The Framework for Neighbourhood Plans
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The Framework for Neighbourhood Plans
Richard Lee, Coordinator Just Space
Aims
• Empower communities - residents and businesses – to take control of the future of their areas
• Flexible - the neighbourhood should decide what a neighbourhood plan contains
• Light touch – keep regulations to a minimum• New basis for partnership work with local
authority (“duty to support”)
The formal process
• Step 1 Defining the neighbourhood• Step 2 Preparing the Plan • Step 3 Examination• Step 4 Referendum• Step 5 Legal force
Setting up a Neighbourhood Forum
• Minimum 21 members – may include businesses and councillors
• Must contain a cross section of the local population
• Local Authority designation• Application to Local Authority with name,
written constitution, neighbourhood boundary, contact details
Neighbourhood Development Orders (NDOs)
• Community right to grant planning permission for specified development
• Can be linked to or independent of neighbourhood plan
• Must have regard to protection and enhancement of listed buildings and conservation areas
• Subject to referendum
Community Right to Build
• Same as NDOs but relates to proposals by community organisation to develop land
• Enable communities to deliver small scale, site specific development without the need for a planning application
• Benefits of development remain within the community
Basic conditions for a neighbourhood plan
• They must be appropriate having regard to national policy
• They must be in general conformity with the strategic policies in the development plan for the local area
• They must be compatible with EU obligations• They must be compatible with human rights
requirements• They must contribute to sustainable development
Key provisions
• Cross boundary neighbourhood areas• Only 1 plan per neighbourhood area• Only 1 forum per neighbourhood area• Business neighbourhoods and business voting
DCLG support
• Up to £50 million until March 2015• Providing £3 million in 2011 -2012 through 4
national organisations to support communities with advice on planning issues
• Published guide to neighbourhood planning
Neighbourhood Plan Frontrunners
• To learn lessons and identify good practice• 125 frontrunners nationally• 6 business led frontrunners• 5th wave of frontrunners currently being
assessed• Each receiving £20,000 from government