Buxton with Lamas Neighbourhood Plan

Buxton with Lamas Neighbourhood Plan

Buxton with Lamas Parish Council has prepared a Neighbourhood Plan. It will be used to help guide and shape future development across the parish.

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The Buxton with Lamas Neighbourhood Plan was made (adopted) by Broadland District Council on 20 February 2025 following a local referendum on Friday 10 January, where 90% of those voting did so in favour of the Plan.

The Neighbourhood Plan now forms part of the statutory Development Plan for Broadland District Council, and will be used in the determination of planning applications within the neighbourhood area.

Please view the adopted Neighbourhood Plan and related documents by clicking on the ‘documents’ link, below.

Background

Buxton with Lamas Parish Council submitted the Buxton with Lamas Neighbourhood Plan and other required documents to Broadland District Council in March 2024. 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. A summary of the representations received during the consultation can be viewed in the documents section, below.

Mr Andrew Ashcroft was appointed to carry out an independent examination of the Plan following this consultation period. The examiner considered not only the submitted Neighbourhood Plan documents, but also the representations that were submitted during the consultation, and the responses to the examiner’s clarification note.

On 27 September 2024, the Examiner issued his final report. It contains a number of recommended modifications and states that, subject to these being implemented, the Buxton with Lamas Neighbourhood Plan meets the basic conditions and that it should proceed to a local referendum.

Broadland District Council subsequently issued a Decision Statement detailing their intention to send the Neighbourhood Plan to a referendum, subject to modifications being made as specified by the examiner.

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

View the Buxton with Lamas Neighbourhood Plan