Little Addington Neighbourhood Plan

The preparation of the Little Addington Neighbourhood Plan is intended to allow people who live, work and have a business in the area to have a say where they think new houses and businesses should be located and what they should look like. A Neighbourhood Plan can also identify and protect important Local Green Spaces, conserve local heritage and protect areas of nature conservation interest. The Little Addington Neighbourhood Plan will be a statutory plan which means that once it has been finalised, decisions on planning applications will be made using both the Local Plan and the Neighbourhood Plan, and any other material considerations.

Under Regulation 14 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, a pre-submission consultation period of no less than six weeks on the proposed Neighbourhood Plan will run from Sunday, 22 February 2026 to Sunday, 5 April 2026. Consultation on the Environmental Report and Draft Habitats Regulation Assessment is taking place at the same time.

A copy of the Pre-Submission Draft of the Plan is available to download, along with supporting documentation, at the bottom of this page. A leaflet publicising the Pre-Submission Draft of the Plan has been delivered to all premises within the Parish and an information event took place at The Bell Inn on Saturday 7th February 2026.

To comment on any aspect of the Pre-Submission Draft of the Plan, please write to Little Addington Parish Council. Comments may be returned by the deadline on Sunday, 5 April 2026:
 Via e-mail to: clerk@littleaddingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk
 By post to: Cllr. Lorraine Brown, 8 Dovecote Drive, Little Addington, NN14 4BE

Basic Conditions

A neighbourhood plan must meet each of a set of basic conditions before it can be put to a referendum and be made. The basic conditions state that plans must:

National Policies and Guidance

http://www.nnjpu.org.uk/docs/Joint%20Core%20Strategy%202011-2031%20High%20Res%20version%20for%20website.pdf

East Northamptonshire Local Plan (Part 2)
The East Northamptonshire Local Plan (Part 2) was adopted by North Northamptonshire Council on 7 December 2023. The Part 2 Local Plan replaces remaining policies from the 2011 Rural North, Oundle and Thrapston Plan (RNOTP) and the 1996 East Northamptonshire District Local Plan (DLP).

https://cms.northnorthants.gov.uk/media/11930/download

Strategic Environmental Assessment

All plan-making and decision-making should help to achieve sustainable development. To demonstrate how this Neighbourhood Plan will contribute to improvements in environmental conditions a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has been undertaken. The SEA also considers how any potential adverse effects arising from the proposals may be prevented, reduced or offset (referred to as mitigation measures).

An Environmental Report, which accompanies the current consultation on the Little Addington Neighbourhood Plan, is the second document to be produced as part of the SEA process. The first document was the SEA Scoping Report which includes information about the Neighbourhood Area’s environment and community. Both documents are available here.

Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA)

A Habitat Regulations Assessment will inform the Parish Council of the potential effects of its Neighbourhood Plan on Habitats (previously European) Sites (Special Areas of Conservation, SACs, Special Protection Areas, SPAs, and Ramsar sites designated under the Ramsar convention) and how they are being addressed in the draft Neighbourhood Plan. A Draft HRA accompanies the current consultation on the Little Addington Neighbourhood Plan.

Previous Consultation

Neighbourhood Plan Introductory Events
In the Spring of 2023, a Coffee Morning and consultation event at Saint Mary the Virgin Church allowed local people to find out about neighbourhood planning and decide whether they would support the preparation of a neighbourhood plan for Little Addington. In October 2023, a second Coffee Morning and consultation event at the Bell Inn provided local people with an opportunity to identify some of the key issues the neighbourhood plan should address. The feedback was extremely informative with a good cross-section of views and opinions.

Questionnaire Survey
The feedback from the introductory event helped us to prepare a questionnaire survey. In March 2025, local households were invited to complete a questionnaire survey. There were 109 responses, and the results of the household questionnaire have been published here. On 13 May 2025, our planning consultant presented the results of the questionnaire survey in Saint Mary the Virgin Church and set out the next steps.

Evidence

There is no ‘tick box’ list of evidence required for neighbourhood planning. Proportionate, robust evidence is required to support the choices made and the approach taken. The evidence supporting the preparation of the Neighbourhood Plan is also available here.