Monitoring and Review

The Congleton Neighbourhood Plan, once made, will form part of the Development Plan for Cheshire East Borough Council. It may be necessary for Congleton Town Council, in conjunction with Cheshire East Borough Council, to monitor specified indicators or to agree to a certain time period for review of the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan. These indicators will establish whether the policies are having the desired outcomes and will highlight policies requiring immediate or timely review to align them with their original purpose.

Subsequently, key indicators from approved planning applications and relevant policies (although other policies in the Plan should also be taken into account) covering applications only within Congleton relating to the Neighbourhood Plan are (but not limited to):

•Revisions to national policy and guidance

• Revision to the Cheshire East Local Plan or its evidence base

The Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared to guide development up to 2030.

There are a number of circumstances under which a partial review of the Neighbourhood Plan may be necessary. These may include a revision of the existing local planning documents or if the policies highlighted for review are not adequately addressed in the objectives set out for the Neighbourhood Plan.

Once the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan is formally ‘made’ the Town Council will review planning applications that come forward within the neighbourhood plan area and provide comments on proposals as to whether they comply with the policies, vision and objectives of the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan. This group will also be responsible for monitoring the Congleton Neighbourhood Plan and determining if the document in whole or in part needs to be reviewed or updated.