Aldington and Bonnington Neighbourhood Plan

Consultation on the draft Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14)

As part of the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended), the Parish Council undertook a six week Pre-Submission consultation (Regulation 14 Stage) on the draft Aldington & Bonnington Neighbourhood Plan.

The consultation closed on 10 July 2023.

To view the consultation draft of the Neighbourhood Plan please visit Aldington & Bonnington Parish Council's Neighbourhood Plan webpages, using the link below.

View the Aldington & Bonnington Neighbourhood Plan consultation documents

The Parish Council are now reviewing the comments received and preparing the Submission Version of the Plan, which will be formally consulted on in due course.

Area Designation

Aldington and Bonnington Parish Council submitted a request to designate the parishes of Aldington and Bonnington as a neighbourhood area on 7 November 2019.

In accordance with Regulation 5A of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended) the borough council has exercised its powers under section 61G of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to designate the neighbourhood area without consultation.

The parishes of Aldington and Bonnington are now designated as a neighbourhood area.

The area designation is included in the key documents set out below:

Aldington and Bonnington Neighbourhood Area Designation Report [pdf] 149KB

Aldington and Bonnington Area Request [pdf] 263KB

For information on progress of the Neighbourhood Plan, please view the Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan website.