Current position
October 2024
At the referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan that took place on 17 October 2024, 2353 of the votes cast were in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan being made part of the Development Plan for Milton Keynes and 294 were against. The turnout was 22.9%. The Declaration of the Results
Following the successful referendum, the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan is now in force as part of the statutory development plan for the area covered by Newport Pagnell parish and will be used when making decisions on planning applications in this area.
Timeline
September 2024
Referendum information:
A Referendum relating to the adoption of the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan will be held on Thursday, 17 October 2024
The question which will be asked in the Referendum is:
'Do you want Milton Keynes City Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Newport Pagnell to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?'
The Referendum area is identified on the map within the Information Statement which is available below. This is the same as the designated Neighbourhood Plan area for Newport Pagnell.
Residential referendum
A person is entitled to vote in the Residential Referendum if, on 17 October 2024:
- he or she is entitled to vote in a local government election in the referendum area and
- his or her qualifying address for the election is in the Referendum area. A person’s qualifying address is, in relation to a person registered in the register of electors, the address in respect of which he or she is entitled to be so registered.
Referendum expenses
The referendum expenses limit that will apply to this referendum is £3,045.63.
The referendum will be conducted in accordance with procedures which are similar to those used at local government elections.
Specified documents
A number of "specified documents" have to be published for the Referendum. These provide information about the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan and the planning system in general.
The specified documents can be viewed here:
- A copy of the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan.
- A statement providing specific information about the Referendum including a map of the Neighbourhood Plan area.
- A statement that sets out general information about Town and Country Planning including neighbourhood planning and the referendum (information for voters).
- The report of the Independent Examiner on the Neighbourhood Plan.
- A summary of the Regulation 16 responses to the submitted Neighbourhood Plan.
- A statement by Milton Keynes City Council that the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan meets the Basic Conditions and complies with the relevant legislation.
A copy of the specified documents may be inspected at:
- Milton Keynes Civic Offices
- Central Library - View opening hours here.
- Newport Pagnell Library - View opening hours here.
- Newport Pagnell Town Council, 80 High Street, Newport Pagnell MK16 8AQ
Questions?
If you have any questions, you can:
- call us 01908 691691 between Monday to Friday (10:00 – 17:15)
- email us at, neighbourhoodplanning@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Visit the Planning Policy pages of the website.
August 2024
Decision statement following receipt of Examiner's report
Following the receipt of the Examiner's report on the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan, Milton Keynes City Council has considered and accepted all of the Examiner's recommendations.
Examiner's report
The Examiner's report on the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan has been published.
April 2024
Following the publicity period on the submitted Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan, Milton Keynes Council has appointed Andrew Ashcroft to conduct an examination of the Neighbourhood Plan. The examiner’s main role is to ensure that the neighbourhood plan meets the basic conditions.
Should the examiner consider that a hearing is required as part of the examination then further information and arrangements for that will appear on this web page.
The examiner has prepared a note on the arrangements for the examination.
The examiner has prepared a clarification note.
The Town Council's response to the clarification note.
- Anglian Water
- NHS Property Services
- The Society of Merchant Venturers
- National Highways
- Natural England
- Canal & River Trust
- Historic England
- Emberton Parish Council
- Milton Keynes City Council
March 2024
Newport Pagnell Town Council submitted the Modifications to the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan to Milton Keynes City Council on 13 February 2024.
In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Milton Keynes City Council is now publicising the submitted Modifications to the Neighbourhood Plan and its accompanying documents for six weeks from Friday 1 March 2024 to 5pm on Friday 12 April 2024.
The Publicity Summary Statement provides more information about the plan and the consultation arrangements.
The Submitted Modifications to the Neighbourhood Plan and its accompanying documents can be found as follows:
- Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan
- Modification Statement
- Basic Conditions Statement
- Consultation Statement and Appendix
- Environmental Report
Following the publicity period, an independent examiner will be appointed to consider the neighbourhood plan and any comments received during the consultation. The examiner will decide if the plan and its policies meet the basic conditions that all neighbourhood plans must comply with, whether the modifications change the nature of the plan and whether the plan should proceed to a local referendum.
Making comments
Any comments on the submitted Modifications to the Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan must be received at the following address before 5pm on Friday 12 April 2024
By post to: Neighbourhood Planning, Milton Keynes City Council, Civic, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ.
By email to: neighbourhoodplanning@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Please be aware that all comments that we receive will be publicly available and may be included on our website.
A paper copy of the submitted Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan and its accompanying documents is also available to inspect at the following locations:
- Milton Keynes Civic Offices
- Central Library - View opening hours here.
- Newport Pagnell Library - View opening hours here.
- Newport Pagnell Town Council, 80 High Street, Newport Pagnell MK16 8AQ
June 2021
Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan was formally made part of the Development Plan at the meeting of Full Council on 16 June 2021.
The made Newport Pagnell Neighbourhood Plan can be seen here.
The report to Cabinet and Full Council can be seen here.
The Decision Statement is available here.