Neighbourhood Development Plan Newsline and Coming Events
Date |
Activity |
|---|---|
August 13th 2025 |
End of the formal “Regulation 16” consultation period on the examination Version of the NDP. Following this, all the documentation of the NDP and all the representation forms submitted to HDC during the consultation period would be forwarded to the appointed Independent Examiner . |
August 8th 2025 |
NPWP arranged a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall coffee morning 10-12 am, for the “Regulation 16” consultation on the Examination version of the NDP |
August 1st 2025 |
NPWP arranged a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall coffee morning 10-12 am, for the “Regulation 16” consultation on the Examination version of the NDP |
July 25th 2025 |
NPWP arranged a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall coffee morning 10-12 am, for the “Regulation 16” consultation on the Examination version of the NDP |
July 18th 2025 |
NPWP arranged a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall coffee morning 10-12 am, for the “Regulation 16” consultation on the Examination version of the NDP |
July 15th 2025 |
HDC has contacted Houghton PC to consult on the appointment of independent examiners for the Examination version of the NDP. |
July 11th 2025 |
NPWP had a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall coffee morning 10-12 am, for the “Regulation 16” consultation on the Examination version of the NDP |
July 4th 2025 |
NPWP had a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall coffee morning 10-12 am, for the “Regulation 16” consultation on the Examination version of the NDP |
July 2nd 2025 |
The formal “Regulation 16” consultation for public comment on the Examination Version of the NDP began. All details of the plans and its background evidence base are on the PC webpages, and paper copies are available for consultation at locations in the community, as advertised on the PC noticeboards. |
June 26th 2025 |
NPWP met briefly to check arrangements for the Regulation 16 consultation, starting on July 2nd. |
June 18th 2025 |
HDC Planning Officers informed Houghton PC that the Submission Version of the plan was acceptable, subject to any minor typographic and format editing considered necessary by Houghton PC. Houghton PC were requested to send final copies of the Examination Versions of the NDP and VDG&C to HDC, and HDC would start to arrange the Regulation 16 consultation to extend from July 2nd to August 13th 2025. |
June 10th 2025 |
HDC Planning Committee meeting in HDC offices, Harborough. This included consideration of the planning application 23/01499/OUT. for the erection of 230 dwellings. The meeting was attended by many members of the Houghton community, and four members of the community, including the PC Chair, spoke against the proposal. HDC planning committee refused the planning application. |
June 5th 2025 |
Houghton Parish Council meeting. NPWP reported that Harborough DC had confirmed that they were nearing completion of checking all the NDP documents submitted. as soon as the checks were complete, the |
May 13th 2025 |
The Parish Clerk forwarded the set of documents to Harborough DC and these were acknowledged as received. |
May 8th 2025 |
Houghton Parish Council meeting. The PC resolved that the Submission Version of the Houghton Neighbourhood Development Plan 2025 – 2041 and supporting documents, as presented to the meeting, be forwarded to Harborough District Council under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012. |
April 29th 2025 |
NPWP met to review the complete set of documents which were required for the submission of the NDP. This was completed and the documents forwarded to Parish Councilors for their information prior to the PC meeting on May 8th. |
April 10th 2025 |
Houghton Parish Council meeting. The PC approved the NPWP recommendation to move forward to submission of the revised NDP. The NPWP were tasked to complete all the documentation and prepare the submission. |
April 7th 2025 |
NPWP met and decided to recommend to Parish Council that since the uncertainties of planning applications were not being resolved, the submission of the revised NDP should go ahead as soon as possible. |
March 27th 2025 |
A Public Meeting was held in the Methodists Hall Schoolroom at 7pm to discuss the Parker’s Strategic Land proposal. |
March 13th 2025 |
Houghton Parish Council meeting. PC received the report from NPWP. PC resolved to hold a public meeting in the Methodist Church Schoolroom on Thursday 27 March 2025 at 7.00 p.m. to discuss the Parker’s Strategic Land proposal and to advertise this meeting using |
March 6th 2025 |
NPWP met and decided to recommend to the PC that work on the NDP be put on hold. Parker’s Strategic Land was promoting its planning application for 230 houses to the east side of the current settlement and this development was not part of the proposals of the emerging |
