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Hallow Neighbourhood Plan

Hallow Neighbourhood Plan (Review) 

Following the Examiner's Report, received on the 28 May 2024, Hallow Parish Council have taken the decision to withdraw the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan (Review). A Parish council may withdraw their plan at any time before the local planning authority (Malvern Hills District Council), as the relevant body issues a Decision document following teh examination of a neighbourhood plan. 

MHDC accepts Hallow Parish Council's decision to withdraw the Neighbourhood Plan (Review). 

The Hallow Neighbourhood Plan (Review) will not be proceeding to Referendum at this time.

Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Decision Statement (June 2024)

Hallow Neighbourhood Plan MHDC Notice of Withdrawal

Examination

Andrew Ashcroft was appointed to examine the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Review. 

pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Development Plan Review - Process Note (144 KB)

pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Development Plan Review - Examination Arrangements (111 KB)

The Examiner issued a clarification note on 6 February 2024. This note set out the Examiner’s initial comments as well as areas where the Examiner sought further clarification on some matters. Please find this note and the response to this note below:

pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Development Plan Review - Clarification Note (136 KB)

pdf Response to Examiner's Clarification Note (415 KB)

The examiner’s report was received on 28 May 2024. Subject to a series of recommended modifications set out in the report, the examiner concluded that the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan (Review) meets all the necessary legal requirements and should proceed to referendum.

Hallow Neighbourhood Development Plan Review - Examiners Report

Hallow Neighbourhood Plan (Review) Regulation 16 Consultation

Friday 22 September - Friday 10 November 2023

Please note that due to technical issues the consultation has been extended from Friday 3 November to Friday 10 November 2023. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.

THIS CONSULTATION HAS NOW CLOSED

Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 Hallow Parish Council has submitted the draft Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Review to Malvern Hills District Council. In accordance with Regulation 16, the District Council would like to invite comments from organisations and individuals on the draft Neighbourhood Plan from Friday 22 September to Friday 10 November 2023.

Hallow Parish Council undertook consultation on an earlier revised draft of their Plan between 22 May 2023 and 3 July 2023. Comments made during this period helped inform changes to the document now submitted to Malvern Hills District Council. 17 draft policies have been proposed, focusing on topics including Sustainable Development, Social and Community, Development, Community Facilities, Historic and Natural Environment, Key Views, Biodiversity and Geodiversity, Local Green Spaces, and Design in the Built Environment.

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.

Paper copies of the draft Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Review are available to view at the Hallow School, Church, Parish Hall and The Malvern Council House or obtained on request from Malvern Hills District Council This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01386 565540. 

Comments on the draft Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Review should be sent to Malvern Hills District Council by 23:59 on 10 November 2023 using the Response Form.

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

If you have any queries or require further information about this consultation on the draft Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Review please do not hesitate to email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Review Submission Draft (14.50 MB)

pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 Consultation Letter (58 KB)

document Regulation 16 Response Form (72 KB)

pdf Hallow NPR Basic Conditions Statement (956 KB)

pdf Hallow NPR Consultation Statement (945 KB)

pdf Hallow NPR Modifications Statement (58 KB)

pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Plan SEA HRA Screening Opinions September 2023 (1.04 MB)

All other documents are as for the made Neighbourhood Plan and can be viewed on the Parish Council website by following this link: HNDP | Hallow (hallowpc.co.uk).

