June 2021 – Parish Council decides in principle to support the development of a neighbourhood plan to cover the civil parish of Semington
July 2021 – Community meeting takes place to gauge the level of support for developing a plan
August 2021 – Open day to increase awareness of a plans advantages and limitations; individuals are asked to volunteer to take part
September 2021 – Parish Council agree to go ahead with Neighbourhood Plan, and submits application for Semington parish to become a designated area to Wiltshire Council
September 2021 – First Meeting of the Steering Group
October 2021 – Wiltshire Council designates Semington parish a Neighbourhood Plan Area
November 2021 – Steering Group commissions consultants and the drafting of the outline plan begins, including developing draft vision, priorities, objectives and policies
March 2022 – Neighbourhood Plan Open Day Event – Village Hall; community is consulted about the draft vision, priorities objectives and policies
May 2022 – Steering Group contacts landowners about land available for development
June 2022 – Steering Group contacts villagers about identifying land (un)suitable for development
July 2022 – Steering Group initiates a climate change survey
August 2022 – Steering Group commissions housing land sites survey from Aecom
September 2022 – Steering Group commissions landscape report
November 2022 – Steering Group begins a business and working from home survey
March 2023 – Aecom report and landscape survey accepted by the Steering Group. Non-designated heritage assets identified and sites nominated for designation as Local Green Spaces agreed.
April 2023 – Community consulted about allocating land for housing, designating green space and protecting sensitive areas of landscape.
June 2023 – The Plan is further developed by the Steering Group to include policies and a pre-submission (Regulation 14) plan is prepared.
July 2023 – This draft is submitted to Wiltshire Council for a screening opinion as to whether the plan will require a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) or a Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
September 2023 – Wiltshire Council confirms that a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) / Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) is needed.
October 2023 – AECOM is commissioned to carry this out.
January 2024 – AECOM reports and a revised plan is prepared.
February to March 2024 – The draft plan is then consulted on by Semington Parish Council, as the the Qualifying Body, for a 6-week Regulation 14 community consultation.