If you are registered on the electoral roll you will soon receive a polling card to vote on 5th on December. You will be asked
"Do you want Herefordshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Lyonshall to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood area?
The plan has been produced by Lyonshall Parish Council and is in conformity with Herefordshire Council Core Strategy. The content has been produced from parishioner consultations over several years. A YES vote would mean Herefordshire Council would use the plan criteria when deciding on local planning applications. Please read the submission plan listed below for full policy details.
Herefordshire Council decision Document to progress to referendum
Herefordshire Council Notice of Referendum
Lyonshall Referendum Submission Neighbourhood Development Plan
Lyonshall Strategic Environmental Assessment.
Lyonshall Habitats Regulation Assessment.
Parishioners will receive further information regarding voting in the referendum in due course.
Lyonshall Parish Council, at the request of a special motion, decided at an extra ordinary meeting on 3rd October 2019 to review the decision taken by the Parish Council on 11th July 2019 to withdraw the Lyonshall NDP from the examination.
Parish Council agreed to reopen the NDP examination after consideration and review of the housing site allocations and policy and to recommence the process following previous withdrawal decision.
Herefordshire Council have now reopened the examination and the independent examiner has produced her final report.
Herefordshire Council examination statement
The Parish Council will now review the plan and make modification before resubmitting the final document to Herefordshire Council for progression to referendum.
Lyonshall NDP was withdrawn unanimously by Councillors at a meeting on 11th July following a requirement for clarification on site allocations and the settlement boundary following initial questions from the independent examiner.
The Parish Council will now review the plan and clarify the site allocations before resubmitting the plan to Herefordshire Council for the Regulation 16 consultation process.
Lyonshall NDP has been approved by Herefordshire Council to progress to examination
A choice of three examiners will be offered to the Parish Council to choose from to independently review the plan for compliance with national and local planning policy as well as confirming its development through consultation.
Herefordshire Council have invited Barbara Maksymiw to carry out an independent examination of the plan to assess whether it complies with the relevant legislation and meets basic conditions it is required to meet. Her report will also make recommendations about changes or modifications and recommend whether the plan should proceed to the referendum stage.
Herefordshire Council formal Regulation 16 consultation process.
The six-week consultation period from 25th January to 8th March 2019.
The plan has been placed on the Herefordshire Council website at the following location: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directory_record/3084/lyonshall_neighbourhood_development_plan
11 Comments were received from the Regulation 16 consultation and can be read Here
Parish Council Comments on Regulation 16 Consultation Responses can be read Here
Lyonshall Parish NDP Steering group with the help of consultant Kirkwells has considered comments received from the recent informal consultation and all previous consultations to produce an updated draft Neighbourhood Development Plan document.
This document has been approved by Parish Council to be formally submitted to Herefordshire Council and other statutory consultees for the legal and formal Regulation 14 consultation process. (Formal letter sent to all consultees)
The six-week consultation period from Thursday 25th October to 5pm on Friday 7th December 2018.
The Draft Plan will be available for you to view and make comment by email or by using the printed response sheet.
Lyonshall draft NDP plan for Regulation 14 October 2018.
Lyonshall Strategic Environmental Assessment.
Lyonshall Habitats Regulation Assessment.
Lyonshall draft NDP plan for Regulation 14 consultation response sheet.
Response table 1 - Herefordshire Council comments
Response table 2 - Consultation bodies comments
Response table 3 - Resident comments
Response table 4 - Landowner & Developer comments.
The draft plan is also available to view at the following locations during opening times.
Lyonshall Garden Centre,
Penrhos Cattle Shed Cafe,
Burgoynes Reception
St Michaels and all Angels Church Entrance Porch.
All parishioners will receive a postal invite explaining how to view the plan and make comments
If you would like to borrow a hard copy please contact the clerk.
All responses should be forwarded to the Clerk lyonshallclerk@gmail.com or by post to Firbanks, Lyonshall, HR5 3LN by 5pm on Friday 7th December 2018 or left in the collection boxes at the above locations.
The responses will be collated for the steering group and consultant to consider before the draft is submitted to the next stage in the process at Regulation 16.
The draft plan is also available to view at the following locations during opening times.
| Area Decision Document |
| Public meeting Sep 13 |
| Decision Notice |
| Lyonshall Application |
| Focus Group Conduct |
| Housing Focus Group |
| Youth Focus Group |
| Roads & Footpath Focus Group |
| Business & Tourism Focus Group |
| Housing Focus Group meeting |
| Agricultural Focus Group |
| Youth Focus Group Poster |
National Planning Policy Framework
Herefordshire Council Core Strategy Document Oct 2015
Evidence Base for Core Strategy
Local Housing Need Assessment 2013
Landscape charachter Assessment
Herefordshire Transport Plan 2016-2031
Herefordshire Council Neighbourhood Planning
Historic England listed buidings