Ruscombe Neighbourhood Plan

Ruscombe Parish Council submitted a neighbourhood plan to the council. The plan aims to manage development coming forward in the area to better reflect the wishes of the community and take greater account of what makes the area special to them. The plan, if adopted, will be used to help determine all planning applications within Ruscombe parish.

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In line with legislation, we are now undertaking a six-week consultation (Regulation 16) on the submitted plan. All comments will be sent to and considered by an independent examiner who will consider whether the plan meets a set of prescribed ‘basic conditions’ and other legal requirements. Further information on the ‘basic conditions’ can be found in the National Planning Practice Guidance.

The consultation is open from Tuesday, 8 February 2022 to Friday, 25 March 2022. 

All of the consultation documents for the submitted Ruscombe Neighbourhood Plan can be found below:

Documents  

• Ruscombe Neighbourhood Plan (Submission Version) (PDF document)
• Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure Report (Part 1) (PDF document)
• Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure Report (Part 2) (PDF document)
• Basic Conditions Statement (PDF document) 
• Consultation Statement (PDF document)
• Consultation Statement Appendices (PDF document) 
• SEA/HRA Determination Statement (PDF document)

Further documents supporting the plan can be found on Ruscombe Parish Council’s website.

During the consultation period, hard copies of the plan and the supporting documents listed above can be viewed at Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN.

All comments must be received by 4.45pm on Friday 25 March 2022. Comments after this time will not be accepted. 

Comments can be made in writing using the consultation response form and returned to us by:

• Email: policyandplans@wokingham.gov.uk
• Post: Growth and Delivery Team, Wokingham Borough Council, Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1WR

Alternatively, you can simply send comments to us via either of the two contact addresses above. 

Next Steps

Following the end of the consultation period, all comments will be passed to an independent Examiner who will consider whether the plan meets the national requirements.

As part of your comments, you may request to be notified on the Wokingham Borough’s decision to adopt (make) the plan.