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Please see below the official notification of the result of the Burbage Neighbourhood Development Plan referendum.

The referendum on the Burbage Neighbourhood Development Plan is being held on Thursday 26th July.

If the Plan is accepted, Wiltshire Council is obliged to follow the Plan when it is making planning decisions about where development can occur in Burbage.

Please remember to go and cast your vote on this important issue.

Burbage Parish Council has submitted the statutory documents for the financial year 2017/18 to the new external auditors, PKF Littlejohn LLP, of 1 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4HD

Links to the scanned, signed versions of all documents can be found below.

The period for the exercise of public rights begins on Monday 4th June, and ends on Friday 13th July.

The link to the notice is shown below.

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held in Burbage Village Hall on Tuesday 15th May. The doors will open at 6.30pm, and the bar will be available. Various local groups will have display tables, and will have members on hand to give information, and to let you know how to get involved.

The formal part of the meeting begins at 7.30pm, with presentations from the Parish Council and other local organisations.

Please come along and find out what is happening in your parish.

The Burbage Emergency Plan has been written to provide guidance should an emergency arise within the parish.  Comments should be addressed to the Parish Clerk in the first instance. 

The Regulation 16 consultation on the Burbage parish Neighbourhood Development Plan will run from 9.00am on 31st August until 5.00pm on 13th October.

See below for details 

The Burbage Neighbourhood Development Plan has been forwarded to Wiltshire Council for the next stage of the process.

The second consultation period for the Draft Neighbourhood Plan starts today, 19th January, and lasts for three weeks. See below for details of the open meetings being held, and for copies of the amended documents.

The link to the Response Form is also given below. Completed forms can be emailed to the Clerk, using the email address clerk@burbage-pc.org.uk, or can be placed in the collection box at the Post Office, High Street, Burbage, before 4pm on Thursday 9th February.

The second round of consultation will commence on Thursday 19th January and last for 3 weeks, ending on Thursday 9th February 2017.  Members of Burbage Parish and the appropriate statutory bodies will be asked to comment on the revised draft Neighbourhood Plan. 

An important part of the consultation period for the Neighbourhood Plan is gaining feedback. If you wish to comment in any way on the draft documents, please complete a Consultation Form and return it. All responses have to be recorded, so your comments really matter.

The link to the Consultation Form is below. Please return your form by email to clerk@burbage-pc.org.uk or by post to Cllr Pearce, 6 Ailesbury Way, Burbage. SN8 3TD

The consultation period for the Burbage Neighbourhood Plan starts on the 1st October and ends on 12th November. The three main documents are available below. Click on the link to view them. Three public meetings are being held in Burbage Village Hall, where you can view the documents, discuss them with the Steering Group, ask questions, and suggest amendments. Printed copies of the documents will be available at various places around the village. Burbage News will have further details.

The link to the Consultation Form is also below. Click on the link to view and access the form.

Neighbourhood Plan Scoping Report

We're pleased to announce that Miss Joyce Turner joins the Parish Council today as the new Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer. Joyce lives in Manningford Bruce and is a qualified accountant with considerable management experience.  She is taking over from Graham Francis who is moving from the area.  The Councillors are looking forward to working with Joyce and would also like to thank Graham and wish him well in his new home.

For the Clerk's new contact details please click here.