The Bradford Abbas & Clifton Maybank Neighbourhood Plan has been submitted for examination.
As the local planning authority, the council is required to consult on the plan proposals before the examination takes place. The consultation process ran from Monday 20 July until Monday 31 August 2026 (midnight). This was an opportunity for individuals and organisations to raise concerns they may have about the plan with regard to the content and how it had been prepared. An independent examiner was appointed and any concerns were passed on to them for consideration as part of the examination process.
As part of the neighbourhood plan process, the council has made available on its website the Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and the related Natural England correspondence dated 29 July 2026.
The responses received during this period are in the table below:
| Document Reference | Response |
|---|---|
| BRAD001 | Acorus on behalf of landowner south of the Grange |
| BRAD002 | Avison Young on behalf of National Gas Transmission |
| BRAD003 | Dorset Council |
| BRAD004 | Environment Agency |
| BRAD005 | Historic England |
| BRAD006 | Jennifer Durrant |
| BRAD007 | Ministry of Defence |
| BRAD008 | National Highways |
| BRAD009 | Natural England |
| BRAD0010 | Somerset Council |
| BRAD0011 | Tetra Tech on behalf of Admiral Taverns |
The Bradford Abbas & Clifton Maybank Neighbourhood Plan is available to read together with the supporting documents which are as follows:
Bradford Abbas & Clifton Maybank, Design guidance and codes, December 2023.
A hard copy of the Neighbourhood Plan will also be available for public inspection at St Mary’s Church, Bradford Abbas and the Dorset Council Offices in Dorchester during their usual opening hours.
You can comment on the plan using our online survey.
Alternatively, you can comment by email at [email protected] or by post to:
Planning Policy Team
County Hall
Colliton Park
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XJ
If you need any of these documents in an alternative format, please email us at [email protected].
