Consultation on Weymouth’s Neighbourhood Plan now live
From today (Friday 24th January) until Friday 7th March, Dorset Council is inviting residents, groups, businesses and statutory authorities to formally comment on the Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan.
The consultation can be accessed from Dorset Council’s website where you can have your say on the plan. You can also read more in Dorset Council’s news release.
From Monday 3rd February, a leaflet produced by the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group advertising this consultation and summarising the Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan will be delivered to households in Weymouth.
A hard copy of the Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan will also be available for public inspection at three local libraries; Weymouth Library, Littlemoor Library, and Wyke Regis Library, and also at the Dorset Council offices during their usual opening hours.
What happens next?
After Dorset Council’s consultation closes on the 7th March, the Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan and the consultation responses will be submitted for independent examination. The examiners comments will be incorporated and Dorset Council will then hold a referendum where people on the electoral register for Weymouth will be able to have a further say on the plan.
Background
The draft Neighbourhood Plan document was endorsed at a meeting of Weymouth Town Council’s Full Council meeting on Wednesday 20th November. It was submitted to Dorset Council for Stage 3 of the process on December 6th last year. Corrections were made and the final amendments were sent to Dorset Council on January 15th 2025.
For all the background details, visit the Neighbourhood Plan web page.
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