Shenstone neighbourhood plan review submission

Shenstone parish council submitted the Shenstone neighbourhood plan 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 Shenstone neighbourhood plan and accompanying documents are:

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 Shenstone 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 Shenstone neighbourhood plan

The Shenstone neighbourhood plan was made on 13 December 2016. The neighbourhood plan now forms part of the development plan within the district.

The Shenstone neighbourhood plan is supplemented by a number of supporting documents:

The Shenstone neighbourhood plan was adopted following a successful referendum, on 13 December 2016 our cabinet agreed to make the Shenstone 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 Shenstone neighbourhood plan took place on 17 November 2017 and local residents voted in favour of the neighbourhood plan:

88.7% voted in favour
11.3% voted against
24.1% turnout

The neighbourhood plan was independently examined in 2016 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 6 September 2016. The neighbourhood plan and other background documents are available via the links below:

Strategic environmental assessment and habitat regualtions assessment