Application for the designation of Market Drayton Parish and surrounds as a neighbourhood area
- Period: 16 July 2015 - 28 August 2015
- Status: Closed
- Audiences: Everyone
- Topics: Planning
- Type: Public
Notice is given that Shropshire Council has received from Market Drayton Town Council an application under Regulation 5 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 for the council to designate the area comprising the civil parish of Market Drayton and surrounding areas as a “neighbourhood area” within the meaning of section 61 G of the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act (see explanatory note below).
A copy of the application and a map of the area can be viewed on this page, at Shirehall, Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury during weekdays 8.30 am to 5pm, or at the town council office in Market Drayton.
Representations on whether the civil parish of Market Drayton and surrounding area is an appropriate neighbourhood area may be made to Shropshire Council no later than 5pm on Friday 28 August 2015 by writing to:
Planning Policy, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND, or by e-mailing: planning.policy@shropshire.gov.uk
Note
Following the Introduction of the Localism Act 2011, the purpose of designating a neighbourhood area is for a neighbourhood plan to then be prepared for that area. Market Drayton Town Council is in the earliest stages of considering a neighbourhood plan and this application seeks now to formalise the process.
Documents
Representations on whether the civil parish of Market Drayton and surrounding area is an appropriate neighbourhood area may be made to Shropshire Council no later than 5pm on Friday 28th August 2015 by writing to:
Planning Policy, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND, or by e-mailing: planning.policy@shropshire.gov.uk