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9th January 2024

Decision Statement published pursuant to the Localism Act 2011 Schedule 38A (9) and Regulation 19 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012

 

Shropshire Council decided at a meeting of its full Council on 14th December 2023 to ‘make’ the Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan under Section 38A(4) of the Planning and Compulsory purchase Act 2004. The Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan now forms part of the Development Plan for Shropshire.

 

Decision and reason

“DECIDED: That Shropshire Council, as the Local Planning Authority ‘makes’ (i.e. adopts) the Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan and brings it into force with immediate effect as part of the Development Plan under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

Reasons for the Decision

 

The Neighbourhood Plan meets the basic conditions and its preparation process is compliant with legal and procedural requirements. Paragraph 38A(4)(a) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires the Council to make the Neighbourhood Plan if more than half of those voting in the referendum upon the plan have voted in favour of the plan being used to help decide planning applications in the area. The plan was endorsed by more than the required threshold in the referendum held on 7th September 2023.

 

The link to the report considered by the Council is as follows: Date (shropshire.gov.uk)

 

 

A copy of this decision statement is being sent to:

 

  • The qualifying body, namely Pontesbury Parish Council; and
  • To any person who asked to be notified of the decision.

 

Information on where to view the Neighbourhood Plan and its associated documents

The Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan, the decision statement and its associated documents are available to view on the Council’s website at:

Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan | Shropshire Council

 

 

Edward West

 

Planning Policy and Strategy Manager Shropshire Council

 

Dated 5th January 2024

 

For further information please contact:

 

Planning Policy Team, Shropshire Council, the Shirehall, Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury SY2 6ND

 

Email: planningpolicy@shropshire.gov.uk

 

9th January 2024

Pontesbury Parish Council Notice

 

Pontesbury traffic calming measures – public meeting planned for Monday 15th January

 

Please note that this meeting has been POSTPONED due to unavoidable circumstances

 

Information regarding a new meeting date will be advertised shortly

 

8th September 2023

                                

On 7 September Pontesbury Parish Neighbourhood Plan was approved by the Referendum Vote in which over 85% of the 491 voters supported the Plan. Following the declaration of the result the Plan is now in operation.  This means that when future planning applications for development in Pontesbury Parish are decided, the Plan policies will be taken into account. Given that the finished Plan was based on extensive consultations with hundreds of local people, it means that the Pontesbury parish community will have a greater say than ever before, in shaping and helping to decide future development. Change is inevitable, but  the core purpose of the Neighbourhood Plan is to ensure any development fits in with the character of our parish.

So far, only a handful of  Shropshire's parishes have a completed  Neighbourhood Plan.  The Pontesbury Parish Neighbourhood Plan will sit alongside Shropshire's Local Plan which is the most important material planning concern for deciding planning applications for future development. This means that residents should consult the Plan when submitting planning applications or when commenting on other applications in our parish.

The Plan has already been drawn upon to influence design in forthcoming applications and the adoption of the Plan means that our parish will gain a considerable increase in CIL money to spend on improving infrastructure. 

Whilst some voters  were concerned with some aspects or omissions in the Plan, it should be borne in mind that no policies could be included which duplicated Shropshire Local Plan and some much desired local changes do not come within the remit of Neighbourhood Plans.

The Steering Group thanks the many hundreds of respondents who have helped to shape the Plan and who took the time to vote.

 

30th August 2023

NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS

 

Shropshire Council
PONTESBURY NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA
Referendum on the adoption of the Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan

Notice is hereby given that:
1. A poll will be held on Thursday 7 September 2023 to decide on the question below:
‘Do you want Shropshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Pontesbury to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’
2. The hours of poll will be from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
3. The situation of polling stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:
 

 

No. of polling station Situation of polling station Description of persons entitled to vote
S40 Cruckton Village Hall, Cruckmeole, Shrewsbury SKE-1 to SKE-481
SKF-1 to SKF-251
S51 Pontesbury Public Hall,
Main Road, Pontesbury
SNB-1 to SNB-113
SNC-1 to SNC-94
SND-1 to SND-1736

Dated: Wednesday 30 August 2023
Andy Begley
Counting Officer

8th August 2023

 

Supply and Installation of LED street lanterns

Pontesbury Parish Council

Pontesbury Parish Council is inviting tenders for the supply and installation of 66 LED lanterns to complete the conversion of the village to LED street lighting.  Applications should be submitted via email to Gillian Bailey gbailey.locum@gmail.com.  See link below for tender documents.

