The independent examination commenced on 8 December 2021 and the final Examiner's report was received on 9 March 2022.

The referendum was held on 9 June 2022.

The plan was made on 4 July 2022.

• Adopted version of the Clapham Neighbourhood Development Plan (PDF)
• Final decision statement (PDF)

Submission documents

The consultation documents are available below (all PDFs unless stated otherwise):

• Clapham Neighbourhood Development Plan
• Basic conditions statement
• Consultation statement
• Habitats Regulations Assessment
• Strategic Environmental Assessment
• Design Code
• Housing Needs Survey
• Assets Assessment
• 2017 Site Assessment Report
• 2018 Site Assessment Report
• Heritage and Character Assessment
• Play Equipment Survey Analysis
• Evidence Base and Policy Review for the Clapham Neighbourhood Plan

Responses to submission consultation

• Clapham responses to submission consultation

Examination

• Examiner's procedural matters letter
• Examiner's questions Clapham Neighbourhood Development Plan
• Parish Council response to examiner's questions
• Bedford Borough Council response to examiner's questions
• Examiner's supplementary questions Clapham Neighbourhood Development Plan
• Parish Council response to additional examiner question
• Clapham NDP Examiner Report (Word)
• Decision Statement

Referendum

• Clapham Information Statement
• Referendum version of the Neighbourhood Plan
• Clapham declaration of results of poll