Neighbourhood planning webinar essentials
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Neighbourhood planning webinar essentials
- 1. Neighbourhood planning webinar. July 15th 2015 Emma Critchley
- 2. Webinar structure Who we are Neighbourhood Planning process Update on current situation What can you achieve? Help available
- 3. Locality is the national network of ambitious and enterprising community- led organisations, working together to help neighbourhoods thrive locality.org.uk @localitynews
- 4. locality.org.uk @localitynews We represent over 500 (and counting) community-led organisations and 200 associate members across England
- 5. • We help people set up and run community owned and led organisations • We support organisations to exchange ideas and best practice • We work to influence government and others nationally and locally @localitynewslocality.org.uk What we do
- 6. We run major national programmes which support and empower local communities locality.org.uk @localitynews
- 7. Poll Are you a)Thinking about writing a Neighbourhood plan/just want to find out more about the process. b)Have made the decision to pursue a Neighbourhood plan and are currently setting up a forum or identifying your neighbourhood area for designation. c)In the middle of writing a Neighbourhood plan, collecting evidence and identifying aims d)Far along the process, draft plan in place and heading for examination.
- 8. THE PROCESS
- 10. Ten things you need to know about Neighbourhood Planning 12345 678910 Part of Localism Development & Use One of three elements Not to stop growth Local referendum Led by Town, Parish or Forum Area & Forum approved by LPA Engage the community Based on evidence Submitted for inspection
- 11. Community right to build A Community Right to Build Order is a type of Neighbourhood Development Order which gives community organisations the power to deliver development the local community want without the need to apply for planning permission. For example, communities may wish to build new affordable homes or new community facilities. May be used as part of a NP or separately designated neighbourhood area needs to approved by the local planning authority must meet certain basic conditions independently assessed subject to a local referendum BUILD Lyn.Kesterton@locality.org.uk
- 12. The Numbers NPsat each stage NPs Cumulative Weekly Increase CRtB NDO Total Areas applied for designation 128 1547 0 1547 Areas designated 1114 1419 3 1419 Pre-submission consultation 138 305 1 5 3 313 Submitted for examination 68 167 0 5 2 174 Successfully passed examination 28 99 0 3 1 103 Notsuccessful atexamination 1 1 0 2 0 3 Succesfulreferendums 12 71 1 3 1 75 Made and now in law 58 59 1 3 1 63
- 14. What you can achieve
- 15. Choose where new housing should go?....................... Can we…….
- 16. Yes. Thame Neighbourhood plan allocates 770 new homes to six sites dispersed around the town, departing from the local planning authority’s proposal to put almost all of the housing on one site on the edge of Thame. The plan also sets out what infrastructure (roads, schools, community facilities, etc.) are needed to make development acceptable
- 18. manage new community projects ourselves? YES. Exeter St. James Forum produced a successful neighbourhood plan in 2013, then created a Community Trust to enable the projects identified in the plan to be turned into reality. Their first successful project was the regeneration of the Queen’s Crescent Gardens, and new projects include the development of sustainable homes, improving allotments and heritage walks.
- 19. regenerate an inner city neighbourhood?
- 20. YES. Heathfield Park’s neighbourhood plan contains a range of policies specific to its inner city location in Wolverhampton. These include policies that will improve the quality of the public spaces in the area, and preserve the historic and heritage assets of the community.
- 21. You can also •Plan for more housing than the Local Authority •Grant planning permission for development you wish to see •Protect and enhance the high street •Decide how CIL money is spent •Choose where new industry and employment should go • Protect gaps between our towns and villages •Define and secure local heritage •Protect valuable green spaces
- 22. Interesting things that are happening. A move from anti to pro development Areas are choosing ‘extra’housing Groups are growing in confidence and capability Starting to tackle issues that fall outside of ‘Planning’ Strengthening relationships between Local Autorities and groups.
- 23. How can we help?
