This document provides an overview of neighbourhood planning in the UK, including neighbourhood development plans, orders, and community rights. It discusses how communities can use these new localism powers to influence development in their areas. Key points include: - The Localism Act allows communities to create neighbourhood plans and orders to guide development. These must be in general conformity with strategic local policies. - Neighbourhood plans can set visions and policies for land use and development. Orders can grant planning permission for specific developments. - Over 800 areas have been designated for neighbourhood plans so far. The process involves designating a neighbourhood area and forum, gathering evidence, consulting, examining, and holding a referendum. - Orders and community

1. Working with Planning:
neighbourhoods, plans and community rights
Mick Downs
Urban Vision Enterprise Community Interest Company

2. 1. Overview of Neighbourhood Planning
2. Case study: Middleport Self-Build

3. OVERVIEW OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING
Localism Act 2011
• Neighbourhood Development Plans
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Policy
• Neighbourhood Development Orders
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Planning Permission
• Community Right to Build Orders
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Planning Permission

4. Neighbourhood Planning
The Localism Act allows local communities to draw up plans for their own
neighbourhoods.
QUALIFYING BODIES
• Neighbourhood Forums (in non-parished urban areas)
• Parish and Town Councils
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANS
“…..allow local communities to…… say
where they think new houses,
businesses and shops should go - and
what they should look like.”
They will set out a vision for an area
and planning policies for the use and
development of land. They will be
about local rather than strategic issues.

5. What is a Neighbourhood Development Plan?
Economic
Environmental
Social
Development and use of land
LOCALISM ACT 2011
A “neighbourhood development plan” is a plan which sets out policies
(however expressed) in relation to the development and use of land in the
whole or any part of a particular neighbourhood area specified in the plan.

6. What is the relationship with Local Policy?
Regional Spatial Strategy
Local Plan
Core Strategy
Supplementary Documents
Area Action Plans
Neighbourhood Development Plans
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Statutory Development Plan
Neighbourhood Plans must be in general conformity with
strategic local policy

7. Scope and Content
One policy
Comprehensive set of policies
Site allocations
What difference do you want to make?
What in the Local Plan to you want to modify?
No point in just repeating what the Local Plan or national policy says.

8. Where are the
Neighbourhood Plans?
Over 800 Neighbourhood Areas
designated so far

9. Ne ig h b o u rh o o d P la n
Pro c e ss
Writin g t h e Pla n
Ge tt in g Sta rt e d
Policies, proposals, site allocations.
Consider sustainability, diversity,
equality, delivery.
Clarify why a plan is needed.
Publicise the intention to pr oduce a plan.
Identify and contact key local partners.
Dialogue wit h the local planning authority .
Produce a project plan with costings.
Su b m issio n
Submit to LPA.
LPA publicises. *
Bu ild in g t h e Evid e n ce Ba se
Ne ig h b o u rh o o d Are a
Determine t he neighbourhood ar ea.
Submit neighbourhood ar ea proposal.
LPA consults. *
LPA approve.
Review existing evidence.
Ident ify gaps in evidence.
Compile new evidence.
Analysis o f evidence.
In d e p e n d e n t Exa m in a t io n
LPA appoint s examiner.
Examinat ion takes place.
Examiner's Report.
Co n su lt a tio n
Consultation on plan. *
Amend plan.
Re fe re n d u m
Ne ig h b o u rh o o d Fo ru m
Put together prospective neighbourhood forum.
Submit forum proposal.
LPA consults. *
LPA det ermines area.
Th e m e s, Aim s, Visio n , O p t io n s
Publicise referendum. **
Referendum.
Identify key issues and themes.
Prioritise issues and themes.
Develop key aims.
Look at options.
Co m m u n ity En g a g e m e n t & In vo lve m e n t
Publicity.
Engage local partners.
Initial community engagement (br oad issues).
Provide feedback.
Ongoing community engagement (aims, cont ent, detail).
LPA m a ke s
th e p la n
* Minimum time - 6 w eeks
** Minimum time - 25 w orking days

10. The Basic Conditions
• Have appropriate regard to national policy.
• Contribute to the achievement of sustainable
development.
• Be in general conformity with the strategic policies
in the development plan for the local area.
• Be compatible with EU and human rights
obligations
Other Legal Requirements
•The draft plan is being submitted by a qualifying body (as defined by the Act).
•What is being proposed is a NDP (as defined in the Act).
•The proposed NDP states the period for which it is to have effect.
•Confirmation that the policies do not relate to “excluded development”·
•Confirmation that the proposed NDP does not relate to more than one NA.
•Confirmation that there are no other NDPs in place within the NA.

11. NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT ORDERS
Particular development, or type of development
COMMUNITY RIGHT TO BUILD ORDERS
Small scale development
Housing, business, shops, community facilities, local power generation,
changes of use, etc.

12. National Planning Policy Framework
183. Parishes and neighbourhood forums can use neighbourhood planning to
grant planning permission through Neighbourhood Development Orders
and Community Right to Build Orders for specific development which
complies with the order.
16. Communities should identify opportunities to use NDOs to enable
developments consistent with their neighbourhood plans to proceed

13. Why use an NDO or CRTBO?
To remove planning restrictions so developments can proceed easier and
quicker.
Community Right to Build will be a benefit to community groups who have a
specific development (either new build or conversion of existing buildings) in
mind but have been prevented from taking this forward due to the red tape
and time consuming processes of the planning system.

14. Who can use an NDO or CRTBO?
NDOs
“Qualifying bodies” – i.e. parish and town councils, and neighbourhood forums
CRTBOs
Qualifying bodies
or
formally constituted groups of individuals who live or work in the particular area
for which the organisation is established, the majority of whom live in the area.

15. Procedure for making an NDO or CRTBO
1. Produce a map identifying the land to which the Order proposal relates
2. Define the development
3. Pre-submission consultation
4. Consultation statement – who, how, issues, response
5. Archaeology statement (if required)
6. Statement on Basic Conditions
7. Submit Order to local planning authority
8. LPA checks that the Order satisfies the relevant tests
9. Independent examination
10. Referendum

16. Is an NDO or CRtBO the Best Option?
Conventional planning application/appeal
Neighbourhood Development Order
Neighbourhood Plan
Planning context - discussions with LPA
HCA support for preparing scheme – preparation, consultation, design
Income generated stays in community
Need to acquire land, capital, etc.

17. Guidance

18. Guidance