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Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan

Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan Review

Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan (Review) Regulation 16 Consultation

Monday 8 July 2024 – Monday 19 August 2024

**Please note this consultation has now closed**

Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 Hanley Castle Parish Council has submitted the draft Hanley Castle 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 Monday 8 July to 23:59 on Monday 19 August 2024.

Hanley Castle Parish Council undertook consultation on an earlier draft of their Plan between February and March 2023. Comments made during this period helped inform changes to the document now submitted to Malvern Hills District Council. The draft Plan includes 25 policies and proposes four allocations. The draft plan review proposed no changes to policies and site allocations. Where appropriate, additional details have been added and the Plan has been updated for changes in the parish.

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 Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan Review are available to view at the The Three Kings Public House Hanley Castle 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 565 350. 

Comments on the draft Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan Review should be sent to Malvern Hills District Council by 23:59 on Monday 19 August 2024 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 Hanley Castle 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..

Hanley Castle NPR Submission Draft

Hanley Castle NPR Track Changes Regulation 16 Version

Hanley Castle NPR Regulation 16 Consultation Letter

Hanley Castle NPR Regulation 16 Response Form

Hanley Castle NPR Basic Conditions Statement

Hanley Castle NPR Consultation Statement

Hanley Castle NPR Issues and Responses Statement

Hanley Castle Modifications Statement

Hanley Castle NPR SEA HRA Screening opinions April 2024

Once the Regulation 16 consultation has closed, all representations will be uploaded below.

Regulation 14 Consultation

Under Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 Hanley Castle Council undertook a pre-submission consultation on the draft Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan Review before submission under Regulation 15 to Malvern Hills District Council. For further information on the Neighbourhood Plan Review and the consultation that took place, please visit the Hanley Parish website: Neighbourhood Plan | Hanley Parish

Hanley Castle Neighbourhood Plan - Adopted 22 January 2019

At its Executive Committee meeting on 22 January 2019 Malvern Hills District Council decided to "make" (adopt) the Hanley Castle Parish 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 consideration in determining planning applications in the parish of Hanley Castle.

To view the made Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan and Decision Statement for "making", please follow the links below:

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

  • Malvern Hills District Council, Council House, Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3AF (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm)
  • Malvern Library, Graham Road, Malvern, WR14 2HU (Monday, Thursday and Friday 9am-5pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am-7pm and Saturday 9am-4pm).

Referendum –  29 November 2018

A Referendum on the Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 29 November 2018. There was a 18.7% turnout, with 81% voting in favour of Malvern Hills using the Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood Area.

Please follow the links below to view the documentation relating to the Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan Decision Statement and Referendum:

pdf Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan - Referendum Version (4.96 MB)

pdf Hanley Castle Design Guide (2.08 MB)

pdf Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan - Decision Statement (355 KB)

pdf Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Information Statement (733 KB)

pdf General information on Town and Country Planning including Neighbourhood Planning and the Referendum (79 KB)

Examiner's Report - August 2018

Malvern Hills District Council (with the agreement of Hanley Castle Parish Council) appointed Ann Skippers to examine the Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan. The Examiner conducted the examination through consideration of written representations.

The Examiner's Report concluded that the Hanley Castle Parish 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 requested that Malvern Hills District Council consider whether the HRA Screening Report was legally compliant in light of the judgement of the Court of Justice ruling in the case of ‘People over Wind, Peter Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta’. To view the Examiner’s request and the District Council’s response, please follow the links below:

The Examiner provided an Information Note setting out how she 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 Hanley Castle Parish Council to comment on any representations made during the Regulation 16 consultation. To view the Examiner’s invitation to comment and the Parish Council’s response, please follow the links below:

Submitted Neighbourhood Plan Consultation – 16th February 2018 to 5pm on Friday 6th April 2018

Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Hanley Castle Parish Council submitted the Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan to Malvern Hills District Council on 29th January 2018.

In accordance with Regulation 16, Malvern Hills District Council undertook a public consultation from Friday 16th February 2018 until 5:00pm on Friday 6th April 2018, during which interested parties were invited to make comments on the draft Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan.

The submitted documentation includes:

  • the proposed Neighbourhood Plan
  • a map, forming part of the above Plan, 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 Hanley Castle Parish Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents, please follow the links below:

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

Draft Neighbourhood Plan Consultation – 28 April to 12 June 2017

In accordance with Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Hanley Castle Parish Council consulted upon their draft Neighbourhood Plan from 28 April until 12 June 2017. To view this document, please follow the link below:

Neighbourhood Area Application – Approved 21 July 2014

The District Council designated the parish of Hanley Castle as a Neighbourhood Area, under Regulation 7 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 on 21 July 2014.
Following an application made by the Parish Council in April 2014, the District Council held a six week consultation, which closed on 28th June 2014.