Ongar Town Council neighbourhood plan

Current status

The plan was made by full council on the 11 October 2022 and now forms part of the development plan for the consideration of proposals in the neighbourhood plan area.

Examination 2022

The Ongar neighbourhood plan has been submitted for examination. Details of the examination can be found on the examination page below.

• Ongar neighbourhood plan examination

Regulation 16 publication 2021

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Epping Forest District Council is now publicising Ongar neighbourhood plan.

Representations received under Regulation 16 regarding the plan proposal will be forwarded to an appointed examiner, who will assess the plan proposal and supporting documents against basic conditions. The publication period of the plan proposal is between Thursday 11 November 2021 and 4pm on Thursday 23 December 2021.

For more details and how to make a representation please visit the Ongar neighbourhood plan regulation 16 publication and examination page on the website.

• Link to the new Ongar neighbourhood plan regulation 16 consultation page

Approval of the area application

Following the close of the 6-week consultation period, Epping Forest District Council considered all the comments received and prepared a report and recommendation to take to the Director of Neighbourhoods for a delegated decision, which recommended approval of the neighbourhood plan area application. To comply with Regulation 7 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Epping Forest District Council is publicising the following details

• The name of the neighbourhood area: Ongar neighbourhood area
• The name of the relevant body who applied for the designation: Ongar Town Council

• Download 2 June 2017 delegated decision report (pdf 261KB)

Ongar Town Council neighbourhood plan application

• Download Ongar letter and map (pdf 499KB)

The application and a letter explaining why Ongar Town Council intends to prepare a neighbourhood plan, and how the organisation and area meet the conditions of Section 61G(3), (4), (7) and 61H(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 can be viewed above.

In accordance with Regulation 6 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 Epping Forest District Council consulted residents and other interested stakeholders on this application. The consultation ran for a 6-week period, soon after the application. This was not a consultation on the neighbourhood plan itself, only the identification of the area for which the parish or town council wished to prepare a neighbourhood development plan.

Regulation 16 publication 2021

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Epping Forest District Council is now publicising Ongar neighbourhood plan.

Representations received under regulation 16 regarding the plan proposal will be forwarded to an appointed examiner, who will assess the plan proposal and supporting documents against basic conditions. The publication period of the plan proposal is between Thursday 11 November 2021 and 4pm on Thursday 23 December 2021.

For more details and how to make a representation please visit the Ongar neighbourhood plan regulation 16 publication and examination page on the website.