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Great Witley and Hillhampton Neighbourhood Plan

Great Witley and Hillhampton Neighbourhood Plan Plan Regulation 16 Consultation 

Examination

Malvern Hills District Council have appointed Christopher Collison MRTPI of Planning and Land Management Ltd to examine the Great Witley Neighbourhood Plan.  

Additional Regulation 16 consultation 

Since the submission of the Regulation 15 documents, and the subsequent Regulation 16 consultation of July 2025 the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 received Royal Ascent on 25 March 2026. Specifically, under the Act, Section 98 and 99 have implications in terms of the content of neighbourhood plans and changes to the Basic Conditions Statement. 

Namely a neighbourhood plan is required to set out how it: 

  • Contributes to the mitigation of, and adaptation to climate change;  
  • Take account of any published Local Nature Recovery Strategy; and 
  • Consequently, the implications for the implementation of any housing allocated in the neighbourhood plan are not negatively impacted, nor the delivery of overall housing in the neighbourhood area. 

Subsequent, Great Martley Parish Council approved an addendum to the Basic Conditions Statement at the AGM meeting of 13 May 2026.  

This addendum is published below and a further opportunity has been provided for the consultation organisations, and any other interested parties to comment on the document from 22 June to 13 July 2026. A hard copy of the document has been placed in the reception of The Council House, Malvern Hills District Council in Malvern.

Great Witley and Hillhampton NDP BCS Addendum PDF

Responses should be either emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or made in writing to: 

The Planning Policy Team

Malvern Hills District Council 

c/o Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive 

Pershore 

WR10 1PT

*This consultation has now closed*

28th May 2025 – 9th July 2025 at 23:59  

Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Great Witley and Hillhampton Parish Council submitted its Neighbourhood Plan to Malvern Hills District Council on 25 February 2025 under Regulation 15. In accordance with Regulation 16, Malvern Hills District Council would now like to invite comments from individuals and organisations on the submitted draft Great Witley and Hillhampton Neighbourhood Plan from 28th May 2025 to 9th July 2025. 

Great Witley and Hillhampton Parish Councils undertook consultation on an earlier draft of their Neighbourhood Plan between September and November 2024. Comments made during this period helped inform changes made to the document now submitted to Malvern Hills District Council. The draft plan proposes to allocate local green space, protect key views, preserve the historic environment and landscape, define future housing types and design, focus on renewable and low carbon energy, and outline community facilities, with an overarching focus on sustainability.  

It is the responsibility of Malvern Hills District Council to collate all responses to the Regulation 16 consultation and pass them on to an independent examiner, who will assess them, and the Neighbourhood Plan documents to determine whether the Neighbourhood Plan meets the relevant legislation and should proceed to adoption. 

Paper copies of the draft Great Witley and Hillhampton Neighbourhood Plan are available to view at Great Witley Post Office, Great Witley Village Hall, and Malvern Library, Great Malvern or obtained on request from Malvern Hills District Council. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01386 565 350. 

Comments on the draft Great Witley and Hillhampton Neighbourhood Plan should be sent to Malvern Hills District Council by 23:59 on 9th July 2025 using the response form. 

Comments can be submitted using the online form, 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. 

The submitted Great Witley and Hillhampton Neighbourhood Plan, associated documentation and response form can be viewed using the links below: 

Once the Regulation 16 consultation has closed, all representations will be uploaded below. The next stage is submission for examination dependent on the nature of the representations received to the Regulation 16 consultation.