Decision details

Sandleheath Neighbourhood Plan Public Consultation Response

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder - Planning and Economy

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Sandleheath Parish Council submitted its draft Neighbourhood Plan for public consultation and subsequent examination. The consultation ran from 5 November to 17 December 2025.

New Forest District Council has the opportunity to respond to the draft plan before it is appraised by an independent examiner.

Decision:

On 18 March 2026, Cllr Derek Tipp, the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Economy made the following decision:

To agree the proposed response to the Sandleheath Neighbourhood Plan consultation provided as Appendix B.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council's intranet / extranet site.
Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Matt Wisdom) (in writing or by email) to be received ON OR BY 5.15pm on 25 March 2026.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

Reasons for the decision:

To enable Sandleheath Parish Council to move forward with the examination of its Neighbourhood Plan.

Alternative options considered:

See report.

Declarations of Interest(s): None

Contact: Andrew Herring, Senior Policy Planner Email: andrew.herring@nfdc.gov.uk.

Publication date: 18/03/2026

Effective from: 26/03/2026

Current call-in Count: 0

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