Neighbourhood planning

Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Neighbourhood Plan examination

Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Parish Council submitted its draft neighbourhood plan to Medway Council.

The plan covers the parish of Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden. It sets out a vision for the parish by 2040 and policies for the sustainable development of the area.

The draft plan is supported by design guidelines and information on the consultation carried out in the development of the plan, and how the draft plan reflects national and local planning policy.

Medway Council’s Cabinet agreed to publish the Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Neighbourhood Plan for representations at Regulation 16 from 8 January to 19 February 2024. View the December 2023 Cabinet report.

The council has collated the representations received and submitted the draft plan for independent examination. 

Independent examiner Andrew Matheson, affiliated to the Neighbourhood Planning Independent Examiner Referral Service (NPIERS), was appointed by the Local Planning Authority (LPA) in consultation with the parish council. This is to ensure that the plan meets the necessary standards ('basic conditions’) and conforms with national and local planning policy.

The examiner has submitted his initial queries to the Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Neighbourhood Plan for the neighbourhood planning group and LPA to review and respond to.

The examiner will provide a report making recommendations on the plan to the LPA and the parish council.

Cabinet will then consider the examiner’s report and decide whether to send the plan on to the final stage in the neighbourhood plan process, which is a public referendum.

See examination documents relating to the Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Neighbourhood Plan below.

View the Regulation 15 consultation documents:

See the representations on the draft neighbourhood plan made at Regulation 16: