To make the Upton Bishop neighbourhood development plan as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire and approve the consequential updates to the countywide policies maps.

To fulfil the legal duty to make /adopt the Upton Bishop neighbourhood development plan and update the countywide policies map as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire.

On 20 May 2016, the Council delegated authority to the cabinet member for decisions on all further neighbourhood development plans adoptions and amendments to the countywide policies map.

That:

a) The Upton Bishop neighbourhood development plan be made as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire; and

b) The required consequential changes are made to the countywide policies map

1. There are no alternative options to making or adopting the Upton Bishop neighbourhood development plan following the legal requirements of a positive referendum result on the 13 October 2022 and compliance with the European obligations and Human Rights conventions, as referred to in this report.