LYMM residents, business owners and community groups will have a chance to have their say and comment on Lymm’s very own draft Neighbourhood Plan in the new year.
Starting on January 16th and running until noon on February 28th, comments can be made to determine the future of the characteristics that are important for the parish including green spaces, design and heritage.
Comments are welcome on-line, in writing or through completion of a feedback form that will be available in various locations around the village. All the venues where the plan can be viewed and commented
on will be made available on the website during the consultation period – www.lymmparishcouncil.gov.uk/npconsultation
Cllr Stan Draper, the chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan working group adds that “After many years of diligent development by the community led working group, who have responded to feedback from across the parish, it is now time for you to have your say on the final draft. This is
your chance to be involved in ‘ SHAPING WHERE WE LIVE ‘ and how ‘ LYMM WILL LOOK ‘ in the decades ahead. Lymm Parish Council and the Working Group look forward to hearing from you in the New Year.”
Once the consultation has closed, all comments that have been submitted will be considered and the plan amended before being submitted to Warrington Borough Council for independent examination.
Neighbourhood Plans are a grass roots, community led way for residents to influence planning and development in their local area. Sitting alongside Warrington Borough Council’s recently adopted Local Plan and the National Planning Policy
Framework, the Neighbourhood Plan will be the third and most local layer of planning policy that planning applications will need to consider.
By creating a Neighbourhood Plan, Lymm residents can seek to protect and enhance the village’s unique character for the lifetime of the plan, normally between 10 and 15 years. It’s an opportunity to ensure that new development is appropriate, and
prioritises the needs of the community.
For more information, contact clerk@lymmparishcouncil.gov.uk or 07741 877870.
