Community planning: Neighbourhood planning UK
Neighbourhood planning UK
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Selection of detailed guidance on the communityplanning.net website which may be useful at specific stages of the neighbourhood planning process. Samples to get you started - by no means a definitive list.
A Neighbourhood Plan can be initiated by a Parish or Town Council, or by a Neighbourhood Forum, which may be created for the purpose or be an adaptation of an existing community organization.
This ‘qualifying body’ then submits an application to the local planning authority to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for a specified ‘designated area’.
This ‘qualifying body’ then submits an application to the local planning authority to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for a specified ‘designated area’.
Two scenarios provide an overview of the overall process that might then be followed:
Community-led plan
A nine step process with a proven track record
Local Plan Production
Designed to put communities in the driving seat of local planning
Three methods that may be useful for getting the neighbourhood planning process underway:
Community planning forum
A simple format for securing information, generating ideas and creating interaction between interest groups.
Door knocking
A good way for consultants and landowners to get started
User Group
Forming the right group (or groups) for developing the neighbourhood plan
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Community-led planA nine step process with a proven track record
Local Plan Production Designed to put communities in the driving seat of local planning
Three methods that may be useful for getting the neighbourhood planning process underway:
Community planning forumA simple format for securing information, generating ideas and creating interaction between interest groups.
Door knockingA good way for consultants and landowners to get started
User GroupForming the right group (or groups) for developing the neighbourhood plan
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The Neighbourhood Planning Regulations make it clear that a Neighbourhood Plan has to fully engage all stakeholders at each stage in the process. This has to be demonstrated in a detailed ‘consultation statement’. So you need a strategic approach to community consultation and engagement.
Process planning sessionGetting key stakeholders to agree an effective community engagement strategy
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As a potential statutory plan, your neighbourhood plan will be reviewed by a professionally qualified Independent Assessor who will examine the evidence which backs up your proposals. This means that a systematic assessment of needs and aspirations will be required which will be embodied in your vision for the future.
Community ProfilingA family of methods which actively involve the community in building up a picture of its nature, needs and resources.
Street stallEngaging people where they are.
Reconnaissance tripInspection of the neighbourhood by mixed teams of local people and technical experts.
Ideas competitionStimulating creative thinking
The InternetThe new frontier of emerging methods of engagement
Study tourVisit inspiring places elsewhere and meet people who made it happen.
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There will inevitably be conflicting needs and demands. The essence of good planning is striking a balance which all stakeholders can live with. This means establishing priorities both between various proposals and between proposals over time i.e. phasing. Effective consultation is vital at this time to secure maximum ‘buy-in’. One or more ‘community planning events’ will be very productive.
Community planning eventEvents to produce plans of action at which all those affected work creatively together.
Planning DayA good way for getting key parties to work together to devise and explore options for a site or neighbourhood
Planning WeekendA highly effective 3-4 day process for complex projects.
Planning for RealUses simple models as a focus for people to put forward and prioritise their ideas for their neighbourhood
PrioritisingDeciding collectively what needs to be done when.
Choice cataloguesMaking design choices
Draft plan consultationGiving people the chance to amend plans before they are finalised.
Participatory editingInvolving people in the details.
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Implementation
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A Neighbourhood Plan will need to include an Implementation plan to show how the proposals
will be funded and delivered.
will be funded and delivered.
Feasibility FundSecuring funding for feasibility work.
Development TrustA mechanism for communities to undertake development projects themselves.
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It is good practice to monitor progress in implementing the Plan and to review the Plan periodically to ensure it remains relevant.
Thanks: This page partly funded by the Department for Communities and
Local Government, 2011.
