The Referendum on Adoption of a new Oakham and Barleythorpe Neighbourhood Plan will be held in two weeks' time, on Thursday the 26th of May 2022.  

The Referendum takes place on Thursday 26 May 2022 for residents living in the Plan Area to decide whether or not they 'want Rutland County Council to use the neighbourhood plan for the Parishes of Oakham and Barleythorpe to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area.'

Neighbourhood Planning gives local communities the opportunity to shape development in their area through the Localism Act 2011.  Read more about the plan here.

While the referendum is being held by Rutland county Council, the plan was devised by Oakham Town Council and Barleythorpe Parish Council under neighbourhood planning legislation.

As such, anyone with questions about the Plan is advised to contact Oakham Town Council.

More than 50% of the votes cast must be in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan to bring it into force. As the Local Planning Authority, Rutland County Council must formally adopt the Plan within eight weeks of the referendum.

Further details can be found in the full Notice of Referendum, published on the Rutland County Council website.

Polling stations in the referendum will not have copies of the Neighbourhood Plan and polling staff will not be able to answer any questions about the proposals, so be sure to view the plan before attending to vote.