15th August 2019 to end of day 9th October 2019 The Consultation which is under the direct control of the Local Planning Authority has now commenced. Details of the consultation and associated documents can be found on the Dorset Council Website. The Town Council is allowed to promote the consultation and accordingly have arranged for […]
Portland Town Council on behalf of the Community has now submitted the version of the Neighbourhood Plan to be consulted on under the Regulation 16 requirements. This consultation will be overseen by the Local Planning Authority and all comments will be referred to an appointed Inspector. The consultation period will last six weeks and once […]
Page updated: 4th Jan 2019 The draft version of the Neighbourhood Plan which is intended to be formally submitted to the Local Planning Authority at the end of January 2019 together with supporting information is now set below. Please note we are currently in discussion with the local planning authority to determine whether a further […]
The Portland Plan consultation has now closed and a summary is available. Thank you to all who sent in comments. The purpose of the summary is to: Clarify the relationship between the Local Plan Review and the Portland Neighbourhood Plan. Provide some details about the recent ‘Regulation 14’ Consultation (June/July 2018) and actions currently being […]
Portland Neighbourhood PlanRegulation 14 Public Consultation Notice In accordance with Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Part 5, 14(a)-(c), notice is given that a formal pre-submission public consultation on the Draft Portland Neighbourhood Plan will start at 9am on Monday 18th June 2018 ending 5pm on Monday 30th July 2018. About the PlanThe Portland Neighbourhood Plan […]
Thank you to those who responded to the Informal Consultation Stage. Comments were also received from the Local Planning Authority, the Minerals Authority, DCC, Historic England, Portland Port, the Department of Environment as well as landowners and developers. A listing of comments and response are now available in the document library under 2018. The plan […]
The informal consultation period which ran between the 28th November 2017 and 12th January 2018, has now closed. Thank you to those who contributed to the recent informal consultation phase. We are currently analysing the comments received including those from a number of statutory bodies. In general most people we spoke to and commented were […]
The consultation period has now closed. Informal Consultation Period 28th November 2017 to 12th January 2018 The Portland Neighbourhood Plan is now in an informal consultation phase. We are seeking the views and comments of the community, businesses and stakeholders ahead of considering the draft to be formally submitted to the Planning Authorities in early […]
As part of the package of Community Rights, Community Led Housing sits alongside Neighbourhood Planning as a way to meet the housing needs of local people. Portland Community Partnership has supported these initiatives and the attached papers sets out background information about the reasons why and also information about the Wessex Land Trust who are […]
£22.8m announced for continued neighbourhood planning funding The Department for Communities and Local Government announced their continued commitment to neighbourhood planning this week, with around £5.5m allocated per year from 2018-2022 to provide expert support and advice through information services, grants, and technical support packages. To date, over 400 neighbourhood plans have successfully passed referendum […]