Examination

Wychavon District Council have appointed Andrew Ashcroft MRTPI to examine the Droitwich Spa Neighbourhood Plan.

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

Under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Droitwich Spa Parish Council submitted its Neighbourhood Plan on 28 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 Droitwich Spa Neighbourhood Plan from 8 June 2026 – 20 July 2026 at 23:59 hours.

Droitwich Spa Parish Council undertook consultation on an earlier draft of their Neighbourhood Plan at the Regulation 14 stage from 9 June 2025 to 22 July 2025. 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 Droitwich Spa Neighbourhood Plan are available to view at Pershore Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 1PT and Droitwich Spa Heritage Centre, St Richards House, 22 Victoria Square, Droitwich WR9 8DS, 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 Droitwich Spa Neighbourhood Plan should be sent to Wychavon District Council by no later than 23:59 hours on 20 July 2026 using the response form.

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

Once the Regulation 16 consultation has closed, all representations will be uploaded to the website. The next stage is submission for examination dependent on the nature of the representations received to the Regulation 16 consultation.

Droitwich Spa Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 Consultation Responses

Wychavon District Council received an application for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area by Droitwich Spa Town Council on 24 October 2016. The application followed the parish boundary where no designation already existed. The Neighbourhood Area was therefore approved by Gary Williams, Head of Housing and Planning Services in consultation with Councillor Bradley Thomas, Portfolio Holder for Planning Policy on 11 January 2017.

Please follow the links below to view the documentation relating to the Droitwich Spa Neighbourhood Area application:

• pdf Droitwich Spa Town Council's Neighbourhood Area Designation Application Letter (566 KB)
• pdf Droitwich Spa Town Council's Neighbourhood Area Designation Application Map (5.95 MB)
• pdf Report to consider the Droitwich Spa Neighbourhood Area Application (86 KB)