Bilbrook Neighbourhood Plan
Bilbrook Parish Council submitted its draft Neighbourhood Development Plan to the council, for consultation under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.
Comments were invited from organisations and individuals, and other interested parties on the submitted Neighbourhood Plan during the 6-week consultation period. The six week consultation period was open from Tuesday, 14th April and closed at the end of Wednesday, 27th May 2026. A period of additional consultation between Friday, 10th July, and 12pm midday Friday, 24th July 2026 was also undertaken at the request of the Examiner. Further details can be found under the 'Regulation 16 Additional Consultation' section below.
South Staffordshire Council has collated all representations and passed them on to an independent examiner, who will look at them and the plan documents when assessing whether the plan meets legislative requirements. If the Examiner is satisfied that the plan passes the tests the plan will then be the subject of a referendum open to residents of the parish to determine whether they support the plan.
Responses to both the consultations can be found on the council's website at: https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/bilbrook-neighbourhood-plan-regulation-16-consultation.
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Regulation 16 Additional Consultation
At the request of the Examiner, an additional period of consultation was undertaken relating to the legislative changes which may impact the legal compliance and Basic Conditions requirements for neighbourhood plans. These are set out in detail in Annex 1 of the Examiner's Letter dated 2nd July 2026.
Comments were invited from organisations and individuals during the two-week consultation period insofar as the legislative changes relate to the submitted Bilbrook Neighbourhood Plan. Responses should not repeat representations that have already been made in relation to other matters, or raise new matters, as previous representations made to the Regulation 16 consultation still stand.
The consultation was open for two weeks between 10th July 2026 until midday on 24th July 2026.