On 3rd March 2020, East Staffordshire Borough Council resolved that the Branston Neighbourhood Plan as modified be ‘made’. The modified plan replaces the previous Neighbourhood Plan and it now formally becomes part of the Borough Council’s Development Plan. It will be used to guide planning decisions in Branston Parish.
Branston Parish Council has decided to update Policy B11 of the Neighbourhood Plan and following a period of consultation between October and December 2018, have submitted the updated plan and associated documents. East Staffordshire Borough Council are now consulting on the updated plan for a period of 6 weeks.
The relevant documents can be viewed below:
The consultation runs from Friday 26th July until 17:00 on Monday 9th September 2019. Please send any representations to [email protected]
On 17th August 2015, East Staffordshire Borough Council’s Cabinet resolved that the Branston Neighbourhood Plan be “made” and it now formally becomes part of the Borough Council’s Development Plan. It will be used to guide planning decisions in Branston parish.
On Thursday July 23rd voters chose to say “yes” to the Neighbourhood Plan becoming part of the Borough’s Development Plan, to be used in deciding planning applications in the Parish. 80.5% of those voting said “Yes” (599 people) and 19.5% (145 people) voted “No”. There was a 13.9% turnout, which was reasonable given the geographical extent of the parish and the difficulties of engaging the considerable urban population of the Parish. You can view the Notice of Poll which provides the official record of the count.
The Branston Neighbourhood Plan was independently examined earlier this year and the Examiner recommended that, subject to some modifications, the Plan should proceed to Referendum. The Borough Council agrees with the Examiner’s report and voted to progress the Plan to Referendum at the Cabinet meeting on 15th June 2015.
The Neighbourhood Plan and other background documents are available via the links below or in several places in Burton upon Trent and Branston Parish:
The ‘specified documents’ are:
Deposit locations of Plan and background documents:
| Location | Viewing Times | Location | Viewing Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Pub, Henhurst Hill, Burton, DE13 9PX | As per their opening times | Branston Village Hall, Clays Lane, Burton, DE14 3HS | As per their opening times |
| Rykneld School, Main Street, Branston, Burton, DE14 3EX | As per their opening times | Branston Post Office, 77 Main St, Burton, DE14 3EY | As per their opening times |
| Henhurst Club, Henhurst Hill, Burton, DE13 9TB | As per their opening times | St Saviours Church, Church Road, Branston, Burton, DE14 3ER | As per their opening times |
| The Customer Service Centre, Market Place, Burton, DE14 1HA | Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday: 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9:45am - 5pm Thursday: 9am - 6pm |
Paget High School, Burton Road, Branston, Burton, DE14 3DR | As per their opening times |
| Burton upon Trent Library, Riverside, Burton, DE14 1AH |
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 8.30am – 6pm Thursday: 8.30am – 8pm Saturday: 8.30am – 4.30pm |
Rough Hayes Community Centre, Henhurst Hill, Burton, DE13 9PX | As per their opening times |
The Branston NDP was independently examined by a suitably qualified planning professional and the Inspector's Report is now available.
Branston Neighbourhood Plan Examiner's Report
Submission Consultation
Regulation 16 Consultation Representations Schedule and Appendices
Staffordshire County Council's Preferred Options Feasibility report for the B5017
In accordance with section 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 East Staffordshire Borough Council invited feedback from organisations and individuals on the Branston Neighbourhood Development Plan.
A draft version of the document underwent consultation in June to August 2014 by Branston Parish Council. Comments made to the Parish Council from this consultation helped inform changes to the document submitted to East Staffordshire Borough Council. The Neighbourhood Development Plan, written by Branston Parish Council and working group proposes a number of policies on housing, transport and the environment.
The Neighbourhood Development Plan is split into three main documents:
It is the responsibility of the Borough Council to collate all the representations and pass them on to the independent Examiner, who will look at them and the plan documents when assessing whether the Plan meets the legislation and can therefore proceed to Referendum.
The documents above can be viewed here.
Paper copies are available at the following locations:
You can submit comments:
If you wish to be notified of the Council’s decision on the plan proposal then please state this in your representation.
It is the responsibility of the Council to collate all the representations and pass them on to the independent examiner, who will look at them and the plan documents when assessing whether the plan meets the legislation and can therefore proceed to referendum.
If you wish to be notified of the Council’s decision on the plan proposal then please state this in your representation.
If you have any queries please telephone 01283 508645.
Comments on the Neighbourhood Plan can be made using the representation form or can be emailed to [email protected] or posted to Corinne O’Hare, Neighbourhood Planning, East Staffordshire Borough Council, PO Box 8045, Burton upon Trent, DE14 9LG.
The Branston Neighbourhood Plan has now been submitted to East Staffordshire Borough Council. Prior to adoption, the Neighbourhood Plan should be going through the process of referendum during 2015. Further information can be found on the Branston Parish Council website.
Branston Parish Council have published their Draft Neighbourhood Plan for consultation. The consultation period ran for 6 weeks from Monday 16th June to Monday 28th July 2014.
Along with ten other parishes in East Staffordshire, Branston was designated a Neighbourhood Area in December 2012 and was also awarded £20,000 of front runner money to assist the parish in writing the plan.
