Following the “Yes” vote on 25th September 2025, the Neighbourhood Plan has now been adopted and will be used as planning policy by Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council when assessing Planning Applications.

You can see a copy of the Audley Rural Neighbourhood Plan here : Audley Neighbourhood Plan 25 – Made Oct 2025

The Audley Rural Neighbourhood Plan is supported by a number of documents as follows:

A Design Guidance and Code for developers to refer to, which can be found here:
ANRP Design Code May 23 (PDF)
The 48 Local Green Space Information and Audit can be found here:
ARNP Local Green Space Audit Report Aug 2023 (PDF)
The Housing Needs Assessment can be found here:
ARNP Housing Needs Update Oct 23 (PDF)
The Consultation Outcomes can be found here:
ANRP Audley Infographics (PDF)

We also have a Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Natural Capital Assessment of the Parish which can be found here: Audley Parish – Natural Capital Assessment FINAL REPORT Oct 24

The link the results page is as follows:

Please see links below to view the Neighbourhood Plan (Made):

Please click here to view the Audley Neighbourhood Plan 25 – Made version Oct 2025
Please click here to view the Audley Infographics 25 (PDF)

Information on the production of the Neighbourhood Plan:

Audley Rural Parish Council resolved in November 2020 to designate the Parish of Audley as a Neighbourhood Plan (NP) area. Please click here to view the Audley NP Area Designation Map

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

Neighbourhood planning was introduced in the Localism Act 2011 (click here to view). It is an important and powerful tool that gives communities statutory powers to shape how their communities develop. A neighbourhood plan is a community led document which puts in place planning policy for a neighbourhood area to guide future development. A neighbourhood plan is about the use and development of land and may contain a vision, aims, planning policies, proposals for improving the area or providing new facilities, or allocation of key sites for specific kinds of development. It may deal with a wide range of social, economic and environmental issues (such as housing, employment, design, heritage and transport) or it may focus on one or two issues only.

Click here to visit neighbourhoodplanning.org for further information

More information can also be obtained by visiting the Locality website by clicking on the picture further down the page.

The Steering Group have developed a new website – please click here to view https://www.audleyplan.org/ for the most up to date information.

Overview of the Steering Group
The Steering Group will steer the production of a Neighbourhood Plan, working with and supported by an external Consultant. The Steering Group will consist of a mix of skills, abilities and experience. The Steering Group’s purpose is to oversee the production of a Neighbourhood Plan in order that this will then progress to Independent Examination, and following a successful community referendum, be adopted by Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council to become planning policy.

The activities may include:

liaising with the local planning authority;
publicity, community and stakeholder engagement and consultation at various stages;
building the evidence base;
setting aims and writing the plan;
site allocations and Local Green Space designations;
pre-submission consultation (Regulation 14);
other activities

The Steering Group will have a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, who were elected by members of the Steering Group at its first meeting. In addition, the Steering Group will need skills in all areas ranging from planning, community consultation, local issues and publicity. Some Steering Group members will act as a link with the individual Focus Groups which may be set up to look at aspects in greater detail.

Please visit the new website https://www.audleyplan.org for regular updates and also subscribe to this website for future posts.

Please click here for the Steering Group Membership Form and Please click here for the Audley Rural Parish Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Terms of Reference – Approved March 2021

https://locality.org.uk/services-tools/neighbourhood-planning/