Neighbourhood Plans in the borough - background documents and information

Abram Neighbourhood Plan

Key dates

• Forum and Area designated 6 August 2015
• Forum redesignated 6 November 2020
• Regulation 14 consultation: 7 November 2022 - 19 December 2022
• Regulation 16 consultation: 11 June - 23 July 2024.

Background documents:

• Abram Neighbourhood Area
• Neighbourhood Forum Constitution
• Statement of Compliance
• Abram Forum and area designation
• Abram Communities Together Forum – redesignation approval.

Golborne and Lowton West Neighbourhood Plan

Key dates

• Forum and Area designated 4 October 2019
• Regulation 14 consultation: 31 January 2022 - 14 March 2022
• Regulation 16 consultation: 12 October 2022 - 22 November 2022
• Examination report received 26 April 2023, decision to proceed to referendum made 24 May 2023
• Referendum held on 6 July 2023 - the Plan received a 71% ‘yes’ vote from a 10.8% turnout.

Background documents:

• Golborne and Lowton West Neighbourhood Forum - designation approval (external link)
• Area designation approval (external link)
• Neighbourhood Forum Constitution and Statement of Compliance
• Golborne and Lowton West Neighbourhood Area
• Golborne and Lowton West Examiners Report.

Leigh Central Neighbourhood Plan

Key dates

• Forum and Area designated 21 April 2022.

Background documents:

• Map of Leigh Central Neighbourhood Area
• Neighbourhood Forum Constitution
• Forum and Area designation approval.

Standish Neighbourhood Plan

Key dates

• Forum and Area designated 14 May 2015
• Regulation 14 consultation: 29 September 2017 - 29 November 2017
• Regulation 16 consultation: 7 November 2018 - 19 December 2018
• Examination report received 8 April 2019, decision to proceed to referendum made 22 May 2019
• Referendum held on 18 July 2019 - the Plan received a 94% ‘yes’ vote from a 30.4% turnout
• Forum redesignated 14 May 2020.

Background documents

• Standish Neighbourhood Area
• Neighbourhood Forum Constitution
• Standish Voice Forum and Area – designation approval (external link)
• Standish Neighbourhood Forum - redesignation approval (external link)
• Standish Neighbourhood Plan Examiners Report.

Useful resources

• Neighbourhood Planning by Locality (external link)
• Locality Roadmap Guide (external link)