- 24. Locality Programme of Support 2015-8 £25 million over 3 Years - Neighbourhood Planning and Community Right to Build Grants and Technical Support Last 2 years 360 groups directly supported, 1000 given grant Current Programme: 550+ applications for NP and 100+ for Community Buildings awarded £1.8 million in grant in 3 months
- 25. Grants All groups eligible to apply for up to £8000 Additional grants of £6k for groups with complex issues. Some ideas of what groups might apply to use the grant for - Developing a website Training sessions for steering group members Undertaking a household survey Help with developing the evidence base Engaging a planning expert
- 26. Technical Support Complex issues – Neighbourhood Forums, Clusters of parishes, High growth areas, Population of 25,000+, Groups writing Neighbourhood Development orders, Deprived areas. Technical Support – Housing assessment Heritage and character assessment Strategic environmental assessment Habitat regulations assessment Plan health check
- 27. Community Buildings Pre-feasibility grant Between £1,000 and £10,000 to assess the viability of a project. Project must be a community buildings project pursuing a CRtBO or a housing project pursing either a CRtBO or planning permission BUILD
- 28. Community Buildings Project Support Grant Between £5,000 and £40,000 to progress a project to the submission of a CRtBO or (in the case of community-led housing only) a traditional planning permission. BUILD
- 29. Submit an EOI Application form overnight. Please read the guidance The process
- 32. Resources Available Social Media Twitter: #neighbourhoodplanning Linkedin NP group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Neighbourhood-Planning- 3741603/about Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/nplanning/neighbourhood-plans DCLG online interactive map: http://dclgexamples.mywebcommunity.org/npf/npanodes_osm.html
- 33. Resources Available My Community Rights http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/ Community Knowledge Hub http://planning.communityknowledgehub.org.uk DCLG Notes on Neighbourhood Planning https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/notes- on-neighbourhood-planning RTPI/PAE on-line resources and newsletter ‘Upfront’ http://www.rtpi.org.uk/planning-aid/planning- explained/online-resources/
- 34. One to one advice - Helpline Monday –Friday, 9.30am – 12.30pm. (local call rate) 0300 020 1864
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- Carole - Run through of structure – there will be time for questions. Introduce us 3.
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- 1) Part of Localism – A relatively new right introduced by the Localism Act 2011. Whilst we previously had parish plans, community action plans a Neighbourhood plan is a statutory document that sits with equal weight to a local core strategy. It will be the document sat in front of a planning officer making decisions for the local area. 2) Development and use of land. A neighbourhood plan is about the development and use of land. Ultimately you are creating a document that contains landuse planning policies. There are certain things a neighbourhood plan can’t do. Where community engagement brings up issues that fall outside of Land use policy certain groups have incorporated these in their plans as community projects or aspirations. However it’s very important to have a clearly defined separation and ensure policy is clearly identifiable. 3) One of three elements Neighbourhood plans Neighbourhood development orders - A Neighbourhood Development Order can grant planning permission for specified developments in a neighbourhood area. Once established there would be no need for anyone to apply to the council for planning permission if it is for the type of development covered by the order. Cockermouth first one in place, allows for things such as change of use in the town centre and shopfronts to be replaced inkeeping with design guide Community right to build orders – Type of NDO A Community Right to Build Order is a type of Neighbourhood Development Order which gives community organisations the power to deliver development the local community want without the need to apply for planning permission. For example, communities may wish to build new affordable homes or new community facilities. Not to stop growth, They must be in general conformity with strategic policy, Local Core strategy and higher level European policy etc. They can’t allocate less housing but they can give a community a say over where housing should go and what it should look like. Local referendum completed plans are referred to a local vote plans with more than 50% YES vote are ‘made’ can include voters from a greater area than that of the plan and businesses where appropriate 50% of those who vote – not those who live or work in the area Led by Town or Parish council or Forum. Where there is a parish or town council it MUST be them that formally lead on the Neighbourhood plan, although some groups are setting up steering groups to lead on the process. Where there is no parish or town council a Forum must be set up. This must consist of at least 21 members, the forum has a 5 year shelf life, it must reflect inclusivity, diversity and character of the area, and should include residents, workers, a local councillor Area and Forum approved by the LPA. Where it is a parish it generally follows the parish boundary, although it can be part of the parish or adjoining parishes can work together on a joint neighbourhood plan. A forum is again more tricky but can follow Ward boundary Other predefined area New area Engage the community - this is incredibly important and engagement must be ongoing throughout the process to gather the wider communities views. This will ensure the community feel ownership of the plan. At the end of the process the plan will go to referendum so if the community do not feel part of the process it may result in a no vote. When the plan is submitted to the examiner it also needs to have a consultation statement. The examiner will be checking this to see that the wider community has had it’s voice heard on the plan. Based on evidence – Community engagement should reveal the vision the community has for the area, although this is an important part of evidence it is by no means all that is needed. The plan will need robust policies based on evidence such as existing data studies, census data, housing studies, heritage and retail studies. The Local Authority will already hold a lot of this information so we’d recommend you speak to them first and then identify where there are gaps that you will need to fill. Submitted for inspection. When you’ve gone through the entire process you will need to submit the plan to an independent examiner, they will be checking that the plan meets the basic conditions. These include that it has regard to national policy, contributes to sustainable development and doesn’t breach EU policy.
- Current situation as of Monday. Over 1500 groups have applied for designation so have taken the first formal step. 167 have been submitted for examination so the group have gone through the entire process with 71 going through a successful referendum, so far all have had a yes vote. Initially we were seeing a lot more parishes coming through but increasingly we’re seeing forums being set up, and a lot of activity starting to happen in London.
- Anti to pro development, think initially there was a lot of feeling that Nping was being embraced to try and stop building. Think this has changed
- Technical support is designed to provide groups with information, evidence and advice to help decide on priorities, draft policy and engage with stakeholders. It will be a consultant working one to one with a group to a clearly defined brief such as producing a design guide or site assessment. Complex issues that may qualifiy you for this support, include
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