Newcastle Borough Council’s (NBC) Final Draft Local Plan – Consultation now closed (12th August to 7th October 2024)
Audley Parish Council’s responses to the NBC Local Plan:
The Parish Council’s response to the Final Draft Local Plan consultation Oct 2024:
Please click here to view the Parish Council response Letter Oct 2024 – Submitted 04.10.24
App A SWT Audley Parish – Natural Capital Assessment FINAL REPORT Submitted 04.10.24
The Parish Council’s response to the First Draft Local Plan consultation July 2023
Please click here to view the Parish Council response July 2023
The Parish Council’s response to the Local Plan Issues and Options consultation Dec 2021 Please click here to view the Local Plan Issues and Options Questions – Audley Rural Parish Council Response submitted 22.12.21 (PDF)
Final Draft Local Plan Consultation:
Please see below 3 proposed housing sites in Green Belt around the Parish (total of 213 houses) and also the large (198 acres of Green Belt) employment/warehousing site proposed at land off Park Lane/Moat Lane/Barthomley Road, Audley.
Visit here to see more information by clicking this link here www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/Localplan
Interactive map showing all sites: Please click here to view the NBC Local Plan Consultation 2024 Interactive Map (arcgis.com)
NBC Local Plan summary: Please click here to view the NBC Local Plan Summary document (PDF)
NBC Local Plan leaflet: Please click here to view the NBC Local Plan Leaflet (PDF)
NBC Video presentation for all areas including Audley: NBC have issued a video which can be viewed here – Please click to view Emerging Newcastle-under-Lyme local plan Video – Audley
Consultation on the Draft Local Plan has now ended (7th Oct 2024) it will now be submitted for examination
Website – Further information on the Plan, how to make representations and the consultation portal can be accessed via the Council’s website at www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/Localplan
Map below annotated by the Parish Council to show the proposed sites in Audley Rural Parish.
Map above showing context of the AB2 site in Audley Rural Parish Green Belt
Below for info only:
The Preferred Option Consultation report and 16th January 2024 Cabinet report on the Local Plan update – can be viewed here please click the link to view Cabinet Report 16th January 2024 and please click the link to view the Consultation appendix
The Parish Council wrote to Newcastle Borough Council in January 2023 to ask for a review of the Housing numbers which denote how many houses are required in the Local Plan. The letters and the response from Newcastle Borough Council are included below:
Letter 1 APRC to NBC housing target review 24 Jan 2023 redacted
Letter 1 from NBC to ARPC response 16 May 2023 Hsg Targets Local Plan Redacted
Letter 2 APRC to NBC housing target review 07 June 2023 redacted
Letter 2 from NBC to APRC housing target review 13 June 2023 Response Off Complaint redacted
The Parish Council wrote to Mr Aaron Bell MP in August 2023 to ask for his support regarding the potential loss of Green Belt for AB2. The email and response are below:
Text of an email sent to Mr A Bell MP 080823 from ARPC
Letter From Mr Aaron Bell MP 300823 AB2 Green Belt issues