Twyford Neighbourhood Plan

Twyford Parish Council are preparing a Neighbourhood Development Plan for Twyford . Further details of the neighbourhood plan preparation are available at the Twyford Parish Council website.

The following stages and documents have been completed:

Statutory stage	Further information & documents
Independent Examination	The SDNPA has appointed Mr Andrew Ashcroft as Independent Examiner of the Twyford NDP. The Examiner will assess whether the Twyford NDP meets certain legal requirements, known as ‘basic conditions’ and will consider the representations made on the Twyford NDP. Representations made on the Submission Version of the Twyford Neighbourhood Plan SDNPA Representation to Twyford Neighbourhood Plan The Neighbourhood Plan Examiner has requested further information to enable him to carry out the Examination. The Examiners initial questions are set out below. A response will now be prepared by Twyford Parish Council and published here following agreement with the Neighbourhood Plan Examiner Examiner’s Note and Initial Questions Twyford Parish Council response to Examiner’s Note and Initial Questions
Publicising the Plan Proposal (Regulation 16)	The SDNPA is publishing the submitted Twyford Neighbourhood Development Plan (TNP) for consultation in accordance with Part 5 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended). The consultation runs from 28th January to 25th March 2021. The following documents are published for consultation: Twyford NDP – submission version Consultation Statement Basic Conditions Statement Sustainability Appraisal (incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment) Habitats Regulations Assessment The Submission documents will not be made available in deposit locations due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. If you have difficulty in accessing the documents online, please contact the telephone number or email address below. Tel: 01730 814810 Any comments must be made in writing by email or by post to: E-mail: neighbourhood@southdowns.gov.uk By Post to: Planning Policy Team, South Downs National Park Authority, South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9DH Comments made on the Twyford Neighbourhood Development Plan (TNDP) will be considered by an independent examiner who will assess whether the TNDP meets certain legal requirements, known as the ‘basic conditions’. This guidance note provides further information on the basic conditions and the next steps for the TNDP.
Submission of Plan Proposals	Twyford Parish Council submitted the TNDP and accompanying documents to the SDNPA on 21st December 2020. The following submission checklist has been completed by the SDNPA: Legal Compliance checklist for TNDP
Pre-submission consultation on the plan	Twyford Parish Council carried out their Pre Submission consultation from 6th January to 24th February 2020 Twyford NDP Pre-submission version Twyford Parish Council webpage SDNPA response to the consultation
Designated Neighbourhood Area	The SDNPA designated the Twyford Neighbourhood Area on 12 January 2015 following an application from Twyford Parish Council Designated Neighbourhood Area
Consultation on a proposed Neighbourhood Area	A consultation on an application to designate Twyford Neighbourhood Area was held from 21 November 2014 to 9 January 2015

For further information please contact neighbourhood@southdowns.gov.uk