SNDP Referendum (6th May 2021)
RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM
The referendum on the Send Neighbourhood Development Plan was held on 6 May 2021. The overall result was resoundingly in favour of the plan being adopted, with 1,322 in favour and 289 against (based on a 47.7% turnout).The plan now forms part of the Borough’s Development Plan and helps in deciding the outcome of planning applications within the Send Neighbourhood Area.
The link to the results is here:
Declaration of Result – Send NPR
Further details are on Guildford Borough Council’s website which can be viewed here:
Send – Guildford Borough Council
NOTICE OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING REFERENDUM:
The Information Statement for the Send Neighbourhood Planning Referendum can be viewed here:
Send Referendum Information Statement
SNDP to go to Referendum (6th May 2021)
The Send Neighbourhood Development Plan has been examined. We have decided to make the changes that the examiner has recommended.
The next step is to put the plan to a referendum of residents in Send Parish who are eligible to vote in local elections. The government has brought in restrictions on polls because of Covid-19. This meant that we could not run any neighbourhood planning referendums until May 2021.
The referendum date has now been announced as 6th May 2021 at the same time as the local council elections. In the meantime, the Send Neighbourhood Development Plan, as modified, will carry significant weight in relevant planning decisions.
All documents supporting the Send NDP for the Referendum can be viewed here:
Send NDP Submission Basic Conditions Statement 15 October 2019 FINAL
Send NDP Submission Consultation Statement 15 Oct 2019
Send NDP Character Assessment 2020 FINAL
Send NDP Submission Local Green Spaces 15 Oct 2019 FINAL
Further details are also available on the GBC link below:
https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/16998/Send
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THE SNDP JOURNEY SO FAR
SNDP Examination (July to September 2020)
The Send Neighbourhood Development Plan is currently undergoing independent examination. The examiner appointed to examine the plan is Mary O’Rourke BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI.
The examiner raised some procedural matters and a list of preliminary questions for the Parish Council and Guildford Borough Council who responded by 31 August 2020. The responses can be seen by clicking the link below:
https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/16998/Send
After the examination is complete, the examiner will prepare a report making recommendations for modifications to the plan. A deduction will be made on what action to take in response to each of the recommendations.
If the plan progresses beyond examination, it must then be subject to a referendum of local voters before it can be formally ‘made’, or adopted, as part of the GBC development plan. Based on current government COVID-19 guidance this referendum would not be able to be held before May 2021.
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SNDP Regulation 16 Consultation (January – February 2020)
Guildford Borough Council will be holding a six-week public consultation on the draft Send Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2034 from 12 noon Friday 17 January, until 12 noon Friday 28 February 2020.
The plan and its accompanying submission documents (consultation statement and basic conditions statement) can be viewed on the consultation portal (https://guildford.inconsult.uk). Printed copies of the plan will be available to view during the consultation at the main reception of Guildford Borough Council’s offices at Millmead and at Guildford Library as well as the Send Parish Office.
All documents supporting the Send NDP can be viewed here:
The consultation will open at 12 noon on 17 January and people will be able to submit comments online from then. Comments by email or post will also be acceptable.
Online: https://guildford.inconsult.uk/consult.ti/SNP20/viewCompoundDoc?docid=11332148
By Email: Planningpolicy@guildford.gov.uk
By Post:
Planning Policy
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House
Guildford
GU2 4BB
Tel: 01483 444 471
SNDP is submitted for Regulation 16 Consultation
On 5th November 2019 the Send Neighbourhood Development Plan was submitted to Guildford Borough Council for the Regulation 16 Consultation (Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended), and subsequent examination and referendum.
SNDP Regulation 14 Consultation (April – May 2019)
Neighbourhood Planning gives communities the opportunity to influence how their local area grows over the next 15 years. It helps preserve the character of the Parish, protect/enhance our environment, and identify any preferred development locations. It does this by deriving neighbourhood policies to guide any future development projects. The Neighbourhood Development Plan can be used to influence development design, helping it to blend into adjacent areas. It can influence dwelling mix to address any local issues (e.g. shortages of smaller homes for downsizers or new families and the topic of “affordable” housing). Requirements for recreational facilities and the needs of the business community can also be included.
Unlike a local authority’s Local Plan the Neighbourhood Development Plan is not restricted to pure land-use or infrastructure related items and so may include aspirational issues, such as transportation links, highways, preserving our village’s character (e.g. discouraging large house extensions or establishing a bias against development on Green Belt land) and enhancing community facilities (e.g. the Lancaster Hall or flood defences).
Send Parish Council is consulting on its Draft Neighbourhood Plan, in accordance with Regulation 14 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.
Copies of the Send Neighbourhood Development Plan and supporting documents are available to view on this website where you can also submit your response using an online questionnaire.
