A referendum will take place in Maltby on Thursday 8 February 2024.
This will determine whether residents want Rotherham Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Maltby to help Rotherham Council decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area.
The referendum will ask the following question: “Do you want Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Maltby to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?”
The Neighbourhood Plan area encompasses the whole of Maltby Town Council and covers the period up to 2028, a timescale which aligns to that of the Rotherham Local Plan.
A range of policies are set out in the Neighbourhood Plan around housing, heritage, shops, the town centre, community facilities, nature conservation and developer contributions.
A Neighbourhood Plan is a planning document that gives local people the opportunity to have their say on how their community develops and evolves.
View the Maltby Neighbourhood Plan
To be eligible to vote in this referendum, residents must be registered to vote in the Maltby Town Council area. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by midnight on Tuesday 23 January 2024.
Applications to vote by post, or to amend or cancel existing postal and proxy votes must be made by 5pm on Wednesday 24 January 2024.
Elector’s voting at their polling station must show an acceptable form of photographic ID. This includes a passport, photo driving licence and older persons bus pass. A full list of acceptable photographic ID can be found online. Electors who do not have any of the acceptable forms of photographic ID can apply for a free election ID known as a Voter Authority Certificate. The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this referendum is 5pm on Wednesday 31 January 2024.
Applications to vote by proxy must be made by 5pm on Wednesday 31 January 2024.
