Charing Parish Council have submitted the Charing Neighbourhood Plan, 2011-2030 to Ashford Borough Council.  As the Local Planning Authority, ABC is now required to consult on the Neighbourhood Plan, under Regulation 16 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

The Charing Parish Neighbourhood Plan has been developed in consultation with the local community and provides a vision for the future of the Parish.  It sets out a vision, site specific policies and topic policies, which will be used to help determine planning applications within the Parish.

How to make representations

We encourage comments to be made using the Consultation portal.  You can view the PDF of the Neighbourhood Plan  and fill out the online representation form. 

Supporting documents, including the Basic Conditions statement, the Consultation Statement and SEA/HRA reports, are available in the document section below.

Alternatively, you can respond by printing out the representation form and emailing it to planning.policy@ashford.gov.uk, or by posting it to Spatial Planning Team, Ashford Borough Council, Civil Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PL.

Comments must be received by 5pm on 12 August 2022.

Privacy Policy

Ashford Borough Council (ABC) is the data controller for the personal information you provide in this form. ABC’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at FOI@ashford.gov.uk. Your information will be used to inform Local Plan consultations and processing is being conducted relying upon the public interest legal basis under the Town and Country Planning Act. Given the statutory status of the Local Plan, relevant regulations, and the public interest in making information on the Local Plan consultation available, it is appropriate for us to make a wide range of information and documents available on our website. Conversely, however, there is no wider duty or need to disclose information other than that which is statutory. Your telephone number and/or email address will not be published. Your information may be retained and used for further consultation and therefore records will be retained permanently. For more information on your rights please see the council’s privacy statement https://www.ashford.gov.uk/.