Hard copies of the documentation and response forms are available for inspection at the following places:
- Lancaster Hall (foyer) Send Road GU23 7EN
- Astalet Café 155, Send Road GU23 7EZ
- Send C of E Primary School (for parents) Send Barns Lane GU23 7BS
- Church Room Send Road GU23 7EU
- Send Village Club Tannery Lane GU23 7EF
- The Saddlers Arms Send Marsh Road GU23 6JQ
- The New Inn Send Road GU23 6JQ
All comments must be received by 5:00pm on Tuesday 28th May 2019
How to submit your comments:
- Please use the above web address above to make your representation online; or
- Complete this form and email it to: clerk@sendparishcouncil.gov.uk ; or
- Print and complete this response form and post it to: Send Parish Office, 28 Send Road, Send, Woking, Surrey GU23 7ET
All comments will eventually be publicly available, and identifiable by name and (where applicable) organisation. Please note that any other personal information provided will be processed by Send Parish Council in line the Data Protection Act 1998 and General Data Protection Regulations. Send Parish Council will process your details in relation to this preparation of this document only.
Drop-in Sessions
The Neighbourhood Development Plan Working group will carry out two drop-in sessions where residents and interested parties can view the Plan and ask questions regarding the draft policies. You are encouraged and most welcome to attend one of the above sessions if you would like further information about the Send NDP
These will be held on:
- Monday 8th April from 5pm – 7pm at the Lancaster Hall, 28 Send Rd, Send, Woking GU23 7ET
- Saturday 11th May from 10am – 1pm at the Lancaster Hall, 28 Send Rd, Send, Woking GU23 7ET
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Making the SNDP
Engagement with Local Businesses (July – August 2018)
As part of the Send Neighbourhood Development Plan (SNDP), the Parish Council and the Working Group would like to engage with all businesses operating from and within Send Parish as well as those working from home. This will help the Neighbourhood Plan team to draw up policies about local business in the parish. The SNDP is all about the community and ensuring that you have a say in shaping the future of our parish. All responses will be treated on a confidential basis. Please click on the link below to complete the 13 question survey, which will only take a few minutes time to complete. The link will be available until midnight 24 August 2018.
Engaging with Young People (July 2018)
In July 2018, the Send NDP Working Group in collaboration with Send CoE Primary school undertook a short and simple questionnaire with pupils from ages 6-11 years about what they liked about the parish, what they did not like and what they would like to see. 16 completed forms were returned of which; 6 respondents lived in Send, 4 lived in Burnt Common, 2 lived in Send Marsh, 2 in Ripley and 2 in Effingham.
The pupils in nursery also undertook a drawing competition on what they would like to see where they live. Twenty three (23) responses were received from children from the ages of 3 to 5 years. The outcomes of these activities will soon be published in the State of Parish Report.
Character Assessment Workshop (June 2018)
A half day workshop was held on Monday 18th June 2018 at the Lancaster Hall on Send Road. The first part of the workshop was to define the purpose and scope of the assessment. 4-6 common character areas were identified during the desktop exercise using parish boundary maps of the built up area. The group was split into 4 area group (depending on attendees interest and where the live) to go out with their notepads, templates and cameras to the identified common character areas and record all observations including taking pictures – During the field survey the identified key characteristics and features of each character area were recorded on a standardised template/form. Upon return form the walkabout, each character area group summarised its observations to the whole group. The next step was for each group to compile their findings in more details regarding desk research findings, maps and field record sheets/templates to inform the various classifications and descriptions compiled into the draft report.
The Neighbourhood Plan Survey (April – May 2018)
A parish wide survey was developed and undertaken by Action in rural Sussex working in conjunction with the Send Neighbourhood Plan Working Group working and Send Parish Council as part of the consultation exercise to inform the Send Neighbourhood Plan. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire consisting of both closed and open-ended questions. This mix allows questions to focus on obtaining specific pieces of information tailored at responding to certain issues or themes (closed questions), whilst allowing a degree of freedom in the responses which people provide (open questions).
A total of 1665 paper survey forms were distributed by post on the 23rd April 2018 to each household in Send Parish including pre-paid envelopes for returns. There was also an option to complete the survey online via survey monkey. Residents were asked to complete and return their forms by the 23rd May 2018 which was later extended to 31st May 2018 so that the results could be analysed. The same deadlines applied to those who aimed to complete the survey online.
A total of 353 responses were received to the survey of which 294 were returned by post and 59 59 completed online. This provides the survey with a response rate of 21.2%. Click on the link below for the summary outcome of the survey,
Please Note: Details you provide in surveys will only be used for purposes connected with the Send Neighbourhood Development Plan. The information you provide will not be passed on to any third parties or used for marketing purposes in accordance with GDPR.