All the links below are downloadable PDFs.
1973 Village Plan – Produced by Buckinghamshire County Council.
1983 Village Plan – Produced by Milton Keynes Borough Council.
1989 Village Survey – Report on the results of the village survey undertaken by the Parish Council in September 1989. 156 residents responded.
1999 Questionnaire – The Parish Council’s questionnaire received 117 responses. These are the individual (anonymous) responses:
Responses 1 – 40 Responses 41 – 80 Responses 81 – 117
2004 Village Appraisal – Produced by the Parish Council in November 2004.
2017 Neighbourhood Plan Final– Produced by .Sherington Parish Council in July 2017 [covers the timeframe 2016 to 2031].
The Parish Council led the development of the Sherington Neigbourhood Plan – an activity that ran from late 2014 to October 2017.
At the time, the Council were led by Chair Mr Bush and Vice Chair Mrs Thatcher. A Steering Group was established and worked in an engaging and consultative manner with the village throughout the process. The referendum resulted in a resounding majority in favour of the Plan and it was formally adopted by MKC in October 2017.
The Sherington Parish Council are the Caretakers and Guardians of the Sherington Neighbourhood Plan
The formal Dates:
“Designation of the Plan Area” March 2015
Sherington Parish Council have applied to Milton Keynes Council, in accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012, to designate a Neighbourhood Plan Area for the Parish of Sherington. The Sherington Neighbourhood Plan is being led by Sherington Parish Council.
“Made” as part of the Development Plan October 2017
At the referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan that took place on 21 September 2017,
392 of the votes cast were in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan being made part of the development plan for Milton Keynes and 12 were against.
The turnout was 49%.
Following the successful referendum, the Sherington Neighbourhood Plan was made part of the development plan by Milton Keynes Council on 18 October 2017.
More information and key documents can be found on the Milton Keynes City Council website at the following link:
https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policy/sherington-neighbourhood-plan
The detail history of the Neighbourhood Planning activity is being prepared separately – Work in Progress.