West Hill Neighbourhood Area Application - Public Consultation
West Hill Parish Council (WHPC) has begun the process to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for the parish. The first formal step in this process is the designation of a Neighbourhood Area.
West Hill Parish Council has applied for the whole of the parish to be designated as a new Neighbourhood Area.
East Devon District Council is now consulting on this proposal. The closing date for comments is 9am Monday 30th October 2023.
Full details of the application, where it can be viewed in hard copy, and how to submit comments are available from:
- East Devon District Council website
- Ottery St Mary Library
- the Clerk to West Hill Parish Council
- Tel 01404 232100 Email: clerk@westhillparishcouncil.gov.uk
What is a Neighbourhood Plan? Information on neighbourhood planning is available on the East Devon District Council website.
West Hill is currently included in the Ottery St Mary and West Hill joint Neighbourhood Area, which is covered by the 'made' Ottery St Mary and West Hill Neighbourhood Plan. If the application is approved, a new Neighbourhood Area would be designated to cover West Hill parish, and the existing Neighbourhood Area would be amended to remove West Hill parish from it. This amended Neighbourhood Area would cover the parished area of Ottery St Mary only.
The existing joint Neighbourhood Plan will remain in force across both areas until such time as it is replaced in either or each parish by a new Neighbourhood Plan.
If the Parish Council's application for a new Neighbourhood Area is successful WHPC will be seeking the views of the community to shape and inform the plan. It’s expected that this process will take several years to complete and we’ll need your support.
Alison Carr, Chairman West Hill Parish Council
Tel 01404 232100 Email: clerk@westhillparishcouncil.gov.uk
18th September 2023
