Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan 2013/26

Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan 2013/26

In February 2011 the Town Council agreed to work with Shropshire Council and submit a bid to become a ‘front runner’ to develop a Neighbourhood Plan for Much Wenlock.

On 2 April 2011 the DCLG announced which councils would have an opportunity for their local community to have a greater control over planning in their locality.   Much Wenlock was one of seventeen councils chosen to become a front runner.

In May 2011 a Neighbourhood Plan Working Group, established by the Town Council, met with Shropshire Council to discuss how the Neighbourhood Plan could be developed.

In June 2011 the Town Council agreed terms of Reference for the Working Group:

“The Neighbourhood Plan Working Group will drive forward the development of the Neighbourhood Plan for Much Wenlock and will work with Shropshire Council and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), as the other governmental bodies, to help ensure that the whole community has real opportunities to engage in the creation of the Plan.” 

In July 2011 the Town Council approved the establishment of a Neighbourhood Plan Committee to oversee the developmentof the Neighbourhood Plan for Much Wenlock.

The Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan sets out the community’s aspirations for the town and parish. It is a statutory document, which is used to guide and shape development and help determine planning applications. The final version of the Plan can be found here:

Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan 2013:26 – Adopted Version

If you require information about the Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan and you can’t find it on our website please contact the Town Clerk: townclerk@muchwenlock.nwclients.co.uk


Affordable Housing

One of the key proposals set out in the Neighbourhood Plan is the ambition to provide more affordable housing for local people by working with registered social housing providers.  There is now a small development of affordable homes at Callaughton Ash.


Neighbourhood Plan Review 2024

You can download a copy of the current review plan here:

Glossary of planning terms

Neighbourhood Plan: A Neighbourhood Plan is a plan for a local area which sets out, after community consultation, exactly what the community wishes to see for the future of its own town, village or city. They have to pass ‘basic tests’ and once approved by a local referendum are legally binding documents which planning authorities must take into account, when making decisions.

Affordable Housing: rented or bought with a shared equity plan from a registered housing provider. All applicants must be registered with Shropshire Council Homepoint. Affordable housing rents are set at a percentage below the market rent for the area.

Shared Equity means that the buyer is buying a percentage of the home which he/she can increase over time. The cost of the home must be a percentage below the market value in the area. These homes are useful in areas where house prices are particularly high

Market Housing: New build homes built by development companies or single home builders for sale on the open market.

Development Boundary: This is the boundary line around Much Wenlock which is set by Shropshire Council and adopted by the Neighbourhood Plan beyond which developers cannot build.

Exception site: this describes any piece of land beyond the development boundary which can be developed only if the homes are designated ‘affordable’ in the strict sense of planning terms.

Call for land: every so often Shropshire Council issues a ‘Call for Land’ this allows potential developers or housing associations to make Shropshire Council aware of potential development land

Site Assessment: Following a call for land Shropshire Council will assess the benefit or otherwise of each parcel of land for development

Preferred Site: These are the sites which Shropshire Council would prefer to have developed after their assessments

Windfall Site: these are small parcels of land within the development boundary which can be developed in accordance with the policies of the Neighbourhood Plan but are not part of the Shropshire Council site assessment process

Place plan: Shropshire Council has divided the county into ‘Places’ or areas for the purpose of assessing the needs of those communities and who will deliver those needs. Much Wenlock shares a Place Plan with Cressage and other nearby communities which can be found on the Shropshire Council web site

Place plan area: These usually contain designated Community hubs, Community clusters, and Key Centres. Each designated area is slightly different.

Planning application; It is the law that most development must go through the planning process before any building works can begin. Anyone can object or support a planning application

 


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