The Lymington Society also announces a major Community Engagement Survey initiative to assist the Society in coming Neighbourhood Plan consultations.

See the Lymington Society “Neighbourhood Plan” website pages here

As Lymington Society members and the wider community, will have seen in the press, the Lymington and Pennington Town Council are finally, after a long delay, now working to produce a Draft Neighbourhood Plan. See the Council Site here.

This process started in 2016 and the Society was involved in one of the original Working Parties on Heritage and Design which last met in 2017, following which the Neighbourhood Plan process has been largely stalled until more recently.

In order to assist the Lymington Society in responding to the forthcoming Neighbourhood Plan consultations that the Council will be undertaking, the Society has decided to launch a new Neighbourhood Plan information section on its website to help its members and the wider community, fully understand what a Neighbourhood Plan is, and how it will benefit the town.

As part of this new Neighbourhood Plan information initiative, the Society is also launching a new Community Engagement Survey using an online service and this can be accessed below. The main reason for launching this Community Engagement Initiative is to try and assist the Society in understanding the views and priorities of its members and to ensure that as the acknowledged local Amenity Society in the town, we also understand the priorities of the wider community.

Click here to take survey – Lymington Society Community Engagement Survey

If you would prefer then a simple responce form can be accessed at Have your Say on the Society’s Neighbourhood Plan website pages. Click here for that form

The Neighbourhood Plan process is an important one for the Town, which could bring major benefits in both planning terms and financially for the town.

The Society urges its members and members of the community to take part in this survey to help the Society play its part in making this process a success.