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.