Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan 2025-2040 - publication of Decision Statement
The examination has now ended and the Examiner's report is available below. Subject to further modifications, the Examiner finds that the revised Plan meets the 'Basic Conditions' set out in legislation.
The Council has considered the Examiner's recommendations and published a 'Decision Statement'.
Decision Statement report - Appendix 1
Camden's Cabinet has referred the revised Plan to a meeting of full Council for adoption. This is scheduled for 21 July.
Revised neighbourhood plan (pre-examination draft).
(All PDFs)
- Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan 2025-2040
- Appendix 1 Evidence Base Summary
- Appendix 2 Open Spaces, Biodiversity Corridors and Ecological Networks
- Appendix 3 Local Green Spaces justification
- Appendix 4 Veteran trees and locally important trees
- Appendix 5 Important views
- Appendix 6 Additional evidence on biodiversity corridors and Local Green Spaces Part 1
- Appendix 6 Additional evidence on biodiversity corridors and Local Green Spaces Part 2
- Appendix 6 Additional evidence on biodiversity corridors and Local Green Spaces Part 3
- Appendix 6 Additional evidence on biodiversity corridors and Local Green Spaces Part 4
- Statement on Modifications
- Basic Conditions Statement
- Consultation Statement
- SEA Screening Opinion
- HRA Screening Opinion
- Equalities Impact Assessment
- Map of neighbourhood area
Examination documents
- Representations on modification proposal
- Examiner Preliminary Determination and Questions
- LB Camden Regulation 17 statement
- Forum response to Examiner Questions January 2025
- Examiner Confirmation of Process Determination
- Examiner Further Questions
- Forum responses to Examiner Questions February 2025
Redesignation application 2024
(All PDFs)
The neighbourhood area boundary is proposed to remain unchanged.
The Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden has agreed to redesignate the Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum for a further 5 years. The decision was made on 12 November 2024.
Next steps
The Council has accepted the Examiner's proposed modifications. The Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan 2025-2040 (incorporating these changes) will be taken to the 21 July meeting of Council to be formally 'made' (that is, adopted). On adoption, Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan 2025-2040 will supersede the 2018 Plan.
Adopted Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan 2018
The Council formally adopted the Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan on 8 October 2018. This version of the neighbourhood plan currently forms part of the development plan in the Hampstead neighbourhood area and is therefore used by the Council when making decisions on individual planning applications.
Key documents (All PDFs)
- Adopted Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan
- Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan Appendices
- Adoption Statement
- Basic Conditions Statement
- Consultation Statement
Minor changes to the adopted Plan
A minor change was then made to the Plan (12 October 2018). This was to correct an error relating to a Local Green Space boundary (Oak Hill Park).
A further minor change was made to the Plan (15 February 2019). This was to correct an error relating to a Local Green Space boundary (Branch Hill House).
Preparation of the adopted Neighbourhood Plan
Submission
The Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum submitted the final draft of the Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents to the Council. A six week consultation on the Submission Draft version of the Neighbourhood Plan ended in December 2017.
All PDFs
- Submission Draft Plan 2018-2033
- Representations to Submission Draft
- Appendix 1 Evidence Base Summary
- Appendix 2 Character Areas
- Appendix 3 Master list of designated and non-designated heritage assets
- Appendix 4 Open Spaces and Biodiversity Corridors
- Appendix 5 Local Green Spaces Justification
- Appendix 6 Veteran Trees and Locally important trees
- Appendix 7 Important views
- Basic Conditions Statement
- Consultation Statement
Examination
The Examiner’s report considered the representations made during the ‘Submission Draft’ consultation and whether the Plan meets the ‘Basic Conditions’. Subject to the policy modifications being made, the Examiner was satisfied that the Plan should proceed to a referendum.
Examiner’s Report (PDF)
Decision Statement
The Council decided on 26 March 2018 to accept all of the Examiner’s recommended modifications to the Plan.
Referendum
To meet the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, a referendum was held on 21 June 2018. The referendum question was: “Do you want London Borough of Camden to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Hampstead Town to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?” Of the votes cast, 91.5 per cent voted in favour of adopting the Neighbourhood Plan. The turnout was 20.5 per cent.
The referendum result can be viewed here
Adoption
The Council adopted the Neighbourhood Plan on 8 October 2018.
Previous Neighbourhood Area and Forum Designation decisions (2014 and 2019)
On 7 October 2014 London Borough of Camden approved the designation of the Neighbourhood Area and the Neighbourhood Forum.
The associated applications can be viewed below (All PDFs)
- Hampstead Neighbourhood area boundary
- Hampstead Neighbourhood area application
- Hampstead Neighbourhood forum application
- Hampstead Neighbourhood constitution
The Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum applied to the Council to be formally redesignated as a neighbourhood forum in 2019. The Council approved the application on 25 October 2019 redesignating the Forum for a further period of 5 years. No changes were proposed to the designated neighbourhood area. The application documents are below (All PDFs)