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:
- pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Plan, Made 20 July 2021 (6.38 MB)
- pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Plan, Decision Statement (113 KB)
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:
- pdf Result of Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Referendum (66 KB)
- pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Plan - Referendum Version (6.41 MB)
- pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Plan - Decision Statement (251 KB)
- pdf Hallow Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Information Statement (266 KB)
- pdf General information on Town and Country Planning including Neighbourhood Planning and the Referendum (79 KB)
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:
- pdf Examiner's request for clarification (97 KB)
- pdf Clarification Note from Malvern Hills District Council and Hallow Parish Council (4.58 MB)
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:
- pdf Hallow Draft Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP), December 2020 (6.25 MB)
- pdf Hallow NDP - Policies Map (4.10 MB)
- pdf Hallow NDP - Basic Conditions Statement (315 KB)
- pdf Hallow NDP – Consultation Statement (2.34 MB)
- pdf Hallow NDP – Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Opinion (1.11 MB)
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
- pdf Hallow Community Survey (5.98 MB)
- pdf Hallow Housing Needs Survey (800 KB)
- pdf Hallow Business Survey (420 KB)
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:
- pdf Malvern Hills District Council officers (338 KB)
- pdf Hallow Parish Council (150 KB)
- pdf Worcestershire County Council (139 KB)
- pdf Environment Agency (9 KB)
- pdf Historic England (106 KB)
- pdf Coal Authority (349 KB)
- pdf Hallow Scouts Group (1.16 MB)
- pdf Herefordshire & Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust (81 KB)
- pdf National Grid (76 KB)
- pdf Severn Trent (462 KB)
- pdf Barton Willmore on behalf of IM Land (23.04 MB)
- pdf Claremont Planning on behalf of Mactaggart & Mickel Ltd (2.37 MB)
- pdf Place Partnership on behalf of Worcestershire County Council (3.49 MB)
- pdf RCA Regeneration Ltd on behalf of Piper Homes Ltd (3.32 MB)
- pdf C Cartridge (591 KB)
- pdf D Cartridge (573 KB)
- pdf P & A Clarke (103 KB)
- pdf S Collier (747 KB)
- pdf J Crowe (721 KB)
- pdf J Foster (430 KB)
- pdf K Fox (7 KB)
- pdf J Fulcher (675 KB)
- pdf J Ganner (159 KB)
- pdf M Ganner (186 KB)
- pdf C Gibbs (11 KB)
- pdf A Holmes (372 KB)
- pdf M & D Jeeves (94 KB)
- pdf C Neville (630 KB)
- pdf I Poolton (572 KB)
- pdf R Poolton (597 KB)
- pdf J Rose (111 KB)
- pdf G & J Ryland (1.14 MB)
- pdf J & N Tipping (58 KB)
- pdf D Thorpe (679 KB)
- pdf P Wilcox (131 KB)
- pdf S & L Willis (53 KB)
- pdf Eleven Eleven Property Ltd (75 KB)
- pdf Hallow C E Primary School (782 KB)
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:
- pdf Hallow Draft Neighbourhood Plan – Regulation 14 version – June 2020 (7.20 MB)
- pdf Hallow Draft Neighbourhood Plan – Regulation 14 version Policies Map – June 2020 (4.10 MB)
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.