To view the responses to the Regulation 16 consultation, please follow the links below:

pdf 001 RCA Regeneration Limited p.1 (161 KB)

pdf 001 RCA Regeneration Limited p.2 (258 KB)

pdf 001 RCA Regeneration Limited p.3 (91 KB)

pdf 001 RCA Regeneration Limited p.4 (91 KB)

pdf 001 RCA Regeneration Limited p.5 (91 KB)

pdf 001 RCA Regeneration Limited p.6 (91 KB)

pdf 001 RCA Regeneration Limited p.7 (258 KB)

pdf 001 RCA Regeneration Limited p.8 (91 KB)

pdf 002 Historic England (39 KB)

pdf 003 Environmental Agency (5 KB)

pdf 004 Natural England (44 KB)

pdf 005 National Highways (138 KB)

pdf 006 The Coal Authority (348 KB)

pdf 007 Schedule of MHDC Officer Comments (112 KB)

Hallow Neighbourhood Plan

Hallow Neighbourhood Plan so that it is part of the statutory Development Plan for Malvern Hills District, sitting alongside the South Worcestershire Development Plan and other material considerations in determining planning applications in the parish of Hallow.

To view the made Hallow Neighbourhood Plan and Decision Statement, please follow the links below:

Alternatively, hard copies of the above documents can be viewed at the following locations:

  • Customer Services, Malvern Hills District Council, Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3AF (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm)
  • Malvern Library, Graham Road, Malvern, WR14 2HU
    (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am-5.00pm and Saturday 9am-4pm)

Referendum - 24 June 2021

A Referendum on the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 24 June 2021. There was a 35% turn out, with 96% voting in favour of Malvern Hills using the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood Area.

Please follow the links below to view the documentation relating to the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Referendum:

Examiner's Report – April 2021

Malvern Hills District Council (with the agreement of Hallow Parish Council) appointed Christopher Collison to examine the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan. The Examiner conducted the examination through consideration of written representations.

The Examiner's Report has now been received and concludes that the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan, subject to the recommended modifications, meets the Basic Conditions and can proceed to referendum. To view the Examiner’s Report, please follow the link below:

During the examination the Examiner provided an Information Note setting out how he intended to conduct the examination. To view the Examiner’s Information Note on the conduct of the examination, please follow the link below:

The Examiner also provided an opportunity for Hallow Parish Council to comment on any representations made during the Regulation 16 consultation. To view the Parish Council’s response, please follow the link below:

During the examination the Examiner issued a request for clarification which set out issues where he would find further clarification helpful. To view the Examiner's request for clarification and the joint response from Malvern Hills District Council and Hallow Parish Council, please follow the links below:

Submitted Neighbourhood Plan Consultation

15 January to 5pm on Friday 26 February 2021

Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Hallow Parish Council submitted the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan to Malvern Hills District Council on 21 December 2020.

In accordance with Regulation 16, Malvern Hills District Council is undertook a public consultation from Friday 15 January until 5pm on Friday 26 February 2021, during which interested parties were invited to make comments on the draft Hallow 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 Hallow Neighbourhood Plan and accompanying submission documents, please follow the links below:

To view the submitted evidence documents to support the Hallow Neighbourhood Plan, please follow the links below:

pdf Hallow Design Guide (8.56 MB)

pdf Hallow Parish Profile (821 KB)

Community Surveys 

Site Assessment Reports

Historic Assets Evidence

Local Green Space and Significant Views Evidence -  pdf Methodology for Assessment of Local Green Spaces and Significant Views (651 KB)

Natural Environment Evidence -  pdf Hallow Ecology Report (2.84 MB)

Significant Trees Evidence -  pdf Location and Photos of Significant Trees (10.67 MB)

Climate Change Screening

pdf Proposed Non-Designated Heritage Assets in Hallow for Nomination on Local List (7.12 MB)

To view responses to the Regulation 16 consultation, please follow the links below:

Malvern Hills District Council has collated all the responses and forwarded them on to the 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 – 15 June 2020 to 8 August 2020

In accordance with Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Hallow Parish Council consulted upon their draft Neighbourhood Plan from 15 June until 8 August 2020. To view this document, please follow the link below:

Neighbourhood Area Application – Approved 14 July 2017

Following an application made by the Parish Council in June 2017, the District Council designated the parish of Hallow as a Neighbourhood Area, under Regulation 7 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 on 14 July 2017.