Little Aston neighbourhood plan review submission
Shenstone parish council submitted the Little Aston neighbourhood plan review to the district council to undertake consultation prior to the independent examination of the plan. The consultation will take place between 9 April and 21 May 2025.
The submitted Little Aston neighbourhood plan and accompanying documents are:
- Little Aston submission neighbourhood plan (review)
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan basic conditions statement
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan consultation statement
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan (review) list of evidence
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan strategic environmental assessment & habitat regulations assessment screening
- Little Aston designated neighbourhood area map.
The documents are available to be viewed online on Lichfield District Council website and hard copies of the plan and its associated documents are available for inspection on reception at District council house during normal working hours.
You can make representations on the Little Aston neighbourhood plan through our consultation portal or by using the representation form. Representations can be submitted electronically by using the consultation portal or by emailing completed forms to; developmentplans@lichfielddc.gov.uk or by post to the following address;
Policy and Strategy Team, Lichfield District Council, District Council House, Lane, Lichfield, Staffs, WS13 6YY.
If you wish to be informed of the council's decision on the neighbourhood plan proposal then please state this within your representation or tick the appropriate box on the representation form.
It is the responsibility of the district council to collate all the representations and pass them onto the independent examiner, who will look at them and the neighbourhood plan documents when assessing whether the plan meets the basic conditions and can proceed to referendum.
Adopted Little Aston neighbourhood plan
The Little Aston neighbourhood plan was made on 19 April 2016. The neighbourhood plan now forms part of the development plan within the district.
The Little Aston neighbourhood plan is supplemented by a number of supporting documents:
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan basic conditions statement
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan consultation statement
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan strategic environmental assessment and habitat regulations assessment screening report
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan neighbourhood area map
- Little Aston neighbourhood plan designation application
The Little Aston neighbourhood plan was adopted following a successful referendum, on 19 April our cabinet agreed to make the Little Aston neighbourhood plan, which now forms a part of the development plan for Lichfield District. As required by the neighbourhood planning regulations, a decision statement on the 'making' of the plan has been published.
The referendum for the Little Aston neighbourhood plan took place on 25 February 2016 and local residents voted in favour of the neighbourhood plan:
- 89% voted in favour
- 11% voted against
- 21.5% turnout
The neighbourhood plan was independently examined in 2018 and the examiner recommended that subject to some modifications the plan should proceed to referendum. We agreed with the examiner’s report and voted to progress the plan to referendum at the cabinet meeting on 3 November 2015. The neighbourhood plan and other background documents are available via the links below:
- Report of the independent examiner
- Decision statement by Lichfield District Council that the draft plan meets the basic conditions