A referendum was held on Thursday 26 September for the Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers Neighbourhood Plan.
The question
“Do you want Epping Forest District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood area?”
The results
| Votes recorded | Percentage | |
| Number cast in favour of YES | 216 | 91.5% |
| Number cast in favour of NO | 20 | 8.5% |
| The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows | ||
| A Want of official mark | ||
| B Voting for more answers than required | ||
| C Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | ||
| D Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | ||
| E Rejected in part | ||
| Total 0 | ||
Electorate – 1048
Turnout – 22.52%
Georgina Blakemore, the Counting Officer, declared that more than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.
