Dickleburgh and Rushall Neighbourhood Plan

In July 2017, Dickleburgh and Rushall Parish Council submitted a Neighbourhood Area application to South Norfolk Council. The area proposed was the whole of the civil parish and, in accordance with Town and Country Planning, England - Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, South Norfolk Council confirmed the designation. The Parish Council is the relevant body for preparing the Neighbourhood Plan.

Since that time, a steering group of volunteers, working on behalf of the Parish Council has been developing a proposed Neighbourhood Plan for the parish, which has involved extensive research and consultation with the community and other stakeholder bodies.

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The independent examination of the submitted Neighbourhood Plan has now concluded and Mr Ashcroft has now submitted his final report to South Norfolk Council. This is available to view in the documents section (link below).

Mr Ashcroft recommends that, subject to the specific modifications set out in his report, South Norfolk Council progresses the Neighbourhood Plan to a referendum within the parish.

The next step is for South Norfolk Council to decide what course of action to take regarding the examiner’s recommendations and publish a decision statement, detailing whether the plan will progress to a referendum in the community.

Once this decision has been made, further details will be made available on this webpage.

Background

Dickleburgh and Rushall Parish Council submitted the Neighbourhood Plan and other required documents to South Norfolk Council in January 2025. The submitted documents have been checked by the local planning authority against the relevant criteria in Schedule 4B of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 and were approved for publication.

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations, 2012 (as amended), there followed a period of consultation on the Neighbourhood Plan, which took place between 24th February and 7th April 2025. A summary of the representations received during the consultation can be viewed in the documents section, below.

The Neighbourhood Plan was subsequently subject to an independent examination which was undertaken by Mr Andrew Ashcroft of Andrew Ashcroft Planning Ltd. In July, Mr Ashcroft issued a ‘Notification of the need for a Hearing’ to South Norfolk Council and Dickleburgh & Rushall Parish Council. The hearing took place on Thursday 16 October 2025 at Dickleburgh Village Centre and addressed certain key matters as directed by the examiner. The hearing notices and other formal correspondence relating to the examination have been published in the documents section, below.

The submitted Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents can also be viewed in the documents section.

View the Neighbourhood Plan documents.