JOINT HENLEY AND HARPSDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN

The Joint Henley and Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan Review was made (adopted) on 8 December 2022. This replaces the Joint Henley and Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan made on 14 April 2016.

The Localism Act 2011 gave local communities the statutory power to produce Neighbourhood Plans. This provides the community with the chance to create policies that will affect the location of future development.

​Neighbourhood plans play an important role in deciding whether planning applications should be approved or refused.

MEMBERS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN COMMITTEE IN APRIL 2024

Laurence Plant – Henley Town Councillor

Michelle Thomas – Henley Town Councillor

Kester George – Chairman of Harpsden Parish Council

Matt Leeman – Harpsden Parish Councillor

Ken Arlett – resident

Don Barraclough – resident

Rebecca Chandler Wilde – resident

Joan Clark – resident

Geoff Luckett – resident

Jackie Walker – resident

WHAT IS THE PROCESS?

The Neighbourhood Planning process is shown below:

  • Prepare a draft Neighbourhood Plan based on the views of residents and stakeholders and the evidence gathered.
  • Consult residents and other stakeholders on the draft plan.
  • Submit the Plan to South Oxfordshire District Council for publication and a further

    six-week public consultation will take place before it is sent to an Independent Examiner.

  • Independent examination.
  • Bring the neighbourhood plan into force.

 

South Oxfordshire District Council will continue to be responsible for determining planning applications, but the policies in the Neighbourhood Plan will be used to make those decisions.