law neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 280.9kb) Tow Law neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 770.5kb)
West Auckland	Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved West Auckland neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 210.7kb) West Auckland neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 571.9kb)
Whorlton	Stage 7 - neighbourhood plan is adopted Whorlton Village adopted neighbourhood plan (PDF, 355.1kb)	Stage 6 - referendum Whorlton decision statement (PDF, 132.1kb) Declaration of Results - Whorlton Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 14.5kb) Decision Statement – proceeding to referendum (PDF, 276.7kb) Referendum Information Statement (including information for voters) (PDF, 306.5kb) Whorlton Village Neighbourhood Plan (version for referendum) (PDF, 11.1mb) Report of the Independent Examination (PDF, 553.4kb) Summary of representations sent to the examiner (PDF, 289.6kb) Summary of Durham County Council representations sent to the examiner (PDF, 114.0kb) Basic conditions decision statement (PDF, 232.3kb) Stage 5 - independent examination Whorlton Neighbourhood Plan Examiner's Report (PDF, 494.1kb) Stage 3 - pre submission publicity and consultation Whorlton Neighbourhood Plan - draft submission (PDF, 12.8mb) Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Whorlton neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 508.4kb) Whorlton neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 894.2kb)
Witton Gilbert	Stage 7 - neigbourhood plan is adopted Witton Gilbert Neighbourhood Plan - Adopted December 2019 (PDF, 8.7mb)	Stage 6 - referendum Witton Gilbert Neighbourhood Plan - Reg19 Decision Statement 241019 (PDF, 90.4kb) Declaration of Result - Witton Gilbert Neighbourhood Planning Referendum (PDF, 51.3kb) Witton Gilbert Referendum Information Statement (PDF, 353.8kb) Witton Gilbert Referendum Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 8.7mb) •Witton Gilbert Referendum Neighbourhood Plan Design Brief (this statement does not form part of the development plan) (PDF, 918.1kb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - decision statement - proceeding to referendum (PDF, 217.8kb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - decision statement - basic conditions (PDF, 170.5kb) Stage 5 - independent examination Witton Gilbert Neighbourhood Plan - examiner's report (PDF, 438.6kb) Questions raised by the examiner and responses: Witton Gilbert Neighbourhood Plan - examiners procedural note (PDF, 100.8kb) Witton Gilbert Neighbourhood Plan - examiner's questions (PDF, 180.3kb) Witton Gilbert Neighbourhood Plan - DCC responses (PDF, 48.0kb) Stage 4 - submission publicity and consultation Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - draft submission (PDF, 5.8mb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - public notice (PDF, 664.8kb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - basic conditions statement (PDF, 339.5kb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - area map (PDF, 362.9kb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - consultation statement (PDF, 2.3mb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - screening opinion cover note (PDF, 143.8kb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - screening opinion final report (PDF, 4.2mb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan - representation submitted to consultation (PDF, 1.1mb) Stage 3 - pre-submission publicity and consultation Draft Witton Gilbert Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 6.7mb) Stage 1 - neighbourhood area approved Witton Gilbert neighbourhood plan area map (PDF, 2.4mb) Witton Gilbert neighbourhood area application notice (PDF, 244.6kb)

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