8^th June 2026 – 20^th July 2026 at 23:59 hours 

Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Crowle Parish Council submitted its Neighbourhood Plan on 29 April 2026 under Regulation 15. In accordance with Regulation 16, Wychavon District Council would now like to invite comments from individuals and organisations on the submitted draft Crowle Neighbourhood Plan from 8^th June 2026 – 20^th July 2026 at 23:59 hours.

Crowle Parish Council undertook consultation on an earlier draft of their Neighbourhood Plan at the Regulation 14 stage from 4^th November 2024 to 17^th December 2024. Comments made during this period helped inform changes made to the document now submitted to Wychavon District Council.

It is the responsibility of Wychavon District Council to collate all responses to the Regulation 16 consultation and pass them on to an independent examiner, who will assess them, and the Neighbourhood Plan documents to determine whether the Neighbourhood Plan meets the relevant legislation and should proceed to adoption.

Paper copies of the draft Crowle Neighbourhood Plan are available to view at Pershore Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 1PT, The Shop & Café at Crowle, at Crowle Parish Hall, Church Road, Crowle WR7 4AZ and Crowle Post Office, at Crowle Green, Crowle WR7 4AA, or obtained on request from Wychavon District Council. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or telephone 01386 565565.

Comments on the Crowle Neighbourhood Plan should be sent to Wychavon District Council by no later than 23:59 hours on 20^th July 2026 using the response form.

You can submit your comments online by using the button below.

Online Response Form

Once this has been downloaded, please complete the Response Form and return it by post to Planning Policy at Wychavon District Council, Planning Services, Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 1PT.

document Download the Crowle Response Form (52 KB)

The submitted Crowle Neighbourhood Plan and associated documentation can be viewed using the links below:

Wychavon District Council received an application for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area by Crowle Parish Council on 12 November 2022. The application followed the parish boundary where no designation already existed. The Neighbourhood Area was therefore approved by Anne Brereton, Interim Director of Planning & Infrastructure in consultation with Councillor Aaron Powell, Executive Board Member for Planning, Infrastructure and Urban Design on 29 November 2022.

Please read the documentation relating to the Crowle Neighbourhood Area application:

• pdf Crowle Parish Council's Neighbourhood Area Designation Application Email (76 KB)  
• pdf Crowle Parish Council's Neighbourhood Area Designation Application Map (5.23 MB)
• pdf Report to consider the Crowle Neighbourhood Area Application  (199 KB)