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WONDERFUL NEWS - THE NORTHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED AS OFFICIAL PLANNING POLICY BY TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNC...
30/09/2026

WONDERFUL NEWS - THE NORTHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED AS OFFICIAL PLANNING POLICY BY TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL. THE MISSION OF NORTHAM TOWN COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH TO CREATE A PLAN THAT BENEFITS OUR AREA HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

We are pleased to announce that on 21 September 2026, Torridge District Council’s (TDC) Full Council adopted (‘made’) the Northam Neighbourhood Plan 2024–2031 (NNP) part of the Development Plan for the area. Following the outcome of the referendum, the NNP was already part of the Development Plan, and the decision by TDC’s Full Council maintains that status.

HUGE THANKS TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL FACEBOOK FRIENDS FOR SHARING OUR REFERENDUM POSTS!!!!! 😃😀😄
21/08/2026

HUGE THANKS TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL FACEBOOK FRIENDS FOR SHARING OUR REFERENDUM POSTS!!!!! 😃😀😄

THREE WAYS NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN RESULT WILL AFFECT US (IT’S ALL GOOD!) 😃

On Thursday Northam voters overwhelmingly backed the Northam Neighbourhood Plan. The vast majority (93%) of those taking part voted YES to the Plan- only 7% opposed it. Torridge (later Devon Council) will now use the Plan to guide planning decisions in Northam Parish.

1 MORE SAY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND COUNCILLORS
Every year the Plan will be reviewed not by planners but by Northam Council in consultation with residents. The Plan gives us new rights to propose sports and heritage sites to protect from harmful development. When Devon Council make their own Local Plan they must have regard for the Northam Plan.

2 LESS TIME WASTED IN PLANNING BATTLES
Clearer planning policies relevant. to our area (not Torridge as a whole) give developers clearer guidance on what they can build on a site. And with key areas and sites protected from harmful development there ought to be fewer proposals that upset residents and trigger planning battles.

3 AN ON-GOING QUEST TO IMPROVE OUR AREA
When the time comes to make a new Neighbourhood Plan the expertise and public engagement generated by the Plan will enable the Town Council to make a new and even better Plan that meets the aspirations and needs of local people.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PLAN VISIT
https://www.northamneighbourhoodplan.co.uk

LOOK OUT FOR MORE NEWS on the Northam Neighbourhood Plan page.

ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE MESSAGE US ON FACEBOOK! 😃😀😄😃😀😄😃😀😄

THREE WAYS NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN RESULT WILL AFFECT US (IT’S ALL GOOD!) 😃On Thursday Northam voters overwhelmingly backed ...
21/08/2026

THREE WAYS NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN RESULT WILL AFFECT US (IT’S ALL GOOD!) 😃

On Thursday Northam voters overwhelmingly backed the Northam Neighbourhood Plan. The vast majority (93%) of those taking part voted YES to the Plan- only 7% opposed it. Torridge (later Devon Council) will now use the Plan to guide planning decisions in Northam Parish.

1 MORE SAY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND COUNCILLORS
Every year the Plan will be reviewed not by planners but by Northam Council in consultation with residents. The Plan gives us new rights to propose sports and heritage sites to protect from harmful development. When Devon Council make their own Local Plan they must have regard for the Northam Plan.

2 LESS TIME WASTED IN PLANNING BATTLES
Clearer planning policies relevant. to our area (not Torridge as a whole) give developers clearer guidance on what they can build on a site. And with key areas and sites protected from harmful development there ought to be fewer proposals that upset residents and trigger planning battles.

3 AN ON-GOING QUEST TO IMPROVE OUR AREA
When the time comes to make a new Neighbourhood Plan the expertise and public engagement generated by the Plan will enable the Town Council to make a new and even better Plan that meets the aspirations and needs of local people.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PLAN VISIT
https://www.northamneighbourhoodplan.co.uk

LOOK OUT FOR MORE NEWS on the Northam Neighbourhood Plan page.

ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE MESSAGE US ON FACEBOOK! 😃😀😄😃😀😄😃😀😄

TIME TO CELEBRATE!!!!!!! 😃😀😄
20/08/2026

TIME TO CELEBRATE!!!!!!! 😃😀😄



NORTHAM PLAN YES VOTE WINS BY LANDSLIDE!!!!!!

THE REFERENDUM RESULT

THE VOTE FOR THE PLAN WAS NEARLY 2,200 AND THE NO VOTE WAS 165.

THE RESULT WAS FAR BETTER THAN CAMPAIGNERS EXPECTED.

THANK YOU NORTHAM PARISH, THANK YOU NORTHAM TOWN Northam Town Council, THANK YOU FACEBOOK FRIENDS! MORE NEWS TO FOLLOW LATER TODAY!!!!

😃😀😄😀😀😀😀😀

NORTHAM PLAN YES VOTE WINS BY LANDSLIDE!!!!!!THE REFERENDUM RESULTTHE VOTE FOR THE PLAN WAS NEARLY 2,200 AND THE NO VOT...
20/08/2026



NORTHAM PLAN YES VOTE WINS BY LANDSLIDE!!!!!!

THE REFERENDUM RESULT

THE VOTE FOR THE PLAN WAS NEARLY 2,200 AND THE NO VOTE WAS 165.

THE RESULT WAS FAR BETTER THAN CAMPAIGNERS EXPECTED.

THANK YOU NORTHAM PARISH, THANK YOU NORTHAM TOWN Northam Town Council, THANK YOU FACEBOOK FRIENDS! MORE NEWS TO FOLLOW LATER TODAY!!!!

😃😀😄😀😀😀😀😀

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE YES or NO to NORTHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR OUR AREA. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE - POLLS CLOSE ...
20/08/2026

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE YES or NO to NORTHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR OUR AREA. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE - POLLS CLOSE at 10 ppm.😃😀😄

IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO ASK SOMEONE YOU KNOW IF THEY'VE VOTED. THEY MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN!

WE MAY NEVER HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO VOTE ON OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN! 😀😃😄.

POLLS CLOSE at 10 pm.

IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO ASK SOMEONE YOU KNOW IF THEY'VE VOTED. THEY MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN!WE MAY NEVER HAVE ANOTHER CHAN...
20/08/2026

IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO ASK SOMEONE YOU KNOW IF THEY'VE VOTED. THEY MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN!

WE MAY NEVER HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO VOTE ON OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN! 😀😃😄.

POLLS CLOSE at 10 pm.

WHAT IS TODAY'S REFERENDUM ABOUT?IT'S ABOUT HOPE.HOPE FOR OUR OWN NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN TO PROTECT THE PLACES WE LOVE.YOU...
20/08/2026

WHAT IS TODAY'S REFERENDUM ABOUT?
IT'S ABOUT HOPE.
HOPE FOR OUR OWN NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN TO PROTECT THE PLACES WE LOVE.
YOU CAN VOTE YES OR NO TO THE PLAN.
BUT DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE - POLLING STATIONS CLOSE AT 10 pm.
Please Share This Post! 😃😀😄

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