Have a say in the development of Uppingham
The Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan gives a unique opportunity for residents and businesses to influence the development of the town up to 2036.
The Advisory Group has consulted widely to ensure that the views expressed are incorporated in the refreshed Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan.
Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan
Welcome
Uppingham, like many other towns, has a Neighbourhood Plan. Our current plan was completed and agreed by residents in 2016. You can read it here.
The Plan has helped to guide the Town Council when considering how the town should be developed over the next few years. It is now in the process of being refreshed in light of changes both within the town and as a result of government guidance.
Uppingham Town Council created the Neighbourhood Planning Advisory Group (NPAG) to work on this revision of our Plan. NPAG is made up of councillors, local interest groups and individuals from the town and has been working hard towards completion of this work.
Once this work is complete the council will consider the recommendations made by NPAG. If agreed, Council will move the process on to a referendum of the community. At this point you will be asked to approve or reject the updated Neighbourhood Plan. As part of this process I am delighted to welcome you today to our Neighbourhood Plan website where you will be able to see details of the work undertaken by the NPAG team on our behalf.
I’m sure that, like me, you care about how the town is being developed over the next few years. I invite you therefore to take an active interest in the Neighbourhood Plan and I hope that you will find the website informative and helpful.
David Ainslie
Mayor, Uppingham Town Council
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our website, designed to keep the people of Uppingham fully informed as we continue our journey to update our existing Neighbourhood Plan. This will extend its life from 2026 until 2041, in line with the Local Plan being produced by Rutland County Council. This is important work, since there is a legal requirement for our Neighbourhood Plan to be in ‘general conformity’ with the Local Plan. But we do also have significant scope to influence matters here in Uppingham, and the decisions that we take as a community will have legal standing in the formal Planning process. A referendum will ask Uppingham voters to accept or reject the revised Neighbourhood Plan. This website will ensure that you have up-to-date information to help you decide how to vote.
Over the past years there has been significant progress in refreshing our Neighbourhood Plan to meet current opportunities and challenges, as well as looking to how we want to shape the town. We have sought as much representation as possible from various groups and bodies, in an effort to ensure the Plan is representative of the majority view.
I want to thank all the volunteers and councillors for their support with the Neighbourhood Plan, plus of course you, the public of Uppingham, without whom all of this would not be possible.
Ron Simpson
Chair, Neighbourhood Planning Advisory Group
About Us
Members
Made up from members across the community, the Neighbourhood Planning Advisory Group is the body developing recommendations for a new, revised version of our Neighbourhood Plan.
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Documentation
Within this website there is a comprehensive library of documents that helps this Uppingham Neighbourhood Plan come to fruition - surveys and reports, minutes and agendas, and much more besides.
News
Latest Announcements
Since our last post on 20th May 2024 we have been working hard to address the questions and concerns raised by the Independent Examiner. In June we decided to engage the services of a Planning Professional Colin Wilkinson of PLAN-IT X to assist us with this task. Mr Wilkinson has now produced two technical reports…
The independent Assessor of our draft revised Neighbourhood Plan held a hearing on 12 April 2024 to review it. He raised some points regarding density and site selection on which he seeks further information from us, and we are currently working towards providing that to him.
Please complete the attached questionnaire and return to the Uppingham Town Hall office at the address below: townclerk@uppinghamtowncouncil.co.uk FAO Town Clerk, Uppingham Town Hall, 49 High St E, Uppingham, LE15 9PY To return the form digitally you can complete the form online below, download once completed or to save part way through if required, and…