Procurement reference PPC LED

Procurement stage Opportunity

Closing 18 September 2023, 5pm

Date notice published 8 August 2023, 5:28pm

2nd August 2023

Printed and published by the Counting Officer,
Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan Area
Referendum on the adoption of the Pontesbury Parish Neighbourhood Plan

1. A referendum will be held on Thursday 7 September 2023 to decide on the Question below:
‘Do you want Shropshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Pontesbury to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’

2. Applications to register to vote or to vote by post or proxy should be made to the Electoral Registration Officer at Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND.
Application

Application Deadline for Receipt
New applications to register to vote.
Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
12 midnight Monday, 21 August 2023
New applications to vote by post or to cancel or amend an existing postal/proxy vote 5 pm on Tuesday, 22 August 2023
New applications for Voter Authority Certificates 5 pm on Wednesday, 30 August 2023
New applications to vote by proxy 5 pm on Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Applications to vote by emergency proxy 5 pm on Thursday, 7 September 2023

Dated: Wednesday 2 August 2023
Andy Begley
Counting Officer
Shropshire Council

28th July 2023

A Referendum relating to the adoption of the Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan will be held on Thursday 7 September 2023.

The question which will be asked in the Referendum is:
“Do you want Shropshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Pontesbury to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?”

The Referendum area is identified on the map - (please scroll down to the link below).

The Referendum area is identical to the area which has been designated as the Pontesbury neighbourhood area.

A person is entitled to vote in the Referendum if on Monday 21 August 2023:
• he or she is entitled to vote in a local government election in the Referendum area; and
• his or her qualifying address for the election is in the Referendum area. A persons qualifying address is, in relation to a person registered in the register of electors, the address in respect of which he or she is entitled to be registered.

The Referendum expenses limit that will apply in relation to the Referendum is
£2,519.00. The number of persons entitled to vote in the Referendum, by reference to which that limit has been calculated, is 2,661.

The Referendum will be conducted in accordance with procedures which are similar to those used at local government elections.

A copy of the specified documents, that is those documents listed below, may be
inspected online -  Pontesbury Neighbourhood Plan | Shropshire Council

Paper copies of the specified documents are also available to view at:
• Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Monday – Friday during office hours
• Pontesbury Library, The Pavillion, Hall Bank, Pontesbury SY5 0RF
Opening times –
Mon 10am -1pm, Tues 10am – 5pm, Thurs 2pm – 5pm and Sat 10am -1pm

The specified documents are:
• The Pontesbury Neighbourhood Development Plan;
• The report of the independent examiner into the Neighbourhood Plan;
• A summary of the representations submitted to the independent examiner;
• A statement by the local planning authority that the draft Neighbourhood Plan meets the basic conditions specified by statute and complies with the provision made by or under Section 38A and 38B of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004;
• A statement that sets out general information about town and country planning including neighbourhood planning and the referendum.

Dated: Friday 28 July 2023

Andy Begley
Chief Executive
Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND

13th June 2023

Date of Announcement:  13th June 2023

Each year the smaller authority's Annual Governance and Accountability Return needs to be reviewed by an External Auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities' Appointments Ltd.   The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice.  As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor it is subject to change as a result of that review. 

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts and bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested.  For the year ended March 2023, these documents will be available on reasonable notice, by application to:

Caroline Higgins, Responsible Financial Officer, Pontesbury Parish Council, c/o Pavilion, Hall Bank, Pontesbury SY5 0RF or via email to finance@pontesburypc.org.uk.

COMMENCING ON 14th JUNE 2023

ENDING ON 25TH JULY 2023