Abberley Neighbourhood Plan

Submitted Neighbourhood Plan Consultation

4 December 2020 to 5pm on Friday 22 January 2021

Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Abberley Parish Council submitted the Abberley Neighbourhood Plan to Malvern Hills District Council on 19 November 2020.

In accordance with Regulation 16, Malvern Hills District Council is undertaking a public consultation from Friday 4 December until 5pm on Friday 22 January 2021, during which interested parties are invited to make comments on the draft Abberley Neighbourhood Plan.

The submitted documentation includes:

  • the proposed Neighbourhood Plan
  • a map identifying the area to which the proposed Neighbourhood Plan relates
  • a Consultation Statement explaining who was consulted, and how consultation comments have been addressed
  • a Basic Conditions Statement explaining how the proposed Neighbourhood Plan meets the requirements set out in legislation and environmental matters.

To view the submitted Abberley Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents, please follow the links below:

Paper copies of the draft Abberley Neighbourhood Plan are available at the Abberley Village Stores or obtained on request from Malvern Hills District Council at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01684 862370. 

If you wish to comment on any part of the Abberley Neighbourhood Plan, then complete the Response Form below:

Comments on the draft Abberley Neighbourhood Plan should be sent to Malvern Hills District Council by 5pm on Friday 22nd January 2021.

Comments can be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or sent by post to Planning Policy at Malvern Hills District Council, Planning Services, The Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AF.

It is the responsibility of Malvern Hills District Council to collate all the responses and forward them on to an independent examiner, who will consider the responses and the Plan documents when assessing whether the Neighbourhood Plan meets the relevant legislation and can therefore proceed to referendum.

Draft Neighbourhood Plan Consultation – 29 June 2020 to 24 August 2020

In accordance with Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Abberley Parish Council consulted upon their draft Neighbourhood Plan from 29 June until 24 August 2020. To view this document, please follow the link below:

Abberley Draft Neighbourhood Plan – June 2020

Neighbourhood Area Application – Approved 28 August 2015

Following an application made by the Parish Council in June 2015, the District Council designated the parish of Abberley as a Neighbourhood Area, under Regulation 7 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 on 28 August 2015.