Hurn neighbourhood planning referendum (24 October 2024)

On Thursday 24 October 2024, registered voters in the Hurn Parish neighbourhood area can make their views known in a referendum.

The ballot paper will ask "Do you want BCP Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Hurn to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?".

Voting

To be eligible to vote in this referendum you need to:

• be registered to vote at an address in the neighbourhood area
• be 18 or over on the day of the referendum (‘polling day’)
• be a British, Irish or a qualifying Commonwealth citizen
• not be legally excluded from voting 

You may also be eligible if you have permission to enter or stay in the UK - or you do not need permission - and you’re a:

• citizen of Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal or Spain
• citizen of another EU country, if you have had permission to enter or stay - or not needed permission - since 31 December 2020, and this has continued without a break

If you are unable to or don't want to vote in person (by visiting a polling station), then you can either apply to:

• vote by post (your application must be received by us by 5pm on 9 October)
• vote by proxy, appoint someone else to vote on your behalf (your application must be received by us by 5pm on 16 October).

If your postal application has been successful, you will receive confirmation from us and a postal ballot pack will be sent to you around 14 October.

If your proxy application has been successful, you will receive confirmation from us and your proxy will be sent a poll card informing them of where to vote on your behalf.

Polling station (where you can vote in person)

The polling station will be open from 7am to 10pm on the day of the referendum (‘polling day’). There is no closure for lunch.

Voting will take place at the Hurn Bridge Sports Club.

Your poll card

Providing your name is on the electoral register for local elections, you will receive a poll card which tells you where to vote.

If you have already chosen to vote by post then you will receive a postal poll card which tells you when and where your voting papers will be sent.

Referendum result

Ballot papers will be counted on Friday 25 October 2024. If more than 50% of voters are in favour, the plan must be formally adopted.