Neighbourhood Planning - Kibworths Neighbourhood Plan Review 2022 (material modifications)

Read the adopted The Kibworths Neighbourhood Plan Referendum version which passed referendum on 4 May 2023.

The Plan was 'made' by Harborough District Council on 31 May 2023.

• Read the Final Decision Statement to 'make' the Plan

 

Submission of Neighbourhood Plan Review

The Kibworths Neighbourhood Plan Review was  submitted by Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council to Harborough District Council for examination on 8 April 2022.

In accordance with the regulations, the following documents have been submitted for examination:

• A copy of The Kibworths Review Neighbourhood Plan proposal;
• A map of the parish of The Kibworths to which the plan relates;
• A Statement of Public Consultation; and
• A Basic Conditions Statement.

Read the

• Qualifying Body Statement of Modifications
• LPA Statement of Modifications

For more information and the Neighbourhood Plan evidence base please visit:

https://www.kibworthbeauchamp-pc.gov.uk/kibworths-neighbourhood-plan-ref.html

or

https://www.khpc.org.uk/kibworths-neighbourhood-plan-ref.html

Regulation 16 Consultation

The consultation took place between18/05/2022 to 29/06/2022. Representations were received and will be forwarded to the Examiner 

Consultation Responses

• Read the Regulation 16 Consultaiton Repsonses July 2022

Examiner Appointment

Tim Jones (No5 Chambers ) has been appointed as Examiner for the Kibworth Neighboruhood Plan Review. The Examiner confirmed on 3 October 2022 that a hearing would not be required

View the high resolution images requested by the Examiner

• Figure 6 Valued Open Spaces
• Figure 7 Key map for inventory
• Figure 9 Other sites of High environmental Significance
• Figure 10.1 Important Woodland
• Figure 10.2 Important Trees
• Figure 12 Ridge and Furrow
• Figure 13 Important Hedges
• Figure 14 Important Views

Read the response by the Qualifying Body after the Examiners initial clarification questions and unaccompanied visit on 8 Oct 2022

• Read clarification request and response by QB re: Lychgate 3 Oct 2022
• Read clarifcation request and QB response 10 Oct 2022

The Kibworths Review Neighbourhood Plan has been approved by the Director for Housing and Regeneration for referendum on 4 May 2023.

• Read the Kibworths Review Referendum version neighbourhood plan
• Read Appendix 7 Local Heritage Assets
• Read Appendix 10 Maps used in Review Neighbourhood Plan

The deadline for specified documents to be publicised is 17 March 2023 (i.e. at least 28 days before the referendum)

The specified documents are:

• The Referendum version of The Kibworths Review Neighbourhood Plan
• The report of the independent examiner into The Kibworths Review Neighbourhood Plan
• A summary of representations submitted to the independent examiner
• A 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.

The Notice of Referendum will be published on Monday 20 March 2023

• Read the Local Government Election Timetable of Proceedings for Thursday 4 May 2023
• Read the Notice of Referendum

Read the Declaration of Results Notice

Description		Votes
Total number of votes cast		1584
Number cast in favour of a "YES"		1423
Number cast in favour of a "NO"		161
The number of Ballot Papers rejected was as follows	(a) Want of Official Mark	3
	(b) Voting more times than the voter was entitled to	11
	(c) Writing or mark by which the voter could be indentified	0
	(d) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	30
	(e) Rejected in part	0
	Total number of Spoilt Votes	44
Electorate: 5376   Turnout: 29%

The Kibworths Review Neighbourhood Plan was submitted to the Council on 11 April 2022.

After validation checks the Plan was made available for Regulation 16 Consultation from 18 May 2022 to 29 June 2022. 

Read the submission documents for the Kibworths Neighbourhood Plan Review:

• The Kibworths Review submission plan
• The Kibworths NDP consultation statement including Reg 14 repsonses
• The Kibworths Basic Conditions Statement
• Read Appendices and other documents
• The Kibworths Statement of Modifications by the Qualifying Body
• Read the Statement of Modifications by the LPA

The evidence base can be found on the Kibworths Parish Council website 

https://www.kibworthbeauchamp-pc.gov.uk/kibworths-neighbourhood-plan-ref.html

or

https://www.khpc.org.uk/kibworths-neighbourhood-plan-ref.html

The Council and Qualifying Body are in agreement that the changes require both examination and referendum.

After Regulation 16 Consultation an Independant Examiner was appointed to consider the Kibworths Neighbourhood Plan review. The Examiner is  obliged to consider whether the amendments to the Kibworths Plan are:

• Minor (non-material) modifications to a neighbourhood plan or order are those which would not materially affect the policies in the plan or permission granted by the order. These may include correcting errors, such as a reference to a supporting document, and would not require examination or a referendum.
• Material modifications which do not change the nature of the plan or order would require examination but not a referendum. This might, for example, entail the addition of a design code that builds on a pre-existing design policy, or the addition of a site or sites which, subject to the decision of the independent examiner, are not so significant or substantial as to change the nature of the plan.
• Material modifications which do change the nature of the plan or order would require examination and a referendum. This might, for example, involve allocating significant new sites for development.

Please note that all representations received during the consultation period were forwarded to the appointed Examiner and are publicly available.  

The Examiner  only tests whether the proposed Neighbourhood Plan meets the basic conditions and other relevant legal requirements. The Examiner does not test the soundness of the plan or look at other material considerations but checks that the plan:  

• Has regard to national policy and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State;
• Contributes to the achievement of sustainable development;
• Is in general conformity with the Local Plan;
• Does not breach, and is otherwise compatible with, EU and human rights obligations;
• Meets prescribed conditions and complies with prescribed matters;
• Meets the legal requirements;   

Examination

Mr Tim Jones was appointed by Harborough District Council with the agreement of the Qualifying Body to undertake the Examination.

The Examination was not considered to require a public hearing and the final report was received from the Examiner on 28 November 2022.

• Read the questions of clarification from the Examiner 3 Oct 2022
• Read the questions of clarification from the Examinar 10 Oct 2022

The Examiner concluded in his report ' I recommend that the modified NDP proceed to a referendum, the referendum area being the area of the Draft NDP, namely the parishes of the Kibworth Beauchamp and
Kibworth Harcourt'.

• Read the Examiners report

Strategic Environmental Assessment

A screening report was undertaken for the Kibworth Neighbourhood Plan review in May 2021  to assess the requirement for a Strategic Environmental Assessment. The Council considered a full SEA was not required. 

The statutory consultees were consulted in June 2021 and confirmed that a full SEA was not required. The Council issued its determination in May 2022

• Read the screening report May 2021
• Read the determination of the Council 

Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council, as the relevant body, applied for the designation of The Kibworths Neighbourhood Area on 7 November 2014. The application was advertised for a 6 week period ending on 1 January 2015 and was approved by the Portfolio Holder for Planning Services on 16 January 2015. View a map identifying the designated Kibworth and Kibworth Beauchamp Neighbourhood Area(PDF, 1.25MB).

Pre-submission Consultation

The pre-submission consultation for The Kibworths Neighbourhood Plan was completed by the community between 10th November 2016 and 5th January 2017.

Read about The Kibworths Neighbourhood Plan Evidence Base http://www.kibworthneighbourhoodplan.org/