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# Councillor says referendum on new Burntwood Neighbourhood Plan could be delayed for a year due to coronavirus
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/councillor-says-referendum-on-new-burntwood-neighbourhood-plan-could-be-delayed-for-a-year-due-to-coronavirus/
- Published: 2020-05-21T07:21:22.000Z
- Updated: 2020-05-21T07:21:41.000Z
- Description: People in Burntwood will get the final say on a new Neighbourhood Plan – but coronavirus means a vote will be unlikely to take place until May 2021.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:18, News

People in Burntwood will get the final say on a new Neighbourhood Plan – but coronavirus means a vote will be unlikely to take place until May 2021.

Lichfield District Council has agreed that the document will go forward to a referendum.

Cllr Steve Norman, who began the process in 2013, said that despite the enforced delay, the move was good news for the town.

![Sankey's Corner in Burntwood](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/204633_2f937786.jpg)

Sankey’s Corner in Burntwood

> “Progress was slow under a different administration which meant we were then caught, as were all Neighbourhood Plans, by a national legal challenge that put everything on hold for a year.  
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> “Now, of course, we have the coronavirus pandemic which means a referendum – the last stage in the process – is unlikely to be held until May next year when some elections are also due.  
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> “It is possible that the referendum could take place earlier, depending on how successful the pandemic is controlled.  
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> “The good news is though, that from now on the Neighbourhood Plan will be given significant weight in decision-making.”  
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> Cllr Steve Norman