What do you want to achieve through Neighbourhood Planning?

Clive Keble MRTPIPlanning Aid England Advisor

Programme

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• Introductions – 5 minutes• Some simple(?) questions – 2 minutes• Purpose of a Neighbourhood Plan/other

neighbourhood planning tools – 5 minutes• Is it right for you & your area? – 3 minutes• Group exercise – The Matrix – 15 minutes• Feedback & discussion – 15 minutes

3 Questions – answers by a show of hands

• Can you alter the Green Belt with a Neighbourhood Plan?

• Can you allocate sites for new housing through a Neighbourhood Plan?

• Can you generate funds for local development through a Neighbourhood plan?

We will tally up the “Votes” and return to the answers after the group exercise.

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Purpose of a Neighbourhood Plan

1. Increase local influence on Planning matters2. To plan positively to support local development and

shaping and directing this development - outside strategic elements of the Local Plan

3. Together with the Local Plan, allow for planning decisions to be made with a high degree of predictability and efficiency

NPs form part of the “Development Plan.” Applications should be determined in accordance with Development Plan unless material considerations dictate otherwise. This is a fundamental aspect of planning.

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What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

• Allows and directs community supported development through a statutory legal document

• Empowers communities and businesses to shape development in their neighbourhood

• About “Local” rather than “Strategic” matters• A truly democratic process• A flexible no ‘one size fits all’ approach• Can be as ambitious or as simple as the community

desires (one policy or 100!)

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What are other Neighbourhood Planning tools?• Neighbourhood Development Orders - An order

granted by community granting planning permission for certain types of development

• Community Right to Build Orders - An order made by community allowing them to bring forward small development for housing, business or community facilities

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But what do you need?• Preparing an NP will not be right for all communities,

sometimes it is as valuable to decide that something is not what you want as it is to just go ahead regardless.

• We think that NPs are good things – but not in all circumstances!

• NDOs and CRtB may be the answer, but maybe not? • The following exercise will help you to decide what is

right for you and your community

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Group exercise

Using a matrix to see what we can (and cannot*) achieve through a Neighbourhood Plan.

(* Don’t worry we will suggest how you can deal with non-planning issues)

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Issues Tools for the Job

Objecting to a planning

applicationGetting more 1-2 bed

homes built in our area

Lowering the speed

limit/traffic management on our

roads

Changing the boundary of the

green belt

Improving employment opportunities

Designating Local Green Spaces

Identifying & Protecting Local Heritage Assets (non – statutory)

Local Plan

Planning Enforcement

Neighbourhood Plan

Planning Condition

Community Right To Build Order

/Community Rights

Neighbourhood Development Order

County Council/Local Transport Plan

Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)

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Thank you - any questions or comments?

Clive Keble clive.keble@planningaid.rtpi.org.uk 07889 541954

National Advice Line: 0330 123 9244Email: advice@planningaid.rtpi.org.uk

Web: www.rtpi.org.uk/planningaid