A questionnaire is to be circulated around Upton next week asking residents whether they want a Neighbourhood Plan.

Councillors will be delivering the questionnaires to find a verdict on the plan, which is expected to cost between £6,000 and £20,000 to implement.

Speaking at the town council meeting on Tuesday, February 24, councillor Mike Ostick said: "We cannot go ahead with a neighbourhood plan if there is no support for it.

"This is an important question for the parishioners, and for us on the council too."

The plan would establish general planning policies for the town, in terms of where new homes and offices should be built- and what they would look like- and also aims to allow local people to get the right type of development for their community.

The Neighbourhood Plan must conform with the overall strategy of the local plan, however, which in this case is the South Worcestershire Development Plan.

Residents will have until the March 27 to return their questionnaires. If the town council moves ahead with the plan, up to £7,000 funding is available from the Government.

Discussions have been on-going for around 18 months with surrounding parishes to create a plan, but agreements could not be reached, so now Upton is going it alone.

Mayor of Upton, Peter Webb, said: "We have been working hard on this, and we haven't dragged our feet, but surrounding parishes have slowly dropped out one by one, so we will now do one (plan) just for Upton.

"We are trying to get it done, but in an economical and sensible way."

Councillors voted for the questionnaire to go ahead, but there was an abstention from Eric White.

Questionnaires will also be available to collect from the Memorial Hall and the Tourist Information Centre.