The Referendum took place on 16th September 2021. Everyone who appeared on the local government electoral register in the referendum area could vote. The question posed at the referendum by Rother District Council was: “Do you want Rother District Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Battle to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?“
To this question, 1127 voted Yes, 138 voted No, and 5 papers were spoilt. The turnout was 24% of eligible voters.
The Neighbourhood Plan was ‘made’ by Rother District Council at an Extraordinary Full Council meeting held on Monday 18th October 2021
The Plan documents:
- Battle CP Neighbourhood Plan (Referendum Version) (pdf)
- ANNEXE 1:Battle CP Design Guidelines (Rev4) (pdf, updated). This is an update on Rev3 used at refendum
- ANNEXE 2: Battle CP Character Appraisal (pdf)
- Battle CP NP Reg15 Strategic Environmental Assessment 2020-11-10 (pdf)
- Battle CP NP Basic Conditions statement 2020-11-10 (pdf)
- Battle CP NP Reg15 Consultation Statement 2020-11-10 (pdf) including the following four appendices:
The Key Evidence base documents:
- Action in Rural Sussex 2016 Parish Survey (AiRS)
- AECOM Site Assessments
- Battle CP Local Heritage List. (Full text)
- Battle CP Analysis Study
- Battle CP Green Gap Analysis
- Battle CP Local Green Spaces analysis
- Battle CP Heritage Charter
- Battle CP Young Persons Survey 2019
- Battle Conservation Area Appraisal 2006
- Battle Call for Sites for Retail and Employment 2020
- Battle Town Study 2011
- Battle Observer regular monthly articles
- Communication Strategy
- Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations (UK)
- Community Infrastructure Levy (Rother)
- Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Strategic Gap Background Paper (Rother District Council) March 2016
- East Sussex County Council Parking Standards for Development 2017
- East Sussex Historic Environmental Records (ESHER) 2020
- Feedback from 2017 consultation “Have your say”
- Feedback from 2019 consultation
- Green Infrastructure Study 2018
- Heritage Trails
- Historic England – Listed Buildings
- The High Weald Housing Design Guide
- Preferred Sites List
- Preferred Sites Maps
- South East Water resources management plans 2020-2080
- Sussex Biodiversity record centre information
- The Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012
- The High Weald AONB Management Plan (2019 – 2024)
- Updated Strategic Gap Paper (Rother District Council) July 2019
- Battle Conservation Area Map (Rother District Council) May 2012