February 13th 2025 |
Houghton Parish Council meeting. The PC received the NPWP report. |
February 4th 2025 |
NPWP meeting. Processing responses to the many comments submitted during the public consultation continued. The NPWP had received considerable advice and guidance from Yourlocale, the Parish Council’s planning consultancy. |
January 22nd 2025 |
NPWP Workshop. This was a workshop meeting with all the collated comments provided by RCC now available for consideration by NPWP and advised by the NPWP planning consultant. |
January 7th 2025 |
NPWP Meeting. |
December 16th 2024 |
End of the Public Consultation period. Rural Community Council (RCC) start work on collating all the submitted comments into a database to be returned to the NDP Working Party for consideration and responses. |
December 13th 2024 |
NPWP will have a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall Coffee Morning, 10-12 am. |
December 7th 2024 |
NPWP will host a “drop-in” session in The Village Hall Committee Room 10-12 am. |
December 6th 2024 |
NPWP will have a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall Coffee Morning, 10-12 am. |
December 4th 2024 |
NPWP Meeting. |
November 30th 2024 |
Harborough DC held a briefing meeting for members of Neighbourhood Plan working groups throughout their District. Members of Houghton NPWP led part of the discussion on the practicalities of the Neighbourhood Plan process. |
November 30th 2024 |
NPWP will host a “drop-in” session in The Village Hall Committee Room 10-12 am. |
November 29th 2024 |
NPWP will have a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall Coffee Morning, 10-12 am. |
November 23rd 2024 |
NPWP will host a “drop-in” session in The Village Hall Committee Room 10-12 am. |
November 22nd 2024 |
NPWP will have a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall Coffee Morning, 10-12 am. |
November 16th 2024 |
NPWP will host a “drop-in” session in The Village Hall Committee Room 10-12 am. |
November 15th 2024 |
NPWP will have a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall Coffee Morning, 10-12 am. |
November 12th 2024 |
Community Meeting at Houghton Village Hall to present the Revised Neighbourhood Development Plan and the arrangements for the consultation process, followed by a question-and-answer session. |
November 8th 2024 |
NPWP will have a “drop-in” table at the Village Hall Coffee Morning, 10-12 am. |
November 2nd 2024 |
Public Consultation (regulation 14) formally started |
October 23rd to 25th 2024 |
An information flyer about the Consultation period was distributed to each dwelling in the village. |
October 21st to 23rd 2024 |
The Independent body organising the consultation event (the Rural Community Council) circulated all the “Statutory consultees” that the consultation period would start on November 2nd. |
Oct 20th to Nov 1st 2024 |
Neighbourhood development Plan 2024 website pages on the Parish Council website under construction, and released as available, including the Evidence Base information. |
October 21st 2024 |
Copies of the NDP Consultation Draft and the VDG&C Consultation Draft were sent to printers. |
October 17th 2024 |
Parish Council Meeting. This approved the proposal from the NPWP to start the public consultation for the period November 2nd to December 16th. |
October 10th 2024 |
The NPWP Editorial Group met for final editing checks on the NDP and VDG&C. |
October 8th 2024 |
NPWP Meeting. |
October 2nd 2024 |
The NPWP Editorial Group met to compile information from the meeting on 17th September and make appropriate edits to the main document texts. |
September 17th 2024 |
NPWP Meeting. |
September 10th 2024 |
Parish Council Meeting. |
September 3rd 2024 |
Neighbourhood Plan Working Party (NPWP) met in the Village Hall to consider the latest information and editing input on the draft documents. |
August 23rd 2024 |
The Parish Council received a Grant from Locality. |
August 13th 2024 |
Draft versions of the draft Neighbourhood Development Plan and the Village Design Guide and codes (VDG&C) were submitted to Harborough District Council (HDC) for their review prior to the open public consultation for 6 weeks in the Autumn. |
August 8th 2024 |
An offer of grant of up to £9,158 was received from the Locality organisation. |
August 7th 2024 |
Neighbourhood Plan Working Party (NPWP) met in the Village Hall to consider the latest information and editing input on the draft documents. |
July 30th 2024 |
NPWP submitted grant application to Locality for financial support for the production of the NDP over the period from 1st September 2024 to 31st March 2025. |
July 2024 |
Neighbourhood Plan Working Party (NPWP) met in the Village Hall to consider the latest information and editing input on the draft documents. |
For earlier activity please refer to the NPWP minutes