Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers neighbourhood plan referendum

A referendum will be held on Thursday 26 September 2019 to decide whether local electors 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.

On the 11 July 2019 the council resolved that the Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers Neighbourhood Plan (as modified) should proceed to referendum on 26 September 2019. Neighbourhood planning referendums are conducted in accordance with procedures which are similar to those used at local government elections and it is the responsibility of Epping Forest District Council to organise the referendum for a neighbourhood plan. A notice of referendum will be published at least 25 working days before the day of the referendum.

• Notice of referendum – MBL Sept 19 (pdf 77KB)

Question to voters

The following question will be put to voters together with information about the referendum process.

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 Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers neighbourhood area?

• Information for voters (pdf 674KB)

Documents

The Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers neighbourhood plan and associated documents are available to view below.

• MBL neighbourhood plan referendum version August 2019 (pdf 2MB)
• Examiner’s report June 2019 (pdf 631KB)
• Decision statement (pdf 547KB)
• Information statement (pdf 491KB)

Representations submitted to the independent examiner

• Environment Agency MBL NP Reg 16 2019 (pdf 80KB)
• Epping Forest District Council MBL NP Reg 16 2019 (pdf 326KB)
• Essex County Council MBL NP Reg 16 2019 (pdf 912KB)
• Highways England MBL NP Reg 16 2019 (pdf 1MB)
• Historic England MBL NP Reg 16 2019 (pdf 169KB)
• National Grid MBL NP Reg 16 2019 (pdf 120KB)
• Thames Water MBL NP Reg 16 2019 (pdf 666KB)