Purpose

Sandleheath Parish Council submitted its draft
Neighbourhood Plan for public consultation and subsequent
examination. The consultation ran from 5 November to 17 December
2025.

New Forest District Council has the opportunity to respond to the
draft plan before it is appraised by an independent examiner.

Decision

On 18 March 2026, Cllr Derek Tipp, the
Portfolio Holder for Planning and Economy made the following
decision:

To agree the proposed response to the Sandleheath Neighbourhood
Plan consultation provided as Appendix B.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who
considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice
using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council's
intranet / extranet site.
Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Matt
Wisdom) (in writing or by email) to be received ON OR BY 5.15pm on
25 March 2026.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are
attached below.

Reasons for the decision

To enable Sandleheath Parish Council to move
forward with the examination of its Neighbourhood Plan.

Alternative options considered

See report.