Neighbourhood planning

Virginia Water Neighbourhood Plan

On 27 March 2019 members of Runnymede Borough Council Planning Committee resolved to designate The Virginia Water Neighbourhood Forum and designate a modified Neighbourhood Area. The designation of a Forum lasts for five years, and thus the first five-year period ended on 26 March 2024. After this date the Council received an application to re-designate the Forum, with no changes proposed to the Neighbourhood Area. The application to re-designate the Forum (including the Forum’s updated constitution) can be viewed below: The details of the Forum and the Area are as follows:

The Council consulted on the re-designation of the Forum between 29 May and 10 July 2024. During this period five responses were received. These responses were considered under delegated powers, and a decision was taken to re-designate the Forum for a further five years on 5 August 2024. The decision notice in relation to this can be found below:

Name of the Neighbourhood Forum: Virginia Water Neighbourhood Forum

Name of the Neighbourhood Area to which the Forum relates: Virginia Water Neighbourhood Area

Contact details: Mr John Pyle, info@virginiawaterplan.org

What has happened so far in relation to the Neighbourhood Plan?

The Neighbourhood Forum carried out a formal ‘pre-submission consultation’ between on Monday 18 December 2023 and Friday 22 March 2024 on the draft Virginia Water Neighbourhood Plan.

The Forum has received the responses to the consultation and will be reviewing the feedback given in each of them. This will inform the preparation of a consultation statement and lead onto the preparation of the next iteration of the Plan, which lead to the formal submission of the Neighbourhood Plan for public examination. Formal steps in the preparation of the Neighbourhood Plan process will only be able to take place once the Neighbourhood Forum and Area have been re-designated. 

For further details about the draft Virgina Water Neighbourhood Plan and how to get involved in the consultation visit the Virginia Water Neighbourhood Forum Website

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