A parish council, town council or a designated neighbourhood forum can apply to have an area designated as a ‘neighbourhood area’ for the purpose of preparing a neighbourhood plan. We have designated the following areas, and it is now up to the local community to prepare a neighbourhood plan for that area.

Draft Neighbourhood Plans will undergo independent examination and, if successful, a referendum will follow with the local community. If more than 50% of residents who vote support the plan, it can be ‘made’ by the Council and will form part of the development plan. It will then be used to determine planning applications within the neighbourhood area.

Burton and Winkton Neighbourhood Plan

Burton Parish Neighbourhood Area was formally designated on 11 December 2018 prior to the formation of BCP Council.

You can view or download the formal designation of Burton neighbourhood plan area and boundary of the Burton neighbourhood plan area.

The draft Burton and Winkton Neighbourhood Plan Proposal, submitted to us for Regulation 16 consultation ran from 20 July to 6 September 2026.

We invited comments on the draft Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents on our consultation platform.

You can view the:

• Burton and Winkton Neighbourhood Plan proposal representations that we received during the Regulation 16 consultation
• Burton and Winkton Neighbourhood Plan examination