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Neighbourhood Planning in Herefordshire
An Overview by
Samantha Banks
Neighbourhood Planning Team Leader – Herefordshire Council
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Introduction
The general aims of this presentation are:
• To provide some background on Neighbourhood Planning• To explain the Neighbourhood Planning process• To offer advice for getting started • To clarify the role of Herefordshire Council
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What is Neighbourhood Planning?
• Established by Localism Act (2011)• Gives communities opportunity and responsibility to:
• Shape the places in which they live• Decide the locations for new homes/business• Get more involved in creating policies
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Neighbourhood Development Plans
• Form part of Local Development Plan• Deal with land use issues• Not compulsory• Cannot be used to stop development• General conformity with strategic policies• Produced by Parish Councils
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Content of Neighbourhood Plans
• Settlement boundaries• Allocate sites for housing/employment• Design policies• Protection and enhancement of open space • Protection of locally important buildings• Promoting of renewable energy
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For rural parishes• Proportional growth – 14%• 4 settlements highlighted with RA2• Site allocations• Settlement boundary
Issues to be addressed
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Neighbourhood Planning Process
• Stage 1 - Define ‘neighbourhood area’• Stage 2 - Prepare the Plan• Stage 3 - Submission of final Plan• Stage 4 - Independent Examination• Stage 5 - Referendum• Stage 6 - Adoption
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Getting started• Get your community involved• Establish steering group• Designate your neighbourhood area• Develop communication strategy• Develop project timetable• Review evidence base and information• Review Core Strategy policy• Develop a Vision
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Role of Herefordshire Council• Planning Officer technical advice and support • 36 guidance sheets and training• Provide background evidence and data / SLA• Check the Plan (conformity and legal requirements)• Organise and pay for independent examination• Organise and pay for referendum• Adopt the Plan
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Role of Herefordshire CouncilThe Council will not offer support with the following:
• Writing documents• Undertaking primary survey work• Attend every meeting/consultation event organised• Direct financial support
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Community Infrastructure Levy
• Parishes will adopted Neighbourhood Development Plan will receive 25% of CIL
• Parishes without Neighbourhood Development Plans will receive 15% of CIL
• Money to be spend on local community infrastructure priorities
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Supporting Communities funding - DCLG
•Grants of up to £8,000•Direct support – advice and support from Localities•Rolling programme until April 2018•Claimed in 6 months portions
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NeighbourhoodPlanning in Herefordshire
This map shows those parishes who are currently producing a neighbourhood plan.
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Rural Site Allocation DPD
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Rural Site Allocation DPD
Those parishes not preparing a NDP
Parishes not progressed from designation of neighborhood area
Will include;Site allocationsSettlement boundaries
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Questions
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Neighbourhood Planning TeamPlanning Services PO Box 230Blueschool HouseBlueschool StreetHerefordHR1 2ZB
Tel: (01432) 383617Email: [email protected]