Caterham, Chaldon & Whyteleafe Neighbourhood Plan
Planning the future of our four parishes
News Update June 29th 2020
Members of the Steering Group have now met with TDC Officers on Wednesday 24th June to discuss the Examiner’s Draft Report. The Chair of the Steering Group has prepared a Letter for TDC to despatch to the Examiner, outlining Steering Group Member’s concerns regarding some of his decisions, including the deletion of some policies, particularly in the Housing Section.
TDC have also written to the Examiner with their own comments on his Draft Report.
The Steering Group will meet again when a reply from the Examiner to our letter and TDC’s own is received.
We are at an important point now in the progression of our Plan to Regulation 18 approval by TDC.
Jeremy Webster
Chair Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group.
About the Neighbourhood Plan
The Neighbourhood Plan is an important document, created from an evidence base that will be used to determine planning applications within Caterham, Chaldon and Whyteleafe (view map). It will be formally examined and subject to a local referendum, which, if successful means that it will sit alongside the Tandridge Local Plan offering detail relevant to our area.
The Plan has been developed over many years by a Steering Group comprising volunteers from the four Parish and Village Councils (Caterham Hill, Caterham Valley, Chaldon and Whyteleafe). These volunteers have worked over a period of eight years undertaking research and accumulating evidence, which has been distilled into the current version of the neighbourhood plan.
Importantly, the Neighbourhood Plan provides a tool for us to protect the special character and green spaces that we have. It will also enable us to receive 25% of developer contributions (Community Infrastructure Levy) coming from development in our area. This money can be put towards community projects.
We are about to publish the ‘Submission Version’ of the Neighbourhood Plan. This will be delivered to Tandridge District Council, who will consult on it for approximately six weeks. It is important that you have a look at the document and give your views, even if it is simply to offer your support.
Then, the Plan will be examined by an Independent Examiner. After that, there will be a local referendum, which will be open to everyone registered to vote in the Neighbourhood Plan area. If we achieve a majority of 51% or more, the Plan will be ‘made’ and will form part of the Local Plan, and will carry weight in determining planning policies.
Delivery Plan Timeline
The documents that you will be able to view are:
- The Caterham, Chaldon and Whyteleafe Neighbourhood Plan – Submission Version – this contains the policies
- The local views that we wish to protect
- The Local Green Spaces that we wish to protect
- The Caterham, Chaldon and Whyteleafe Neighbourhood Plan Design Guidelines
- The Consultation Statement – setting out how we have encouraged local people to get involved
Consultation Statement Appendices
- The Basic Conditions Statement – showing how our Plan conforms to national and local planning policy
- The profile of the neighbourhood area
- The supporting evidence
- The Strategic Environmental Assessment – which sets out how we have ensured that the Plan does not impact negatively on the environment.
- Strategic Environmental Assessment Consultation Report
- Habitat Regulations Assessment Stage 1: Screening – which ensures that consideration is given to sites protected by European Directives as part of the development of planning policy.
Get in touch
If you would like more information or have any questions about the Neighbourhood Plan, please email: clerk@ccwnp.org.uk or write to Parish Clerk Salmons, Salmons Lane, Whyteleafe, Surrey CR3 0HB
Previous News
December 2019 News
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Response to the Church Walk Planning Application TA/2019/145
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Progress update on the CCWNP 10.12.2018
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Response to TDC Caterham Masterplan public consultation, May 2017
The CR3 Forum made this response to TDC Caterham Masterplan public consultation that closed on the 1st May 2017
