Bere Regis: Neighbourhood Plan

Setting The Scene

The National Framework

• NPPF introduced in March 2012

• Presumption in favour of sustainable development

• Requires Local Authorities to produce a Local Plan

• All future planning policies must comply with the NPPF

Purbeck Core Strategy

•Submitted for Examination Jan 2012

•Hearing sessions May 2012

•Main Modifications June-July 2012

•Inspector’s Report in November 2012

District Policies

Purbeck Core Strategy – Next Steps

• Adoption anticipated early 2013 as The Purbeck District Local Plan (Part 1)

• The first of the planning documents to form the new ‘Local Plan’

Purbeck: Spatial Areas• Five subdivisions

• These reflect the character and distinctiveness of Purbeck’s settlements and countryside

Relevant Local Plan Policies

Policy NW: North West Purbeck

•Includes Bere Regis, Briantspuddle and the surrounding area in the NW of District

•Bere Regis identified as the main focus for service provision and housing growth

Policy NW: North West Purbeck The role of Bere Regis will be supported through allocation in the Neighbourhood Plan of:

•Some new family and affordable housing to include 50 units within a new settlement extension (40% affordable units)

•New informal public open space (SANGs) to be provided in association with the housing allocation

•To investigate opportunities for providing a new employment site

Policy NW: North West Purbeck

Proposals will also need to investigate the opportunity to provide:

•A larger health centre•A new community meeting space •The relocation of Bere Regis School •A review the Settlement Boundary

Other Significant Local PoliciesThe following policies will also be significant:

•CO: Countryside

•AH: Affordable Housing

•RES: Rural Exception Sites

•EMP: Employment

Neighbourhood Planning

Adding the local detail

Planning system reform

• Neighbourhood planning – Town and parish councils can produce plans which form part of the local planning framework.

Neighbourhood Planning–Cans & Cant’s• What they can do Hand some decision making

to local people

Set out where new homes, new shops and businesses should go

Say what these things should look like

Propose more development than the Council does

• What they can’t do Stop development already

allocated or permitted

Propose policies contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework, the Council’s Local Plan or European legislation

Propose less development than the Council does

Neighbourhood planning - policy things to consider

• Develop a vision• Define the settlement boundary• Identify housing and employment sites - rural exception sites

• Protect open spaces and recreational sites• Identify new community facilities• Set out design policies

Neighbourhood Planning - What Purbeck District Council can do to help

• Assign you a support officer from Planning Policy• Funding

• Examination and referendum• Help you source other funding

• Advice and Expertise• Planning policy / conformity• Engagement• Mapping• Sustainability Appraisal

• Statutory hurdles – Habitats Regulations Assessment• Our neighbourhood planning guide

Neighbourhood Planning – stage by stage

• Complete template at outset to agree who is doing what and what are the costs

Producing a Neighbourhood Plan Who could do it? Estimated

Cost

Getting started

Get the community on board. Parish Council Minimise by

including in Parish newsletter.

Form a steering group. Parish Council Room booking costs

Define the Neighbourhood Plan area.

Parish Council. District Council to provide mapping.

Nil?

Produce a plan programme & timetable.

Parish Council Nil

Produce a communications strategy.

Parish Council with District Council advice

Nil

Produce an engagement strategy.

Parish Council with District Council advice

Nil

Producing a Neighbourhood Plan Who could do it? Estimated

Cost

Developing a vision

and objectives

Gather together basic information and data.

Parish Council and District Council Nil

Identify strengths and weaknesses.

Parish Council with District Council advice

Nil

Draft the vision and objectives. Parish Council with District Council advice

Nil

Check for conformity with Local Development Framework.

District Council to advise Nil

Agree the vision & objectives with the community.

Parish Council. District Council to provide graphic support for consultation / exhibition materials

Room booking costs

Producing a Neighbourhood Plan Who could do it? Estimated

Cost

Developing the plan

Develop the options/policies.

Parish Council with District Council advice. District Council to provide mapping /graphic support for consultation materials

Consultation costs

Develop the implementation plan.

Parish Council with District Council advice

Nil

Habitats Regulations Assessment.

Ecological consultants £5000-£10,000

Sustainability Appraisal. District Council on behalf of Parish Council

Nil

Finalise the draft plan Parish Council. District Council to provide mapping /graphic support

Printing Costs (sent to every household?)

Check again for conformity with Local Development Framework.

District Council to advise Nil

Agree the final draft with the community and partners.

Parish Council with District Council agreement

Nil

Producing a Neighbourhood Plan Who could do it? Estimated Cost

Submission and

independent examination

Submit plan to Purbeck District Council.

Parish Council Nil

Purbeck District Council in consultation with Neighbourhood Plan steering group appoint independent examiner.

District Council with Parish Council support

e.g. Dawlish £3,000 (£550 a day plus programme officer and room hire)

Examiner’s report published. Parish Council with District Council advice

Nil

Referendum Purbeck District Council co-ordinates referendum.

District Council e.g. £1,500 Bere Regis / £10,000 Swanage

Producing a Neighbourhood Plan Who could do it? Estimated

Cost

Adoption

If the referendum indicates community support, with a majority of 51% of those voting, the Neighbourhood Plan will be adopted by Purbeck District Council.

District Council Nil

Publication of Neighbourhood Plan

District Council / Parish Council Printing Costs