Agenda Registration and opportunity to participate with interactive display 1 boards. Tea, coffee and biscuits will also be made available 2 Welcome and introduction Introduction to neighbourhood planning – presented by Kate 3 Thompson from the Department for Communities and Local Government 4 Neighbourhood planning in Wiltshire 5 Workshop exercise: The role of scoping 6 Selecting the most appropriate approach 7 Question & Answer session 8 Close session
#neighbourhoodplanning THE WHAT and THE HOW #communityasset
Want a much stronger say over what goes where in your Neighbourhood Planning community? Want your Community Right to Build neighbourhood to grow while staying special? Local assets such as pub, shop Community Right to Bid or community centre closing? Want to raise money for local Community Shares community projects? Want to fix things in your community? Don’t wait for Our Place! someone else to fix it for you….. Think you could run a local Community Right to Challenge public service better? Could you make better use of vacant or underused land in your Right to Reclaim Land community?
Residents of Nunhead, south London, came together to stop the clock on the sale of their local pub, The Ivy House, and raised money to buy it using community shares.
Content of a Neighbourhood Plan?
In SLAUGHAM: 1 new multi-functional community centre and bowling green 76 new homes 50% affordable 17 self-build COMMUNITY RIGHT TO BUILD Access the £14 million funding now!
Neighbourhood Development Order
#NP100 795 Neighbourhood Planning From the Ground Up 603 182 148 Applications Designated Local Authorities 54% 44% There are 336 local planning authorities (not including county councils) 51 22 4 3 Examination Application Designation Draft Plan Referendum MADE
This data was informally gathered from internet monitoring and is being constantly updated
I. PLAN POSITIVELY II. PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES – The Examiner – The Voter – The Decision Maker III. TO GET A PLAN… GET A PLAN
First Golden Rule PLAN POSITIVELY
Thame VISION Thame must maintain its character as a real market town • Continue to feel ‘compact’ • Continue to have a close relationship with open countryside around it • Retain its markets • Continue to act as a centre for the surrounding area, not just residents • Remain attractive to residents and visitors
Thame POLICIES Land allocated for 775 new homes: seven sites and three reserve sites. Nine other policies on integration of windfall sites, design, provision of new facilities, etc. Other policies on Working and Shopping; Getting Around; Community, Leisure and Well Being; Environment, Sustainability and Design Quality But remember: Upper Eden contains seven policies in total. Neighbourhood planning is a flexible tool.
Second Golden Rule PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES
WHOSE SHOES? THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Does this plan meet the basic conditions?
WHOSE SHOES? THE VOTER
34% turnout 21% turnout 40% turnout 52% turnout 90% 92% 76% 96% Yes Yes Yes Yes
WHOSE SHOES? THE DECISION MAKER
Third Golden Rule TO GET A PLAN… …GET A PLAN
#neighbourhoodplanning A quick reminder of what neighbourhood planning is… • POWER to make planning policy • RESPONSIBILITY to meet need and support growth • INVESTMENT through Community Infrastructure Levy* * Communities with a neighbourhood plan in place receive 25% of CIL, with no cap
RESOURCES Community = £7k grant @ any point direct support @ pre-submission stage LPA = £30k new burdens funding £5k @ designation £5k @ submission £20k @ successful examination Covers LPA’s costs in supporting neighbourhood plans
NETWORKING Other Neighbourhood Planning Areas http://www.wenlockplan.org/links/other-neighbourhood-planning-frontrunners/ Planning Aid’s Up Front bulletin http://www.ourneighbourhood planning.org.uk/ Online conversations: Linked In and Twitter www.linkedin.com http://twitter.com/CommunitiesUK
#neighbourhoodplanning LinkedIn – Neighbourhood Planning Kate.Thompson@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Neighbourhood Planning in Wiltshire Georgina Clampitt-Dix and Christopher Minors 28 November 2013
Presentation outline... Responsibilities – for you and for us 1. 2. Overview of the process and the importance of scoping 3. Local Plan requirements and context for your settlement Workshop exercise – identifying ‘land use’ actions 4. 5. Selecting the most appropriate approach
Qualifying body role... • Qualifying body - parish and town councils • Make a choice - not compulsory your decision • Submit an application to designate a neighbourhood area • Develop a draft plan - establish policies for the development and use of land in a neighbourhood area • Accountable for consulting on the draft plan • Responsible for submitting the finalised plan to Wiltshire Council
The role of Wiltshire Council... • Confirm the geographical area of plans • Check that legal conditions have been met • Administering final consultation for examination • Appoint an independent examiner • Pay for and undertake referendums • Bring neighbourhood plans into force • Duty to ‘appropriately’ advise and assist qualifying bodies
Wiltshire’s approach... • Detailed guidance for town and parish councils • Online resource for groups to share best practice and ideas www.wiltshire.gov.uk/neighbourhoodplanning • Delivering a programme of workshops and interactive events • Single point of contact ‘link officer’ for qualifying bodies
Link officer role... • Single point of contact for neighbourhood planning queries • Can provide support and guidance on process and legislation • Sharing of best practice from other groups • Can provide statistical information relating to demographics, employment and housing statistics where appropriate • Recognise community ownership – reasonable participation by Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire guidance... • Outlines the approach which is supported by Wiltshire Council • Answers a number of frequently asked questions • 13 individual steps outlined within the process • Each page includes a checklist of ‘key stages’ • The most important part of the process is the scoping stage
Develop your objectives... 1. Understand Local Plan policy 2. Establish actions
Local Plan policy... Local Plan policy and requirements – ‘general conformity’ • Core Strategy – not just the written policies (policies map) • Area strategies for each community area in Wiltshire • Identifies the locations where sustainable development will take place and relative scales of growth • Outlines housing requirements for Principal Settlements, Market Towns and Service Centres in the South • Identifies land use constraints
Policies map...
Develop your objectives... 1. Understand Local Plan policy 2. Establish actions
Establishing actions...
Establishing your challenges and actions... • Important to identify the key issues of concern at an early stage in the process • This will help determine the scope and detail to be addressed by any subsequent approach • Important not to prejudge this stage – the most appropriate approach might be a ‘non - planning’ based solution
What
10 15 2. Actions minutes minutes 15 3. Responsibility Matrix 1. Challenges minutes
Issues potentially to be addressed by a neighbourhood plan?
Local Plan policy understood Local land use actions identified Determining the most appropriate approach
Some of the options... Village Design Parish Plan / Neighbourhood Local Plan (Core Statement Community Development Strategy) Policy Plan / Action Plan Plan
Village design statement... • Form of planning guidance to inform the design of new development • Can contribute to retaining a sense of place by identifying, describing and analysing local distinctiveness and character • Village design statements can be endorsed by the council as material consideration to inform planning decisions
Community planning... • Statement of how a local community sees itself developing in the future • The aim of a community plan is to identify what actions the community would like to take, who has responsibility for them and when they could realistically be achieved • If you already have a community plan you may wish to consider its planning related aspirations when considering neighbourhood planning – key evidence to inform scoping
Neighbourhood development plan... • It must be primarily about the use and development of land and buildings • To decide where and what type of development should happen in the neighbourhood • A Neighbourhood Plan becomes part of the development plan alongside the core strategy
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