Timeline/Progression

The Steering Group has indicated that it will take between 3 to 4 years to finalise the Plan and submit it to Sevenoaks District Council. A series of Surveys and Reviews will need to be carried out to support the Plan and feedback obtained from residents within the Parish. The Group intends to provide ongoing updates on progress and highlight key developments that occur throughout the process, all of which will be set out in this section of the website.

Date	Action	Progress
March 2021	Survey of Residents to support the idea of a Neighbourhood Plan	Completed
13 May 2021	Hartley parish designated as a Neighbourhood Plan Area	Completed
June 2021	Steering Group formed	Completed
October 2021	Survey of Residents conducted to provide feedback on Parish (Likes/Dislikes etc)	Completed
November 2021	Consultant appointed to survey Parish boundary with Fawkham and assess Green Belt characteristics	Completed
December 2021	Consultant appointed to provide a Landscape Character Assessment (LCA)	Completed
April 2022	Final Landscape Character Assessment delivered to Steering Group	Completed
2022	Final report on Green Belt Assessment along boundary with Fawkham	Completed
2022	Report on Green Belt Assessment of land between Hartley and New Ash Green	Ongoing
2022/24	Preparation of evidence to underpin the Plan	Ongoing
2023/24	Development of Policies for the evidence bases	Ongoing
2023	Government funding for the production of a Design Code received	Completed
April 2023	Draft Design Code to be received for consultation with residents. Publication of final draft Code is expected to be October 2023	Completed
June 2023 & 2024	Attendance at Fawkham and Hartley Fete	Completed
October 2023	Further consultation on contents of the Neighbourhood Plan to be undertaken with residents	Completed
January 2024	Housing Needs Survey issued to establish local need for housing to be undertaken. Closing date 25/3/2024	Completed
February 2024	Survey issued to all local businesses. Closing date 25/3/2024	Completed
17/4/2024, 5pm-8pm 20/4/2024,11am – 4pm	Drop in sessions to be held in the Church Centre, Ash Road/The Warrens	Completed
December 2024	Neighbourhood Plan pre-submission consultations with residents, statutory bodies and Sevenoaks District Council (SDC)	Outstanding
March 2025	Submit Plan to Hartley Parish Council for approval	Outstanding
May 2025	Submit Plan to SDC for review	Outstanding
June 2025	SDC appoint an Independent Examiner to assess the Plan	Outstanding
September 2025	Parish Residents Referendum (vote)	Outstanding
December 2025	SDC adopts the Plan	Outstanding