Neighbourhood planning in Ash - more information
Neighbourhood planning in Ash - more information
Ash Neighbourhood Area Application
Ash Parish Council applied for a neighbourhood area on 8 March 2024. Read a copy of the application (PDF, 182 KB)
We designated the neighbourhood area on 26 April 2024.
Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment
In September 2024, Ash Parish Council provided some early information about the scope and content of the plan and asked us to determine whether the proposed plan would require a:
- Strategic Environmental Assessment environmental report
- Habitat Regulations Assessment appropriate assessment
The screening request included information setting out the proposed scope of the neighbourhood plan policies. We screened the proposals and determined that the plan would need an environmental report and an appropriate assessment.
Ash Parish Council submitted the proposed neighbourhood plan in December 2025. The submission included an environmental report and information relating to Habitats Regulations Assessment. We screened the plan to see if it would need an appropriate assessment and determined that it would not.
Read the document setting out the determination and the reasons for making it (PDF, 1 MB)
Read the Strategic Environmental Assessment environmental report (PDF, 769 KB)
Ash Neighbourhood Plan consultation
The Council consulted on the plan for six weeks from January to March 2026.
See the Consultation on the proposed Ash Neighbourhood Plan (opens new window).